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MONROE NFDRS SITE Point Forecast Matrix
MSZ024-191000-
MONROE NFDRS SITE-MONROE MS
33.87N 88.48W ELEV. 225 FT
223 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013
DATE 05/18/13 SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 69 89 68 89 68
TEMP 83 79 74 72 71 70 78 86 88 83 76 73 71 69 77 86 88 82 76 73 70 69
DEWPT 69 71 69 68 67 68 69 67 64 64 65 66 66 67 70 70 68 67 67 66 66 65
MAX/MIN RH 94 45 93 51 89
RH 62 76 85 88 89 94 74 54 45 53 69 77 85 93 77 60 51 60 74 80 86 89
WIND DIR S SW S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 6 5 4 5 3 3 5 8 10 8 5 9 4 4 8 8 10 4 5 5 4 4
CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 65 45 45 50 50 45 45 35 35 35 35 46 46 45 45 45 45 35 35 40 40 50
POP 12HR 40 10 10 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC IS
MIXHGT M AGL 811 191 1087 1108 644 177 1398 1906 860 151
MIXHGT FT AGL 2662 626 3565 3636 2113 581 4586 6252 2823 495
MIXHGT M MSL 877 257 1152 1174 710 243 1464 1971 927 217
MIXHGT FT MSL 2878 842 3781 3853 2329 797 4802 6468 3040 711
TRANSWIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S
TWIND SPD M/S 3 3 4 8 5 5 7 9 7 6
TWIND SPD MPH 6 8 9 18 11 12 16 20 16 13
VENT INDEX 3633 7044 5964 15768 9506
CATEGORY DAY 3 3 3 4 4
500M MIXHGT T 84 80 78 84 82 79 80 85 84 81
500M TWND DIR S S S S S S S S S S
500M TWND M/S 5 6 4 6 8 8 6 6 9 8
500M TWND MPH 12 13 9 14 19 18 13 14 21 19
DISPERSION 5 9 34 46 9 15 56 59 8 11
LAL 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
LASI 4 3 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 5
STABILITY F E B C F E B C F E
STAG INDEX 1 0 0 2 0
DATE 05/21 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 87 68 86 66 85 65 83 63 82
TEMP 84 81 72 69 84 80 71 67 82 79 70 66 81 80 69 64 79 79
DEWPT 65 64 65 66 66 66 65 63 63 62 61 61 61 60 61 61 59 58
MIN/MAX RH 48 91 53 88 48 84 48 89 46
RH 52 56 78 91 56 63 80 88 52 56 74 84 51 52 75 89 52 49
WIND DIR S S S SW W N NW N N
WIND SPD 5 5 5 4 3 2 5 5 6
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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