Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS San Angelo, TX
Issued by NWS San Angelo, TX
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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
518 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
TXZ076-212215-
BARNHART RAWS-CROCKETT TX
30.99N 101.16W ELEV. 2562 FT
518 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
DATE TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13
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 93 64 92 70 93
TEMP 70 76 83 89 90 76 72 67 64 77 88 92 90 79 76 72 70 81 90 93 91
DEWPT 66 53 45 40 34 39 44 49 55 58 57 55 56 59 59 65 64 64 64 63 62
MIN/MAX RH 14 73 29 82 37
RH 86 45 26 18 14 26 37 52 72 52 35 29 32 50 56 79 82 57 42 37 38
WIND DIR S SW W NW N N NE E S S S S S S SE S S S S S S
WIND SPD 10 10 10 11 10 7 4 1 3 10 11 14 12 8 10 12 12 16 17 17 16
CLOUDS FW FW CL FW SC FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 10 9 3 14 26 13 2 3 5 24 25 29 33 27 20 36 53 51 49 46 43
POP 12HR 10 10 5 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS
TSTMS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
MIX HGT <1 3 8 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 9 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 8 5
T WIND DIR S SW W W N NE NE E S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 17 20 24 12 19 16 10 6 3 10 9 11 13 9 12 21 20 26 20 10 19
SMOKE DISP PR GD EX VG EX PR PR PR PR PR GD VG GD PR PR PR PR GD VG GD GD
DATE FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
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 70 94 67 92 67 93 67 92
TEMP 76 70 90 91 74 67 88 90 74 67 89 91 74 67 88 90
DEWPT 64 63 61 59 63 64 60 59 59 61 55 53 58 59 57 52
MAX/MIN RH 78 32 90 33 81 27 76 27
RH 67 78 38 34 68 90 39 35 59 81 32 28 58 76 35 27
PWIND DIR SE SE SE S SE S S S
WIND CHAR <15 15> <15 15> 15> 15> <15 15>
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 20 20 20 10 5 5 5 5
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ139-212215-
COLEMAN RAWS-COLEMAN TX
31.51N 99.66W ELEV. 1452 FT
518 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
DATE TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 91 63 93 69 94
TEMP 71 77 82 87 89 77 71 67 64 77 88 93 91 81 76 71 69 80 90 94 92
DEWPT 66 64 62 57 52 54 55 57 59 62 57 57 57 63 63 65 67 66 65 65 64
MIN/MAX RH 28 84 29 93 38
RH 83 65 52 37 28 44 57 70 84 61 35 29 32 54 65 81 93 63 45 39 40
WIND DIR S S SW NW N N NE NE N SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE
WIND SPD 9 11 12 12 10 4 3 2 1 8 4 10 11 11 10 9 7 9 12 15 16
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC B1 SC CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 19 22 43 47 52 27 5 11 17 29 37 36 36 32 27 41 54 47 40 40 41
POP 12HR 30 10 5 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC
TSTMS SC SC
LAL 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
MIX HGT <1 3 6 9 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 10 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 9 5
T WIND DIR S S SW N N N N NE W S S SW S SE S S S S S S SE
T WIND SPD 16 20 20 31 19 12 8 5 2 3 3 8 17 20 20 18 11 23 19 16 27
SMOKE DISP PR FR VG EX VG PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR GD VG VG VG
DATE FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 69 93 66 92 66 91 66 94
TEMP 76 69 89 91 74 66 88 90 73 66 87 89 73 66 89 92
DEWPT 65 66 61 60 64 63 61 58 61 62 56 54 59 60 57 52
MAX/MIN RH 89 33 90 33 87 30 80 25
RH 69 89 39 36 71 90 40 34 66 87 35 30 62 80 34 26
PWIND DIR SE SE SE S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR 10 10 10 5 10 5 5 5
$$
TXZ155-212215-
COLORADO BEND RAWS-SAN SABA TX
31.05N 98.50W ELEV. 1259 FT
518 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
DATE TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13
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 89 65 86 69 89
TEMP 71 76 81 87 87 78 73 68 67 75 82 86 84 77 74 70 69 77 85 89 87
DEWPT 68 67 66 67 67 65 63 61 58 68 63 61 61 63 65 66 67 67 67 66 66
MIN/MAX RH 49 91 43 93 48
RH 90 73 59 52 53 65 71 78 73 79 52 43 46 62 75 87 93 71 56 48 51
WIND DIR S S S S SW NE NW E N S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE
WIND SPD 9 11 11 12 0 3 1 0 2 8 9 8 9 5 7 8 8 9 10 10 10
CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 79 76 59 59 61 44 28 50 72 61 49 42 35 32 29 45 61 51 42 42 41
POP 12HR 50 30 5 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.20 0.17 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC
TSTMS SC SC SC SC
LAL 1 1 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
MIX HGT <1 2 5 7 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 3
T WIND DIR S S S SW SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE S S SE S S SE SE
T WIND SPD 19 23 28 21 10 6 9 4 10 9 10 12 16 9 18 16 12 17 17 14 21
SMOKE DISP PR FR VG VG GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD FR
DATE FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
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 69 88 67 90 65 89 64 90
TEMP 75 69 84 86 73 67 85 87 72 65 84 86 71 64 85 87
DEWPT 68 65 63 62 64 64 61 60 63 62 59 57 56 61 60 56
MAX/MIN RH 91 42 90 37 89 34 89 33
