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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
206 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013
TXZ080-041030-
MARFA AIRPORT AWOS-PRESIDIO TX
30.37N 104.02W ELEV. 4849 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 32 77 35 57 25
TEMP 74 73 52 40 35 34 45 71 76 76 55 43 38 36 41 54 57 56 40 31 27 27
DEWPT 8 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 6 11 18 23 27 27 26 23 20 17 15 13 12
MAX/MIN RH 27 6 73 24 58
RH 8 6 12 20 24 25 17 7 6 7 17 36 55 69 57 33 27 24 39 51 54 52
WIND DIR SW SW W W W NW W W W W NW NW N N NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 20 16 10 5 5 6 16 25 27 25 11 14 18 23 23 20 16 13 11 9 6 5
WIND GUST 33 37 43 37 28 36 37 33
WIND CHILL 28 27 24 22 19 20
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 7 9 26 33 46 53 51 48 47 42 33 29 53 21 19 16 20 23 35 46 54 62
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 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 3 4 4
FREE WIND DIR W W W W W W NW NW SW W
FREE WIND SPD 28 41 37 51 41 35 17 8 6 19
MIXING HGT 10 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 7 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR W W W W W NW W W W W NW NW N NE NE E E E E SE SE E
T WIND SPD 24 24 11 6 5 8 17 37 47 40 12 13 20 27 25 19 9 12 14 10 9 6
SMOKE DISP EX VG PR PR PR PR PR EX EX EX PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR
FOSBERG 61 49 28 14 12 16 40 76 84 76 28 26 28 30 35 43 36 32 22 15 11 9
RFTI 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 8 9 8 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY HI LO EL NO NO NO NO EX HS EX NO NO EL EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO
FIRE WEATHER A A A A
HIGH WIND A A A A
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 62 29 74 33 74 39 75 34 58
TEMP 57 61 35 32 68 73 40 35 68 73 45 41 70 74 41 35 55 57
DEWPT 16 20 19 17 18 20 24 26 22 19 28 35 32 24 17 13 13 15
MIN/MAX RH 18 60 12 76 13 85 15 44 18
RH 19 20 51 53 14 13 52 70 18 13 50 80 24 15 38 40 19 19
PWIND DIR E 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 FW FW B1 B1 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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