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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
206 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013
TXZ074-041030-
FORT DAVIS RAWS-JEFF DAVIS TX
30.60N 103.89W ELEV. 4761 FT
206 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013
DATE 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
CST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
MIN/MAX 41 77 35 55 27
TEMP 75 74 56 47 43 44 52 73 77 75 53 42 37 36 41 53 55 54 39 31 28 29
DEWPT 7 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 6 9 14 20 26 29 29 27 23 20 17 14 13 12
MAX/MIN RH 19 6 79 26 54
RH 7 6 11 15 18 18 13 7 6 7 21 41 64 75 62 36 29 26 41 49 52 47
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W W W W W W W NW N N NE NE NE E NE NE N N
WIND SPD 24 19 16 12 11 13 19 26 29 26 11 13 16 18 18 17 14 11 9 5 4 3
WIND GUST 37 31 26 23 21 24 33 41 47 42 26 28
WIND CHILL 27 25 25
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 9 12 28 35 47 53 51 48 46 42 35 32 55 21 18 15 19 23 34 45 53 61
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
OBVIS BD
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 5 5 5 4 2 2 2 5 5
FREE WIND DIR W W W W W W NW NW S W
FREE WIND SPD 28 46 37 49 40 34 14 8 4 18
MIXING HGT 10 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 7 11 10 <1 <1 <1 2 2 3 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR W W SW W W W W W W W W NW N NE NE NE E E E SE S S
T WIND SPD 25 25 18 13 12 14 25 39 48 39 12 14 18 23 20 13 9 11 13 9 8 8
SMOKE DISP EX EX PR PR PR PR PR EX EX EX PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FOSBERG 72 59 45 32 28 34 52 79 90 78 27 21 22 22 26 35 33 26 17 10 7 6
RFTI 7 5 2 1 0 0 2 9 9 8 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY EX HI EL EL NO NO EL HS HS EX NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
FIRE WEATHER A A A A
HIGH WIND W W W W
RED FLAG W W
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
CST 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MAX/MIN 64 33 74 38 73 41 73 35 58
TEMP 60 63 38 36 70 73 44 40 69 72 46 44 70 72 41 37 56 57
DEWPT 15 20 19 18 19 21 23 25 23 22 29 35 32 26 19 13 14 16
MIN/MAX RH 16 53 13 59 15 77 18 42 18
RH 17 19 46 46 14 14 44 55 17 15 50 71 25 18 40 37 19 20
PWIND DIR W S S S S S SW W W
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 5 10 10 10 0
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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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