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Poinsett Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrix


ARZ027-032200-
POINSETT NFDRS SITE-POINSETT AR
35.53N  90.69W ELEV. 335 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                      46          35          60          47          51
TEMP             23 30 39 46 42 35 35 35 35 42 52 60 56 48 47 47 47 50 51 51 49
DEWPT            17 19 19 19 23 26 25 27 29 34 38 42 45 47 46 46 44 40 35 31 26
MIN/MAX RH                   34          85          50         100          41
RH               78 64 44 34 46 69 73 74 80 71 59 52 67 95100 98 89 67 51 46 41
WIND DIR          N SW SW  S SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD          1  2  5  6  5  4  6  8  9 14 17 14  9  8  9  9  9 12 16 14 13
CLOUDS           FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)         8 34 59 70 70 66 61 61 65 65 70 70 90 90 90 90 62 62 71 71 57
POP 12HR                      0           5          30          60          30
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.04        0.21        0.01
RAIN                                                              C  C  C  C
RAIN SHWRS                               SC SC SC SC NM NM NM NM
TSTMS                                                SC SC SC SC
MIXHGT M AGL          944  1049     0     0   664  1222   130   471  1845  1937
MIXHGT FT AGL        3097  3442     0     0  2178  4008   426  1545  6051  6355
MIXHGT M MSL         1032  1137    61    72   751  1310   223   560  1933  2025
MIXHGT FT MSL        3386  3730   199   237  2462  4298   732  1837  6340  6642
TRANSWIND DIR           W    SW     S     S     S     S     S     W    NW    NW
TWIND SPD M/S           2     3     4     6    10    12     6     9    11    14
TWIND SPD MPH           4     8     9    13    24    28    14    21    26    32
VENT INDEX                 3411         445       15720        4480       26325
CATEGORY DAY                  2           1           4           3           5
500M MIXHGT T          36    46    49    55    55    61    65    56    47    50
500M TWND DIR          SW    SW     S     S     S     S    SW    NW    NW    NW
500M TWND M/S           2     4    11    16    17    14    13    12    10    12
500M TWND MPH           5    10    25    36    37    32    31    28    23    28
DISPERSION             19    25     8    13    67    95    15    43    77    92
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     3     3     3     1     1
LASI                    4     2     3     4     3     3     3     2     4     4
STABILITY               B     C     E     E     D     D     D     D     D     D
STAG INDEX                    3           0           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            30    46      29    52      35    61      42    63
TEMP          41   30 43 42 35   29 46 48 39   35 55 56 46   42 58 58
DEWPT         25   24 26 29 27   26 29 32 32   31 35 39 40   40 42 45
MAX/MIN RH         78    47      90    43      87    40      95    49
RH            53   76 51 58 74   88 51 55 75   85 47 53 77   93 56 63
WIND DIR           NW    NW      NE     E      SE     S       S    SW
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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