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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
315 AM CDT THU OCT 3 2013
TXZ258-032200-
PINERY RAWS-CULBERSON TX
31.89N 104.80W ELEV. 5381 FT
215 AM MDT 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
MDT 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 82 62 80 49 65
TEMP 65 64 71 80 82 80 70 68 64 63 69 78 79 76 62 58 53 51 55 63 64 62
DEWPT 35 38 38 37 36 36 35 35 35 36 36 35 32 29 29 29 27 26 26 27 27 28
MIN/MAX RH 19 37 17 40 24
RH 33 38 30 21 20 20 28 30 34 36 30 22 18 18 28 32 37 38 33 25 25 27
WIND DIR W W W SW SW SW W W W W W W W W NW N N NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 9 9 16 19 21 20 16 13 11 12 19 26 27 26 19 16 25 35 35 31 25 18
CLOUDS CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW
CLOUDS(%) 5 7 10 14 12 11 17 24 16 9 6 3 3 4 9 14 14 14 9 3 5 8
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 3 3 2 2 2 2
FREE WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
FREE WIND SPD 26 25 21 27 21 33 27 25 20 14
MIXING HGT <1 <1 <1 8 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 9 6 <1 <1 2 2 3 4 5 <1
T WIND DIR W W W SW SW W W W W W W W W W W NW NE NE NE NE E
T WIND SPD 10 10 9 21 21 18 17 12 11 13 13 23 25 17 6 21 26 26 24 20 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR VG EX GD PR PR PR PR PR VG EX GD PR PR PR PR FR GD FR
FOSBERG 19 19 31 46 56 49 37 26 22 27 44 65 72 66 47 40 52 71 77 72 53
RFTI 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 4 4 3 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO EL LO EL NO NO NO NO EL LO LO LO EL EL EL EL LO LO LO 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
MDT 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX 44 64 50 73 52 77 56 77
TEMP 50 45 62 63 54 51 70 70 58 53 74 75 62 57 74 74
DEWPT 25 22 20 19 19 20 20 20 21 23 25 28 32 34 32 30
MAX/MIN RH 41 18 30 13 32 15 43 18
RH 38 40 20 18 25 29 14 15 23 31 16 18 31 42 21 20
PWIND DIR E SE S SW SW SW SW SW
WIND CHAR 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW 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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