Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS San Angelo, TX
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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
309 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013
TXZ076-191015-
BARNHART RAWS-CROCKETT TX
30.99N 101.16W ELEV. 2562 FT
309 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013
DATE 05/18/13 SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE
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 71 96 71 99 65
TEMP 98 95 81 77 74 71 84 95 95 93 80 77 73 71 85 98 98 95 77 73 68 65
DEWPT 56 55 60 63 63 63 67 45 37 41 44 36 41 64 63 62 57 52 59 66 65 64
MAX/MIN RH 76 13 80 22 97
RH 25 26 50 62 70 76 58 18 13 16 28 23 31 80 48 31 26 23 54 79 90 97
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S
WIND SPD 16 17 14 14 11 10 11 10 12 10 7 7 7 10 14 10 11 12 11 10 9 8
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 40 33 33 32 30 25 20 19 16 12 19 25 30 34 28 22 22 21 22 22 24 25
POP 12HR 10 5 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS
TSTMS IS
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
MIX HGT 9 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 8 12 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 10 16 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR S SW S S S S W W W SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW
T WIND SPD 24 25 14 24 17 11 16 21 21 17 9 10 10 12 17 23 25 21 11 10 13 10
SMOKE DISP EX EX PR PR PR PR FR EX EX GD PR PR PR PR GD EX EX EX PR PR PR PR
DATE 05/21 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
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 91 63 94 68 95 68 92 66 92
TEMP 90 88 70 63 93 91 74 68 94 92 74 68 91 89 72 66 91 89
DEWPT 54 56 60 63 61 59 60 62 54 61 64 65 63 60 65 61 57 53
MIN/MAX RH 29 100 31 80 26 90 36 92 28
RH 30 34 72100 35 34 62 80 26 36 71 90 40 38 79 84 32 29
PWIND DIR W SE SE SE S SE S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 10 5 10 10 10 10 10 5
$$
TXZ139-191015-
COLEMAN RAWS-COLEMAN TX
31.51N 99.66W ELEV. 1452 FT
309 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013
DATE 05/18/13 SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 68 98 68 99 67
TEMP 97 94 80 74 70 68 83 96 96 95 81 74 70 68 83 97 97 95 80 73 69 67
DEWPT 60 58 62 64 65 65 67 66 62 60 61 66 69 64 65 65 63 61 64 67 67 66
MAX/MIN RH 90 32 96 32 98
RH 30 30 54 71 83 90 58 38 33 32 51 76 96 88 55 36 34 33 59 81 91 97
WIND DIR S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE S S
WIND SPD 16 18 14 11 9 9 12 12 14 14 9 11 10 9 11 14 14 17 16 10 10 9
CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 41 47 50 52 50 43 46 49 49 49 49 49 60 71 51 32 35 39 48 58 66 74
POP 12HR 20 10 10 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS
LAL 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
MIX HGT 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 7 11 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 9 13 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S SW
T WIND SPD 26 27 24 21 14 13 18 16 23 19 9 17 19 16 17 19 24 25 29 31 19 13
SMOKE DISP EX EX PR PR PR PR FR GD EX GD PR PR PR PR GD EX EX VG PR PR PR PR
DATE 05/21 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 92 64 93 69 95 69 93 67 93
TEMP 90 89 70 64 91 90 74 69 93 92 74 69 91 90 72 67 91 90
DEWPT 66 63 64 64 64 63 61 60 61 62 65 67 62 59 65 61 58 55
MIN/MAX RH 41 100 38 73 33 93 34 93 30
RH 45 42 82100 41 41 64 72 35 37 74 93 38 35 78 81 33 31
PWIND DIR SW SE E SE SE SE S SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2
POP 12HR 20 20 5 10 10 10 10 10 5
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ155-191015-
COLORADO BEND RAWS-SAN SABA TX
31.05N 98.50W ELEV. 1259 FT
309 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013
DATE 05/18/13 SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE
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 69 89 67 91 72
TEMP 94 90 80 74 70 69 78 85 88 85 76 72 68 67 78 87 90 88 80 76 73 72
DEWPT 63 63 65 65 65 65 66 67 66 67 68 67 67 67 68 68 68 67 67 67 67 67
MAX/MIN RH 88 48 100 45 85
RH 36 41 61 74 84 88 68 54 48 56 75 84 97100 71 53 47 50 65 75 82 84
WIND DIR S S SE SE S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 17 15 12 11 10 7 10 15 17 16 11 11 10 10 12 15 14 14 12 10 9 8
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 36 48 46 43 61 70 68 63 59 55 59 62 74 86 66 46 46 46 57 68 76 84
POP 12HR 10 5 5 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
MIX HGT 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 7 10 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 7 10 5 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 26 29 32 20 17 16 19 25 24 26 27 23 20 17 21 24 25 29 29 23 20 19
SMOKE DISP EX EX PR PR PR PR FR EX EX VG PR PR PR PR GD VG EX VG PR PR PR PR
DATE 05/21 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
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 91 66 88 70 89 68 87 67 88
TEMP 88 87 71 66 84 85 74 70 86 86 73 68 84 84 71 67 84 85
DEWPT 67 67 68 66 67 66 62 59 66 64 67 67 63 61 65 61 60 59
MIN/MAX RH 45 100 49 71 45 97 42 95 39
RH 51 52 89100 57 54 66 68 51 48 83 97 50 46 82 83 44 42
