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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
228 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

TXZ024-041015-
CAPROCK RAWS-BRISCOE TX
34.41N 101.05W ELEV. 2561 FT
228 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                 48          75          31          55          29
TEMP          79 77 65 59 54 50 55 68 74 73 53 45 39 34 37 49 54 53 42 37 34 31
DEWPT         27 23 25 26 28 29 29 27 26 24 27 29 27 24 19 14 13 13 14 15 15 16
MAX/MIN RH                   43          16          68          19          52
RH            15 13 22 28 36 44 37 21 17 16 36 53 62 66 48 24 19 20 31 40 45 53
WIND DIR      SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  E SE  S  S
WIND SPD      21 16 13 12 13 14 20 23 21 18 18 17 13  9 10 11  6  3  3  4  4  5
CLOUDS        SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)     28 48 48 48 48 48 35 21 23 24 25 25 15  5  7  8  9  9 11 13 24 35
POP 12HR                      0           0          10           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         5  4  5  5  3  2  2  2  2  3  3  2  2  2  3  4  4  4  5  5  5  4
MIXING HGT     8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  8 11 11  3  4  3 <1  3  5  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR     N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
T WIND SPD    28  9 10 12 16 16 24 28 34 27 33 37 31 16 24 14  6  3  5  6  6  5
RFTI           3  1  0  0  0  0  1  2  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI CATEGORY CL EL NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO 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     61      33    71      39    69      44    61      50    61
TEMP          53 58 42   35 61 68 49   41 61 66 52   46 57 60 54   51 58 60
DEWPT         16 15 18   21 23 26 33   39 44 48 50   46 52 45 49   42 34 29
MIN/MAX RH       17      58    19      93    45     100    57      84    30
RH            23 18 37   56 23 20 54   92 53 52 93  100 83 58 83   71 40 31
PWIND DIR         S       S     S       S     S       S     S      NW     N
WIND CHAR       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   15>
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC B1   SC FW FW FW   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR          0       0     0       5    10      20    20      30    20
RAIN SHWRS                                      IS   IS IS IS SC   SC IS IS
TSTMS                                           IS   IS IS IS SC   SC IS IS

$$

TXZ026-041015-
CHILDRESS-CHILDRESS TX
34.43N 100.28W ELEV. 1952 FT
228 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                 46          78          35          58          31
TEMP          80 78 64 57 52 49 54 70 77 75 57 49 42 38 41 52 57 56 45 40 36 33
DEWPT         29 25 26 27 29 30 30 30 30 30 31 31 29 25 20 15 14 15 15 15 15 16
MAX/MIN RH                   48          18          59          18          48
RH            15 14 23 31 41 48 40 22 18 19 37 50 60 59 42 23 18 19 29 36 42 49
WIND DIR      SW  S SW  W  W  W  W NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE  E  E SE
WIND SPD      20 16 11  8  8 10 13 18 18 21 18 14 12  9 11 13  9  4  4  4  4  4
CLOUDS        SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)     26 48 49 50 51 52 38 25 29 34 29 23 14  5  7  8  9  9  9 10 21 32
POP 12HR                      0           0           5           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         4  4  4  5  4  3  2  2  2  2  3  3  2  2  4  4  4  4  5  5  5  4
MIXING HGT     5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  7 11 10  2  3  1 <1  4  5  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR     N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
T WIND SPD    21  9 10  6 10 10 14 21 26 24 34 41 18 16 24 18 11  8  5  5  4  3
RFTI           2  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI CATEGORY EL EL 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      35    70      43    70      46    63      51    62
TEMP          52 57 43   37 61 67 52   45 63 68 54   48 59 62 55   52 59 61
DEWPT         17 18 20   23 25 29 33   39 45 51 52   48 53 49 52   44 37 28
MIN/MAX RH       20      56    20      82    48     100    62      90    28
RH            25 21 39   56 25 24 48   79 52 54 93  100 80 62 90   74 44 28
PWIND DIR        SE       S     S       S     S      SE    SE       W     N
WIND CHAR       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   15>
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC B1   SC SC FW FW   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR          0       0     0       5    10      20    30      30    20
RAIN SHWRS                                      IS   IS SC SC SC   SC IS IS
TSTMS                                           IS   IS SC SC SC   SC IS IS

