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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
337 PM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

TXZ076-251015-
BARNHART RAWS-CROCKETT TX
30.99N 101.16W ELEV. 2562 FT
337 PM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

DATE           05/24/13      SAT 05/25/13            SUN 05/26/13            MON
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                      68          83          67          90          68
TEMP          81 82 74 71 70 68 74 81 83 81 73 70 69 67 77 86 90 88 77 72 70 68
DEWPT         61 62 63 64 65 65 64 64 64 63 62 64 64 64 65 64 63 61 62 62 62 62
MAX/MIN RH                   87          49          87          40          81
RH            51 51 68 79 84 90 71 56 53 54 68 80 84 90 67 48 40 40 60 71 76 81
WIND DIR      SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD      16 12 11 11 10 10 16 15 15 12 11  9 10 14 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 19
CLOUDS        B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)     68 71 73 75 76 76 71 66 62 59 63 67 76 84 68 51 43 35 38 40 52 64
POP 12HR                     30          20          20          10           5
QPF 12HR                   0.11        0.18        0.01           0           0
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS         IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL            3  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
MIX HGT        5  5  1  1 <1 <1  5  8  7  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR    SE  S SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD    21 21 20 14 13 18 20 19 16 16 19 14 17 16 20 16 16 23 19 21 20 20
SMOKE DISP    EX VG GD PR PR PR PR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD FR PR PR PR


DATE           05/27  TUE 05/28/13  WED 05/29/13  THU 05/30/13  FRI 05/31/13
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          89      67    89      69    87      71    90      70    89
TEMP          86 87   71 67 85 87   73 69 84 85   74 71 87 88   74 70 86 87
DEWPT         62 60   62 63 63 60   63 63 63 64   66 66 64 63   67 67 66 64
MIN/MAX RH       40      81    37      80    44      90    45      90    42
RH            45 40   73 87 48 40   72 80 50 50   76 84 46 43   80 90 51 46
PWIND DIR         S       S     S      SE     S       S     S       S     S
WIND CHAR       15>     15>   15>     15>   15>     15>   15>     15>   15>
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC   SC B1 B1 SC   SC B1 B1 B1   SC B1 B1 B1   SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR          5      10    10      10    20      20    20      10    10
RAIN SHWRS                                IS IS   IS IS IS IS
TSTMS                                     IS IS   IS IS IS IS

$$

TXZ139-251015-
COLEMAN RAWS-COLEMAN TX
31.51N  99.66W ELEV. 1452 FT
337 PM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

DATE           05/24/13      SAT 05/25/13            SUN 05/26/13            MON
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                      68          84          67          91          68
TEMP          84 85 77 72 70 68 75 82 84 83 75 71 69 67 77 87 91 89 78 73 70 68
DEWPT         65 66 66 67 67 67 67 66 65 66 64 65 65 64 65 65 63 61 62 63 63 62
MAX/MIN RH                   95          46          87          38          81
RH            52 52 70 82 89 94 77 59 53 57 69 82 88 90 68 49 41 40 58 71 78 80
WIND DIR      SE SE  E SE SE SE SE  S  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD      10  8  8  9  8  4  9 12 12 10  9  8  8  8 10 14 15 14 12 11 10 10
CLOUDS        B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)     65 69 73 76 76 77 72 67 63 59 63 67 73 79 64 48 41 34 37 40 56 71
POP 12HR                     40          30          20           5           5
QPF 12HR                   0.16        0.22        0.04           0           0
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS         SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
LAL            3  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
MIX HGT        4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  6  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  7  8  6 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR     S SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD    16 19 10 11 13 13 17 17 18 18 14 10 11 13 16 19 18 21 14 19 13 18
SMOKE DISP    EX EX PR PR PR PR GD VG GD VG PR PR PR PR FR VG VG VG GD PR PR PR


DATE           05/27  TUE 05/28/13  WED 05/29/13  THU 05/30/13  FRI 05/31/13
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          90      68    91      68    89      70    90      70    90
TEMP          87 88   73 68 87 89   73 68 86 87   74 70 87 88   74 70 87 88
DEWPT         61 61   64 62 61 60   64 64 63 66   67 67 67 67   68 68 66 66
MIN/MAX RH       36      81    34      86    43      92    48     100    47
RH            42 40   74 82 41 37   73 87 46 50   79 90 51 49   81 92 50 48
PWIND DIR         S       S     S       S     S       S     S       S     S
WIND CHAR       <15     <15   15>     <15   15>     <15   <15     <15   <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC   SC B1 B1 SC   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR          5      10    10      10    20      20    30      20    10
RAIN SHWRS                                IS IS   IS IS SC SC   IS IS
TSTMS                                     IS IS   IS IS SC SC   IS IS

$$

TXZ155-251015-
COLORADO BEND RAWS-SAN SABA TX
31.05N  98.50W ELEV. 1259 FT
337 PM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

