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MONROE NFDRS SITE Point Forecast Matrix


MSZ024-032200-
MONROE NFDRS SITE-MONROE MS
33.87N  88.48W ELEV. 225 FT
433 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

DATE             SUN 03/03/13            MON 03/04/13            TUE 03/05/13
UTC 3HRLY     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 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                      47          29          64          54          63
TEMP             29 36 43 47 43 36 33 31 29 38 52 64 59 54 54 54 54 59 63 63 59
DEWPT            17 20 17 15 19 23 23 24 25 30 33 38 40 44 46 49 50 49 48 43 38
MIN/MAX RH                   27          88          35          98          44
RH               60 52 34 27 37 59 66 74 82 71 49 37 50 81 96 89 88 70 56 48 46
WIND DIR         NW  N NW NW  W  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  W NW
WIND SPD          3  6  6  6  2  1  2  2  3  9 12 13  9  9  9  8  8  9 11 11 12
CLOUDS           CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)         2  2 15 34 42 49 56 56 52 52 55 55 90 90 90 90 90 90 68 68 70
POP 12HR                      0           0          10          60          50
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0        0.05        0.29
RAIN SHWRS                                           NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                                                SC SC SC SC SC SC
MIXHGT M AGL         1256  1345   587     2   800  1055   182   222   798  1665
MIXHGT FT AGL        4121  4413  1925     7  2624  3461   596   727  2619  5463
MIXHGT M MSL         1322  1411   653    68   866  1121   248   287   864  1731
MIXHGT FT MSL        4337  4629  2142   223  2840  3677   812   943  2835  5679
TRANSWIND DIR          NW    NW     S    SE     S     S     S     S     W    NW
TWIND SPD M/S           4     4     2     3     8    11     7     6     7    11
TWIND SPD MPH          10    10     4     6    19    26    16    13    17    25
VENT INDEX                 7055        1918       11210        1918       15579
CATEGORY DAY                  3           2           4           1           4
500M MIXHGT T          35    44    46    50    53    61    62    59    58    57
500M TWND DIR          NW    NW    SW     S     S     S     S    SW     W    NW
500M TWND M/S           3     3     4     7     9    11    10     9     9     8
500M TWND MPH           8     8    10    16    20    25    24    21    20    18
DISPERSION             31    32    12     8    54    83    15    19    44    71
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     3     3     3     3     1
LASI                    4     5     3     3     4     4     3     2     2     4
STABILITY               B     C     F     E     C     D     D     D     C     C
STAG INDEX                    3           2           0           0           0


DATE               WED 03/06/13  THU 03/07/13  FRI 03/08/13  SAT 03/09/13
UTC 6HRLY     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00
CST 6HRLY     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MIN/MAX            34    50      30    56      36    65      40    66
TEMP          47   34 48 46 38   30 50 51 41   36 59 59 47   40 60 59
DEWPT         33   27 27 26 27   27 29 32 34   36 36 37 38   39 42 44
MAX/MIN RH         77    40      91    37     100    35      99    42
RH            57   76 44 46 64   89 45 47 76  100 43 43 69   97 50 57
WIND DIR           NW    NW       N     N       E    SE       S    SW
WIND SPD           10     8       6     4       3     2       3     4
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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