RH 80 88 49 45 73 90 45 40 73 89 43 37 59 89 43 35
PWIND DIR SE SE SE S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ128-212215-
HAMBY RAWS-CALLAHAN TX
32.50N 99.62W ELEV. 1900 FT
518 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
DATE TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 87 63 92 69 91
TEMP 68 74 80 86 84 72 69 64 63 74 86 92 89 77 75 70 69 77 86 91 89
DEWPT 64 62 60 55 50 52 53 55 56 59 56 54 56 61 60 65 64 64 64 64 64
MIN/MAX RH 30 81 28 87 41
RH 87 66 51 35 31 49 57 72 78 59 36 28 33 58 60 84 84 64 48 41 44
WIND DIR S S N N N N SE E S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE
WIND SPD 10 10 10 10 10 3 0 1 2 10 9 11 11 14 11 12 12 12 12 15 17
CLOUDS FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 10 19 63 60 58 30 6 5 7 30 31 35 39 35 31 39 47 43 40 41 42
POP 12HR 30 10 10 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC IS
TSTMS IS IS SC SC IS
LAL 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
MIX HGT <1 2 4 6 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 9 11 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 8 5
T WIND DIR S SW W N NE N N E SE SE S SW S SE S S S S S S SE
T WIND SPD 18 23 14 26 14 5 4 4 4 9 6 10 12 21 23 23 20 31 17 18 33
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR VG GD PR PR PR PR PR FR VG GD PR PR PR PR GD VG VG EX
DATE FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 70 91 67 92 67 92 66 94
TEMP 75 70 86 88 73 67 86 89 73 67 86 89 73 66 88 91
DEWPT 62 66 59 58 62 63 61 57 58 61 55 54 57 57 57 49
MAX/MIN RH 87 33 89 32 81 28 73 23
RH 64 87 40 36 70 89 43 34 59 81 35 30 57 73 35 24
PWIND DIR SE SE S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 20 10 10 10 5 5 5
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ170-212215-
MASON RAWS-MASON TX
30.74N 99.19W ELEV. 1463 FT
518 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
DATE TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13
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 92 64 90 70 93
TEMP 71 77 83 89 88 79 73 68 66 77 87 90 87 80 76 72 70 80 90 93 90
DEWPT 67 66 66 67 67 65 62 60 58 67 62 60 61 63 64 66 68 68 67 66 65
MIN/MAX RH 46 92 38 93 41
RH 87 69 57 48 50 63 68 76 75 73 44 38 43 57 68 82 93 66 46 41 44
WIND DIR S S SW SW NW N N NW NE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE
WIND SPD 9 10 10 9 11 8 2 1 0 7 8 9 8 5 7 4 5 9 12 14 12
CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 79 75 58 47 39 31 27 36 54 50 44 41 38 31 23 43 62 51 40 42 44
POP 12HR 40 20 5 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.11 0.09 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS
LAL 1 1 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
MIX HGT <1 2 5 7 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 6 4
T WIND DIR S S SW SW N N N NW W S S S S SE S S S S S SE SE
T WIND SPD 18 25 24 18 25 17 12 3 3 6 5 5 13 10 11 9 12 17 19 16 23
SMOKE DISP PR FR GD VG EX PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD GD
DATE FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
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 68 90 66 91 64 90 64 90
TEMP 75 68 87 87 73 66 88 87 72 64 86 86 71 64 86 87
DEWPT 67 65 62 63 63 64 61 57 63 61 56 57 57 61 59 55
MAX/MIN RH 91 40 92 33 90 33 90 33
RH 77 91 43 45 71 92 40 36 73 90 36 37 61 90 40 35
PWIND DIR SE SE SE S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 10 10 5 10 5 5 5
$$
TXZ065-212215-
PAINT CREEK RAWS-COKE TX
31.91N 100.58W ELEV. 1854 FT
518 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
DATE TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 89 63 94 70 95
TEMP 69 75 82 88 86 71 68 65 63 76 88 94 91 78 74 71 70 81 90 95 92
DEWPT 63 57 54 51 47 48 50 51 53 57 56 53 52 61 59 64 63 65 66 64 63
MIN/MAX RH 24 71 25 80 35
RH 82 53 39 28 26 43 52 62 70 53 35 26 27 57 59 79 78 58 45 36 38
WIND DIR S W NW NW N N E E S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE
WIND SPD 11 10 12 14 9 4 3 1 3 10 10 11 10 10 11 11 11 14 16 16 15
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 10 15 33 36 38 20 2 4 5 22 23 31 39 33 26 37 48 48 47 45 43
POP 12HR 10 5 5 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT <1 2 5 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 9 11 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 9 6
T WIND DIR SW SW NW N N N NE NE S S SW SW S SE S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 13 19 14 23 14 5 5 3 2 8 8 10 13 17 20 13 18 26 17 11 25
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD VG GD PR PR PR PR PR GD VG GD PR PR PR PR GD VG GD VG
DATE FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 70 93 67 92 67 93 68 94
TEMP 75 70 89 90 72 67 87 89 72 67 88 90 73 68 89 91
DEWPT 61 65 60 58 63 63 61 57 57 61 55 53 57 57 56 51
MAX/MIN RH 84 32 87 32 81 26 68 24
RH 62 84 38 34 73 87 42 34 59 81 33 28 57 67 33 26
PWIND DIR SE SE SE S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 15> <15 15> <15 15>
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 20 20 10 5 5 5 5
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
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
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
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