DATE           05/24/13      SAT 05/25/13            SUN 05/26/13            MON
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          85          67          89          69
TEMP          84 83 77 73 70 69 75 81 85 82 76 71 68 67 76 84 89 86 79 74 70 69
DEWPT         68 65 67 68 68 68 67 66 65 66 64 64 65 65 65 63 62 62 63 63 63 63
MAX/MIN RH                   90          46          90          37          82
RH            59 55 71 84 92 97 76 60 52 59 67 79 90 93 69 49 42 44 59 70 78 82
WIND DIR      SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD      10  8  5  5  4  7 10 10 12  9  7  9  7  5  9 12 14 12 10  9  9 10
CLOUDS        B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)     60 78 80 83 82 82 78 74 70 67 69 71 77 83 67 51 42 32 42 51 65 79
POP 12HR                     50          30          20           5           5
QPF 12HR                   0.11        0.22        0.04           0           0
RAIN SHWRS    NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS         NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
LAL            3  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
MIX HGT        5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  7  8  7 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR     S  E  E SE SE  S  S  S SE  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD     9 12 19  9 10 11 16 18 18 17 11 11 11 12 17 19 19 21 19 20 13 17
SMOKE DISP    EX EX VG PR PR PR GD VG VG FR PR PR PR PR PR VG EX EX GD PR PR PR


DATE           05/27  TUE 05/28/13  WED 05/29/13  THU 05/30/13  FRI 05/31/13
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          86      67    89      70    87      71    89      72    88
TEMP          82 83   72 67 84 86   75 70 83 84   75 71 85 86   76 72 84 85
DEWPT         61 63   64 64 64 62   66 66 66 65   67 69 68 69   69 70 68 68
MIN/MAX RH       45      86    41      91    48      91    52      96    50
RH            49 52   76 89 51 45   75 88 57 53   75 92 58 57   79 94 58 57
PWIND DIR         S       S     S       S     S       S     S       S    SE
WIND CHAR       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC   SC B1 B1 SC   B1 B2 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 SC   SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR          5       5     5       5    10      20    20      20    10
RAIN SHWRS                                        IS IS IS IS   IS IS
TSTMS                                             IS IS IS IS   IS IS

$$

TXZ128-251015-
HAMBY RAWS-CALLAHAN TX
32.50N  99.62W ELEV. 1900 FT
337 PM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

DATE           05/24/13      SAT 05/25/13            SUN 05/26/13            MON
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                      68          85          68          90          68
TEMP          86 85 73 71 69 68 75 80 85 83 73 71 69 68 77 83 90 87 74 72 70 68
DEWPT         61 63 64 65 64 64 66 65 64 65 63 64 64 63 65 64 63 62 62 62 62 62
MAX/MIN RH                   90          45          83          38          81
RH            44 48 73 81 84 87 74 60 50 55 71 79 84 84 67 53 41 43 66 71 76 81
WIND DIR      SE SE SE SE  S SE  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD      15 12 14 11 10 10 17 16 14 12 10  9 12 15 17 18 19 18 16 12 11 12
CLOUDS        B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     64 71 71 72 73 74 71 69 63 58 60 61 67 73 62 50 45 39 38 37 42 46
POP 12HR                     40          20          20          10          10
QPF 12HR                   0.12        0.14        0.02           0           0
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS         SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL            3  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
MIX HGT        4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  6  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  7  6 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR     S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD    19 21 14  6 13 14 18 20 20 23 16 13 13 16 21 20 20 25 16 18 17 20
SMOKE DISP    EX EX FR PR PR PR GD GD EX VG PR PR PR PR GD VG VG VG GD PR PR PR


DATE           05/27  TUE 05/28/13  WED 05/29/13  THU 05/30/13  FRI 05/31/13
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          89      67    89      68    87      69    90      70    90
TEMP          83 86   71 67 82 86   72 68 81 85   72 69 84 88   73 70 84 87
DEWPT         62 60   63 62 61 58   62 62 62 65   66 67 66 65   68 67 67 66
MIN/MAX RH       37      81    35      85    46      93    48     100    47
RH            48 42   76 84 49 39   72 82 53 52   81 93 55 48   84 90 58 50
PWIND DIR         S       S     S       S     S       S     S       S     S
WIND CHAR       15>     <15   15>     15>   15>     <15   15>     15>   <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR          5      10    10      10    20      20    30      20    10
RAIN SHWRS                                IS IS   IS IS SC SC   IS IS
TSTMS                                     IS IS   IS IS SC SC   IS IS

$$

TXZ170-251015-
MASON RAWS-MASON TX
30.74N  99.19W ELEV. 1463 FT
337 PM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

