Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS San Angelo, TX
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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
924 PM CDT MON MAY 13 2013
TXZ076-141015-
BARNHART RAWS-CROCKETT TX
30.99N 101.16W ELEV. 2562 FT
924 PM CDT MON MAY 13 2013
DATE 05/13/13 TUE 05/14/13 WED 05/15/13 THU
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 60 81 66 91 68
TEMP 71 65 62 60 69 77 81 79 71 69 67 66 77 87 90 88 76 73 70 68
DEWPT 46 49 52 54 56 58 57 56 58 59 60 63 65 61 58 56 58 60 63 66
MAX/MIN RH 81 43 90 32 93
RH 42 57 70 81 63 52 44 45 63 70 78 90 67 42 34 34 54 64 80 93
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 9 8 7 8 12 17 18 17 12 17 14 10 18 16 16 15 15 16 15 12
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 15 21 27 33 48 63 59 55 64 73 72 71 53 34 33 32 35 37 37 36
POP 12HR 0 30 30 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0.06 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
MIX HGT 2 <1 <1 <1 3 6 8 6 2 <1 <1 <1 5 10 10 10 5 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR S S S S S S SW S S S S S S SW W SW S SE S S
T WIND SPD 10 10 9 11 25 21 20 27 12 11 16 14 25 16 17 26 11 11 19 19
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR GD VG VG VG PR PR PR PR VG VG EX EX FR PR PR PR
DATE 05/16 FRI 05/17/13 SAT 05/18/13 SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13
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 97 67 95 69 93 68 96 65 96
TEMP 92 93 73 67 90 92 74 69 89 90 73 68 91 92 71 65 91 92
DEWPT 54 41 64 66 61 53 66 64 61 60 65 64 51 37 46 55 48 41
MIN/MAX RH 16 96 25 88 33 88 14 70 16
RH 28 16 72 96 38 27 78 86 39 37 76 87 26 15 41 70 23 17
PWIND DIR S S S S S S SW SW W
WIND CHAR <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL
POP 12HR 5 5 10 10 10 20 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS IS
TSTMS IS
$$
TXZ139-141015-
COLEMAN RAWS-COLEMAN TX
31.51N 99.66W ELEV. 1452 FT
924 PM CDT MON MAY 13 2013
DATE 05/13/13 TUE 05/14/13 WED 05/15/13 THU
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 58 85 66 88 68
TEMP 72 64 60 58 73 81 84 84 75 71 69 66 78 85 87 87 77 73 71 68
DEWPT 40 47 51 54 56 58 58 58 58 60 62 62 66 63 63 61 63 64 65 65
MAX/MIN RH 85 40 87 42 89
RH 32 54 71 85 55 46 41 41 56 67 77 87 65 48 44 42 61 72 80 89
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 8 5 4 4 9 12 14 14 10 11 10 10 17 16 17 15 15 14 11 9
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 11 18 26 34 49 64 64 65 70 76 75 74 62 47 53 59 66 72 63 54
POP 12HR 0 20 30 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.04 0.05 0.01
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
MIX HGT 3 <1 <1 <1 4 7 9 6 2 <1 <1 <1 5 10 10 11 6 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR SE S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S SE S S S
T WIND SPD 10 9 8 8 17 19 21 32 11 8 10 13 23 19 20 23 9 12 20 20
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR VG EX EX PR PR PR PR VG EX EX EX FR PR PR PR
DATE 05/16 FRI 05/17/13 SAT 05/18/13 SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 90 68 93 69 92 69 92 67 92
TEMP 87 89 74 68 89 92 75 69 89 91 75 69 88 90 73 67 88 90
DEWPT 64 58 70 66 62 58 68 63 61 64 68 67 61 55 56 57 54 51
MIN/MAX RH 36 96 33 83 37 93 31 70 26
