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
317 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013
TXZ076-201015-
BARNHART RAWS-CROCKETT TX
30.99N 101.16W ELEV. 2562 FT
317 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013
DATE 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED
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 66 93 65
TEMP 96 94 81 78 74 71 84 95 96 92 77 74 69 66 80 92 93 90 75 72 68 65
DEWPT 33 30 36 43 52 61 56 52 45 37 42 47 53 59 53 47 40 34 42 50 57 65
MAX/MIN RH 72 15 80 14 100
RH 11 10 20 29 47 72 39 23 18 15 29 39 58 80 39 21 16 14 30 46 68100
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW S S SE S SW SW SW W NW NE SE S S
WIND SPD 14 12 9 5 5 8 10 11 14 14 10 7 5 5 5 7 8 8 7 4 5 7
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 16 15 16 16 22 26 25 21 22 23 23 23 27 32 35 39 36 32 29 27 26 26
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
MIX HGT 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 10 14 14 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 10 16 15 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR W SW S S SW S SW SW SW SW S SW SW W SW W W W N E E SE
T WIND SPD 20 17 8 8 6 6 17 18 20 17 8 6 4 3 9 20 20 14 5 18 6 12
SMOKE DISP EX EX PR PR PR PR GD EX EX EX PR PR PR PR FR EX EX EX PR PR PR PR
DATE 05/22 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13
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 93 68 93 69 92 67 94 66 92
TEMP 92 90 74 68 92 90 75 69 91 89 73 67 93 91 73 66 91 89
DEWPT 60 54 60 66 63 60 62 64 63 61 62 63 60 57 59 60 56 52
MIN/MAX RH 28 93 33 84 36 87 30 82 27
RH 34 29 61 93 38 37 64 84 39 39 68 87 33 32 62 82 31 28
PWIND DIR S S S SE SE SE SE S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5
$$
TXZ139-201015-
COLEMAN RAWS-COLEMAN TX
31.51N 99.66W ELEV. 1452 FT
317 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013
DATE 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 69 97 71 93 70
TEMP 96 95 82 75 72 69 83 96 96 94 82 77 73 71 82 92 92 90 80 75 72 70
DEWPT 58 53 59 64 65 65 65 65 62 59 62 64 65 66 63 60 58 55 58 61 63 66
MAX/MIN RH 87 31 85 31 89
RH 28 25 46 69 79 87 55 36 33 31 51 65 76 85 53 34 32 31 48 62 75 89
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE S S
WIND SPD 16 15 12 10 9 9 11 15 16 15 14 11 10 9 8 8 7 4 5 7 7 5
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 41 50 38 27 44 56 45 29 36 43 44 44 54 64 56 49 52 55 56 56 55 55
POP 12HR 20 20 20 30 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.14 0.01 0.02 0.03
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC
LAL 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1
MIX HGT 13 13 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 10 16 15 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 10 15 15 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW W W NE E E SE SE
T WIND SPD 20 19 6 10 18 11 14 21 25 26 6 13 13 6 8 9 14 1 20 14 10 6
SMOKE DISP EX EX PR PR PR PR GD EX EX EX PR PR PR PR FR GD EX PR PR PR PR PR
DATE 05/22 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 94 68 95 67 94 67 94 67 92
TEMP 93 91 74 68 94 91 73 67 92 90 73 67 92 90 73 67 91 88
DEWPT 63 59 62 65 63 60 62 65 62 59 61 62 59 57 59 60 57 54
MIN/MAX RH 35 90 33 92 33 84 31 78 30
RH 37 35 67 90 37 36 68 92 37 35 66 84 33 33 61 78 33 31
PWIND DIR S SE S SE SE SE SE SE S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5
$$
TXZ155-201015-
COLORADO BEND RAWS-SAN SABA TX
31.05N 98.50W ELEV. 1259 FT
317 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013
DATE 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED
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 90 70 92 67
TEMP 91 88 78 73 69 68 78 87 90 87 79 75 71 70 80 89 91 88 78 73 68 67
DEWPT 63 66 66 66 67 67 67 67 66 65 66 67 67 68 68 67 67 67 67 67 68 67
MAX/MIN RH 98 45 94 44 100
RH 40 48 66 79 94 98 69 52 46 48 64 77 88 94 67 49 45 50 69 83 99100
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 17 15 11 10 9 9 11 15 16 15 14 12 10 10 12 15 10 7 7 8 7 5
CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 46 54 51 48 59 74 55 41 47 53 59 65 69 73 65 57 60 63 68 74 69 65
POP 12HR 20 20 20 40 40
QPF 12HR 0.11 0.17 0 0.20 0.20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC
LAL 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1
MIX HGT 7 7 2 2 1 <1 2 4 5 5 2 2 1 <1 3 6 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S E E SE S
T WIND SPD 25 25 29 21 19 13 21 24 24 29 20 23 17 16 18 18 12 8 11 14 10 10
SMOKE DISP EX EX GD PR PR PR PR GD VG VG FR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR
DATE 05/22 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13
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 89 69 90 67 89 67 90 67 90
TEMP 86 86 74 69 87 86 72 67 86 85 72 67 87 86 72 67 87 86
DEWPT 66 64 64 65 65 64 65 65 63 60 62 63 61 58 59 60 57 54
MIN/MAX RH 45 86 42 93 39 88 35 78 30
RH 52 49 73 86 47 47 77 92 47 43 72 87 41 39 64 78 36 33
PWIND DIR S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5
