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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
206 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013
NMZ112-041030-
PADUCA RAWS-EDDY NM
32.18N 103.72W ELEV. 3510 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 48 83 38 57 32
TEMP 79 79 64 58 53 49 56 75 81 81 60 52 45 39 42 53 56 56 45 40 36 33
DEWPT 14 8 8 9 10 11 13 15 17 19 22 25 27 28 27 25 22 19 17 14 13 12
MAX/MIN RH 23 9 68 23 43
RH 9 6 11 14 18 22 18 10 9 10 23 34 50 64 54 33 26 24 32 35 38 41
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W N N N N NE E SE SE SE E E
WIND SPD 25 20 16 11 9 10 16 23 26 26 14 18 16 10 8 8 8 9 8 8 8 9
WIND GUST 39 32 35 42 40
WIND CHILL 29 25
CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 18 26 48 46 41 39 38 36 35 38 45 48 56 18 15 13 15 17 25 33 46 58
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 5 5 5 3 2 2 3 4 4 4
FREE WIND DIR W W W W W NW W NW W SW
FREE WIND SPD 39 58 51 50 37 18 20 11 2 14
MIXING HGT 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 8 11 10 <1 <1 <1 3 4 5 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR W W SW SW SW W W W W W W N NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 28 28 17 12 10 11 8 32 37 36 13 20 26 23 13 8 4 10 6 11 11 10
SMOKE DISP EX EX PR PR PR PR PR EX EX EX PR PR PR FR FR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR
FOSBERG 73 62 45 30 23 25 40 65 76 75 34 33 27 14 13 17 18 21 17 16 16 17
RFTI 7 6 2 1 0 0 0 6 8 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY EX HI EL EL NO NO NO HI EX EX NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
FIRE WEATHER A A A A
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
MST 6HRLY 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17
MAX/MIN 64 35 73 42 76 48 71 40 61
TEMP 57 62 44 36 65 72 52 43 69 75 57 49 66 69 50 41 57 60
DEWPT 14 17 15 13 17 23 32 39 36 32 37 41 33 24 22 22 20 19
MIN/MAX RH 16 40 14 88 20 74 18 47 19
RH 18 17 30 38 15 16 47 84 29 21 47 73 29 18 33 46 24 20
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SE S S SW W W
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 5 20 20 10 0
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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