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
436 AM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013
TXZ076-252215-
BARNHART RAWS-CROCKETT TX
30.99N 101.16W ELEV. 2562 FT
436 AM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013
DATE SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
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 86 68 89 68 88
TEMP 68 76 83 86 85 76 72 70 68 77 86 89 87 78 72 70 68 77 85 88 86
DEWPT 63 64 65 63 63 63 63 64 64 64 64 63 61 62 62 63 63 64 64 63 62
MIN/MAX RH 46 88 41 84 42
RH 84 66 55 46 48 64 74 82 88 64 48 42 42 59 70 78 84 64 50 43 45
WIND DIR SE SE S S SE S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 10 10 11 12 12 12 10 11 10 16 15 17 14 11 11 16 17 18 18 18 17
CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 76 71 66 63 59 59 59 71 84 68 51 43 35 38 40 52 64 50 35 37 39
POP 12HR 20 20 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.13 0.02 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
MIX HGT <1 2 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 8 7 2 <1 <1 <1 3 6 9 6
T WIND DIR SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 18 20 19 16 16 19 14 17 16 20 16 16 23 19 21 20 20 24 21 20 28
SMOKE DISP PR GD VG VG GD PR PR PR PR FR GD VG VG PR PR PR PR FR GD VG GD
DATE TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13 THU 05/30/13 FRI 05/31/13
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 67 85 69 85 70 88 70 88
TEMP 71 67 82 84 73 69 83 84 73 70 85 87 74 70 85 87
DEWPT 62 62 63 60 63 63 63 64 66 66 64 63 67 67 66 64
MAX/MIN RH 84 44 80 49 87 43 90 45
RH 73 84 53 44 72 80 51 51 79 87 50 45 79 90 53 47
PWIND DIR S S 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 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 10 10 20 20 20 10 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ139-252215-
COLEMAN RAWS-COLEMAN TX
31.51N 99.66W ELEV. 1452 FT
436 AM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013
DATE SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 83 69 90 68 89
TEMP 68 74 81 83 82 75 72 70 69 77 87 89 88 78 73 70 68 77 86 89 87
DEWPT 64 65 66 64 65 65 64 64 65 65 65 63 61 62 63 63 63 63 63 63 63
MIN/MAX RH 53 89 40 83 42
RH 87 74 60 53 57 71 76 82 89 67 49 42 41 59 71 78 83 62 46 43 45
WIND DIR E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S
WIND SPD 7 10 10 14 11 8 9 7 7 10 12 12 14 10 10 11 10 14 17 17 16
CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 77 72 67 63 59 63 68 73 79 64 48 41 34 37 40 56 71 52 32 36 39
POP 12HR 40 20 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.28 0.02 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
LAL 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
MIX HGT <1 2 4 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 8 6 1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 7 5
T WIND DIR S S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 13 17 17 18 18 14 10 11 13 16 19 18 21 14 19 13 18 24 24 24 28
SMOKE DISP PR FR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR PR VG VG VG PR PR PR PR FR VG EX GD
DATE TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13 THU 05/30/13 FRI 05/31/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 68 89 68 88 69 89 70 90
TEMP 73 68 86 87 73 68 85 86 73 69 86 87 75 70 88 88
DEWPT 64 64 61 60 64 64 63 66 67 67 67 67 68 68 66 66
MAX/MIN RH 88 38 87 46 93 48 92 45
RH 74 88 43 40 73 87 48 51 80 93 52 52 81 92 49 48
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR 15> 15> <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 10 10 10 20 20 30 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ155-252215-
COLORADO BEND RAWS-SAN SABA TX
31.05N 98.50W ELEV. 1259 FT
436 AM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013
DATE SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
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 83 68 88 69 85
TEMP 69 75 81 83 80 75 71 69 68 76 85 88 85 78 73 70 69 76 82 85 82
DEWPT 65 66 67 65 66 65 65 64 65 64 63 63 62 63 63 64 64 64 63 64 65
MIN/MAX RH 55 91 42 85 50
RH 88 74 63 55 62 71 80 86 91 65 48 43 46 60 71 80 85 67 53 50 57
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE S S S S SE S S S S S S SE
WIND SPD 7 8 12 10 8 5 5 7 5 9 10 11 10 7 9 10 10 10 12 14 14
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 82 78 74 74 73 72 71 77 83 67 51 42 32 42 51 65 79 56 32 36 40
POP 12HR 60 20 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.49 0.02 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS NM NM NM NM IS IS IS IS
TSTMS NM NM NM NM IS IS IS IS
LAL 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
MIX HGT <1 1 3 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 8 6 2 <1 <1 <1 3 6 8 4
T WIND DIR S S S SE S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 11 16 18 18 17 11 11 11 12 17 19 19 21 19 20 13 17 23 23 23 26
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD FR FR PR PR PR PR PR VG VG VG PR PR PR PR FR VG EX GD
DATE TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13 THU 05/30/13 FRI 05/31/13
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 67 85 70 85 70 85 72 86
TEMP 71 67 82 82 74 70 83 83 74 70 83 83 75 72 84 83
DEWPT 64 64 64 62 66 66 66 65 67 69 68 69 69 70 68 68
MAX/MIN RH 89 48 88 51 96 59 94 55
