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Winborn Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrix


MSZ002-242200-
WINBORN NFDRS SITE-MARSHALL MS
34.69N  89.30W
350 AM CDT THU JUL 24 2008

DATE             THU 07/24/08            FRI 07/25/08            SAT 07/26/08
UTC 3HRLY     08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23
CDT 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                      91          73          93          74          94
TEMP             67 76 85 90 89 81 75 74 74 81 89 92 91 84 78 76 75 82 90 93 92
DEWPT            67 65 65 64 65 67 68 67 68 70 71 70 71 72 72 72 72 73 74 74 75
MIN/MAX RH                   42          84          49          91          54
RH              100 69 51 42 45 64 80 79 83 70 54 49 52 68 82 85 90 73 58 54 57
WIND DIR          E SE SE  E  E SE  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW  W  W SW
WIND SPD          3  3  4  2  2  2  2  1  1  2  3  4  4  3  1  1  2  3  5  5  4
HEAT INDEX             87 92 91 83          85 95 98 98 89          87100104103
CLOUDS           FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        22 45 45 50 50 50 50 45 45 50 50 50 50 55 55 50 50 50 50 50 50
POP 12HR                     10          10          30          20          20
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0        0.06
RAIN SHWRS                                  SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS                                       SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
MIXHGT M AGL         1651  2071  1705     0  1952  2046  1337     0  2177  2281
MIXHGT FT AGL        5417  6796  5595     0  6405  6713  4385     0  7141  7484
MIXHGT M MSL         1773  2193  1827   109  2075  2168  1458    86  2302  2403
MIXHGT FT MSL        5817  7196  5995   359  6808  7113  4785   281  7552  7884
TRANSWIND DIR           S     W     E    SE     W     W     S     S     W     W
TWIND SPD MS            2     1     1     2     3     1     1     1     3     3
TWIND SPD MPH           4     2     3     4     6     3     3     3     8     6
VENT INDEX                 4386        4144        4336        2982        7209
CATEGORY DAY                  2           2           3           2           3
500M MIXHGT T          82    88    88    87    88    90    91    90    90    93
500M TWND DIR          SE     S    SE     S     W    SW     S     W     W     W
500M TWND M/S           2     0     2     4     3     1     2     3     2     3
500M TWND MPH           4     1     4    10     6     3     5     8     5     6
DISPERSION             11    11     2     3    23    18     3     2    30    25
LASI                    3     4     4     3     3     4     4     3     3     4
STABILITY               E     A     B     F     E     B     C     F     E     B
STAG INDEX                    3           2           1           1           2


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

MIN/MAX            73    96      74    98      75    95      73    93
TEMP          79   74 92 94 79   75 93 96 81   76 92 93 81   74 88 91
DEWPT         74   72 73 74 73   72 73 74 74   73 73 73 73   72 73 74
MAX/MIN RH         95    50      92    47      91    51      96    55
RH            84   95 54 52 83   92 52 49 79   91 54 52 77   96 61 57
WIND DIR           SW    SW       S    SW      SW     W      SW     S
WIND SPD            4     2       3     4       3     3       4     5
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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