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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
432 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013

TXZ024-232230-
CAPROCK RAWS-BRISCOE TX
34.41N 101.05W ELEV. 2561 FT
432 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013

DATE             THU 05/23/13            FRI 05/24/13            SAT 05/25/13
UTC 3HRLY     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 90          63          83          64          83
TEMP             64 74 84 89 87 77 72 68 65 71 79 82 81 74 70 67 66 72 79 82 81
DEWPT            50 58 63 61 63 64 62 59 61 63 63 62 61 61 61 61 60 60 60 60 60
MIN/MAX RH                   39          89          49          83          47
RH               60 57 49 39 45 64 71 73 87 76 58 51 51 64 73 81 81 66 52 47 49
WIND DIR          S  S SE SE  E SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD          5 12 11 19 20 20 18 13 12 13 13 14 16 14 13 11 11 13 17 17 16
CLOUDS           SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)        30 39 47 60 81 84 77 70 71 62 52 55 59 56 54 55 56 54 52 52 53
POP 12HR                     60          60          40          30          20
QPF 12HR                   0.28        0.30        0.24        0.06        0.01
RAIN SHWRS             NM NM NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS                  NM NM NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL               1  1  5  5  4  4  3  3  2  2  4  4  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2
HAINES            6  6  5  3  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  3  3  2  3  3
MIXING HGT       <1  3 10  9 <1  1  1 <1 <1  3  6  8  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  8  7  5
T WIND DIR       SE  S  S SE  E  E SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S
T WIND SPD        4 20 16 26 24 29 43 31 23 25 18 20 26 20  8  8 11 24 21 20 26
RFTI              0  0  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI CATEGORY    NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


DATE          SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13
UTC 6HRLY     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       64      88      65      88      65      87      65      85
TEMP          70 66 83 86 72 67 83 86 72 67 82 85 72 67 81 83
DEWPT         60 61 61 59 58 59 59 58 57 60 57 57 60 61 60 57
MAX/MIN RH         84      40      75      38      78      37      82      40
RH            71 84 47 40 61 75 44 39 59 78 43 39 66 81 49 41
PWIND DIR           S       S       S       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     15>     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           20      20      20      20      20      20      20      10
RAIN SHWRS    IS       IS IS       IS IS       IS IS
TSTMS         IS       IS IS       IS IS       IS IS

$$

TXZ026-232230-
CHILDRESS-CHILDRESS TX
34.43N 100.28W ELEV. 1952 FT
432 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013

DATE             THU 05/23/13            FRI 05/24/13            SAT 05/25/13
UTC 3HRLY     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 89          64          85          66          84
TEMP             64 73 83 88 86 77 72 68 66 73 80 84 83 76 72 69 68 74 80 83 82
DEWPT            51 58 66 65 64 64 63 59 62 64 65 64 63 63 64 64 63 63 62 62 62
MIN/MAX RH                   46          87          50          86          49
RH               63 59 57 47 48 64 73 73 87 73 60 51 51 64 76 84 84 69 54 49 51
WIND DIR         SE  S SE SE  E  E SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD          6 11 12 19 20 20 18 13 12 12 13 13 14 13 12 11 11 13 17 17 16
CLOUDS           SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)        40 43 49 68 80 84 82 72 71 61 51 52 53 57 60 59 57 53 49 51 52
POP 12HR                     60          60          30          30          20
QPF 12HR                   0.28        0.33        0.20        0.07        0.02
RAIN SHWRS       IS IS NM NM NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS            IS IS NM NM NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL               2  2  5  5  4  4  3  3  2  2  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2
HAINES            5  5  5  3  3  2  2  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  3  2  2  2  3
MIXING HGT       <1  3  8  6  3 <1  2 <1 <1  2  7  9  9 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  8  7  5
T WIND DIR       SE  S SE SE  E  E SE  S  S SE  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD        6 19 16 29 20 16 31 23 11  9 23 23 26 10  9 18 12 23 26 26 27
RFTI              0  0  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI CATEGORY    NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


DATE          SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13
UTC 6HRLY     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       66      89      67      90      67      88      65      86
TEMP          72 67 84 87 74 69 85 88 74 69 83 86 72 67 81 84
DEWPT         62 62 63 61 58 61 61 59 59 60 59 59 61 62 63 61
MAX/MIN RH         84      41      76      37      73      38      83      45
RH            71 84 49 42 57 76 45 38 59 73 44 40 68 84 54 46
PWIND DIR           S       S       S       S       S       S      SE       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           20      20      20      20      20      20      20      20
RAIN SHWRS    IS       IS IS       IS IS       IS IS       IS
TSTMS         IS       IS IS       IS IS       IS IS       IS

$$

TXZ043-232230-
JAYTON RAWS-KENT TX
33.23N 100.57W ELEV. 1905 FT
432 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013

