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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
326 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
TXZ012-221000-
AMARILLO-POTTER TX
35.23N 101.70W ELEV. 3585 FT
326 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
DATE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI
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 TEMP 51 88 56 89 59
TEMP 69 70 60 56 53 51 68 81 87 84 70 63 58 56 71 82 89 85 72 65 61 59
DEWPT 40 39 42 44 44 46 46 44 38 35 39 43 44 47 55 51 49 51 55 58 58 58
MAX/MIN RH 82 16 71 25 96
RH 35 32 50 64 72 82 45 27 18 17 32 47 59 71 57 33 25 31 56 78 90 96
WIND DIR NW SW SE S S SW SW S S S SE S S S SW SW SW E SE SE SE S
WIND SPD 9 4 8 11 8 8 11 13 13 13 8 11 11 12 19 12 6 24 23 25 25 21
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 53 51 44 43 42 34 33 30 32 39 38 38 40 42 46 51 56 61 60 59 60 61
POP 12HR 10 10 10 30 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.14 0.12
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 4 4
HAINES 6HR 3 3 3 5 6 6 6 4 3 3
MIX HGT 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 12 16 17 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 20 20 1 2 2 2 1
VENT RATE 84 57 <1 5 <1 <1 67180256281 <1 <1 <1 <1 60293200 27 50 57 56 28
T WIND DIR NW W SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SE S S S SW SW SW E SE SE SE S
T WIND SPD 9 6 8 11 9 8 21 17 18 19 9 11 12 12 27 17 11 31 37 43 42 32
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 3 2
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL EL CL CL EL
DATE 05/24 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13
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 TEMP 85 62 88 61 90 60 89 61 90
TEMP 80 82 67 62 83 85 67 61 84 86 66 60 83 86 67 61 84 86
DEWPT 58 56 58 57 57 53 55 55 52 48 54 53 50 45 50 50 49 43
MIN/MAX RH 38 84 31 81 24 76 22 68 21
RH 47 41 72 84 41 33 66 81 33 27 64 76 31 24 54 68 30 23
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 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 30 20 20 20 20 10 10 5
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-221000-
BOOTLEG RAWS-DEAF SMITH TX
34.82N 102.78W ELEV. 4103 FT
326 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
DATE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI
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 TEMP 50 90 56 90 56
TEMP 71 72 61 55 52 50 68 82 89 86 70 63 58 56 71 83 90 86 70 63 58 56
DEWPT 38 37 38 39 41 43 44 39 32 29 30 32 34 43 51 45 43 47 52 56 57 56
MAX/MIN RH 77 12 62 20 100
RH 30 28 43 55 66 77 43 22 13 13 23 31 40 62 49 27 20 26 52 78 96100
WIND DIR E S SE S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S E SE SE SE
WIND SPD 6 5 10 11 10 9 13 13 13 13 5 10 13 11 14 11 11 11 16 19 21 20
CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 47 53 49 33 30 31 29 25 27 28 32 37 38 39 44 49 53 57 59 60 61 61
POP 12HR 5 5 10 20 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.06 0.04
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 4 4
HAINES 6HR 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 3 3
MIX HGT 11 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 13 17 17 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 20 20 18 <1 2 2 1
VENT RATE 110 99 5 6 5 <1 55188281272 <1 <1 <1 <1 38293300252 9 36 44 25
T WIND DIR W W SE S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW E SE SE S
T WIND SPD 11 10 10 13 11 10 25 17 19 18 6 11 16 12 21 17 17 16 20 27 33 28
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL
DATE 05/24 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13
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 TEMP 85 59 89 59 91 58 90 57 92
TEMP 79 82 65 59 83 85 65 59 85 87 65 58 84 86 64 57 85 88
DEWPT 59 56 58 58 58 54 56 55 53 48 50 50 47 41 45 46 44 39
MIN/MAX RH 37 95 32 86 24 76 19 66 17
RH 50 40 78 95 42 35 72 86 34 26 58 76 28 20 49 66 24 18
PWIND DIR S S S S S S SW S SW
WIND CHAR 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 40 30 20 20 20 20 5 10 5
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-221000-
BORGER-HUTCHINSON TX
35.71N 101.40W ELEV. 2762 FT
