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MONROE NFDRS SITE Point Forecast Matrix


MSZ024-091000-
MONROE NFDRS SITE-MONROE MS
33.87N  88.48W ELEV. 225 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                      53          68          56          65          49
TEMP          73 68 59 56 55 54 59 65 67 65 60 59 58 56 61 65 65 61 59 57 54 50
DEWPT         50 50 51 51 52 52 55 57 57 57 57 57 56 56 55 54 54 54 52 51 50 48
MAX/MIN RH                   96          69          98          68          95
RH            44 53 74 83 88 95 86 76 69 74 87 93 95 98 80 68 68 76 78 79 85 95
WIND DIR      SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD       4  4  4  4  4  5  8 10 10  9 10 11 13 14 14 14 12 10 10  9  9 10
CLOUDS        SC B1 B1 B1 B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)     42 52 56 60 69100100100100100100100100100100100100 30 30 30 30 10
POP 12HR                      0          30          70          50          10
QPF 12HR                      0        0.02        0.82        0.29           0
RAIN                          C  C  C  C  L  L  L  L  C  C  C  C
MIXHGT M AGL           31    23   183   196   462   284   594   572   533   539
MIXHGT FT AGL         101    75   599   643  1516   932  1949  1875  1749  1768
MIXHGT M MSL           97    89   248   262   528   350   660   637   599   605
MIXHGT FT MSL         317   291   815   859  1732  1148  2165  2091  1966  1984
TRANSWIND DIR           E     E     E     E    NE    NE    NE    NE     N     N
TWIND SPD MS            3     2     5     5     9     9    16    15    11    12
TWIND SPD MPH           6     5    11    11    21    21    36    35    25    27
VENT INDEX                  573        1310        4752       10560        7524
CATEGORY DAY                  1           1           3           4           3
500M MIXHGT T          72    73    74    75    67    66    62    60    59    57
500M TWND DIR          SE    SE    SE     E    NE    NE    NE    NE     N     N
500M TWND M/S           8     9     9     8    12    12    18    17    12    14
500M TWND MPH          19    20    20    18    28    28    41    39    28    32
DISPERSION              6     7    11    14    27    36    88    83    46    60
LASI                    4     4     4     5     3     3     3     2     2     2
STABILITY               C     E     D     D     D     D     D     D     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          66      44    68      46    72      47    72      49    69
TEMP          65 59 51   45 64 60 51   47 68 64 57   48 66 65 57   50 65 65
DEWPT         42 41 39   41 42 46 46   47 50 54 54   48 60 60 54   50 56 54
MIN/MAX RH       41      87    42     100    50     100    68     100    62
RH            43 50 62   87 45 60 83  100 52 69 91  100 81 85 90  100 73 67
WIND DIR          N       N     N       N    NE      SE     S       S     S
WIND SPD         10       4     5       4     1       3     6       6     7
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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