$$
TXZ128-201015-
HAMBY RAWS-CALLAHAN TX
32.50N 99.62W ELEV. 1900 FT
317 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013
DATE 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 69 97 68 90 65
TEMP 97 94 80 74 70 69 83 96 97 94 80 73 69 68 79 89 90 88 75 69 66 65
DEWPT 51 44 47 49 57 64 60 56 52 48 55 61 62 63 60 57 54 51 54 58 61 65
MAX/MIN RH 83 20 84 28 99
RH 21 18 31 41 62 83 45 26 22 21 43 66 78 84 53 35 30 28 49 68 84 99
WIND DIR SW SW S S S S S SW S S S SE S SW SW W NW N E S S S
WIND SPD 18 17 11 9 8 9 11 14 17 17 14 10 8 7 7 7 5 5 7 8 8 7
CLOUDS SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 33 22 21 19 26 33 29 23 28 33 34 35 40 45 46 46 55 64 55 47 48 49
POP 12HR 20 20 20 30 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.09 0 0 0.01
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC
LAL 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1
MIX HGT 14 13 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 11 16 15 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 8 12 12 1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S SW N N NE NE N E E E SE S
T WIND SPD 26 25 8 8 13 11 24 25 29 26 8 5 4 5 10 12 2 8 14 11 10 12
SMOKE DISP EX EX PR PR PR PR VG EX EX EX PR PR PR PR PR GD PR GD PR PR PR PR
DATE 05/22 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 93 68 96 70 93 68 94 67 91
TEMP 92 91 72 68 95 93 74 70 92 91 72 68 93 92 72 67 90 89
DEWPT 59 53 59 64 61 58 61 64 61 58 60 62 59 57 58 60 57 54
MIN/MAX RH 27 89 30 83 32 83 29 80 30
RH 33 28 64 89 34 31 64 83 36 33 66 83 32 32 62 80 33 30
PWIND DIR S S S SE SE SE SE S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 10 10 10 10 20 10 5 5
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
$$
TXZ170-201015-
MASON RAWS-MASON TX
30.74N 99.19W ELEV. 1463 FT
317 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013
DATE 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED
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 70 94 69 94 67
TEMP 94 89 80 75 72 70 82 92 94 88 79 75 71 69 81 92 94 88 78 73 69 67
DEWPT 60 64 65 65 66 66 66 67 65 64 65 66 67 67 67 66 65 65 65 66 67 67
MAX/MIN RH 87 39 95 38 100
RH 32 44 60 71 81 87 58 44 39 45 62 76 89 95 63 43 38 46 64 80 95100
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 15 12 12 11 10 9 11 15 17 16 14 11 10 10 12 14 10 5 7 9 8 7
CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 43 50 50 51 63 77 57 34 43 52 58 63 68 72 62 51 57 61 62 62 63 64
POP 12HR 20 20 20 30 30
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.27 0 0.12 0.15
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC
LAL 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1
MIX HGT 8 8 1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 9 8 2 2 <1 <1 5 10 15 14 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SE E E SE S
T WIND SPD 19 19 16 20 17 11 19 20 23 27 12 18 14 14 18 12 16 8 9 18 10 9
SMOKE DISP VG VG PR PR PR PR FR VG EX EX PR PR PR PR GD VG EX GD PR PR PR PR
DATE 05/22 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13
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 90 67 93 68 92 68 91 65 92
TEMP 88 85 72 67 90 87 73 68 90 87 73 68 89 85 71 65 89 86
DEWPT 66 63 65 66 66 65 65 65 63 61 62 63 60 58 59 60 57 54
MIN/MAX RH 43 97 40 92 37 86 34 84 29
RH 48 48 79 97 45 48 76 92 41 42 68 86 38 40 66 84 34 34
PWIND DIR S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5
$$
TXZ065-201015-
PAINT CREEK RAWS-COKE TX
31.91N 100.58W ELEV. 1854 FT
317 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013
DATE 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 68 99 68 92 67
TEMP 98 96 78 72 70 68 85 99 98 96 77 72 70 68 81 92 91 89 75 70 68 67
DEWPT 36 31 36 42 50 59 52 46 42 38 43 48 54 59 56 52 49 45 50 55 59 64
MAX/MIN RH 72 13 74 21 91
RH 12 10 23 34 49 72 33 17 15 13 29 42 57 74 42 26 24 22 42 59 74 91
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW S SE S SW W NW N N E SE S S
WIND SPD 18 17 10 8 7 9 11 15 16 15 10 7 4 4 4 5 8 9 9 8 7 5
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 16 14 15 16 21 23 21 19 21 23 23 23 26 29 35 40 37 33 29 26 27 29
POP 12HR 5 10 10 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
MIX HGT 13 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 11 16 15 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 9 13 13 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW W W NE N NE NW W NW E E SE S
T WIND SPD 24 24 6 6 8 6 19 25 25 23 5 6 8 6 9 2 6 1 18 11 12 17
SMOKE DISP EX EX PR PR PR PR GD EX EX EX PR PR PR PR PR PR GD PR PR PR PR PR
DATE 05/22 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 95 69 96 70 95 69 94 68 92
TEMP 95 92 72 69 96 93 73 70 95 92 72 69 94 91 72 68 92 89
DEWPT 58 51 58 65 62 58 61 64 61 59 61 63 60 58 59 60 56 52
MIN/MAX RH 23 87 29 81 30 82 30 75 26
RH 29 25 61 87 34 31 66 81 33 33 68 82 32 33 65 75 30 27
PWIND DIR S S S SE SE SE SE S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5
$$
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