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MONROE NFDRS SITE Point Forecast Matrix
MSZ024-031000-
MONROE NFDRS SITE-MONROE MS
33.87N 88.48W ELEV. 225 FT
310 PM CDT WED OCT 2 2013
DATE 10/02/13 THU 10/03/13 FRI 10/04/13 SAT
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 66 86 66 89 67
TEMP 87 80 75 71 69 67 75 83 85 79 74 71 69 67 76 85 88 80 75 71 69 68
DEWPT 65 67 66 64 63 62 64 65 67 68 67 66 65 64 65 66 67 68 67 66 66 65
MAX/MIN RH 86 53 90 49 90
RH 48 63 73 79 81 85 67 56 54 70 78 84 85 89 68 54 50 66 78 86 89 90
WIND DIR SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 56 70 70 60 60 50 50 60 60 45 45 45 45 60 60 60 60 43 43 46 46 65
POP 12HR 20 20 10 20 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.02 0 0.02 0
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
TSTMS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
OBVIS PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF
MIXHGT M AGL 967 44 1501 1366 486 36 1308 1167 326 13
MIXHGT FT AGL 3173 145 4924 4480 1596 118 4292 3828 1070 43
MIXHGT M MSL 1033 110 1567 1431 552 102 1374 1233 392 79
MIXHGT FT MSL 3390 361 5141 4696 1812 334 4508 4044 1287 259
TRANSWIND DIR SE SE S S SE SE S SE SE SE
TWIND SPD M/S 2 1 3 4 2 2 5 5 3 2
TWIND SPD MPH 5 3 8 9 4 4 12 12 8 5
VENT INDEX 2882 6268 1594 6870 1779
CATEGORY DAY 2 3 1 3 1
500M MIXHGT T 82 79 78 80 81 82 80 84 87 83
500M TWND DIR SE S S S S S S SE S S
500M TWND M/S 4 5 3 3 5 5 4 5 7 7
500M TWND MPH 10 11 6 8 11 12 10 11 16 16
DISPERSION 5 3 26 26 3 4 37 34 5 5
LAL 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 3
LASI 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5
STABILITY E E C D F E C D F E
STAG INDEX 1 1 0 0 0
DATE 10/05 SUN 10/06/13 MON 10/07/13 TUE 10/08/13 WED 10/09/13
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 88 65 74 53 72 48 74 51 76
TEMP 84 79 69 66 74 69 62 54 71 65 56 49 68 67 56 52 72 69
DEWPT 66 68 63 59 57 56 53 49 50 51 50 47 51 56 53 51 53 55
MIN/MAX RH 51 81 55 88 48 95 47 97 48
RH 56 68 81 78 55 63 72 84 48 62 80 93 55 67 90 97 51 61
WIND DIR SE SE N NW NW N N NE SE
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