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Poinsett Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrix
ARZ027-091000-
POINSETT NFDRS SITE-POINSETT AR
35.53N 90.69W ELEV. 335 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 70 52 67 46
TEMP 72 68 61 58 56 54 60 68 69 66 60 58 55 53 59 66 66 62 59 56 52 47
DEWPT 51 55 55 55 54 54 53 52 52 52 52 51 51 50 50 50 49 48 46 45 42 40
MAX/MIN RH 100 55 91 53 76
RH 48 64 81 88 94100 77 58 55 61 73 79 85 91 72 58 54 61 65 67 69 76
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE E E NE NE NE NE E NE N N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 5 3 4 4 3 3 4 6 6 6 6 6 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 9 9
CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 45 53 57 62 67 70 70 70 70 81 81 81 81 64 64 64 64 30 30 30 30 10
POP 12HR 0 10 20 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.02 0
RAIN S S S S S S S S
MIXHGT M AGL 0 0 1323 1445 179 222 939 1222 385 464
MIXHGT FT AGL 0 0 4340 4742 587 729 3079 4009 1262 1522
MIXHGT M MSL 79 60 1412 1534 267 310 1031 1309 472 550
MIXHGT FT MSL 260 196 4633 5032 877 1016 3384 4295 1549 1804
TRANSWIND DIR SE SE SE E SE SE NE NE NE N
TWIND SPD MS 2 2 3 2 6 6 8 9 7 10
TWIND SPD MPH 5 5 8 5 13 14 19 21 17 24
VENT INDEX 375 4602 1860 11781 4950
CATEGORY DAY 1 3 2 4 3
500M MIXHGT T 71 72 72 72 72 66 65 65 63 57
500M TWND DIR SE S S E SE SE NE NE NE N
500M TWND M/S 7 9 5 3 9 11 10 9 11 13
500M TWND MPH 17 21 12 8 21 25 23 20 26 29
DISPERSION 4 5 22 19 15 18 65 72 26 28
LASI 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
STABILITY C F E C C D D C C E
STAG INDEX 2 2 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 64 39 66 47 68 50 68 51 66
TEMP 63 57 48 40 60 58 49 48 65 62 56 51 64 62 57 52 64 63
DEWPT 40 39 38 40 44 44 44 46 48 52 52 51 58 58 57 52 48 46
MIN/MAX RH 42 100 46 95 53 100 72 100 50
RH 43 51 70 100 54 60 82 94 55 70 87 100 81 86100 100 55 54
WIND DIR N N NE E S S S S S
WIND SPD 8 3 2 3 5 6 9 9 11
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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