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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
353 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

TXZ076-032215-
BARNHART RAWS-CROCKETT TX
30.99N 101.16W ELEV. 2562 FT
353 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

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

MAX/MIN                      81          45          85          41          60
TEMP             38 55 72 80 77 60 53 51 46 61 77 84 80 60 51 48 42 49 56 60 57
DEWPT            18 20 15 16 15 18 20 22 21 23 14  9 10 16 20 29 29 24 19 17 15
MIN/MAX RH                    8          39           6          59          17
RH               44 26 12  9  9 19 27 31 37 23  9  6  7 18 30 47 59 37 23 18 19
WIND DIR          S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W NW  N  N  N  N  N NE NE
WIND SPD          9 12 22 23 17 15 15 10 10  9 17 21 17 15 16 21 21 18 16 15 14
CLOUDS           FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)         7 19 26 27 29 34 39 38 36 37 38 35 32 27 22 22 21 22 22 25 28
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           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
MIX HGT          <1  2  3  4  4  2 <1 <1 <1  3  5  9 13  6 <1 <1  1  3  4  4  4
T WIND DIR        S  S SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NE NE NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD       11 23 25 25 29 19 20 16 10  9 28 35 32  8 10 32 32 32 21 13 12
SMOKE DISP       PR PR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR PR VG EX EX FR PR PR PR GD GD FR FR


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

MIN/MAX            35    63      39    71      44    70      50    69
TEMP          41   36 57 60 44   39 64 68 50   45 64 68 54   50 65 67
DEWPT         17   16 12 14 14   19 27 33 40   45 51 50 52   50 54 52
MAX/MIN RH         44    14      47    22     100    49     100    55
RH            38   44 16 16 29   45 24 27 68  100 63 52 92  100 67 59
PWIND DIR           E    SE       S     S       S     S       S     S
WIND CHAR         <15   <15     <15   15>     15>   15>     15>   15>
AVG CLOUDS    SC   SC B1 B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   B1 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR            0     0       0     0       0    10      20    20
RAIN SHWRS                                              IS   IS IS IS
TSTMS                                                   IS   IS IS IS

$$

TXZ139-032215-
COLEMAN RAWS-COLEMAN TX
31.51N  99.66W ELEV. 1452 FT
353 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

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

MAX/MIN                      81          49          87          44          60
TEMP             41 51 70 80 78 66 60 56 50 60 77 86 83 67 58 54 46 48 56 60 58
DEWPT            28 28 23 23 22 25 27 30 30 34 25 19 17 23 36 31 32 26 19 19 18
MIN/MAX RH                   11          50           8          57          19
RH               59 41 17 12 12 21 28 37 46 37 14  8  8 19 44 43 57 41 23 20 21
WIND DIR         SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD          8 10 18 19 15 15 16 14 12 12 16 17 12 16 19 21 15 15 17 16 14
CLOUDS           FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)         8 17 20 24 27 30 32 35 37 36 35 33 31 32 32 31 30 31 32 32 32
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           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
MIX HGT          <1  3  6  5  5  2 <1 <1 <1  4  7  8  9  5 <1  1  1  3  5  5  5
T WIND DIR       SW SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  N  N  N NE  N  N  N
T WIND SPD        9 12 24 26 29 14 19 19 14 17 23 31 16  8 25 28 25 32 24 17 12
SMOKE DISP       PR PR VG VG VG PR PR PR PR FR EX EX VG PR PR PR PR GD VG GD FR
LAKE WIND               Y  Y


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

MIN/MAX            38    62      38    70      48    70      52    68
TEMP          45   39 56 60 46   39 62 68 55   49 64 68 58   53 64 67
DEWPT         19   18 16 18 20   23 28 33 40   46 51 52 53   52 54 52
MAX/MIN RH         42    17      54    23      94    51     100    57
RH            35   42 20 19 35   52 27 27 57   90 63 57 83   96 70 59
PWIND DIR          NE     E      SE     S       S     S      SE    SE
WIND CHAR         <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC   SC SC SC B1   B1 SC SC B1   B1 B2 B2 B2   OV B2 B2
POP 12HR            0     0       0     0       5    10      20    20
RAIN SHWRS                                              IS   IS IS IS
TSTMS                                                   IS   IS IS IS

$$

TXZ155-032215-
COLORADO BEND RAWS-SAN SABA TX
31.05N  98.50W ELEV. 1259 FT
353 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

