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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
206 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013
TXZ062-041030-
MIDLAND RAWS-MIDLAND TX
31.94N 102.19W ELEV. 2802 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 45 83 37 55 29
TEMP 79 79 64 56 49 46 56 76 82 81 61 51 43 38 42 52 55 54 43 37 32 30
DEWPT 14 11 11 11 11 12 13 15 17 19 22 24 26 27 24 21 17 14 13 12 13 13
MAX/MIN RH 26 9 64 20 51
RH 8 7 12 16 21 24 18 10 9 10 21 35 52 63 49 29 22 20 29 36 44 49
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W N NE N N NE NE E E E E SE SE
WIND SPD 20 17 14 11 11 12 17 23 25 20 16 25 24 18 16 13 11 10 9 8 8 8
WIND GUST 32 35 37 32 37 36
WIND CHILL 28 24 21
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 10 14 42 44 49 51 49 46 44 47 54 57 48 10 10 9 16 22 22 21 38 54
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 5 5 5 4 3 3 2 4 4 4
FREE WIND DIR W W W W W NW W NW NW SW
FREE WIND SPD 37 56 49 46 41 25 28 20 9 8
MIXING HGT 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 6 11 10 <1 <1 3 2 4 5 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW W W W W W N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE
T WIND SPD 25 27 16 12 12 13 10 31 40 40 17 27 37 26 25 16 9 6 10 9 9 9
SMOKE DISP VG EX PR PR PR PR PR VG EX EX PR PR GD FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR PR
FOSBERG 60 51 41 29 27 29 42 66 73 59 37 45 39 26 27 30 27 25 20 16 14 13
RFTI 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 6 7 5 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY HI LO EL NO NO NO NO HI EX HI NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
FIRE WEATHER 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 38 71 45 71 50 72 45 64
TEMP 56 61 45 38 65 69 53 45 66 70 57 51 68 71 53 45 60 63
DEWPT 13 13 12 12 19 27 36 43 46 47 49 49 47 41 34 27 23 22
MIN/MAX RH 15 36 16 97 43 95 34 50 20
RH 18 15 25 34 17 21 53 92 49 44 76 94 45 34 48 48 23 20
PWIND DIR SE S S S S S S SW W
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 15> <15 15> <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 5 5 5 5 10 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS 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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