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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
300 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

TXZ012-041000-
AMARILLO-POTTER TX
35.23N 101.70W ELEV. 3585 FT
300 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

DATE           03/03/13      MON 03/04/13            TUE 03/05/13            WED
UTC 3HRLY     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3HRLY     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06

MIN/MAX TEMP                 41          62          26          51          26
TEMP          75 71 57 50 45 41 47 57 62 56 42 35 30 26 33 45 51 47 37 32 29 26
DEWPT         26 24 28 32 31 30 31 31 29 27 29 30 27 20 15 13 13 13 15 17 17 17
MAX/MIN RH                   65          28          88          21          68
RH            16 17 33 50 58 65 53 37 28 33 60 82 88 78 47 27 21 25 40 53 60 68
WIND DIR      SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD      21 21 17 19 16 16 17 21 20 24 25 13 12 10 10 10  5  5  9 11 12 12
CLOUDS        B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)     63 50 48 46 51 56 46 35 42 49 55 61 49 36 23 10 10 10 10  9 22 35
POP 12HR                      0          10          20           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.02           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                               IS IS
SNOWSHWRS                                IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR                 1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
HAINES 6HR              3     3     3     3     2     4     4     5     5     4
MIX HGT        2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  6 10  5  2  4  2 <1  3  4  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE     30 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  6 96170 15 54128 21  7 48 36 18 18 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR     W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  N NE  N  N  N  N  N NW SW SE  S  S  S
T WIND SPD    23  9 10 12 10 11 12 18 19  3 31 36 16 16 18 10  4  4  6 11 11 10
RFTI           2  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  3  3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI CATEGORY EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


DATE           03/06/13  THU 03/07/13  FRI 03/08/13  SAT 03/09/13  SUN 03/10/13
UTC 6HRLY     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00
CST 6HRLY     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MAX/MIN TEMP     60      34    69      37    66      43    58      34    53
TEMP          52 56 40   34 60 64 45   37 59 63 49   43 54 54 40   34 48 50
DEWPT         17 15 19   21 23 21 28   32 35 36 40   39 42 39 38   34 32 28
MIN/MAX RH       17      59    16      84    32      87    51     100    39
RH            25 20 42   58 24 19 51   82 40 36 71   86 64 57 92  100 54 42
PWIND DIR         S       S     S       S     S       S    SW      NW     S
WIND CHAR       15>     15>   <15     <15   <15     15>   <15     15>   <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC B1 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 OV   B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR          0       0     0       5    10      20    40      30    20
RAIN SHWRS                                      IS   IS SC SC SC   SC IS IS
TSTMS                                           IS   IS SC SC SC   SC IS IS

$$

TXZ016-041000-
BOOTLEG RAWS-DEAF SMITH TX
34.82N 102.78W ELEV. 4103 FT
300 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

DATE           03/03/13      MON 03/04/13            TUE 03/05/13            WED
UTC 3HRLY     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3HRLY     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06

MIN/MAX TEMP                 39          64          24          49          26
TEMP          68 68 54 48 43 39 46 58 64 58 41 34 29 25 31 43 49 45 36 32 29 26
DEWPT         21 24 25 28 26 27 28 30 25 22 26 29 25 23 16 16 17 16 17 17 17 16
MAX/MIN RH                   63          22          96          27          68
RH            17 19 32 45 51 62 49 34 23 25 55 84 85 94 54 33 28 31 44 53 59 65
WIND DIR       W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  N NE  N  N  N NE  E  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD      20 21 14 16 16 16 19 25 21 23 21 20 13 10  8  5  8  8  9  9 10 10
CLOUDS        B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)     59 50 51 51 51 51 44 36 38 39 50 61 53 45 28 11 11 10 10 10 23 36
POP 12HR                      0          10          20           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.02           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                               IS IS
SNOWSHWRS                                IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR                 1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
HAINES 6HR              2     2     3     3     2     4     5     5     5     4
MIX HGT        8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  8 10  9 <1  4  3 <1  3  4  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE    210  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 11224330270 <1128 63  3 36 16 23 32 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR     W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NE  N  N NE NE SW  S SE  S  S  S
T WIND SPD    32 12 10 12 16 16 24 32 37 34  9 36 24  6 13  4  5  9  6 10 10 11
RFTI           1  1  0  0  0  0  0  3  2  2  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI CATEGORY EL EL NO NO NO NO NO CL EL EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