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

MAX/MIN                      76          48          84          44          62
TEMP             38 45 65 76 73 60 54 53 50 56 74 84 79 62 52 51 47 48 57 62 59
DEWPT            28 29 31 29 32 33 36 38 41 44 41 34 27 33 30 32 36 29 22 20 19
MIN/MAX RH                   18          80          15          68          19
RH               66 52 29 18 22 36 50 57 71 64 30 17 15 34 42 49 65 47 25 20 21
WIND DIR          S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W NW  N  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD          4  9 14 15 12 10 12 11 10 12 14 12  9  8 11 18 17 17 17 15 11
CLOUDS           CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)         0  5 12 16 20 25 29 32 34 37 39 32 26 30 34 32 30 23 17 14 12
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           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
MIX HGT          <1  3  6  5  4  2 <1 <1 <1  2  4  6  7  4 <1 <1  1  3  4  4  4
T WIND DIR       SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W SW  S  W  N  N  N  N  N  N
T WIND SPD        6 16 21 26 29 16 17 18 16 19 17 23 14 12 10 31 31 33 29 23 18
SMOKE DISP       PR PR VG VG VG PR PR PR PR PR GD VG GD FR PR PR PR GD VG GD GD


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

MIN/MAX            35    63      37    68      49    67      54    68
TEMP          40   37 55 60 43   39 59 66 53   50 62 66 57   55 64 66
DEWPT         20   19 20 22 26   26 31 36 44   46 51 52 53   54 54 56
MAX/MIN RH         53    20      67    27      97    56     100    64
RH            43   49 25 23 51   59 34 33 72   88 68 62 85   95 71 71
PWIND DIR           N    NE      SE    SE       S    SE      SE    SE
WIND CHAR         <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW   FW FW SC SC   SC SC SC B1   B2 OV OV OV   OV OV OV
POP 12HR            0     0       0     5       5    20      20    20
RAIN SHWRS                                        IS IS IS   IS IS IS
TSTMS                                                   IS   IS IS IS

$$

TXZ128-032215-
HAMBY RAWS-CALLAHAN TX
32.50N  99.62W ELEV. 1900 FT
353 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

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

MAX/MIN                      82          53          85          40          59
TEMP             42 52 71 80 80 69 63 56 54 61 76 84 82 65 56 45 41 45 54 58 57
DEWPT            27 26 23 23 22 22 23 24 23 27 24 21 24 26 32 28 30 24 17 17 17
MIN/MAX RH                   11          32          10          65          19
RH               56 37 16 12 12 17 21 29 30 27 14 10 12 23 40 51 65 43 23 20 21
WIND DIR         SW  S SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD         10 15 22 23 17 19 19 18 17 15 17 17 17 17 18 17 14 14 16 16 14
CLOUDS           FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)        25 26 37 36 35 36 38 39 41 41 41 36 30 34 37 32 27 27 26 24 22
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           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
MIX HGT          <1  2  5  5  4  2 <1 <1 <1  4  9 10 11  6  2  1 <1  3  5  5  5
T WIND DIR       SW SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
T WIND SPD       12 21 28 29 33 20 24 23 18 18 33 31 32 10 31 26 18 32 24 18 12
SMOKE DISP       PR FR VG VG VG FR PR PR PR GD EX EX EX FR FR PR PR GD GD GD FR
LAKE WIND               Y  Y


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

MIN/MAX            31    61      37    70      48    67      51    67
TEMP          41   32 53 59 45   38 61 68 56   49 62 66 57   51 63 66
DEWPT         19   19 18 17 21   22 27 32 37   43 50 51 51   51 53 51
MAX/MIN RH         60    18      54    22      86    55     100    56
RH            42   60 25 19 37   51 27 26 49   80 66 58 80  100 70 58
PWIND DIR          NE    SE      SE     S       S     S       S    SE
WIND CHAR         <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW   SC SC SC B1   SC SC SC SC   SC B1 B1 B2   B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR            0     0       0     0       0    10      20    20
RAIN SHWRS                                              IS   IS IS IS
TSTMS                                                   IS   IS IS IS

$$

TXZ170-032215-
MASON RAWS-MASON TX
30.74N  99.19W ELEV. 1463 FT
353 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

