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Winborn Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrix


MSZ002-091000-
WINBORN NFDRS SITE-MARSHALL MS
34.69N  89.30W ELEV. 500 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                      54          69          55          68          48
TEMP          74 70 62 59 57 55 60 66 68 66 61 60 58 56 62 67 67 63 60 58 54 49
DEWPT         49 52 52 52 52 53 54 55 56 56 54 53 52 52 52 52 52 52 50 49 46 44
MAX/MIN RH                   93          64          87          57          83
RH            39 53 71 79 85 93 81 69 64 70 78 78 82 87 70 57 57 67 70 73 76 83
WIND DIR      SE  E SE SE  E  E  E  E  E NE NE  E NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD       4  4  4  4  4  5  6  9  9  9 11 12 11 10 12 13 11 10  9  9 10 10
CLOUDS        SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)     43 50 55 59 68 85 85 85 85 96 96 96 96 80 80 80 80 30 30 30 30 10
POP 12HR                      0          10          50          20          10
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.17        0.03           0
RAIN                                      C  C  C  C  S  S  S  S
MIXHGT M AGL          223     0   497   476   404   382   514   596   599   425
MIXHGT FT AGL         730     0  1631  1563  1326  1252  1686  1956  1965  1394
MIXHGT M MSL          346    83   619   598   526   504   636   718   721   547
MIXHGT FT MSL        1136   272  2031  1963  1726  1652  2086  2356  2365  1794
TRANSWIND DIR          SE    SE    SE     E     E    NE    NE    NE     N     N
TWIND SPD MS            3     3     5     4     7     9    13    12    11    11
TWIND SPD MPH           6     6    12    10    16    21    29    27    25    26
VENT INDEX                 1467        3095        4208        8944        8652
CATEGORY DAY                  1           2           3           4           4
500M MIXHGT T          71    71    72    71    66    62    60    59    58    55
500M TWND DIR          SE    SE    SE     E     E    NE    NE    NE     N     N
500M TWND M/S           7     8     7     5     8    11    14    12    10    12
500M TWND MPH          17    19    17    11    19    25    32    27    24    28
DISPERSION             14     6    23    22    24    43    60    59    42    51
LASI                    4     5     4     4     3     3     2     2     2     2
STABILITY               C     E     D     C     D     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          65      44    67      48    72      48    72      52    69
TEMP          63 59 51   45 63 60 52   49 69 65 57   49 66 65 59   53 66 65
DEWPT         40 39 37   40 42 45 45   47 49 53 53   49 59 59 55   53 55 53
MIN/MAX RH       40      85    43      93    47     100    65     100    59
RH            42 48 59   84 47 57 77   92 48 65 85  100 77 79 86  100 66 63
WIND DIR          N       N     N      NE    SE       S     S       S     S
WIND SPD         10       4     4       4     3       4     7       7     9
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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