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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
315 AM CDT THU OCT 3 2013
TXZ258-032200-
THE BOWL RAWS-CULBERSON TX
31.93N 104.83W ELEV. 7755 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 68 56 65 42 51
TEMP 57 57 61 67 68 67 61 59 57 56 59 64 65 62 51 49 44 43 45 49 50 49
DEWPT 32 37 36 35 34 33 32 32 31 31 32 32 30 27 26 26 25 24 24 25 25 25
MIN/MAX RH 28 39 25 48 37
RH 39 47 39 30 28 29 34 35 37 38 36 30 27 26 37 41 45 46 44 39 37 39
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W N NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 17 16 17 19 20 21 20 19 18 18 23 26 27 26 20 16 18 23 23 20 17 14
WIND GUST 31 39 41 37 31 44 44 37 31
CLOUDS CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW
CLOUDS(%) 4 7 10 13 11 10 16 21 14 8 5 3 3 4 9 14 14 14 8 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 27 25 23 29 24 34 28 25 20 14
MIXING HGT <1 <1 <1 7 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 6 8 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 <1
T WIND DIR W W W W W SW SW W W W W W W W W NW NE NE NE NE E
T WIND SPD 19 20 9 21 21 19 21 21 20 21 13 24 24 18 5 17 24 24 24 19 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR VG VG GD PR PR PR PR PR VG EX GD PR PR PR PR FR GD FR
FOSBERG 34 35 40 47 55 49 42 43 39 41 53 63 69 59 38 29 37 50 55 50 35
RFTI 0 1 1 2 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO EL EL EL LO LO EL EL EL EL EL LO LO LO EL NO EL EL EL LO NO 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 37 53 43 61 47 65 51 65
TEMP 41 37 51 52 46 44 59 59 51 47 63 63 55 52 63 63
DEWPT 23 20 18 16 17 18 17 17 19 21 23 26 30 32 30 28
MAX/MIN RH 51 23 35 18 36 21 47 25
RH 49 49 26 24 30 35 19 19 27 35 22 24 37 46 29 27
PWIND DIR NE SE SW 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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