DATE           03/06/13  THU 03/07/13  FRI 03/08/13  SAT 03/09/13  SUN 03/10/13
UTC 6HRLY     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00
CST 6HRLY     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MAX/MIN TEMP     58      32    68      35    66      42    58      34    53
TEMP          50 54 38   32 59 63 43   35 58 62 48   42 54 54 40   34 48 50
DEWPT         19 17 20   21 24 23 28   32 36 36 38   37 40 36 37   33 29 25
MIN/MAX RH       20      66    18      91    33      84    46      96    35
RH            29 23 48   63 26 21 55   89 43 38 68   82 59 49 87   96 47 37
PWIND DIR         S       S    SW       S    SW       S    SW       N     E
WIND CHAR       15>     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     15>   <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC B1 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR          0       0     0       0    10      20    40      30    20
RAIN SHWRS                                      IS   IS SC SC SC   SC IS IS
TSTMS                                           IS   IS SC SC SC   SC IS IS

$$

TXZ008-041000-
BORGER-HUTCHINSON TX
35.71N 101.40W ELEV. 2762 FT
300 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

DATE           03/03/13      MON 03/04/13            TUE 03/05/13            WED
UTC 3HRLY     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3HRLY     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06

MIN/MAX TEMP                 44          64          30          51          30
TEMP          71 71 58 52 48 44 49 59 64 59 45 38 34 30 36 46 51 48 39 35 32 30
DEWPT         26 28 32 36 35 33 31 31 31 31 33 32 30 23 18 14 12 12 14 16 16 16
MAX/MIN RH                   63          29          84          20          56
RH            19 20 38 52 58 63 48 34 29 34 62 78 84 74 47 26 21 22 35 45 51 55
WIND DIR      SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  N  N  N  N  N  N NW  N  N NE SE SE  S  S  S
WIND SPD      11 16 14 16 12 12 11 14 19 23 17  9  8  6  5 10  5  4  6  8  8  6
CLOUDS        B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)     76 54 51 48 50 52 47 41 51 60 59 58 45 31 21 11 11 10 10 10 22 34
POP 12HR                      0          10          20           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.02           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                               IS IS
SNOWSHWRS                                IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR                 1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
HAINES 6HR              3     2     3     3     2     4     4     5     5     4
MIX HGT        8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  6  3  5  1 <1  4  5  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE    201  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  4 48 37 70 81140 16  4 60 48 20 18  3 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR     W  W SW  W  W  W  W  N NW NE NE  N  N  N  N  N NW SW SE  S  S  S
T WIND SPD    29 11  9  9  9  6  9 13  5 13 31 35 14  9 19 11  4  4  5  9  9  8
RFTI           0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


DATE           03/06/13  THU 03/07/13  FRI 03/08/13  SAT 03/09/13  SUN 03/10/13
UTC 6HRLY     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00
CST 6HRLY     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MAX/MIN TEMP     59      36    72      43    66      46    56      36    53
TEMP          52 55 42   36 63 68 50   43 60 63 51   46 54 53 41   36 49 50
DEWPT         19 17 20   22 25 24 30   34 38 40 43   42 44 41 40   36 34 30
MIN/MAX RH       19      57    16      72    37      86    59     100    43
RH            27 22 42   55 23 19 46   70 44 42 72   85 69 64 95  100 56 46
PWIND DIR         S       S     S       S     S       S    SW       N     E
WIND CHAR       <15     15>   <15     <15   15>     15>   <15     15>   <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC B1 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 OV   B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR          0       0     0       5    10      20    50      30    20
RAIN SHWRS                                      IS   IS SC SC SC   SC IS IS
TSTMS                                           IS   IS SC SC SC   SC IS IS

$$

TXZ008-041000-
CEDAR RAWS-HUTCHINSON TX
35.68N 101.57W ELEV. 3103 FT
300 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

DATE           03/03/13      MON 03/04/13            TUE 03/05/13            WED
UTC 3HRLY     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3HRLY     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06