PWIND DIR S S SE SE SE SE S S SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 30 5 10 10 10 10 10 5
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC
TSTMS IS IS SC SC
$$
TXZ128-191015-
HAMBY RAWS-CALLAHAN TX
32.50N 99.62W ELEV. 1900 FT
309 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013
DATE 05/18/13 SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 72 97 67 96 65
TEMP 100 97 83 77 73 72 84 95 97 94 78 72 68 67 82 94 96 93 76 70 66 65
DEWPT 59 57 62 64 64 64 65 60 53 57 58 56 59 62 62 62 60 57 63 68 66 65
MAX/MIN RH 78 23 83 29 100
RH 26 27 50 65 75 78 53 31 23 29 50 56 73 83 52 36 30 31 63 93100100
WIND DIR S S SE S S S S SW SW SW SE S S S S S SW S S S S SE
WIND SPD 19 24 17 18 17 15 17 16 16 18 12 16 17 15 19 17 17 18 17 16 11 9
CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 42 52 52 51 43 27 28 31 30 29 24 19 30 41 34 27 24 21 30 38 42 45
POP 12HR 20 10 10 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS
LAL 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
MIX HGT 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 8 13 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 10 15 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR S S SE S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S SW N
T WIND SPD 31 27 18 21 17 17 25 26 28 26 8 10 14 16 23 26 29 29 12 27 19 11
SMOKE DISP EX EX PR PR PR PR GD EX EX EX PR PR PR PR VG EX EX EX PR PR PR PR
DATE 05/21 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 88 63 91 69 94 69 92 66 93
TEMP 86 85 67 63 89 89 73 69 92 91 73 69 90 89 71 66 91 90
DEWPT 61 59 60 62 60 59 58 57 58 61 65 66 62 59 65 64 61 57
MIN/MAX RH 38 97 34 67 30 91 35 97 32
RH 43 41 78 97 38 37 60 67 32 37 76 91 39 37 83 93 37 33
PWIND DIR NE E NE SE SE SE S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2
POP 12HR 20 20 5 10 10 10 10 10 5
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ170-191015-
MASON RAWS-MASON TX
30.74N 99.19W ELEV. 1463 FT
309 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013
DATE 05/18/13 SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE
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 68 92 70 96 70
TEMP 97 91 80 74 70 68 80 88 92 87 79 75 72 70 83 92 96 90 80 75 72 70
DEWPT 64 62 64 65 65 66 65 65 63 63 64 63 65 65 65 65 65 64 66 67 67 66
MAX/MIN RH 93 39 84 37 89
RH 34 39 59 73 84 93 61 46 39 45 61 67 79 84 56 42 37 43 63 76 86 89
WIND DIR S S SE SE SE S S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 16 17 11 10 7 9 12 15 14 16 11 11 10 10 11 15 14 16 14 10 9 8
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 36 47 43 39 57 64 67 61 56 51 54 57 69 82 61 39 41 43 54 64 73 81
POP 12HR 10 5 5 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
MIX HGT 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 7 11 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 7 11 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 24 27 29 18 16 12 16 19 19 20 19 20 18 14 18 17 21 27 25 19 18 16
SMOKE DISP EX EX PR PR PR PR FR VG EX VG PR PR PR PR GD VG EX VG PR PR PR PR
DATE 05/21 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
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 94 66 90 68 91 69 89 65 89
TEMP 90 88 72 66 86 85 73 68 88 86 74 69 86 84 70 65 85 84
DEWPT 65 65 67 66 66 64 63 61 62 64 67 66 62 60 65 60 58 56
MIN/MAX RH 40 100 44 78 40 91 39 99 34
RH 45 48 84100 51 50 70 78 42 48 80 91 45 44 83 83 40 38
PWIND DIR S S E SE SE SE S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2
POP 12HR 20 30 5 10 10 10 10 10 5
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC
TSTMS IS IS SC SC
$$
TXZ065-191015-
PAINT CREEK RAWS-COKE TX
31.91N 100.58W ELEV. 1854 FT
309 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013
DATE 05/18/13 SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 71 101 68 103 66
TEMP 100 97 80 74 73 71 87100100 97 78 72 70 68 87102102 99 77 70 68 66
DEWPT 56 53 56 60 61 62 63 47 39 37 40 36 41 60 56 53 50 47 57 67 66 65
MAX/MIN RH 73 11 76 16 100
RH 23 23 45 62 66 73 44 17 12 12 26 27 34 76 35 20 18 17 51 91 94 98
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S SW
WIND SPD 17 17 14 14 11 14 16 14 17 17 10 10 10 11 16 17 17 17 15 11 8 4
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 42 41 42 43 33 19 18 19 16 12 13 14 26 38 28 17 17 16 19 22 23 24
POP 12HR 20 5 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS
LAL 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
MIX HGT 10 14 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 8 13 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 11 16 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW S SW SW NW
T WIND SPD 26 26 13 16 12 12 17 27 27 24 6 6 9 12 19 28 29 27 9 9 11 8
SMOKE DISP EX EX PR PR PR PR GD EX EX VG PR PR PR PR GD EX EX EX PR PR PR PR
DATE 05/21 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 91 62 94 69 96 69 94 67 94
TEMP 90 88 65 62 93 91 72 69 95 93 72 69 93 91 70 67 93 91
DEWPT 62 53 57 61 60 58 58 57 53 61 61 66 63 60 63 63 58 52
MIN/MAX RH 30 97 31 67 24 91 34 90 25
RH 39 30 75 97 33 33 61 67 24 35 69 91 37 36 78 87 31 27
PWIND DIR N E E SE SE SE S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 10 5 10 10 10 10 10 5
$$
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