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Winborn Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrix
MSZ002-191000-
WINBORN NFDRS SITE-MARSHALL MS
34.69N 89.30W ELEV. 500 FT
223 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013
DATE 05/18/13 SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE
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 69 89 69 89 70
TEMP 84 80 74 72 71 70 78 86 88 83 76 73 71 70 78 86 88 83 76 74 72 71
DEWPT 69 70 69 69 68 67 69 67 65 65 64 64 65 67 70 69 68 67 67 67 67 67
MAX/MIN RH 93 46 90 52 88
RH 59 72 85 90 91 92 74 54 46 54 67 73 81 90 76 58 52 59 73 80 85 88
WIND DIR S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 6 5 4 4 4 4 8 10 11 9 9 10 9 9 9 11 11 5 5 5 5 5
CLOUDS B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 61 45 45 53 53 45 45 35 35 43 43 35 35 37 37 45 45 35 35 40 40 50
POP 12HR 20 10 5 10 20
QPF 12HR 0.07 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
TSTMS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
MIXHGT M AGL 899 181 1151 1244 613 185 1343 2142 1034 107
MIXHGT FT AGL 2949 595 3775 4080 2010 607 4405 7027 3392 352
MIXHGT M MSL 1022 303 1273 1366 735 307 1465 2264 1156 229
MIXHGT FT MSL 3354 995 4175 4480 2410 1007 4805 7427 3792 752
TRANSWIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S
TWIND SPD M/S 3 3 5 8 7 6 7 9 7 7
TWIND SPD MPH 8 6 11 19 17 14 16 20 17 16
VENT INDEX 4239 9562 7147 18112 11781
CATEGORY DAY 3 4 3 5 4
500M MIXHGT T 83 79 79 85 82 77 76 85 84 78
500M TWND DIR SW SW S S S S S S S S
500M TWND M/S 7 9 5 8 13 12 6 7 13 14
500M TWND MPH 17 20 11 19 31 27 14 16 31 32
DISPERSION 5 11 43 53 22 19 59 66 8 14
LAL 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3
LASI 4 3 4 5 5 4 3 4 4 4
STABILITY F E B C E E B C F E
STAG INDEX 0 2 0 0 0
DATE 05/21 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
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 68 83 66 84 64 84 62 83
TEMP 86 82 73 69 81 78 70 67 81 78 70 65 81 81 69 63 79 79
DEWPT 66 66 66 66 65 64 63 61 60 60 59 59 59 59 59 59 58 57
MIN/MAX RH 49 91 55 84 45 83 44 88 43
RH 53 58 78 91 58 62 77 83 50 52 70 83 48 48 71 88 48 46
WIND DIR S S SW SW W NW N N N
WIND SPD 7 5 6 4 5 2 5 5 6
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