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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
451 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

TXZ024-242215-
CAPROCK RAWS-BRISCOE TX
34.41N 101.05W ELEV. 2561 FT
451 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

DATE             FRI 05/24/13            SAT 05/25/13            SUN 05/26/13
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                 83          64          83          64          92
TEMP             67 73 79 82 81 74 70 67 66 72 79 82 81 74 70 67 66 76 86 91 89
DEWPT            61 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 61 61 61 61 60 61 61 61 62 63 63 61 59
MIN/MAX RH                   48          85          48          87          36
RH               81 64 52 47 49 62 71 78 84 68 54 49 49 64 73 81 87 64 46 37 37
WIND DIR         SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD         13 16 18 19 18 14 12 11 10 13 17 18 17 13 10  9 10 11 13 16 18
CLOUDS           B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        71 64 57 62 67 61 55 55 56 56 57 53 50 49 49 46 43 34 24 37 50
POP 12HR                     30          30          20          20          10
QPF 12HR                   0.15        0.05        0.05        0.01           0
RAIN SHWRS       IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS            IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL               2  2  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES            4  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  2  3  3  4  4  4  3  3  3  3  3
MIXING HGT        1  2  2  3  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  6  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  9 12  9
T WIND DIR       SE SE  E SE  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S
T WIND SPD       21 14 12 25 28 12 16 13 13 23 18 23 24 11 11 11  8 18 16 18 26
RFTI              0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI CATEGORY    NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


DATE          MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13 THU 05/30/13
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      91      68      90      67      89      66      89
TEMP          75 69 86 89 75 70 85 88 74 69 84 87 73 68 84 87
DEWPT         60 61 60 56 60 60 60 59 59 61 60 57 60 61 57 53
MAX/MIN RH         75      33      71      36      77      35      79      31
RH            60 76 42 33 60 71 43 38 59 76 44 36 64 78 40 31
PWIND DIR           S       S       S       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR           10      20      20      20      20      30      30      20
RAIN SHWRS             IS IS       IS IS       SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS                  IS IS       IS IS       SC SC SC IS IS

$$

TXZ026-242215-
CHILDRESS-CHILDRESS TX
34.43N 100.28W ELEV. 1952 FT
451 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

DATE             FRI 05/24/13            SAT 05/25/13            SUN 05/26/13
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                 83          66          85          66          93
TEMP             67 73 79 82 81 75 71 69 67 74 81 84 83 76 72 69 68 77 87 92 90
DEWPT            62 62 62 62 62 62 63 63 63 63 62 62 62 62 62 63 63 64 64 63 61
MIN/MAX RH                   51          87          47          85          37
RH               84 68 56 51 53 64 76 81 87 69 53 48 49 62 71 81 84 64 46 38 38
WIND DIR          E SE SE SE SE  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD         10 13 14 17 17 13  9  8  6 13 18 19 17 13 10  9 10 12 14 16 17
CLOUDS           B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        72 64 56 63 71 66 61 64 68 64 59 55 51 50 49 50 51 39 26 33 39
POP 12HR                     30          30          20          20          10
QPF 12HR                   0.19        0.06        0.04        0.01           0
RAIN SHWRS       IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS            IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL               3  3  3  3  3  3  2  2  3  3  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES            4  3  2  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  4  4  3  3  3  3
MIXING HGT       <1  2  2  5  5 <1  1 <1 <1  3  9  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  8 10  7
T WIND DIR        E SE  E SE  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD       20 11 12 23 26  5 16 11 10 19 20 24 27  9  9 10  8 23 17 18 27
RFTI              0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI CATEGORY    NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


DATE          MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13 THU 05/30/13
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       68      93      69      91      67      89      67      88
TEMP          76 70 87 91 77 71 86 89 75 69 84 87 74 69 83 86
DEWPT         61 62 62 60 61 61 62 59 60 61 62 61 62 63 60 59
MAX/MIN RH         75      35      71      36      75      40      81      38
RH            60 76 43 36 58 71 45 37 60 76 48 42 66 81 46 40
PWIND DIR           S       S       S       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <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 SC
POP 12HR           10      10      20      10      20      30      30      20
RAIN SHWRS             IS IS          IS       SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS                  IS IS          IS       SC SC SC IS IS

$$

TXZ043-242215-
JAYTON RAWS-KENT TX
33.23N 100.57W ELEV. 1905 FT
451 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

