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Poinsett Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrix
ARZ027-211000-
POINSETT NFDRS SITE-POINSETT AR
35.53N 90.69W ELEV. 335 FT
314 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
DATE 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU
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 71 85 67 82 63
TEMP 87 83 80 76 72 72 77 82 83 81 75 71 69 68 74 80 82 79 73 68 65 65
DEWPT 68 68 69 69 70 70 70 70 69 69 69 68 68 67 66 65 64 63 62 62 61 61
MAX/MIN RH 93 64 96 56 89
RH 54 61 69 80 91 92 79 66 65 68 82 91 96 95 76 61 56 57 70 79 87 87
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW SW S S S S SW SW SW W SW S W NW N N
WIND SPD 13 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 9 8 6 6 4 2 2 2
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 67 65 65 64 64 74 74 70 70 91 91 94 94 81 81 57 57 55 55 43 43 47
POP 12HR 40 50 80 30 10
QPF 12HR 0.32 0.75 0.73 0.04 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC SC NM NM O O SC SC IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC SC NM NM O O SC SC IS IS
MIXHGT M AGL 865 230 1433 1022 143 44 2146 2714 1361 44
MIXHGT FT AGL 2836 754 4700 3354 468 145 7041 8904 4465 143
MIXHGT M MSL 952 319 1523 1113 236 130 2238 2803 1455 132
MIXHGT FT MSL 3124 1046 4997 3652 774 425 7344 9194 4772 432
TRANSWIND DIR S S SW SW SW S SW W S SW
TWIND SPD M/S 6 5 11 8 3 1 5 5 4 3
TWIND SPD MPH 14 12 25 18 8 2 11 12 9 8
VENT INDEX 9674 15230 1152 14015 8560
CATEGORY DAY 4 4 1 4 4
500M MIXHGT T 88 82 78 79 81 81 81 84 82 81
500M TWND DIR S SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW
500M TWND M/S 15 13 10 9 10 5 4 6 8 9
500M TWND MPH 35 29 23 20 23 11 10 13 18 21
DISPERSION 26 22 76 63 9 3 47 47 13 6
LAL 3 3 3 4 5 5 3 2 1 1
LASI 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
STABILITY D D C C D D C C F E
STAG INDEX 0 0 0 2 0
DATE 05/23 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
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 81 59 78 59 81 62 87 66 87
TEMP 78 77 65 61 75 74 64 61 77 77 67 64 82 83 71 68 84 83
DEWPT 63 61 60 59 58 57 56 55 59 59 59 60 64 65 65 62 64 66
MIN/MAX RH 55 95 52 83 50 88 50 86 50
RH 60 57 82 93 56 55 75 81 54 54 76 87 54 55 81 83 52 56
WIND DIR N N NE NE E E S S S
WIND SPD 3 3 5 4 4 3 3 3 3
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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