Texas Fire Weather Operating Plan - Appendix 3: Sample Narrative and Tabular Fire Weather Forecast Formats

Narrative Format

	FNUS55 KMSO  DDHHMM
	FWFMSO

	FIRE WEATHER FORECAST FOR WESTERN MONTANA
	NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MONTANA
	9 AM MDT THU JUL 10 2001

	...HEADLINE...
		(REQUIRED for Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches....brief 
		significant feature(s) at other times recommended)

	.DISCUSSION...
		(concise, clear, non-technical explanation of the 
		current/forecasted fire  weather)
		 
	UGC/FIPS CODING
	GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTORS
		(including counties or other land management governing units and/or 
		optional fire weather zone numbers)

	...RED FLAG WARNING/FIRE WEATHER WATCH HEADLINE... 
		(as needed in each appropriate zone grouping) 

	.TODAY
	    SKY/WEATHER/POP...
	    MAX TEMPERATURE...
 	    24 HR TREND:
	    MIN HUMIDITY...
 	    24 HR TREND:
	    WIND - 20 FT/10-min avg
	       (slope/valley...general wind...etc.)
	       (ridge top...etc)                    

	LOCAL OPTIONAL ELEMENTS...
		(transport winds, mixing heights, LAL, Haines, etc.)
	
	.TONIGHT
	SKY/WEATHER...
	MIN TEMPERATURE...
	MAX HUMIDITY...
	WIND - 20 FT/10-min avg
	   (slope/valley...general wind...etc.)
	   (ridge top...etc)

	LOCAL OPTIONAL ELEMENTS...
		(transport winds, mixing heights, LAL, Haines, etc.)                

	.SATURDAY (following day)
	SKY/WEATHER...
	MAX TEMPERATURE...
	MIN HUMIDITY...
	WIND - 20 FT/10-min avg
	   (slope/valley...general wind...etc.)
	   (ridge top...etc)

	LOCAL OPTIONAL ELEMENTS...
		(transport winds, mixing heights, LAL, Haines, etc.)

	=
	$$

	[forecast for next geographical descriptor and/or fire weather zone group]

	=
	$$

	.EXTENDED FORECAST... (include weather elements per locally-established policy)
	.SUNDAY...	 
	.MONDAY...
	.TUESDAY...
	.WEDNESDAY...
	.THURSDAY...

	NAME (Optional)

	NNNN
	=
	$$

FNUS55 KTBW DDHHMM FWFTBW FIRE WEATHER FORECAST FOR WEST-CENTRAL FLORIDA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY/RUSKIN FL 300 PM EST TUE JAN 1 2001 ...HEADLINE... (REQUIRED for Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches....brief significant feature(s) at other times recommended) .DISCUSSION... (concise, clear, non-technical explanation of the current/forecasted fire weather) FLZ034>038-021500- LEVY CITRUS HERNANDO SUMTER PASCO (Geographic Descriptors) 300 PM EST DAY TUE JAN 1 2001 TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THURSDAY -------- -------- --------- -------- CLOUD COVER CLOUDY PCLDY PCLDY CLEAR PRECIP CHANCE 100% 30% 30% 0% PRECIP TYPE TSHWR FRZ RAIN SNOW/RAIN NONE TEMP (24H TREND) 70 (+4) 30 (-40) 25 45 RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+20) 55 (-10) 80 45 20FT WND MPH(VALLEY) W 15 N 20 N 7 N 12 20FT WND MPH(RIDGE) W 20G30 N 25 NW 12 N 30 PRECIP DURATION 6 3 PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 6 AM PRECIP END 6 AM 2 PM PRECIP AMOUNT 0.50 0.10 LAL 5 1 HAINES INDEX (LOW) 4 2 HAINED INDEX (MID) 4 3 MIXING HGT (AGL) 10000 3500 TRANSPORT WIND(KTS) W 17 N 17 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 17,000 5,700 DISPERSION EXLNT FAIR SUNSHINE HOURS 3 6 (OTHER LCL OPTIONS) ??? ??? REMARKS...STRONG COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL SHIFT WINDS TO NORTHERLY LATE TONIGHT. .FORECAST FOR FRI-SUN...