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Dyersburg NFDRS SITE Point Forecast Matrix


TNZ019-091000-
DYERSBURG RAWS NFDRS SITE-DYER TN
35.99N  89.41W ELEV. 208 FT
300 PM CST SUN NOV 8 2009

DATE           11/08/09      MON 11/09/09            TUE 11/10/09            WED
UTC 3HRLY     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 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                      51          71          51          67          45
TEMP          73 69 62 58 55 52 59 67 70 67 61 58 55 52 58 65 66 61 58 55 51 46
DEWPT         49 53 53 53 52 52 51 51 51 51 51 50 50 49 49 49 48 48 46 45 41 38
MAX/MIN RH                  100          50          91          52          74
RH            41 57 73 81 91100 76 56 51 57 70 76 83 91 72 56 53 61 65 67 69 74
WIND DIR       S SE SE SE SE SE  E  E  E NE  E  E NE  N NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD       4  4  4  4  4  4  5  6  6  5  6  8  8  8  9  9 10 10 10 10 10  9
CLOUDS        SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)     30 36 40 45 51 72 72 72 72 82 82 82 82 65 65 65 65 30 30 30 30 10
POP 12HR                      0          10          10          20           5
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0        0.02           0
RAIN                                                  S  S  S  S
MIXHGT M AGL            0     0  1390  1595    34   266   408   701   420   369
MIXHGT FT AGL           0     0  4560  5234   112   872  1339  2300  1379  1209
MIXHGT M MSL           61    51  1480  1685   124   356   498   791   510   458
MIXHGT FT MSL         201   167  4855  5529   407  1167  1634  2595  1674  1504
TRANSWIND DIR          SE    SE    SE    SE    SE    SE     E    NE    NE     N
TWIND SPD MS            2     2     4     3     3     4     6    10    10    10
TWIND SPD MPH           5     5     9     6     8    10    14    23    23    24
VENT INDEX                  321        6740        1424        6328        5650
CATEGORY DAY                  1           3           1           3           3
500M MIXHGT T          72    72    73    72    72    66    65    64    60    57
500M TWND DIR          SE     S     S     E    SE    SE     E    NE    NE     N
500M TWND M/S           7    10     7     3     9     7     9     9    11    12
500M TWND MPH          17    23    16     6    20    17    20    21    26    28
DISPERSION              5     5    31    28     8    12    37    49    37    19
LASI                    4     4     4     4     5     3     3     3     3     2
STABILITY               C     F     E     C     C     D     D     C     C     E
STAG INDEX                    0           0           0           0           0


DATE           11/11/09  THU 11/12/09  FRI 11/13/09  SAT 11/14/09  SUN 11/15/09
UTC 6HRLY     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00
CST 6HRLY     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MAX/MIN          63      41    65      45    68      50    68      51    67
TEMP          62 56 48   42 61 57 49   46 64 61 56   51 64 62 57   52 65 63
DEWPT         39 37 37   40 42 42 42   44 46 50 50   51 56 56 55   52 50 48
MIN/MAX RH       40      94    44      93    48     100    66     100    53
RH            43 48 67   93 49 56 76   92 52 65 81  100 74 79 94  100 58 57
WIND DIR          N       N     N       E     S       S     S       S     S
WIND SPD          8       4     3       4     4       5     9       8    12
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW CL   CL CL CL FW   FW FW FW SC   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR          0       0     0       0     5      10    10      20    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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