RH 46 36 86 93 40 33 78 80 40 41 79 93 39 31 54 70 31 26
PWIND DIR S S S S S S SW W NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
$$
TXZ155-141015-
COLORADO BEND RAWS-SAN SABA TX
31.05N 98.50W ELEV. 1259 FT
924 PM CDT MON MAY 13 2013
DATE 05/13/13 TUE 05/14/13 WED 05/15/13 THU
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 59 83 66 81 68
TEMP 72 64 61 59 72 79 82 81 73 69 67 66 74 78 81 80 73 71 69 68
DEWPT 48 50 52 55 56 57 57 57 59 60 61 63 66 65 65 64 65 66 66 66
MAX/MIN RH 88 41 90 58 94
RH 43 61 74 88 58 48 43 44 61 74 82 90 76 64 59 59 76 86 90 94
WIND DIR SE S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 8 4 3 3 7 10 11 11 10 10 10 8 14 16 15 15 14 11 10 9
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 13 22 32 47 62 77 74 70 79 87 84 81 71 61 62 64 72 80 79 78
POP 12HR 0 20 40 30 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.07 0.02 0.02
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1
MIX HGT 3 <1 <1 <1 3 6 8 6 2 <1 <1 1 3 5 5 4 3 1 1 1
T WIND DIR SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE S S S
T WIND SPD 10 9 10 8 16 16 20 27 13 10 12 13 26 25 25 28 12 13 20 19
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR GD EX VG PR PR PR PR GD VG VG VG PR PR PR PR
DATE 05/16 FRI 05/17/13 SAT 05/18/13 SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13
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 85 68 87 69 88 70 89 68 91
TEMP 82 83 71 68 84 85 72 69 84 86 73 70 86 87 72 68 87 88
DEWPT 67 68 68 65 65 66 67 64 65 67 68 66 65 63 62 62 62 62
MIN/MAX RH 56 92 50 87 49 87 43 81 38
RH 61 61 89 89 54 53 83 85 53 54 84 87 51 45 71 81 43 41
PWIND DIR SE S S S S S S SW S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC CL CL
POP 12HR 10 10 20 10 10 10 10 10 10
$$
TXZ128-141015-
HAMBY RAWS-CALLAHAN TX
32.50N 99.62W ELEV. 1900 FT
924 PM CDT MON MAY 13 2013
DATE 05/13/13 TUE 05/14/13 WED 05/15/13 THU
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 60 85 67 88 68
TEMP 75 67 62 60 74 82 85 84 76 72 68 67 79 85 88 88 78 74 70 68
DEWPT 37 41 46 51 53 56 56 56 59 60 62 63 65 63 60 59 61 63 64 64
MAX/MIN RH 72 38 87 39 87
RH 26 39 56 72 49 42 38 38 56 66 81 87 62 48 39 39 56 69 81 87
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 8 10 10 9 10 12 14 16 16 15 15 12 18 17 17 16 16 17 14 10
CLOUDS CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 3 8 15 21 36 50 56 62 67 71 70 70 56 39 48 57 64 70 63 56
POP 12HR 0 20 30 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.03 0.04 0.02
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
MIX HGT 3 <1 <1 <1 4 7 9 6 2 <1 <1 <1 5 9 8 8 4 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR S S S S SW S S S S S S S S SW SW SE SE SE S S
T WIND SPD 11 13 11 10 18 20 24 13 10 8 13 14 29 21 24 19 13 10 19 19
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR GD VG EX GD PR PR PR PR VG EX EX VG FR PR PR PR
DATE 05/16 FRI 05/17/13 SAT 05/18/13 SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 90 69 96 69 93 70 92 64 88
TEMP 87 89 75 69 93 95 77 69 90 92 77 70 89 91 72 64 85 87
DEWPT 65 61 69 66 62 53 66 64 60 61 67 65 58 51 54 56 52 48
MIN/MAX RH 40 90 24 84 33 84 26 75 26
RH 48 40 82 90 36 24 69 84 37 36 71 84 35 26 53 75 32 26
PWIND DIR S S S S S S W NE NE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 10 10 10 10 10 20 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS IS