DATE             THU 05/23/13            FRI 05/24/13            SAT 05/25/13
UTC 3HRLY     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 95          66          87          67          83
TEMP             72 80 89 94 93 81 75 71 68 75 82 86 85 77 73 70 69 74 79 82 81
DEWPT            61 65 67 64 58 64 66 63 65 66 66 64 63 63 63 64 64 64 64 64 63
MIN/MAX RH                   32          89          46          84          53
RH               68 60 48 37 31 56 74 76 90 74 58 48 48 62 71 81 84 71 60 55 54
WIND DIR          S  S  S  S SE  E  E NE  E SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE
WIND SPD          9 17 13 17 20 21 13 13 10 11 13 13 12 12 12 11 11 13 16 16 14
CLOUDS           SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)        38 38 33 46 55 84 82 72 62 57 52 53 54 61 68 60 53 51 49 50 51
POP 12HR                     20          60          40          40          20
QPF 12HR                   0.05        0.69        0.21        0.10        0.02
RAIN SHWRS             IS IS NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS                  IS IS NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL               1  1  3  3  5  5  4  4  3  3  4  4  4  4  3  3  2  2  2  2  2
HAINES            5  5  5  5  3  2  2  2  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2
MIXING HGT       <1  4  6 14 12  2  2 <1 <1  2  7  9  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  6  7
T WIND DIR       SE  S  S  S  S SE  E NE  S  S  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD        5 23 18 19 28 34 25 37 18 17 20 19 23  8  9 11 14 24 23 21 23
RFTI              0  0  0  0  1  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI CATEGORY    NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


DATE          SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13
UTC 6HRLY     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       67      90      67      90      66      90      66      86
TEMP          72 68 85 88 74 69 85 88 74 68 85 88 74 68 82 84
DEWPT         62 62 64 60 59 61 61 58 60 62 59 59 62 63 62 63
MAX/MIN RH         81      39      78      36      81      37      84      46
RH            71 81 50 39 59 76 45 36 62 81 41 38 66 84 51 49
PWIND DIR          SE       S       S       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           20      20      20      20      20      20      20      20
RAIN SHWRS    IS       IS IS       IS IS       IS IS       IS
TSTMS         IS       IS IS       IS IS       IS IS       IS

$$

TXZ035-232230-
LUBBOCK-LUBBOCK TX
33.67N 101.82W ELEV. 3280 FT
432 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013

DATE             THU 05/23/13            FRI 05/24/13            SAT 05/25/13
UTC 3HRLY     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 94          62          86          65          83
TEMP             68 78 88 93 91 79 72 68 65 72 81 85 84 76 72 69 67 73 79 82 81
DEWPT            56 59 60 55 55 61 62 59 62 63 63 61 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60
MIN/MAX RH                   27          90          44          78          48
RH               65 52 39 28 30 54 71 73 90 73 54 45 44 58 66 73 78 64 52 47 49
WIND DIR          S  S  S  S SE NE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE
WIND SPD         11 16 13 16 19 21 23 18 13 13 13 14 14 14 13 13 12 13 14 16 17
CLOUDS           SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)        33 36 44 52 81 84 82 68 64 58 52 59 66 62 59 57 56 54 52 52 51
POP 12HR                     30          60          50          30          20
QPF 12HR                   0.13        0.26        0.30        0.05        0.01
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS                  SC SC NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL               1  1  3  3  4  4  3  3  2  2  4  4  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2
HAINES            6  6  6  5  3  3  2  3  4  4  3  3  2  2  3  2  3  3  3  3  3
MIXING HGT       <1  3 11 17 14  1  1 <1 <1  2  7  8  7  3 <1 <1 <1  4  4  7  6
T WIND DIR        S  S  S  S  S NE  E  E SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD        9 24 14 14 21 26 40 35 25 24 18 17 25 24  9 16 16 24 18 14 23
RFTI              0  0  0  0  0  2  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI CATEGORY    NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


DATE          SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13
UTC 6HRLY     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       63      88      65      89      64      89      64      86
TEMP          69 65 82 86 72 67 84 87 72 66 83 87 72 66 81 84
DEWPT         60 61 62 57 58 58 58 54 55 58 55 54 59 60 57 55
MAX/MIN RH         85      37      75      33      75      31      80      36
RH            73 87 51 37 61 73 41 32 55 75 38 32 64 81 44 37
PWIND DIR          SE       S       S       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           20      20      20      20      20      10      10      10
RAIN SHWRS    IS       IS IS       IS IS
TSTMS         IS       IS IS       IS IS

$$

TXZ031-232230-
MATADOR RAWS-COTTLE TX
34.13N 100.42W ELEV. 1900 FT
432 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013