MIN/MAX TEMP                 44          64          29          51          30
TEMP          72 71 58 52 48 44 49 59 64 59 44 38 33 29 35 46 51 48 39 35 32 30
DEWPT         25 23 30 34 34 32 30 31 30 30 32 33 29 23 17 14 12 12 15 17 17 17
MAX/MIN RH                   61          29          85          21          57
RH            17 16 34 50 57 61 48 35 29 34 63 81 84 76 47 27 21 23 35 46 52 56
WIND DIR       W SW SW  W  W  W  W  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW  N NE SE SE  S  S  S
WIND SPD      12 17 16 17 13 13 12 16 19 23 17 10  8  6  5  9  4  4  6  8  8  6
CLOUDS        B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)     75 54 51 48 51 53 46 39 49 58 59 59 46 32 21 10 10 10 10 10 23 35
POP 12HR                      0          10          20           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.02           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                               IS IS
SNOWSHWRS                                IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR                 1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
HAINES 6HR              3     2     3     3     2     4     4     5     5     4
MIX HGT        9 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  7  6  3  5  1 <1  4  5  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE    221  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  5 48 35 66 68140 11  4 60 41 15 18  3 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR     W  W SW  W  W  W  W  N NW NE NE  N  N  N  N  N NW SW SE  S  S  S
T WIND SPD    29 16  9  9  9  8 10 11  5 13 31 35 12  8 19 10  3  4  6  9 10  9
RFTI           0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


DATE           03/06/13  THU 03/07/13  FRI 03/08/13  SAT 03/09/13  SUN 03/10/13
UTC 6HRLY     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00
CST 6HRLY     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MAX/MIN TEMP     59      36    72      41    66      45    56      35    52
TEMP          52 55 42   36 63 67 49   41 60 63 50   45 53 53 40   35 48 49
DEWPT         19 17 20   22 25 23 30   34 37 38 42   41 43 40 40   35 33 29
MIN/MAX RH       19      58    16      77    35      86    57     100    43
RH            27 22 42   56 23 19 48   75 42 40 72   85 68 61 98  100 55 46
PWIND DIR         S       S     S       S     S       S    SW      NW    SE
WIND CHAR       <15     15>   <15     <15   <15     15>   <15     15>   <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC B1 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR          0       0     0       5    10      20    50      30    20
RAIN SHWRS                                      IS   IS SC SC SC   SC IS IS
TSTMS                                           IS   IS SC SC SC   SC IS IS

$$

TXZ006-041000-
DALHART-HARTLEY TX
36.03N 102.55W ELEV. 3913 FT
300 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

DATE           03/03/13      MON 03/04/13            TUE 03/05/13            WED
UTC 3HRLY     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3HRLY     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06

MIN/MAX TEMP                 34          62          21          50          24
TEMP          65 69 52 44 39 35 41 55 62 56 39 31 26 22 29 43 50 46 35 30 27 24
DEWPT         18 12 19 23 25 25 26 25 23 24 27 28 24 18 16 14 12 12 15 18 17 16
MAX/MIN RH                   70          23          95          21          74
RH            16 11 27 42 56 66 55 32 23 30 62 89 93 84 58 30 21 25 43 60 65 71
WIND DIR      SW  W  W  W  W  W NW  N  N NE  N  N NW NW  N SE  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD      17 17 13 13 11 11 12 20 20 26 26 16  8  6  5  6 10 10  9  8  8  6
CLOUDS        B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)     77 58 54 50 48 46 45 43 52 60 60 59 47 35 23 10 10 10 11 12 25 37
POP 12HR                      0          20          30           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0        0.01        0.03           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                         IS IS SC SC
SNOWSHWRS                                SC SC IS IS
LAL 6HR                 1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
HAINES 6HR              3     3     3     3     2     4     4     4     4     4
MIX HGT        9  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  8 13  5  4  4  4 <1  4  5  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE    218 18 <1 <1 <1 <1  4 47165 92128102 84  2 39 14 32 40 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR     W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW NE NE  N  N  N  N NW SW  S  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD    28 14  8 14 10  9  8  5 13 19 36 33 27  4 12  3  8 11  6  9 10 10
RFTI           0  3  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  3  3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI CATEGORY NO CL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


DATE           03/06/13  THU 03/07/13  FRI 03/08/13  SAT 03/09/13  SUN 03/10/13
UTC 6HRLY     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00
CST 6HRLY     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MAX/MIN TEMP     61      30    71      34    66      40    51      29    50
TEMP          52 56 38   30 61 65 43   34 58 62 46   40 48 48 34   29 45 48
DEWPT         19 16 19   20 21 19 25   28 30 30 34   33 37 35 34   29 31 28
MIN/MAX RH       18      69    14      79    26      78    56     100    44
RH            27 20 47   66 22 17 50   78 34 30 63   76 66 60100  100 58 46
PWIND DIR        SW      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW     W       N    NE
WIND CHAR       15>     15>   <15     <15   15>     <15   <15     15>   <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC B1 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR          0       0     0       5    10      30    50      30    20
RAIN SHWRS                                      SC   SC SC SC SC   SC IS IS
SNOWSHWRS                                                     SC   SC
TSTMS                                           SC   SC

$$

OKZ002-041000-
GUYMON-TEXAS OK
36.69N 101.51W ELEV. 3100 FT
300 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

