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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
315 AM CDT THU OCT 3 2013
TXZ074-032200-
FORT DAVIS RAWS-JEFF DAVIS TX
30.60N 103.89W ELEV. 4761 FT
315 AM CDT THU OCT 3 2013
DATE THU 10/03/13 FRI 10/04/13 SAT 10/05/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 88 58 88 47 66
TEMP 62 57 67 84 87 84 73 69 64 60 69 85 88 84 69 62 56 50 54 64 66 63
DEWPT 39 40 42 43 42 42 42 43 43 43 42 41 39 36 36 36 33 31 31 31 31 31
MIN/MAX RH 20 56 17 52 26
RH 44 54 41 24 21 22 33 40 46 53 37 21 18 18 30 37 42 48 40 28 27 29
WIND DIR SW W SW SW S S SW W W W W SW W NW NW NW N N N N NE NE
WIND SPD 3 4 8 10 11 9 5 3 3 4 6 9 9 8 6 6 10 16 18 18 16 12
WIND GUST 28
CLOUDS FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 19 18 24 29 24 19 28 36 32 28 21 14 12 9 12 15 15 15 12 9 8 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2
FREE WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W
FREE WIND SPD 17 18 17 24 32 19 8 9 12 19
MIXING HGT <1 <1 9 10 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 11 13 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 2 3 <1
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NE NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 3 4 10 14 14 14 8 6 6 6 13 14 11 6 8 6 19 20 19 17 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD VG VG VG PR PR PR PR GD VG VG GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FOSBERG 7 7 16 25 26 22 14 10 9 8 15 23 24 24 15 12 22 29 36 38 33
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE SUN 10/06/13 MON 10/07/13 TUE 10/08/13 WED 10/09/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 37 69 39 78 45 82 49 82
TEMP 48 38 65 65 50 41 74 74 57 47 78 78 61 51 79 78
DEWPT 29 27 26 25 24 24 26 28 30 31 34 36 37 38 36 35
MAX/MIN RH 68 19 55 15 59 19 65 18
RH 49 64 22 21 36 51 16 18 34 54 20 22 42 61 22 21
PWIND DIR NE E SE S S S SW SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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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