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Camden Tower Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrix
TNZ022-032200-
CAMDEN TOWER NFDRS SITE-BENTON TN
36.07N 88.17W ELEV. 512 FT
433 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013
DATE SUN 03/03/13 MON 03/04/13 TUE 03/05/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 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 41 27 59 50 55
TEMP 24 30 37 41 38 31 29 28 27 35 48 59 54 50 50 50 50 54 55 55 52
DEWPT 18 20 18 17 19 22 22 23 24 27 30 34 36 40 42 44 45 44 42 37 32
MIN/MAX RH 37 91 36 96 45
RH 76 65 46 37 47 68 76 79 86 71 50 38 50 80 94 86 83 69 58 51 46
WIND DIR NW NW W W NW SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE S S SW W W W W
WIND SPD 2 4 5 5 1 1 2 3 5 10 12 11 6 5 6 6 5 9 13 13 13
CLOUDS CL SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 2 31 33 39 52 61 70 70 52 52 55 55 90 90 90 90 90 90 75 75 85
POP 12HR 0 5 10 70 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.38 0.19
RAIN C C
RAIN SHWRS NM NM NM NM SC SC
SNOW C
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC SC
MIXHGT M AGL 1192 1282 497 0 668 992 93 202 1519 1962
MIXHGT FT AGL 3911 4205 1631 0 2192 3255 305 662 4985 6437
MIXHGT M MSL 1346 1436 634 80 822 1146 247 356 1673 2116
MIXHGT FT MSL 4416 4710 2080 264 2697 3760 810 1167 5490 6942
TRANSWIND DIR NW W S SE S S S SW NW W
TWIND SPD M/S 4 4 2 3 9 11 7 7 10 11
TWIND SPD MPH 9 9 4 6 21 25 17 16 23 26
VENT INDEX 5744 1854 11460 2320 21160
CATEGORY DAY 3 1 4 2 5
500M MIXHGT T 32 41 42 46 51 59 59 58 50 50
500M TWND DIR NW W SW S S S S SW NW NW
500M TWND M/S 3 3 3 6 12 12 13 12 10 11
500M TWND MPH 8 8 6 14 27 27 31 27 24 25
DISPERSION 31 31 10 8 59 77 15 20 65 91
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 1
LASI 4 5 3 3 4 4 3 2 3 4
STABILITY B C F E C C D D C D
STAG INDEX 3 2 0 0 0
DATE WED 03/06/13 THU 03/07/13 FRI 03/08/13 SAT 03/09/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX 29 44 27 51 33 60 42 61
TEMP 42 29 41 41 33 27 45 46 37 33 53 55 46 42 57 56
DEWPT 29 26 27 28 27 27 29 30 30 29 32 34 36 37 39 41
MAX/MIN RH 88 51 100 43 87 35 85 45
RH 59 87 55 59 78 100 52 53 73 86 43 45 68 84 51 57
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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