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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
206 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013
TXZ081-041030-
PANTHER JUNCTION RAWS-BREWSTER TX
29.33N 103.21W ELEV. 3750 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 47 84 47 62 35
TEMP 78 79 69 63 55 47 56 77 83 84 73 65 56 47 51 59 61 62 54 48 42 35
DEWPT 8 6 6 5 5 4 0 -3 -6 -6 0 9 18 24 26 26 24 22 21 20 18 18
MAX/MIN RH 16 3 42 21 48
RH 7 6 8 10 13 16 10 4 3 3 6 11 21 41 38 28 24 21 27 32 38 48
WIND DIR S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE N N
WIND SPD 13 14 11 9 8 8 9 10 14 13 8 16 19 21 23 21 19 17 16 13 11 10
WIND GUST 32 34 33
WIND CHILL 27
CLOUDS CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 4 4 18 23 33 39 42 48 52 44 28 20 46 24 21 19 19 19 34 49 57 64
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 5 5 5 5 4 2 4 4 3
FREE WIND DIR W W W W W W W NW W W
FREE WIND SPD 33 39 34 34 36 31 19 12 11 20
MIXING HGT 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR W SW S S SW SW SW SW W W W NW N NE NE NE NE E NE NE N N
T WIND SPD 14 14 12 10 9 9 10 12 26 24 9 17 21 18 35 23 16 17 17 14 12 11
SMOKE DISP GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR EX EX PR PR PR PR GD GD FR FR PR PR PR PR
FOSBERG 41 45 34 26 22 20 26 32 48 44 25 45 47 41 45 49 46 41 36 29 22 17
RFTI 4 4 3 3 2 0 3 4 5 5 4 2 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY LO LO LO LO EL NO LO LO HI HI LO EL EL EL EL LO EL NO NO NO NO NO
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 67 39 77 44 79 51 81 46 65
TEMP 61 67 53 39 70 77 60 44 72 79 65 51 76 81 63 46 61 65
DEWPT 19 20 17 15 17 22 31 37 35 32 38 43 38 29 20 13 9 10
MIN/MAX RH 16 38 12 78 18 75 15 26 11
RH 19 16 24 38 13 13 33 78 25 18 37 75 26 15 19 26 13 11
PWIND DIR NE SE SE E SE SE S SW 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 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 5 5 5 5 10 5 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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