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Winborn Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrix


MSZ002-031000-
WINBORN NFDRS SITE-MARSHALL MS
34.69N  89.30W ELEV. 500 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                      65          86          66          89          69
TEMP          85 79 74 70 68 66 75 82 85 79 74 71 69 67 76 84 88 81 75 72 71 70
DEWPT         65 66 65 65 64 63 65 66 67 69 68 67 66 66 66 67 68 69 68 67 67 66
MAX/MIN RH                   93          54          97          51          88
RH            51 65 75 82 86 92 71 58 55 71 82 89 91 96 73 57 51 67 78 86 87 87
WIND DIR      SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD       5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  4  4  4  4  4  4  5  5  5  5  5  5  5
CLOUDS        B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B2
CLOUDS(%)     64 70 70 60 60 50 50 60 60 45 45 45 45 60 60 60 60 46 46 49 49 74
POP 12HR                     20          20          10          20          10
QPF 12HR                   0.01        0.03           0        0.02           0
RAIN SHWRS    SC IS IS       IS IS IS IS             IS IS IS IS             NM
TSTMS         SC                   IS IS             IS IS IS IS             NM
OBVIS            PF PF PF PF             PF PF PF PF
MIXHGT M AGL           43     0  1488  1443   276     0  1362  1179   329     0
MIXHGT FT AGL         140     0  4883  4735   905     0  4469  3868  1081     0
MIXHGT M MSL          165   114  1610  1565   400    81  1487  1301   454    75
MIXHGT FT MSL         540   374  5283  5135  1311   266  4879  4269  1488   247
TRANSWIND DIR          SE    SE     S     S     S     S     S     S    SE     S
TWIND SPD M/S           3     2     4     5     4     2     6     7     5     3
TWIND SPD MPH           6     4    10    11     9     5    13    16    11     6
VENT INDEX                  534        6440        1755        8922        3105
CATEGORY DAY                  1           3           2           4           2
500M MIXHGT T          82    79    77    78    79    80    79    81    82    82
500M TWND DIR          SE     S     S     S     S     S     S     S     S     S
500M TWND M/S           4     6     3     4     6     7     6     6     9     9
500M TWND MPH          10    13     8    10    14    17    13    13    20    20
DISPERSION              5     4    32    32     7     4    45    43     8     6
LAL                     1     1     2     2     1     2     2     2     1     4
LASI                    4     4     4     3     4     3     3     3     3     4
STABILITY               E     E     C     D     F     F     C     D     F     F
STAG INDEX                    2           0           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            87      62      74      51      71      49      74      52      77
TEMP           85  79  69  63  74  68  60  52  69  64  55  50  68  67  57  53  74  70
DEWPT          66  67  60  54  52  50  48  44  48  47  45  43  44  50  50  49  51  52
MIN/MAX RH         52      76      45      78      44      78      36      87      42
RH             54  66  74  73  46  52  63  75  47  54  68  77  42  54  76  87  44  54
WIND DIR            S      SW      NW       N       N      NE       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


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