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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
206 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013
TXZ258-041030-
THE BOWL RAWS-CULBERSON TX
31.93N 104.83W ELEV. 7755 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 42 62 26 40 26
TEMP 61 59 49 46 44 43 47 59 61 57 39 34 30 28 30 39 40 39 31 29 28 27
DEWPT 7 2 1 1 1 2 5 9 13 16 18 20 21 21 21 21 20 18 16 14 12 11
MAX/MIN RH 20 13 83 42 53
RH 11 10 14 15 16 18 17 13 15 20 42 56 68 74 70 48 43 44 53 53 51 51
WIND DIR SW W W W W W W W W W W NE NE NE NE NE E E E NE NE NE
WIND SPD 43 40 43 46 48 49 50 50 49 48 37 23 25 33 33 28 23 17 16 16 17 17
WIND GUST 64 57 56 64 69 72 71 49 36 41 51 51 44 36 28 26 26 27 27
WIND CHILL 25 21 16 11 13 26 29 20 17 15 14
CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 23 29 48 46 42 40 38 34 33 35 39 41 58 18 16 14 20 25 34 43 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 3
FREE WIND DIR W W W W W N W W S W
FREE WIND SPD 46 51 60 56 46 17 10 9 6 13
MIXING HGT 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 6 8 8 <1 <1 <1 2 2 3 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W NW NE N E E E E SE E SE E NE
T WIND SPD 31 32 48 50 54 55 19 41 51 44 14 25 14 23 21 13 6 11 13 14 11 19
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 100100100100100100100100100100 56 25 33 39 41 49 41 31 25 25 28 28
RFTI 7 8 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY EX EX HI HI HI HI HI HI HI HI EL EL EL EL EL EL EL 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 48 29 54 36 59 36 51 23 41
TEMP 45 46 33 30 51 51 40 37 56 56 41 38 49 47 29 24 39 39
DEWPT 14 18 18 16 16 15 14 14 18 22 25 25 21 16 12 11 12 14
MIN/MAX RH 26 59 22 41 20 62 26 60 30
RH 28 33 53 56 25 24 34 38 22 27 52 59 32 28 49 55 32 35
PWIND DIR SE SW 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 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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