326 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
DATE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI
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 TEMP 54 89 57 86 59
TEMP 77 77 65 60 56 54 70 82 89 85 71 64 59 57 70 80 86 83 70 65 61 59
DEWPT 41 41 42 45 46 46 47 46 41 39 45 49 51 50 54 53 50 57 58 59 58 57
MAX/MIN RH 76 18 78 29 94
RH 28 28 44 59 70 76 45 28 19 20 39 58 76 77 57 40 29 41 66 82 91 94
WIND DIR NW W SE S S SW SW SW S S SE SE S SW SW W E E E SE SE S
WIND SPD 10 4 4 10 6 4 10 13 11 10 9 12 11 8 16 4 3 21 18 16 16 18
CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 56 47 47 48 49 43 37 32 33 42 41 40 45 50 51 53 59 65 63 61 62 62
POP 12HR 20 20 20 30 40
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.19 0.18
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 3 1 3 3 1 3 4 4 4
HAINES 6HR 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 3 3
MIX HGT 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 12 16 16 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 16 20 2 2 2 2 1
VENT RATE 88 76 3 5 <1 <1 56183233263 <1 <1 <1 <1 66240195 60 40 48 47 22
T WIND DIR NW W SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SE SE S SW SW SW SW E SE SE SE S
T WIND SPD 9 9 5 11 8 5 19 18 17 18 10 12 11 8 25 17 11 34 29 27 26 24
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO
DATE 05/24 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13
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 TEMP 87 64 90 66 92 63 90 64 91
TEMP 81 84 69 64 85 87 71 66 87 88 69 63 85 87 70 64 86 88
DEWPT 59 58 58 59 57 55 57 57 55 52 55 55 52 50 52 53 52 49
MIN/MAX RH 37 82 31 72 27 74 25 66 24
RH 47 41 68 82 39 34 61 72 34 30 61 74 32 28 53 66 31 26
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 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 30 20 20 20 20 10 10 5
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-221000-
CEDAR RAWS-HUTCHINSON TX
35.68N 101.57W ELEV. 3103 FT
326 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
DATE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI
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 TEMP 53 90 56 87 59
TEMP 76 76 64 59 55 53 70 83 89 86 70 63 58 56 70 81 87 84 71 65 61 59
DEWPT 41 40 41 44 46 46 46 45 40 38 42 47 49 47 53 52 49 55 57 59 58 57
MAX/MIN RH 76 17 73 27 92
RH 29 28 43 58 71 76 43 26 18 18 36 55 71 71 55 37 27 37 62 80 89 92
WIND DIR NW W SE S S SW SW SW S S SE SE S SW SW W N E E SE SE S
WIND SPD 10 3 4 11 6 5 11 13 11 10 8 11 10 8 16 6 1 21 18 17 17 19
CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 55 47 47 49 47 41 36 31 33 40 39 38 42 46 49 52 59 65 63 61 61 60
POP 12HR 20 10 20 30 40
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0.01 0.15 0.16
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 3 1 1 3 1 3 4 4 4
HAINES 6HR 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 3 3
MIX HGT 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 12 16 17 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 17 20 2 2 2 2 1
VENT RATE 86 76 3 5 <1 <1 57173233264 <1 <1 <1 <1 69272200 60 39 50 50 23
T WIND DIR NW W SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SE SE S SW SW SW SW E SE SE SE S
T WIND SPD 9 9 5 11 8 5 21 17 17 18 9 11 11 8 26 18 11 34 29 28 28 26
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO
DATE 05/24 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13
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 TEMP 87 64 90 66 92 62 90 63 91
TEMP 81 84 69 64 85 87 71 66 87 88 68 62 85 87 69 63 86 87
DEWPT 59 57 58 59 57 54 57 57 55 51 54 54 51 48 51 52 50 47
MIN/MAX RH 37 82 30 73 25 74 24 66 23
RH 46 41 68 82 39 33 61 73 33 28 61 74 31 26 52 66 29 25
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S SW
WIND CHAR 15> <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 30 20 20 20 20 10 10 5
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-221000-
DALHART-HARTLEY TX
36.03N 102.55W ELEV. 3913 FT
326 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
DATE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI
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 TEMP 45 89 50 86 57
TEMP 72 72 58 52 47 45 65 80 88 84 66 58 53 50 66 79 86 82 69 63 59 57