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

MAX/MIN                      77          47          86          44          62
TEMP             37 48 68 77 73 61 55 54 49 59 78 86 81 64 55 54 47 50 58 62 59
DEWPT            28 28 27 25 28 29 31 35 40 41 35 26 21 27 29 32 35 29 23 20 18
MIN/MAX RH                   14          77          10          65          19
RH               70 46 21 14 19 29 41 49 70 51 21 11 11 24 37 43 64 44 26 20 20
WIND DIR         SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W NW  N  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD          8 10 17 18 12 10 12 11 10 12 14 14 10  8  9 16 16 17 17 16 14
CLOUDS           CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)         0  7 16 18 20 25 29 32 34 34 34 28 22 28 34 32 30 24 18 17 16
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           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
MIX HGT          <1  3  6  5  4  2 <1 <1 <1  3  6  7  8  4 <1 <1  1  3  5  4  4
T WIND DIR       SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W SW SW  W  N  N  N  N  N  N
T WIND SPD       10 17 23 26 28 16 19 20 17 18 19 26 23  9  9 28 27 32 28 20 17
SMOKE DISP       PR FR VG VG VG PR PR PR PR FR VG EX EX PR PR PR PR GD VG GD FR


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

MIN/MAX            33    63      38    70      48    70      54    69
TEMP          41   35 57 60 44   40 63 67 54   50 65 68 58   55 66 67
DEWPT         18   18 16 20 23   24 30 36 45   47 51 53 54   54 54 56
MAX/MIN RH         51    17      59    26      96    53     100    61
RH            40   49 20 21 43   52 30 32 73   89 60 58 86   96 65 67
PWIND DIR           N     E      SE     S       S    SE      SE    SE
WIND CHAR         <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC B1   B2 OV OV OV   OV OV OV
POP 12HR            0     0       0     5       5    20      20    20
RAIN SHWRS                                        IS IS IS   IS IS IS
TSTMS                                                   IS   IS IS IS

$$

TXZ065-032215-
PAINT CREEK RAWS-COKE TX
31.91N 100.58W ELEV. 1854 FT
353 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

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

MAX/MIN                      82          49          85          40          60
TEMP             41 54 73 81 80 66 60 54 50 61 77 84 82 62 55 47 41 47 56 59 58
DEWPT            23 22 17 18 17 19 20 23 21 25 17 12 17 24 37 31 29 22 16 15 15
MIN/MAX RH                    9          34           7          61          17
RH               48 28 12  9  9 16 21 29 32 25 10  7  9 23 50 53 61 37 20 17 18
WIND DIR         SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W NW  N  N  N  N  N  N NE
WIND SPD         10 14 22 24 17 21 19 17 14 11 18 21 19 22 24 23 16 14 15 14 12
CLOUDS           FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)        21 22 21 26 31 36 40 40 39 39 40 36 32 28 25 23 22 23 24 25 27
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           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
MIX HGT          <1  2  4  4  4  2 <1 <1 <1  5  9 10 11  6  2  1  1  3  5  5  5
T WIND DIR       SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  N  N  N NE  N  N NE
T WIND SPD       10 19 24 25 29 19 20 18 11 10 25 34 36 14 34 28 18 32 19 13  9
SMOKE DISP       PR FR GD GD VG PR PR PR PR FR EX EX EX GD FR PR PR GD GD FR PR
LAKE WIND               Y  Y


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

MIN/MAX            34    63      38    71      45    70      50    69
TEMP          43   35 56 61 46   38 64 69 54   46 64 69 57   50 65 68
DEWPT         18   17 15 13 17   19 26 31 38   45 50 51 52   50 53 51
MAX/MIN RH         49    14      48    21      98    51     100    55
RH            36   48 19 15 31   46 23 24 54   95 59 53 83  100 66 56
PWIND DIR          NE    SE      SE     S       S     S       S    SE
WIND CHAR         <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   15>     15>   15>
AVG CLOUDS    SC   SC SC B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   B1 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR            0     0       0     0       0    10      20    20
RAIN SHWRS                                              IS   IS IS IS
TSTMS                                                   IS   IS 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 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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