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Camden Tower Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrix


TNZ022-092200-
CAMDEN TOWER NFDRS SITE-BENTON TN
36.07N  88.17W ELEV. 512 FT
503 AM CST MON NOV 9 2009

DATE             MON 11/09/09            TUE 11/10/09            WED 11/11/09
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                      74          50          68          46          63
TEMP             50 61 74 71 61 55 52 52 50 58 68 66 56 51 48 48 46 54 63 61 49
DEWPT            46 48 49 50 50 49 48 48 48 49 49 48 47 46 44 43 42 41 40 39 38
MIN/MAX RH                   42          94          50          86          41
RH               89 62 42 47 68 80 87 87 94 69 51 53 72 82 86 82 84 59 42 44 65
WIND DIR         NE  E  E  E  E NE  N  N NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE
WIND SPD          0  2  3  4  4  2  1  1  3  4  6  8  8  9  9 10 11 10 10  9  8
CLOUDS           SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL FW
CLOUDS(%)        44 55 66 61 56 67 78 52 25 42 58 52 46 42 38 37 35 18  0  3  7
POP 12HR                     10          10          10           5           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
SPRINKLES                                            SC SC SC SC
MIXHGT M AGL          233  1102   191     0  1455  1704     0    58   505   712
MIXHGT FT AGL         763  3614   626     0  4774  5589     0   190  1658  2336
MIXHGT M MSL          386  1255   331   107  1609  1859   121   212   659   870
MIXHGT FT MSL        1268  4119  1086   352  5279  6100   398   695  2163  2855
TRANSWIND DIR          SE    SE     E     E     E     E    NE    NE    NE    NE
TWIND SPD MS            3     3     2     2     3     3     3     5     8     5
TWIND SPD MPH           6     8     5     4     8     8     8    12    18    12
VENT INDEX                 3765        1030        7436         848        6090
CATEGORY DAY                  2           1           3           1           3
500M MIXHGT T          73    70    71    72    70    71    68    63    64    63
500M TWND DIR           S    SE    SE    SE     E     E    NE    NE    NE    NE
500M TWND M/S           4     3     6     4     3     3     9    11     8     7
500M TWND MPH          10     8    14     9     8     8    20    25    18    17
DISPERSION              7    22    12     4    25    27     7    12    37    37
LASI                    5     4     4     4     4     3     5     4     4     4
STABILITY               E     C     C     F     E     C     C     E     E     C
STAG INDEX                    3           2           3           2           2


DATE               THU 11/12/09  FRI 11/13/09  SAT 11/14/09  SUN 11/15/09
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            38    62      39    69      42    66      46    64
TEMP          39   38 62 49 40   39 68 54 44   42 66 55 48   46 64 52
DEWPT         36   36 37 38 38   38 42 42 42   42 46 46 46   46 49 48
MAX/MIN RH         93    39     100    38     100    49     100    58
RH            88   93 39 65 93  100 38 63 90   98 49 72 93   99 59 85
WIND DIR           NE    NE       E     S       S     S       S    SW
WIND SPD            4     3       2     2       3     5       4     4
AVG CLOUDS    FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW CL   CL FW SC B1   B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR            0     0       0     5      10    10      10    30
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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