DEWPT 39 39 41 41 43 43 44 43 36 34 36 40 40 41 47 49 45 49 53 56 56 55
MAX/MIN RH 90 15 72 24 93
RH 30 30 53 67 83 90 46 27 16 17 33 50 63 72 50 34 24 31 56 79 90 93
WIND DIR N S SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SE SE S W NW N NE E E SE SE S
WIND SPD 8 4 5 6 6 4 14 11 11 10 4 5 5 4 8 9 8 24 17 13 13 13
CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 53 50 48 47 36 35 31 28 29 30 34 38 40 41 47 54 56 58 59 60 61 61
POP 12HR 20 5 10 30 30
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0.07 0.07
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 3 3 1 1 1 1 3 4 4 4
HAINES 6HR 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 3 3
MIX HGT 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 13 17 16 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 14 4 2 2 2 2
VENT RATE 46 86 <1 <1 <1 <1 38138215202 <1 <1 <1 <1 14 28158109 48 42 45 42
T WIND DIR W W SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SE SE S W NW N SW E E SE SE S
T WIND SPD 4 10 6 8 8 5 21 12 14 14 5 6 6 4 9 9 12 35 27 24 25 26
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL NO NO NO NO
DATE 05/24 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13
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 TEMP 85 58 88 58 89 55 90 55 94
TEMP 79 82 64 58 82 84 64 58 83 85 62 55 83 86 63 55 86 89
DEWPT 56 53 56 55 54 51 55 54 51 45 50 50 43 37 42 45 42 37
MIN/MAX RH 34 90 28 87 23 83 16 67 14
RH 45 37 75 90 38 32 72 87 33 25 64 83 25 18 46 67 21 16
PWIND DIR S S SW S SW S SW SW SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 40 30 20 20 20 20 10 10 5
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-221000-
GUYMON-TEXAS OK
36.69N 101.51W ELEV. 3100 FT
326 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
DATE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI
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 TEMP 46 87 51 79 59
TEMP 78 75 60 53 48 46 64 79 86 82 66 58 54 51 64 73 79 77 67 63 60 59
DEWPT 38 38 41 43 43 43 46 45 42 40 46 52 54 51 52 51 51 58 58 57 57 57
MAX/MIN RH 89 20 100 38 93
RH 24 26 49 69 83 89 52 31 22 23 50 80100100 66 46 38 52 72 81 90 93
WIND DIR N W S S SW W SW SW SW SE E SE E E E E NE E E E SE S
WIND SPD 11 3 5 4 5 4 13 12 6 4 8 10 6 5 9 11 24 13 13 12 12 13
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 53 55 59 49 51 49 40 35 40 43 46 50 52 54 56 57 61 64 63 62 62 61
POP 12HR 20 10 20 40 40
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0.01 0.22 0.13
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 3 1 1 3 1 3 4 4 4
HAINES 6HR 3 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 4 3
MIX HGT 13 13 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 13 17 15 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 4 4 2 2 2 2
VENT RATE 155113 3 <1 <1 <1 72188215145 <1 <1 <1 <1 18 50 87 73 38 29 38 42
T WIND DIR NW NW S S SW W SW W W SW E SE E E E E E E E SE SE S
T WIND SPD 13 10 6 4 5 4 23 17 14 11 9 11 8 6 10 11 27 20 21 21 21 24
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CL NO NO NO NO NO
DATE 05/24 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13
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 TEMP 84 61 91 62 92 59 92 58 92
TEMP 79 81 66 61 85 87 68 62 86 88 66 59 86 88 65 58 85 88
DEWPT 57 56 58 58 57 54 56 56 55 51 54 53 50 46 48 49 49 46
MIN/MAX RH 39 89 29 82 26 81 21 71 21
RH 47 42 75 89 39 32 66 82 35 29 65 81 29 24 54 71 28 23
PWIND DIR S S S S S S SW S SW
WIND CHAR 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 30 20 20 20 20 10 10 5
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS 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
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
LAL(CAT)............................LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL
HAINES(CAT).........................HAINES INDEX
MIX HGT(THOUSANDS OF FT AGL)........MIXING HEIGHT
EXAMPLE: 6 = 6000 FEET; 12 = 12000 FEET; <1 = LESS THAN 1000 FEET
VENT RATE(THOUSANDS OF KT-FT AGL)...VENTILATION RATE
EXAMPLE: 12 = 12,000 FEET; 120 = 120,000 FEET; <1 = LESS THAN 100 FOOT
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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