DATE           03/03/13      MON 03/04/13            TUE 03/05/13            WED
UTC 3HRLY     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3HRLY     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06

MIN/MAX TEMP                 37          55          24          53          25
TEMP          71 68 53 46 41 38 41 50 55 50 37 32 28 24 32 46 53 49 37 32 28 25
DEWPT         25 27 26 26 27 28 31 31 29 28 26 24 21 17 15 15 13 14 15 17 17 16
MAX/MIN RH                   73          36          77          20          70
RH            18 21 36 45 58 67 66 47 37 43 64 73 76 74 50 28 20 24 40 52 61 69
WIND DIR      SW  W NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW  N  N  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD      17 13 10 10 10  8 13 20 21 21 18 13  8  5  6  6  4  6  6  6  8  9
CLOUDS        B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)     76 61 58 55 50 45 54 62 67 72 60 47 37 27 19 11 11 10 11 11 21 31
POP 12HR                      0          20          30           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0        0.01        0.02           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                         IS IS SC SC
SNOWSHWRS                                SC SC IS IS
LAL 6HR                 1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
HAINES 6HR              3     3     2     2     3     4     4     4     4     4
MIX HGT       10  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  8  7  5  4  3 <1  4  5  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE    190126 <1 <1 <1 <1 17 55 53104155 95 69  3 63 50 26 32 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR     W  W  W  W  W  W  N  N  N NE  N  N  N NW  N  N  W  S  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD    21 18  8  8  8 10 19 12  8 18 35 26 25  6 20 11  4  8  6  8  8 11
RFTI           0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  2  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


DATE           03/06/13  THU 03/07/13  FRI 03/08/13  SAT 03/09/13  SUN 03/10/13
UTC 6HRLY     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00
CST 6HRLY     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MAX/MIN TEMP     59      31    72      37    67      43    53      33    49
TEMP          51 55 38   31 62 67 45   37 60 63 49   43 51 50 38   33 45 47
DEWPT         19 18 21   21 25 23 26   29 35 36 39   38 44 42 38   33 34 31
MIN/MAX RH       20      68    16      76    32      86    68     100    51
RH            28 23 49   65 24 19 48   73 39 37 68   82 76 74100  100 65 53
PWIND DIR         S       S    SW       S    SW       S    NW       N    NE
WIND CHAR       15>     15>   <15     <15   15>     <15   <15     15>   <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC   SC SC FW SC   SC B1 B2 B2   OV B2 B2 B2   B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR          0       0     0       5    10      30    50      30    20
RAIN SHWRS                                      SC   SC SC SC SC   SC IS IS
SNOWSHWRS                                                     SC   SC
TSTMS                                           SC   SC SC SC

$$

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
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
LAL(CAT)............................LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL
HAINES(CAT).........................HAINES INDEX
MIX HGT(THOUSANDS OF FT AGL)........MIXING HEIGHT
     EXAMPLE: 6 = 6000 FEET; 12 = 12000 FEET; <1 = LESS THAN 1000 FEET
VENT RATE(THOUSANDS OF KT-FT AGL)...VENTILATION RATE
     EXAMPLE: 12 = 12,000 FEET; 120 = 120,000 FEET; <1 = LESS THAN 100 FOOT
T WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS).........TRANSPORT WIND DIRECTION
T WIND SPD(MPH).....................TRANSPORT WIND SPEED
RFTI................................RED FLAG THREAT INDEX
     CATEGORY...
       HS............HISTORICALLY CRITICAL
       EX............EXTREMELY CRITICAL
       CH............CRITICAL - HIGH
       CL............CRITICAL - LOW
       EL............ELEVATED
       NO............NONE
WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY...
     EXAMPLE: W = WARNING; Y = ADVISORY; A = WATCH
     IN EFFECT FOR THE INDICATED HOUR

DAY 4 THROUGH 7...
MAX/MIN TEMP OR MIN/MAX TEMP(F).....MAXIMUM/MINIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE
TEMP(F).............................AIR TEMPERATURE
DEWPT(F)............................DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
RH(%)...............................RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WIND SPD(MPH).......................20 FT. WIND SPEED
     EXAMPLE: <15 = LESS THAN 15 MPH; 15> = 15 MPH OR GREATER
AVE CLOUDS(CAT).....................AVERAGE CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION
WEATHER...
     SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS





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