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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
206 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013
TXZ258-041030-
PINERY RAWS-CULBERSON TX
31.89N 104.80W ELEV. 5381 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 49 75 34 53 32
TEMP 71 69 58 54 52 51 56 72 74 70 49 43 39 37 39 51 53 50 40 36 34 33
DEWPT 9 4 4 4 5 6 9 12 15 18 22 25 27 29 28 26 23 20 18 15 13 12
MAX/MIN RH 18 9 80 29 45
RH 9 7 11 13 15 16 15 10 10 14 33 49 63 72 63 37 31 30 40 41 41 42
WIND DIR SW W W W W W W W W W W NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 40 35 33 31 29 32 36 41 43 43 27 21 25 31 31 28 25 21 20 19 18 17
WIND GUST 58 49 47 57 59 59 37 47 47 42 36
WIND CHILL 27 23 26 29 25 22 21
CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 21 28 47 45 42 40 38 35 33 35 38 40 58 18 16 14 19 25 34 44 52 60
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
OBVIS BD
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 3 4 4
FREE WIND DIR W W W W W NW W NW S W
FREE WIND SPD 46 51 60 56 47 18 10 9 8 14
MIXING HGT 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 7 8 9 <1 <1 <1 2 3 3 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W NW NE NE E E E E SE E SE E NE
T WIND SPD 31 31 36 34 33 35 12 43 52 43 14 24 27 26 21 16 6 12 14 14 10 19
SMOKE DISP EX EX PR PR PR PR PR EX EX EX PR PR PR PR FR FR PR FR PR PR PR PR
FOSBERG 100100 92 83 77 81 95100100100 50 28 35 38 43 56 54 47 39 36 34 31
RFTI 8 8 7 7 6 5 6 8 7 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
RFTI CATEGORY EX EX EX EX HI HI HI EX EX HI EL EL EL EL EL EL EL EL EL EL EL NO
FIRE WEATHER A A A A
HIGH WIND W W W W W W W W W
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 61 40 66 47 72 48 64 35 54
TEMP 58 58 44 41 63 64 51 48 69 69 53 50 62 60 41 37 52 52
DEWPT 16 20 20 19 18 18 17 17 20 25 29 30 25 18 16 15 15 16
MIN/MAX RH 17 42 16 30 15 49 18 43 21
RH 19 22 37 39 17 17 25 28 16 19 39 47 24 20 35 40 23 23
PWIND DIR E S SW SW SW SW W W W
WIND CHAR 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 0 5 0 5 20 20 5 5
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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