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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
206 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013
NMZ112-041030-
EIGHT MILE DRAW RAWS-CHAVES NM
33.65N 104.32W ELEV. 3697 FT
106 PM MST SUN MAR 3 2013
DATE SUN 03/03/13 MON 03/04/13 TUE 03/05/13 WED
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MST 3HRLY 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
MIN/MAX 46 80 34 56 30
TEMP 80 77 61 53 50 47 53 73 80 76 54 44 39 35 38 52 56 54 41 36 33 31
DEWPT 15 9 13 17 20 22 22 22 21 20 22 23 25 25 24 23 20 18 17 16 15 15
MAX/MIN RH 39 11 70 24 53
RH 9 7 15 23 30 36 30 14 11 12 28 44 56 66 57 31 25 24 37 44 47 51
WIND DIR W W W SW SW SW W W W NW N N N NE NE E SE S S S S S
WIND SPD 21 19 14 10 8 10 18 25 24 25 16 17 13 5 4 4 5 6 6 5 5 5
WIND GUST 33 29 37 37 39
WIND CHILL 27 24
CLOUDS SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 35 43 53 49 40 35 33 30 28 34 46 52 53 17 14 10 15 21 20 20 34 48
POP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
OBVIS BD
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 4 3 3 3 2 4 4 4 4
FREE WIND DIR W W W W W N NW NW SW S
FREE WIND SPD 28 54 54 41 28 24 20 13 6 14
MIXING HGT 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 9 11 13 5 <1 3 <1 4 5 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR W W W W NW SW SW W W W NW N NE NE NE SE S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 25 27 16 16 5 11 4 28 28 28 29 12 25 10 8 5 8 10 8 6 6 6
SMOKE DISP EX EX PR PR PR PR PR EX EX EX VG PR GD PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR
FOSBERG 63 58 38 23 16 21 36 67 67 69 32 25 21 8 7 10 13 16 14 10 10 9
RFTI 6 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY HI LO NO NO NO NO EL HI HI HI NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE 03/06/13 THU 03/07/13 FRI 03/08/13 SAT 03/09/13 SUN 03/10/13
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MST 6HRLY 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17
MAX/MIN 63 38 73 44 75 49 69 39 57
TEMP 56 61 43 39 66 71 51 45 69 73 55 50 65 67 46 40 53 55
DEWPT 16 17 17 17 18 20 24 28 27 27 33 37 27 16 19 24 24 23
MIN/MAX RH 16 43 13 52 17 61 14 55 27
RH 20 18 35 42 15 14 36 50 21 18 44 60 23 14 34 53 32 29
PWIND DIR S S S S S S SW W NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 5 20 20 10 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS
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BELOW IS A WEATHER ELEMENT KEY FOR THIS PRODUCT
DAY 1 THROUGH 3...
MAX/MIN TEMP OR MIN/MAX TEMP (F)....MAXIMUM/MINIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE
TEMP (F)............................AIR TEMPERATURE
DEWPT (F)...........................DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
MIN/MAX RH OR MAX/MIN RH (%)........MAXIMUM/MINIMUM HUMIDITY
RH (%)..............................RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WIND DIR (8 POINT COMPASS)..........20 FT. WIND DIRECTION
WIND SPD (MPH)......................20 FT. WIND SPEED
WIND GUST (MPH).....................20 FT. WIND GUST
WIND CHILL..........................WIND CHILL TEMPERATURE
HEAT INDX...........................HEAT INDEX
CLOUDS (CAT)........................CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
EXAMPLE: CL = CLEAR; FW = FEW; SC = SCATTERED;
B1 = MOSTLY CLOUDY; B2 = CONSIDERABLE CLOUDS; OV = OVERCAST
CLOUDS (%)..........................CLOUD COVER AS A PERCENTAGE
POP 12HR (%)........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION
QPF 12HR (IN).......................LIQUID EQUIVALENT PRECIPITATION AMOUNT
WEATHER...
TYPE...
RAIN...........RAIN
RAIN SHWRS.....RAIN SHOWERS
TSTMS..........THUNDERSTORMS
DRIZZLE........DRIZZLE
SNOW...........SNOW
SNOWSHWRS......SNOW SHOWERS
SLEET..........SLEET
FLURRIES.......FLURRIES
FRZG RAIN......FREEZING RAIN
FRZG DRZL......FREEZING DRIZZLE
COVERAGE...
IS.............ISOLATED
SC.............SCATTERED
NM.............NUMEROUS
O..............OCCASIONAL
S..............SLIGHT CHANCE
C..............CHANCE
L..............LIKELY
WD.............WIDESPREAD
D..............DEFINITE
AR.............AREAS
PA.............PATCHY
OBVIS............................OBSTRUCTION TO VISIBILITY
TYPE...
F..............FOG
PF.............PATCHY FOG
F+.............DENSE FOG
H..............HAZE
BS.............BLOWING SNOW
K..............SMOKE
BD.............BLOWING DUST
AF.............VOLCANIC ASHFALL
LAL (CAT)...........................LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL
HAINES (CAT)........................HAINES INDEX
10K WIND DIR (8 POINT COMPASS)......10000 FOOT WIND DIRECTION
10K WIND SPD (MPH)..................10000 FOOT WIND SPEED
MIXING HGT (1000 FT AGL)............MIXING HEIGHT
T WIND DIR (8 POINT COMPASS)........TRANSPORT WIND DIRECTION
T WIND SPD (MPH)....................TRANSPORT WIND SPEED
SMOKE DISP (CAT(KT-FT)).............SMOKE DISPERSION CATEGORY
EXAMPLE: PR = POOR; FR = FAIR; GD = GOOD; VG = VERY GOOD; EX = EXCELLENT
FOSBERG.............................FOSBERG FIRE WEATHER INDEX
RFTI................................NUMERICAL RED FLAG THREAT INDEX
RFTI CATEGORY (CAT).................CATEGORICAL RED FLAG THREAT LEVEL
EXAMPLE: NO = NONE; EL = ELEVATED; LO = LOW;
HI = HIGH; EX = EXTREME; HS = HISTORICAL
WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY...
EXAMPLE: W = WARNING; Y = ADVISORY; A = WATCH
IN EFFECT FOR THE INDICATED HOUR
DAY 4 THROUGH 7...
MAX/MIN TEMP OR MIN/MAX TEMP (F)....MAXIMUM/MINIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE
TEMP (F)............................AIR TEMPERATURE
DEWPT (F)...........................DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
RH (%)..............................RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WIND SPD (MPH)......................20 FT. WIND SPEED
EXAMPLE: <15 = LESS THAN 15 MPH; 15> = 15 MPH OR GREATER
AVE CLOUDS (CAT)....................AVERAGE CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
POP 12HR (%)........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS
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