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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