RH 78 89 55 51 77 88 57 55 79 96 61 63 82 94 59 61
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 5 5 5 10 20 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ128-252215-
HAMBY RAWS-CALLAHAN TX
32.50N 99.62W ELEV. 1900 FT
436 AM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013
DATE SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 83 69 89 68 88
TEMP 68 74 79 83 81 73 72 70 69 77 84 89 86 74 72 70 68 76 83 88 85
DEWPT 63 64 66 65 64 64 64 64 64 64 64 63 62 62 62 63 63 64 64 63 62
MIN/MAX RH 53 84 41 84 42
RH 84 71 64 55 56 73 76 81 84 64 51 42 45 66 71 78 84 65 52 43 46
WIND DIR SE S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 8 12 14 10 15 14 10 10 10 15 18 17 19 12 12 16 16 17 21 22 21
CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 74 72 69 64 58 60 62 68 73 62 50 45 39 38 37 42 46 41 36 38 39
POP 12HR 30 20 10 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.22 0.01 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
LAL 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
MIX HGT <1 2 4 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 8 6 2 <1 <1 <1 3 5 7 6
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 14 18 20 20 23 16 13 13 16 21 20 20 25 16 18 17 20 28 27 27 34
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD VG GD PR PR PR PR FR VG VG VG PR PR PR PR GD VG EX VG
DATE TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13 THU 05/30/13 FRI 05/31/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 67 88 68 86 68 87 70 89
TEMP 71 67 82 85 72 68 81 84 72 68 82 85 73 70 84 86
DEWPT 63 63 61 58 62 62 62 65 66 67 66 65 68 67 67 66
MAX/MIN RH 87 39 82 48 97 48 90 47
RH 76 87 49 41 72 82 53 54 82 97 58 51 84 90 57 51
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 10 10 10 20 20 30 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ170-252215-
MASON RAWS-MASON TX
30.74N 99.19W ELEV. 1463 FT
436 AM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013
DATE SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
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 83 68 88 68 86
TEMP 69 75 81 83 80 75 72 70 68 77 85 88 84 78 73 70 68 76 83 86 83
DEWPT 64 66 67 65 65 65 64 64 64 64 63 62 61 62 63 63 63 62 61 63 64
MIN/MAX RH 55 87 42 83 46
RH 86 74 64 55 60 71 77 81 87 64 48 42 46 60 71 78 83 62 47 46 53
WIND DIR E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE S SE S S S S SE
WIND SPD 4 9 10 9 10 7 5 5 4 10 10 10 11 8 10 10 10 11 14 15 15
CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 80 74 67 69 71 72 73 81 89 71 52 42 32 43 53 67 80 56 32 37 41
POP 12HR 50 20 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.43 0.02 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
LAL 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
MIX HGT <1 2 3 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 9 5 2 <1 <1 <1 3 5 8 4
T WIND DIR S S S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 16 19 18 17 17 13 11 10 12 17 19 18 19 19 19 13 18 23 21 21 26
SMOKE DISP PR GD VG GD FR PR PR PR PR PR VG VG VG PR PR PR PR FR VG VG GD
DATE TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13 THU 05/30/13 FRI 05/31/13
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 67 86 68 86 69 86 71 87
TEMP 72 67 83 83 73 68 83 83 74 69 83 83 75 71 84 84
DEWPT 64 64 62 62 65 65 65 67 67 68 67 68 68 69 67 67
MAX/MIN RH 90 45 89 52 96 53 93 52
RH 76 90 49 49 76 89 56 60 80 96 59 61 80 93 57 57
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 5 5 5 10 20 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ065-252215-
PAINT CREEK RAWS-COKE TX
31.91N 100.58W ELEV. 1854 FT
436 AM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013
DATE SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 83 70 89 69 91
TEMP 67 74 80 83 81 73 71 71 70 78 85 89 86 74 71 70 69 79 87 91 87
DEWPT 63 65 65 64 64 63 63 63 63 64 64 63 62 62 62 63 63 64 64 63 62
MIN/MAX RH 53 79 42 81 39
RH 87 73 60 53 56 70 77 77 79 62 50 42 45 66 73 78 81 61 46 40 43
WIND DIR E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 8 9 11 15 12 11 10 11 10 14 17 16 15 12 11 15 14 16 18 18 17
CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 74 70 66 62 58 60 63 68 74 63 51 44 36 37 37 42 47 41 34 37 39
POP 12HR 20 20 10 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.11 0.03 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
MIX HGT <1 2 4 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 8 7 2 <1 <1 <1 3 6 8 6
T WIND DIR SE S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 12 19 17 19 18 16 13 11 13 19 16 18 23 16 18 16 18 25 21 23 31
SMOKE DISP PR FR VG VG GD PR PR PR PR FR GD VG VG PR PR PR PR FR GD EX VG
DATE TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13 THU 05/30/13 FRI 05/31/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 69 89 69 87 69 89 70 90
TEMP 71 69 85 86 71 69 83 84 71 69 85 86 72 70 86 87
DEWPT 62 62 60 58 63 63 63 64 66 65 64 63 66 67 66 65
MAX/MIN RH 79 36 81 46 89 42 90 44
RH 74 79 43 39 76 81 50 51 85 88 50 46 81 90 51 48
PWIND DIR S S SE S S S S S
WIND CHAR 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 10 10 10 20 30 30 10 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS SC SC SC SC
$$
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