DATE             FRI 05/24/13            SAT 05/25/13            SUN 05/26/13
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                 85          67          83          66          91
TEMP             70 75 81 84 83 76 73 70 68 74 79 82 81 75 71 69 67 76 85 90 88
DEWPT            67 66 65 64 64 63 62 63 64 64 64 63 62 62 63 63 64 65 65 63 62
MIN/MAX RH                   52          86          52          90          40
RH               90 74 58 51 53 64 68 78 87 71 60 53 53 64 76 81 90 69 51 41 42
WIND DIR         SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD          9 12 13 14 14 13 10  9  9 13 17 17 14 12 10  9 10 12 14 16 14
CLOUDS           B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        72 64 57 64 71 70 69 61 53 61 69 61 54 53 53 52 51 39 27 31 35
POP 12HR                     30          30          20          20          10
QPF 12HR                   0.25        0.09        0.09        0.01           0
RAIN SHWRS       IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS            IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL               3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES            6  2  3  2  2  2  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  3  3  3  2  3  3
MIXING HGT        1  3  4  7  5  1  1 <1 <1  5  5  2  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  9  6
T WIND DIR       SE  S SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD       14 10 10 21 21 16 19 12 10 19 19 13 23  8 11  8  6 21 16 16 25
RFTI              0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI CATEGORY    NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


DATE          MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13 THU 05/30/13
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      91      68      91      67      89      68      88
TEMP          75 69 86 89 75 70 86 89 75 69 84 87 75 70 84 86
DEWPT         62 62 63 61 62 63 62 59 62 62 62 62 66 65 62 60
MAX/MIN RH         80      38      78      36      79      41      86      40
RH            64 78 46 39 64 78 45 37 64 78 48 43 74 84 48 42
PWIND DIR           S       S       S       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR           10      10      20      10      20      30      30      20
RAIN SHWRS                IS          IS       SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS                     IS          IS       SC SC SC IS IS

$$

TXZ035-242215-
LUBBOCK-LUBBOCK TX
33.67N 101.82W ELEV. 3280 FT
451 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

DATE             FRI 05/24/13            SAT 05/25/13            SUN 05/26/13
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                 83          65          83          63          92
TEMP             69 73 79 82 81 74 71 68 66 73 79 82 81 73 69 66 65 75 86 91 89
DEWPT            63 62 61 59 56 58 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 61 61 62 62 62 58 55
MIN/MAX RH                   43          80          47          91          32
RH               81 68 54 46 42 57 68 76 81 64 52 47 49 64 76 84 90 64 45 33 32
WIND DIR         SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD          9 13 17 18 18 17 13 12 10 13 16 17 17 13 11 11 12 12 13 14 17
CLOUDS           B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        65 61 57 60 63 61 59 58 56 56 55 52 49 49 49 41 34 29 25 37 50
POP 12HR                     30          30          20          20          10
QPF 12HR                   0.12        0.05        0.04        0.02           0
RAIN SHWRS       IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS            IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL               2  2  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES            5  2  3  2  2  3  2  3  3  3  2  3  3  4  4  3  3  3  3  3  3
MIXING HGT        2  3  2  7  6  2 <1 <1 <1  4  5  4  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  8 13 11
T WIND DIR        S SE SE SE SE  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S
T WIND SPD       14 19 18 21 27 21 13 14 13 21 16 18 23 16 11 16  8 16 14 18 24
RFTI              0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI CATEGORY    NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


DATE          MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13 THU 05/30/13
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       65      92      65      90      65      88      65      89
TEMP          74 67 86 89 74 67 84 88 73 67 83 86 72 67 84 87
DEWPT         60 61 59 53 59 60 58 56 59 59 57 53 59 60 54 49
MAX/MIN RH         80      29      79      34      76      32      81      26
RH            62 81 40 29 59 78 41 34 62 75 41 32 64 78 36 27
PWIND DIR           S       S       S       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR           10      20      20      20      20      30      30      20
RAIN SHWRS             IS IS       IS IS       SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS                  IS IS       IS IS       SC SC SC IS IS

$$

TXZ031-242215-
MATADOR RAWS-COTTLE TX
34.13N 100.42W ELEV. 1900 FT
451 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

