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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