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Camden Tower Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrix


TNZ022-251000-
CAMDEN TOWER NFDRS SITE-BENTON TN
36.07N  88.17W
313 PM CDT THU JUL 24 2008

DATE                         FRI 07/25/08            SAT 07/26/08            SUN
UTC 3HRLY     20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11
CDT 3HRLY     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06

MIN/MAX                      63          92          71          93          73
TEMP             87 76 69 66 63 73 84 91 90 80 73 73 71 79 88 92 91 83 78 76 73
DEWPT            60 63 64 64 60 62 65 68 69 69 71 71 71 74 72 72 73 73 72 72 72
MAX/MIN RH                   92          48          93          57         100
RH               41 63 84 91 89 69 53 47 50 69 91 94 99 82 59 52 55 71 83 88 95
WIND DIR          E SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SE  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W SW  S  S SW
WIND SPD          1  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  5  8  8  5  3  2  1  1
HEAT INDEX                         85 95 94 83             95100 99 89
CLOUDS           SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)        50 47 47 47 47 50 50 50 50 35 35 46 46 50 50 50 50 24 24 24 24
POP 12HR                     10          20          10          10          10
QPF 12HR                      0        0.04           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                      IS IS IS IS
TSTMS                           IS IS IS IS
MIXHGT M AGL         1240     0  1054  1867   896     0  2136  2734     0     0
MIXHGT FT AGL        4067     0  3459  6126  2940     0  7007  8971     0     0
MIXHGT M MSL         1394    64  1213  2021  1050    76  2293  2891   127    88
MIXHGT FT MSL        4572   210  3980  6631  3445   249  7524  9484   417   289
TRANSWIND DIR          SE    SE     E     W     S     S    SW    SW     S     S
TWIND SPD MS            2     2     1     2     1     2     3     3     1     2
TWIND SPD MPH           4     4     3     4     3     4     8     6     2     4
VENT INDEX                 3206        4042        2868        8673        1878
CATEGORY DAY                  2           2           2           4           1
500M MIXHGT T          84    85    85    88    88    88    89    93    91    89
500M TWND DIR          SE     S     S    SW    SW    SW     W    SW     W    SW
500M TWND M/S           2     2     0     3     3     5     4     3     4     5
500M TWND MPH           5     5     1     6     6    11     9     8     9    12
DISPERSION              2     4     4    15     4     3    26    27     2     4
LASI                    5     4     3     4     4     3     3     4     4     4
STABILITY               B     F     E     A     C     F     E     B     C     F
STAG INDEX                    3           2           1           1


DATE           07/27/08  MON 07/28/08  TUE 07/29/08  WED 07/30/08  THU 07/31/08
UTC 6HRLY     17 23 05   11 17 23 05   11 17 23 05   11 17 23 05   11 17 23
CDT 6HRLY     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MAX/MIN          96      73    93      71    95      72    94      71    92
TEMP          92 94 79   73 90 91 78   71 91 93 77   72 91 92 77   71 89 90
DEWPT         72 72 71   70 70 69 71   71 73 72 72   72 73 73 72   71 72 73
MIN/MAX RH       50      97    50      95    52      97    55      98    94
RH            53 49 77   91 51 49 79  100 56 51 85  100 56 54 85   99 57 58
WIND DIR         SW       S    SW       S    SW      SW     S       S    SW
WIND SPD          2       4     3       3     4       3     5       5     4
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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