DATE             FRI 05/24/13            SAT 05/25/13            SUN 05/26/13
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                 84          66          85          66          93
TEMP             69 74 80 83 82 75 72 69 67 74 81 84 83 76 72 69 68 77 87 92 90
DEWPT            62 63 63 63 62 62 63 63 63 63 62 62 62 62 63 63 63 64 64 63 61
MIN/MAX RH                   50          86          48          86          38
RH               78 69 56 51 51 64 73 81 87 69 53 48 49 62 73 81 84 64 46 38 38
WIND DIR         SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD         13 13 13 16 17 13  9  8  6 13 18 19 16 13 10  9 10 12 14 16 17
CLOUDS           B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        72 64 56 63 71 67 63 63 61 61 61 57 52 51 49 50 50 38 26 33 40
POP 12HR                     30          30          20          20          10
QPF 12HR                   0.20        0.06        0.05        0.01           0
RAIN SHWRS       IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS            IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL               3  3  3  3  3  3  2  2  3  3  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES            4  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  4  4  3  3  3  3
MIXING HGT       <1  3  3  5  4 <1  1 <1 <1  3  8  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  7 10  7
T WIND DIR        E  S  E SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD       24 12 11 21 26 11 25 12 10 20 19 21 25  9  9 11  8 23 17 18 26
RFTI              0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI CATEGORY    NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


DATE          MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13 THU 05/30/13
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       69      92      70      91      68      89      68      89
TEMP          77 71 87 90 77 72 86 89 75 70 84 87 75 70 84 87
DEWPT         61 62 62 60 61 62 61 59 60 62 62 61 63 63 61 58
MAX/MIN RH         75      36      72      37      76      41      79      38
RH            58 73 43 37 58 71 43 37 60 76 48 42 66 78 46 38
PWIND DIR           S       S       S       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <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 SC
POP 12HR           10      10      20      10      20      30      30      20
RAIN SHWRS                IS          IS       SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS                     IS          IS       SC SC SC IS IS

$$

TXZ029-242215-
PLAINVIEW-HALE TX
34.18N 101.71W ELEV. 3372 FT
451 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

DATE             FRI 05/24/13            SAT 05/25/13            SUN 05/26/13
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                 83          63          83          61          91
TEMP             66 72 79 82 81 73 69 66 65 71 79 82 81 72 68 65 63 73 84 90 88
DEWPT            62 61 60 58 57 57 58 58 59 59 59 59 59 59 60 60 60 61 60 56 54
MIN/MAX RH                   43          82          46          92          31
RH               87 68 52 44 44 57 68 75 81 66 50 46 47 64 76 84 90 66 44 32 31
WIND DIR         SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD         12 16 18 20 19 14 12 11 11 13 16 18 17 13 11 10 11 11 13 14 18
CLOUDS           B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC B1
CLOUDS(%)        65 61 58 60 62 59 56 55 54 53 52 51 49 49 49 40 32 28 24 38 51
POP 12HR                     30          30          20          20          10
QPF 12HR                   0.12        0.04        0.04        0.02           0
RAIN SHWRS       IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS                   IS
TSTMS            IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS                   IS
LAL               2  2  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  2
HAINES            5  2  3  3  2  3  3  3  3  3  2  3  4  4  5  5  3  3  3  3  3
MIXING HGT        2  2  2  5  5  1 <1 <1 <1  4  4  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  9 14 12
T WIND DIR       SE SE SE SE  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S
T WIND SPD       14 20 14 25 29 14 14 14 16 23 17 20 23 17 11 13 10 18 16 19 26
RFTI              0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI CATEGORY    NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


DATE          MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13 THU 05/30/13
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      91      64      89      64      88      63      88
TEMP          73 66 85 88 73 66 83 87 72 66 83 86 71 65 82 86
DEWPT         59 60 57 51 58 58 57 55 57 58 56 50 57 60 51 46
MAX/MIN RH         80      27      75      33      77      29      84      25
RH            62 81 39 28 59 75 41 34 59 75 40 29 61 84 34 25
PWIND DIR           S       S       S       S       S       S       S      SW
WIND CHAR         15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR           10      20      20      20      20      30      30      20
RAIN SHWRS    IS       IS IS       IS IS       SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS         IS       IS IS       IS IS       SC 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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