$$

TXZ043-041015-
JAYTON RAWS-KENT TX
33.23N 100.57W ELEV. 1905 FT
228 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                 49          82          38          57          32
TEMP          81 79 66 60 55 52 57 73 81 79 60 52 46 41 43 52 56 55 45 40 36 34
DEWPT         19 15 17 20 22 25 27 28 26 22 27 30 31 28 22 16 14 14 15 16 17 17
MAX/MIN RH                   36          12          61          18          51
RH            10  9 15 21 27 35 31 19 13 12 28 43 55 59 43 24 19 19 29 37 45 49
WIND DIR      SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  E SE SE  E
WIND SPD      21 19 14 12 11 12 18 21 17 11 21 25 20 12 13 14 11  5  4  4  4  4
CLOUDS        FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     25 48 50 52 54 56 47 39 27 14 22 30 18  5  6  6  7  8 17 26 32 39
POP 12HR                      0           0           5           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         5  5  5  5  5  5  3  3  2  3  4  4  3  2  2  3  4  5  5  5  4  4
MIXING HGT     6  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  8 11 13 <1  3  3 <1  4  5  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR     N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
T WIND SPD    25 26 12 19 16 11 19 34 27 21 17 42 34 18 29 20 13  9  5  5  3  3
RFTI           5  3  1  0  0  0  0  2  1  2  2  3  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI CATEGORY CH CL EL NO NO NO NO EL EL EL EL CL EL 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     62      36    74      42    71      48    66      53    65
TEMP          54 59 44   38 64 71 52   44 63 69 55   50 61 64 57   54 62 64
DEWPT         15 13 18   23 27 32 37   42 47 51 53   50 54 52 54   46 37 22
MIN/MAX RH       15      56    20      92    47     100    62      88    20
RH            21 16 35   54 24 24 56   93 56 53 93  100 78 65 90   74 39 20
PWIND DIR        SE       S     S       S     S       S    SE      SW     N
WIND CHAR       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   15>
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC B1   SC FW FW FW   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR          0       0     0       5    10      20    30      30    20
RAIN SHWRS                                      IS   IS SC SC SC   SC IS IS
TSTMS                                           IS   IS SC SC SC   SC IS IS

$$

TXZ035-041015-
LUBBOCK-LUBBOCK TX
33.67N 101.82W ELEV. 3280 FT
228 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                 46          75          30          56          29
TEMP          79 77 64 57 52 49 53 67 74 72 53 44 38 33 37 49 55 54 43 38 34 31
DEWPT         21 16 17 19 22 24 25 25 24 22 24 25 24 22 18 15 13 13 14 14 15 15
MAX/MIN RH                   38          15          65          19          52
RH            11 10 16 22 31 37 33 20 15 15 32 47 57 63 46 25 18 19 30 37 45 51
WIND DIR      SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW  N  N  N  N NE NE  N  W SW SE  S  S
WIND SPD      21 17 13 11 10 12 20 26 24 20 21 20 16 11 10 10  6  4  4  6  5  5
CLOUDS        SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     27 48 48 47 47 47 39 31 22 13 18 24 14  4  6  7  8  9 18 27 34 41
POP 12HR                      0           0          10           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
OBVIS                              BD BD
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         4  5  5  5  2  4  2  2  2  3  4  3  2  2  2  3  4  4  5  5  4  4
MIXING HGT    10  8 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  9 11 12 <1  3  3  1  3  4  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR     N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
T WIND SPD    27 24  9 11 17 16 21 34 27 25 11 36 33 13 23 13  4  1  6  6  6  5
RFTI           4  3  0  0  0  0  1  4  4  3  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI CATEGORY CL CL NO NO NO NO EL CL CL CL 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     60      34    70      39    69      45    63      50    62
TEMP          52 57 42   36 61 67 49   41 61 66 53   47 58 61 54   51 59 61
DEWPT         15 15 18   20 23 27 34   40 44 47 50   47 52 42 46   42 31 21
MIN/MAX RH       17      52    19      95    45     100    49      77    21
RH            23 19 37   52 23 22 56   96 53 50 89  100 80 49 74   71 34 21
PWIND DIR         S       S     S       S     S       S     S       N     N
WIND CHAR       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   15>
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC   SC FW FW FW   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR          0       0     0       5    10      20    20      30    20
RAIN SHWRS                                      IS   IS IS IS SC   SC IS IS
TSTMS                                           IS   IS IS IS SC   SC IS IS

