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Camden Tower Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrix
TNZ022-221000-
CAMDEN TOWER NFDRS SITE-BENTON TN
36.07N 88.17W ELEV. 512 FT
254 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
DATE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 67 81 57 80 53
TEMP 78 75 70 68 67 68 72 77 78 76 66 61 58 58 72 78 79 74 61 56 54 55
DEWPT 66 67 69 68 67 68 67 68 66 66 63 60 58 58 61 60 59 59 59 56 54 52
MAX/MIN RH 90 53 84 41 90
RH 68 72 74 79 84 88 72 59 53 58 74 79 81 81 57 46 41 46 66 79 87 85
WIND DIR S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW N N N N
WIND SPD 10 5 5 5 4 6 9 10 10 5 4 4 3 3 6 10 11 8 8 8 8 6
CLOUDS B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 72100100 80 80 71 64 50 50 7 7 8 8 43 43 40 40 9 9 0 0 0
POP 12HR 70 70 10 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.69 0.37 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC NM NM NM NM NM NM SC SC
TSTMS SC NM NM NM NM NM NM SC SC
MIXHGT M AGL 134 0 1077 1095 703 19 1406 1592 714 96
MIXHGT FT AGL 439 0 3532 3591 2306 62 4613 5224 2341 316
MIXHGT M MSL 267 143 1230 1250 839 173 1560 1746 856 250
MIXHGT FT MSL 877 468 4037 4102 2754 567 5119 5729 2808 821
TRANSWIND DIR SE S W SW S SW W NW N N
TWIND SPD M/S 1 3 4 9 4 3 7 8 6 4
TWIND SPD MPH 3 8 10 21 10 8 16 18 13 10
VENT INDEX 926 8750 5850 12222 7464
CATEGORY DAY 1 4 3 4 3
500M MIXHGT T 80 81 73 75 76 75 73 73 66 59
500M TWND DIR S SW W SW SW W W NW N NE
500M TWND M/S 6 11 5 9 10 11 5 7 10 10
500M TWND MPH 13 25 12 21 24 25 11 17 23 23
DISPERSION 2 13 46 58 8 7 48 48 9 17
LAL 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1
LASI 4 4 3 4 3 3 3 4 3 3
STABILITY E D C C F E B C F E
STAG INDEX 0 0 0 0
DATE 05/24 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 74 50 81 56 81 59 85 62 86
TEMP 71 68 53 53 74 73 58 58 76 75 61 61 80 78 64 64 82 80
DEWPT 47 46 48 46 51 55 54 54 55 57 60 59 62 64 63 63 64 63
MIN/MAX RH 35 88 34 85 36 91 41 94 45
RH 40 39 72 82 36 40 70 81 39 42 74 87 44 48 80 90 49 52
WIND DIR N NE E E S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 6 4 4 4 3 3 6 4 5
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 CHILL (F)......................WIND CHILL TEMPERATURE
HEAT INDEX (F)......................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
+PF............PATCHY DENSE FOG
F+.............DENSE FOG
H..............HAZE
BS.............BLOWING SNOW
K..............SMOKE
BD.............BLOWING DUST
MIXING HGT M (AGL)..................MIXING HEIGHT IN METERS
MIXING HGT FT (AGL).................MIXING HEIGHT IN FEET
TRANSWIND DIR (8 POINT COMPASS).....TRANSPORT WIND DIRECTION
TWIND SPD MS (M/S)..................TRANSPORT WIND SPEED IN METERS PER SECOND
TWIND SPD MPH (MPH).................TRANSPORT WIND SPEED IN MILES PER HOUR
VENT INDEX (M2/S)...................VENT INDEX IN METERS SQUARED PER SECOND
CATEGORY DAY........................CATEGORY DAY BASED ON VENT INDEX
EXAMPLE: 1 = <2000; 2 = >=2000 AND <4000; 3 = >=4000 AND <8000;
4 = >=8000 AND <16000; 5 = >=16000
500M MIXHGT T (F)...................SURFACE TEMPERATURE NEEDED TO CREATE MIXING
UP TO 500 METERS ABOVE THE GROUND
500M TWND DIR (8 POINT COMPASS).....TRANSPORT WIND DIRECTION AT 500 METERS AGL
500M TWND M/S.......................TRANSPORT WIND AT 500 METERS AGL IN M/S
500M TWND MPH.......................TRANSPORT WIND AT 500 METERS AGL IN MPH
LASI (SAME AS HAINES INDEX).........LOWER ATMOSPHERIC SEVERITY INDEX
MEASURES FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL
EXAMPLE: 1-3 = VERY LOW; 4 = LOW; 5 = MODERATE; 6 = HIGH
STABILITY...........................STABILITY CLASS
EXAMPLE: A = VERY UNSTABLE; B = MODERATELY UNSTABLE; C = SLIGHTLY UNSTABLE
D = NEUTRAL; E = SLIGHTLY STABLE; F = MODERATELY STABLE
G = VERY STABLE
STAG INDEX..........................STAGNATION INDEX
EXAMPLE: 0 = WINDS >= 10 MPH; 1 = WINDS <= 10 MPH WITH RAIN
2 = DRY WITH DECENT WINDS
3 = DRY WITH LIGHT WINDS AND STAGNATE CONDITIONS
WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY...
EXAMPLE: W = WARNING; Y = ADVISORY; A = WATCH
IN EFFECT FOR THE INDICATED HOUR
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