DATE           05/24/13      SAT 05/25/13            SUN 05/26/13            MON
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          85          68          89          68
TEMP          83 83 77 74 71 69 76 82 85 82 76 73 70 68 77 85 89 86 78 74 70 68
DEWPT         65 65 65 67 67 67 65 66 65 66 64 64 65 65 65 63 62 61 62 63 63 62
MAX/MIN RH                   93          46          86          38          83
RH            56 55 66 80 88 94 70 58 51 58 67 75 85 90 68 48 41 43 58 69 78 80
WIND DIR      SE SE  E SE SE SE SE SE  S SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD      10  9  7  9  7  7 10 11 12 11  7  9  5  8 10 11 12 12 11 10 10 10
CLOUDS        B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)     63 64 71 79 81 84 76 67 64 61 67 73 81 89 71 52 42 32 43 53 67 80
POP 12HR                     40          30          20           5           5
QPF 12HR                   0.11        0.23        0.05           0           0
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS         SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
LAL            3  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
MIX HGT        4  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  7  9  7 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR     S SE  E SE SE  S  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD    12 14 14 10 11 16 19 18 17 17 13 11 10 12 17 19 18 19 19 19 13 18
SMOKE DISP    EX EX GD PR PR PR FR VG GD GD PR PR PR PR FR VG VG VG GD PR PR PR


DATE           05/27  TUE 05/28/13  WED 05/29/13  THU 05/30/13  FRI 05/31/13
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      67    90      68    86      70    90      71    89
TEMP          83 84   73 67 85 87   74 68 82 83   75 70 86 87   76 71 85 86
DEWPT         59 62   64 62 62 62   65 65 65 67   67 68 67 68   68 69 67 67
MIN/MAX RH       39      80    38      92    50      92    49      97    47
RH            44 48   73 84 46 43   73 89 56 59   76 92 54 54   76 93 55 53
PWIND DIR         S       S     S       S     S       S     S       S    SE
WIND CHAR       <15     <15   15>     <15   15>     <15   <15     <15   <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC   B1 B2 B1 SC   B1 B2 B2 B1   B1 B1 B2 B1   SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR          5       5     5       5    10      20    20      20    10
RAIN SHWRS                                        IS IS IS IS   IS IS
TSTMS                                             IS IS IS IS   IS IS

$$

TXZ065-251015-
PAINT CREEK RAWS-COKE TX
31.91N 100.58W ELEV. 1854 FT
337 PM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

DATE           05/24/13      SAT 05/25/13            SUN 05/26/13            MON
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                      67          84          67          90          69
TEMP          85 84 72 69 68 67 74 80 84 81 71 68 68 67 77 85 90 87 74 71 70 69
DEWPT         62 62 64 64 64 64 65 64 63 63 63 64 64 63 65 64 63 62 62 62 62 62
MAX/MIN RH                   89          45          87          38          79
RH            47 48 75 84 86 90 74 58 49 54 76 87 87 87 67 50 41 43 66 73 76 78
WIND DIR      SE SE  E SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD      12 16 15 14 14  9 16 16 12 10 10  9 11 10 14 17 17 15 14 12 12 14
CLOUDS        B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     68 72 73 73 74 74 70 66 62 58 60 62 68 74 63 51 44 36 37 37 42 47
POP 12HR                     30          20          20          10          10
QPF 12HR                   0.11        0.14        0.02           0           0
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS         IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL            3  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
MIX HGT        3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  7  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR    SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD    21 24 17 10 13 12 19 17 19 18 16 13 11 13 19 16 18 23 16 18 16 18
SMOKE DISP    EX VG PR PR PR PR GD VG VG GD FR PR PR PR FR GD VG VG FR PR PR PR


DATE           05/27  TUE 05/28/13  WED 05/29/13  THU 05/30/13  FRI 05/31/13
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          92      69    92      69    89      70    91      70    91
TEMP          87 88   71 69 87 88   71 69 84 86   71 70 86 88   72 70 86 87
DEWPT         62 60   62 63 60 58   63 63 63 64   66 65 64 63   66 67 66 65
MIN/MAX RH       35      81    32      78    43      91    44      95    42
RH            43 39   74 82 40 36   76 81 48 48   83 85 48 43   81 90 51 48
PWIND DIR         S       S     S      SE     S       S     S       S     S
WIND CHAR       15>     <15   15>     15>   15>     15>   15>     15>   15>
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC B1 B1 SC   SC B1 B1 SC   SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR          5      10    10      10    20      30    30      10    10
RAIN SHWRS                                IS IS   SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                                     IS IS   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
WIND GUST(MPH)......................20 FT. WIND GUST
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
10K WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS).......10000 FOOT WIND DIRECTION
10K WIND SPD(MPH)...................10000 FOOT WIND SPEED
MIX 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
SMOKE DISP(CAT(KT-FT))...................SMOKE DISPERSION CATEGORY
     EXAMPLE: PR = POOR; FR = FAIR; GD = GOOD; VG = VERY GOOD; EX = EXCELLENT
FOSBERG.............................FOSBERG FIRE WEATHER INDEX
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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