TSTMS IS
$$
TXZ170-141015-
MASON RAWS-MASON TX
30.74N 99.19W ELEV. 1463 FT
924 PM CDT MON MAY 13 2013
DATE 05/13/13 TUE 05/14/13 WED 05/15/13 THU
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 58 83 66 83 68
TEMP 70 62 60 58 72 78 83 80 72 69 67 66 76 79 83 81 74 70 69 68
DEWPT 46 48 51 54 56 57 58 59 60 60 62 63 64 64 64 63 65 66 66 66
MAX/MIN RH 86 43 89 53 93
RH 42 60 72 86 56 48 43 49 65 75 83 89 67 60 53 54 73 87 90 93
WIND DIR SE SE SE S S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S SE
WIND SPD 5 3 2 3 7 10 12 12 11 10 10 7 12 15 16 15 14 12 10 9
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 14 23 34 47 59 72 69 67 76 85 83 80 69 57 60 63 69 74 73 72
POP 12HR 0 20 40 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.06 0.02 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
MIX HGT 2 <1 <1 <1 3 6 9 6 2 <1 <1 <1 3 4 5 5 3 1 1 <1
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE S S S
T WIND SPD 9 6 10 8 14 17 21 28 14 13 12 13 25 23 23 28 9 14 20 21
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR GD EX VG PR PR PR PR FR GD GD VG PR PR PR PR
DATE 05/16 FRI 05/17/13 SAT 05/18/13 SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13
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 86 68 89 68 89 70 90 67 92
TEMP 82 83 71 68 84 86 71 68 84 86 73 70 86 86 70 67 87 88
DEWPT 65 65 69 65 62 64 67 63 63 66 68 66 63 60 60 61 58 56
MIN/MAX RH 51 95 42 86 45 89 38 80 31
RH 57 56 95 90 48 48 86 83 49 51 86 89 47 42 70 80 38 34
PWIND DIR S S S S S S SW SW SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
$$
TXZ065-141015-
PAINT CREEK RAWS-COKE TX
31.91N 100.58W ELEV. 1854 FT
924 PM CDT MON MAY 13 2013
DATE 05/13/13 TUE 05/14/13 WED 05/15/13 THU
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 59 86 65 92 68
TEMP 74 66 61 59 76 85 84 85 75 70 67 65 82 91 90 91 80 74 70 68
DEWPT 37 43 47 52 54 55 55 55 58 59 61 62 64 62 58 53 57 61 63 65
MAX/MIN RH 77 35 90 28 90
RH 26 44 61 77 46 37 37 36 55 68 82 90 55 38 34 28 45 63 78 90
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 7 5 3 4 10 17 17 15 14 16 14 11 19 17 17 15 14 14 14 12
CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 8 14 20 28 40 51 54 57 64 70 71 71 52 32 33 34 38 41 40 39
POP 12HR 0 20 30 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.04 0.02 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
MIX HGT 3 <1 <1 <1 3 7 9 6 2 <1 <1 <1 6 12 13 14 7 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR SE S S S S S S S S S S S S SW W SW S SE S S
T WIND SPD 9 8 8 6 20 20 23 26 10 11 13 14 25 17 18 25 9 9 19 17
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR GD VG EX VG PR PR PR PR VG EX EX EX FR PR PR PR
DATE 05/16 FRI 05/17/13 SAT 05/18/13 SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 97 69 97 70 93 70 96 64 94
TEMP 95 96 77 69 96 96 77 70 92 92 76 70 95 95 72 64 92 93
DEWPT 57 43 63 66 59 50 65 64 61 60 67 65 49 33 44 55 51 46
MIN/MAX RH 16 90 21 82 34 85 11 73 20
RH 28 16 63 90 29 21 67 82 36 35 74 85 21 11 36 73 24 20
PWIND DIR S S S S S S W W N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL
POP 12HR 5 5 10 10 10 20 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS IS
TSTMS IS
$$
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