DATE             THU 05/23/13            FRI 05/24/13            SAT 05/25/13
UTC 3HRLY     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 92          64          85          66          83
TEMP             66 76 86 91 89 79 73 69 66 73 80 84 83 76 72 69 68 73 79 82 81
DEWPT            53 60 66 64 64 65 63 60 62 64 64 64 63 63 64 64 63 63 63 62 62
MIN/MAX RH                   41          86          49          85          51
RH               63 58 51 41 44 62 71 73 87 73 58 51 51 64 76 84 84 71 58 51 53
WIND DIR         SE  S SE SE  E  E SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD          6 12 11 19 20 20 16 19 14 12 13 13 14 13 12 11 11 13 17 17 16
CLOUDS           SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)        39 40 45 61 80 84 82 72 71 61 51 52 53 58 63 58 53 52 50 51 51
POP 12HR                     60          60          40          30          20
QPF 12HR                   0.26        0.44        0.22        0.07        0.02
RAIN SHWRS             NM NM NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS                  NM NM NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL               1  1  4  4  4  4  4  4  2  2  4  4  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2
HAINES            5  5  5  2  3  2  2  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3
MIXING HGT       <1  3  7  8 <1 <1  2 <1 <1  2  8  9  8 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  8  7  5
T WIND DIR       SE  S  S SE  E  E  E  S  S SE  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S SW  S  S
T WIND SPD        5 21 16 27 17 27 24 29 12 11 23 21 25  9  9 18 12 23 27 26 27
RFTI              0  0  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI CATEGORY    NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


DATE          SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13
UTC 6HRLY     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       67      88      67      90      67      89      66      85
TEMP          72 68 83 86 74 69 85 88 74 69 84 87 73 68 81 83
DEWPT         62 63 63 60 59 61 61 59 60 61 59 59 61 62 63 61
MAX/MIN RH         84      40      76      37      76      38      81      46
RH            71 84 51 42 59 76 45 38 62 76 43 39 66 81 54 47
PWIND DIR           S       S       S       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           20      20      20      20      20      20      20      20
RAIN SHWRS    IS       IS IS       IS IS       IS IS       IS
TSTMS         IS       IS IS       IS IS       IS IS       IS

$$

TXZ029-232230-
PLAINVIEW-HALE TX
34.18N 101.71W ELEV. 3372 FT
432 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013

DATE             THU 05/23/13            FRI 05/24/13            SAT 05/25/13
UTC 3HRLY     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 92          62          84          63          82
TEMP             64 75 85 91 89 78 72 67 64 71 79 83 82 74 70 67 65 71 78 81 80
DEWPT            53 57 59 56 57 62 60 58 61 61 60 59 59 59 59 59 59 59 59 59 59
MIN/MAX RH                   31          90          44          81          47
RH               67 54 41 31 34 58 66 73 90 71 52 44 46 59 68 75 81 66 52 47 49
WIND DIR          S  S  S  S  E SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE
WIND SPD         11 16 11 13 20 23 23 17 13 13 13 14 16 13 12 11 12 13 14 17 17
CLOUDS           SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)        29 37 43 55 81 84 76 66 65 59 53 58 64 60 55 55 54 54 53 53 54
POP 12HR                     60          60          50          30          20
QPF 12HR                   0.16        0.20        0.28        0.05        0.01
RAIN SHWRS             NM NM NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS                  NM NM NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL               1  1  4  4  4  4  3  3  2  2  4  4  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2
HAINES            6  6  6  4  3  3  3  3  4  4  3  3  2  2  3  2  3  3  3  3  3
MIXING HGT       <1  2 15 19  4  1  1 <1 <1  2  7  9  7  4 <1 <1 <1  4  6  7  6
T WIND DIR        S  S  S SW  E  E  E SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S
T WIND SPD        9 24 14 16 28 35 47 33 24 26 16 17 24 28  9 10 17 25 19 16 24
RFTI              0  0  0  0  1  2  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI CATEGORY    NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


DATE          SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13
UTC 6HRLY     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       62      87      63      87      63      86      63      85
TEMP          68 64 81 85 71 65 82 85 71 65 81 84 70 65 80 83
DEWPT         59 60 60 55 57 57 57 54 55 57 54 54 58 59 56 53
MAX/MIN RH         86      36      75      34      78      33      82      35
RH            73 87 49 36 61 75 43 35 57 75 39 36 66 81 44 36
PWIND DIR           S       S       S       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     15>     15>     <15     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           20      20      20      20      20      10      10      10
RAIN SHWRS    IS       IS IS       IS IS
TSTMS         IS       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 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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