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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
206 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013
NMZ112-041030-
QUEEN RAWS-EDDY NM
32.20N 104.69W ELEV. 5605 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 74 31 51 28
TEMP 70 68 58 55 52 50 55 70 73 69 48 42 37 33 36 48 50 48 37 34 32 29
DEWPT 10 5 5 6 7 8 9 11 14 16 20 23 26 27 27 25 22 20 17 15 12 11
MAX/MIN RH 19 10 85 30 49
RH 9 8 12 14 15 18 16 10 10 13 31 46 62 78 68 40 33 32 43 44 44 46
WIND DIR SW W W W W W W W W W W NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E
WIND SPD 37 33 29 27 26 27 33 39 42 36 24 18 18 21 20 18 16 14 13 13 14 14
WIND GUST 58 49 46 42 42 44 52 59 62 57 32 31
WIND CHILL 27 21 25 29 24 21 18
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 27 34 50 47 41 39 37 33 32 35 41 44 60 19 16 13 19 24 32 40 50 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 2 3 3
FREE WIND DIR W W W W W NW W W S SW
FREE WIND SPD 47 55 64 59 44 17 12 11 6 14
MIXING HGT 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 7 8 8 <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 W NE N NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 34 37 19 31 29 31 28 46 50 43 18 20 18 19 16 10 6 12 16 19 12 11
SMOKE DISP EX EX PR PR PR PR PR EX EX EX PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FOSBERG 100 97 81 73 67 68 85100100 99 45 25 26 24 27 35 33 31 25 25 26 26
RFTI 8 8 7 6 5 5 5 7 7 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY EX EX EX HI HI HI HI EX EX HI EL EL EL EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO 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 57 37 64 45 70 47 62 34 53
TEMP 53 55 43 38 60 62 50 46 66 67 53 48 59 58 41 35 50 51
DEWPT 14 19 19 18 18 18 18 19 22 25 29 31 25 18 15 14 14 16
MIN/MAX RH 20 44 17 36 17 53 20 42 22
RH 21 24 38 42 19 18 28 34 18 20 41 51 27 21 34 40 24 25
PWIND DIR SE S SW SW SW SW SW 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 5 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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