$$

TXZ031-041015-
MATADOR RAWS-COTTLE TX
34.13N 100.42W ELEV. 1900 FT
228 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                 48          80          36          58          32
TEMP          79 77 65 59 54 51 56 72 79 77 58 50 44 39 42 52 57 56 45 40 37 34
DEWPT         27 23 24 25 27 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 29 26 21 16 14 15 15 16 17 17
MAX/MIN RH                   44          17          59          18          49
RH            15 13 21 27 35 44 37 21 17 18 34 46 55 59 43 24 18 19 29 37 44 49
WIND DIR      SW  S SW SW  W  W  W  W NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE  E  E SE
WIND SPD      20 17 12  9  9 12 17 21 20 19 19 18 13 10 12 13  9  4  4  4  4  4
CLOUDS        FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)     24 48 49 50 51 52 42 31 25 21 23 24 14  4  6  7  8  8 10 13 23 34
POP 12HR                      0           0           5           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         4  3  5  5  4  3  2  2  2  3  3  3  2  2  4  4  4  5  5  5  5  4
MIXING HGT     5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  7 11  8  2  4  1 <1  4  5  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR     N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
T WIND SPD    21 11 12 11 11 11 17 26 31 23 35 41 25 17 25 17 12  8  4  5  4  4
RFTI           2  1  0  0  0  0  0  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI CATEGORY EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO 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     61      36    72      42    70      47    64      52    63
TEMP          53 58 44   38 63 69 52   44 63 68 54   49 60 63 56   53 60 62
DEWPT         17 17 19   23 25 29 34   40 46 51 52   49 53 49 52   44 37 26
MIN/MAX RH       19      55    19      86    49     100    61      88    25
RH            24 20 36   54 23 22 50   86 54 54 93  100 78 60 86   71 42 25
PWIND DIR        SE       S     S       S     S       S    SE       W     N
WIND CHAR       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   15>
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC B1   SC SC FW FW   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR          0       0     0       5    10      20    30      30    20
RAIN SHWRS                                      IS   IS SC SC SC   SC IS IS
TSTMS                                           IS   IS SC SC SC   SC IS IS

$$

TXZ029-041015-
PLAINVIEW-HALE TX
34.18N 101.71W ELEV. 3372 FT
228 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                 43          72          27          52          28
TEMP          75 73 60 54 49 46 50 64 71 69 50 41 35 30 33 45 51 50 40 36 32 30
DEWPT         25 19 21 23 25 26 26 26 24 22 25 27 26 23 19 16 14 14 14 15 15 15
MAX/MIN RH                   46          17          73          22          53
RH            15 13 22 30 39 45 39 23 17 17 37 57 69 75 56 31 22 23 34 42 49 53
WIND DIR       W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  N  N  N  N NE NE NW  W SW SE  S  S
WIND SPD      19 16 11  9 10 13 21 26 24 21 21 19 14 10 10 10  5  3  4  6  6  6
CLOUDS        SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     30 48 47 46 45 44 33 23 18 13 18 24 14  5  6  7  8  9 14 19 29 38
POP 12HR                      0           0          10           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
OBVIS                              BD BD
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         4  4  5  3  3  2  2  2  2  3  4  2  2  2  2  3  4  4  5  5  5  4
MIXING HGT     7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  8 10 11 <1  3  3 <1  3  4  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR     N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
T WIND SPD    27  9  6 10 18 14 24 37 34 27  9 35 28 13 21 12  3  0  6  8  8  6
RFTI           2  2  0  0  0  0  2  4  3  2  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI CATEGORY EL EL NO NO NO NO EL CL CL EL EL 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      32    69      37    67      43    62      49    60
TEMP          52 57 41   34 59 66 47   39 59 64 51   45 57 60 53   50 57 59
DEWPT         15 15 18   20 23 26 32   38 43 46 49   45 51 42 45   41 32 26
MIN/MAX RH       17      56    19      97    46     100    52      77    28
RH            23 19 39   56 25 22 56   96 55 52 93  100 80 51 74   71 38 28
PWIND DIR         S       S     S       S     S       S     S      NW     N
WIND CHAR       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   15>
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC   SC FW FW FW   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR          0       0     0       5    10      20    20      30    20
RAIN SHWRS                                      IS   IS IS IS SC   SC IS IS
TSTMS                                           IS   IS IS IS SC   SC IS IS

$$

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..........................WIND CHILL TEMPERATURE
HEAT INDX...........................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
       F+.............DENSE FOG
       H..............HAZE
       BS.............BLOWING SNOW
       K..............SMOKE
       BD.............BLOWING DUST
       AF.............VOLCANIC ASHFALL
LAL(CAT)............................LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL
HAINES(CAT).........................HAINES INDEX
MIXING HGT(THOUSANDS OF FT AGL)........MIXING HEIGHT
     EXAMPLE: 6 = 6000 FEET; 12 = 12000 FEET; <1 = LESS THAN 1000 FEET
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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