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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
331 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013
TXZ024-191030-
CAPROCK RAWS-BRISCOE TX
34.41N 101.05W ELEV. 2561 FT
331 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 TEMP 61 95 60 93 57
TEMP 102100 83 74 68 64 76 88 94 92 78 71 66 63 74 86 92 90 76 69 63 60
DEWPT 29 33 35 35 31 28 27 28 23 22 28 32 35 36 40 35 29 18 27 39 43 44
MAX/MIN RH 25 7 37 7 56
RH 8 10 18 24 25 25 16 11 8 8 16 24 32 36 29 16 11 7 16 33 48 55
WIND DIR S S S SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW W SW W SW W W N N N
WIND SPD 20 20 13 18 16 13 14 18 20 19 4 6 5 4 12 13 18 16 5 12 17 11
CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 30 25 24 24 20 16 12 8 12 16 33 41 37 33 21 10 12 15 22 28 33 39
POP 12HR 10 0 0 0 5
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
HAINES 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 3 5 5 5 5 3
MIXING HGT 20 18 <1 <1 <1 <1 13 16 16 16 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 11 14 16 <1 2 <1 <1
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W N NW E SW SW W W NE N N
T WIND SPD 25 25 11 16 11 14 17 21 25 25 8 8 3 4 12 10 16 18 10 27 9 16
RFTI 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY CH CL NO NO NO NO NO CL CH CL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CH EL NO NO NO
FIRE WEATHER A A A
RED FLAG W W
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 TEMP 80 56 85 62 88 65 86 64 85
TEMP 75 78 64 58 79 82 69 64 82 85 72 67 81 84 71 66 80 83
DEWPT 40 33 43 48 45 41 48 57 55 54 60 63 61 59 61 61 61 58
MIN/MAX RH 19 68 23 78 31 86 42 84 41
RH 28 19 46 69 30 23 47 78 40 35 66 87 51 43 71 84 52 43
PWIND DIR N E S S S SE SE SE S
WIND CHAR 15> <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 5 5 5 10 20 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ026-191030-
CHILDRESS-CHILDRESS TX
34.43N 100.28W ELEV. 1952 FT
331 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 TEMP 64 96 62 93 58
TEMP 100 98 83 76 70 67 77 89 95 93 80 73 68 65 75 86 92 90 76 69 64 61
DEWPT 45 46 48 50 49 45 40 34 30 29 33 37 39 39 43 41 39 34 38 45 46 45
MAX/MIN RH 46 10 39 14 55
RH 16 17 30 40 47 45 26 14 10 10 18 27 34 38 32 21 16 14 25 42 52 56
WIND DIR S S S S S SW SW W W W W W W S SW SW SW W NW N N N
WIND SPD 21 21 17 16 12 10 12 16 19 21 9 9 6 6 13 17 20 19 11 11 13 13
CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 43 41 33 25 19 13 11 9 11 13 28 35 32 30 19 9 12 16 23 31 32 34
POP 12HR 20 5 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 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
HAINES 4 4 5 6 6 6 5 4 4 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 5 5 5 5 3
MIXING HGT 18 16 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 16 16 16 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 14 15 <1 2 <1 <1
T WIND DIR S S S S S SW NW W W W W N N NW NE S SW SW NE N N N
T WIND SPD 28 32 18 13 13 9 11 19 24 25 6 6 5 6 14 6 19 17 6 25 10 17
RFTI 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY CL CL NO NO NO NO NO CL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO
FIRE WEATHER A A A
TORNADO A A A
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 TEMP 83 60 85 61 88 67 87 65 84
TEMP 77 81 67 62 79 83 69 63 82 85 74 69 83 85 72 67 80 82
DEWPT 42 37 45 49 49 38 44 56 57 58 63 64 64 62 63 62 63 65
MIN/MAX RH 20 62 20 78 37 85 44 83 53
RH 29 21 45 62 35 20 40 78 43 40 69 84 53 46 73 84 56 56
PWIND DIR N NE SE S S SE SE SE S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 5 5 5 10 20 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ043-191030-
JAYTON RAWS-KENT TX
33.23N 100.57W ELEV. 1905 FT
331 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 TEMP 67 99 66 98 61
TEMP 101100 85 78 73 70 80 92 98 96 83 77 72 69 79 91 97 95 80 73 67 64
DEWPT 50 45 50 59 61 57 45 28 34 39 45 49 54 56 61 56 24 20 27 38 45 48
MAX/MIN RH 67 10 65 7 55
RH 18 16 30 52 66 63 29 10 11 14 26 37 53 63 54 31 7 7 14 28 45 56
WIND DIR S SW S S S SW SW W W W W S S S SW SW SW W SW S E N
WIND SPD 21 21 13 14 13 12 16 19 19 17 10 9 13 11 18 17 21 17 11 11 11 12
CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%) 41 37 31 25 19 13 11 8 8 7 15 21 16 12 11 10 9 9 10 12 24 36
POP 12HR 20 0 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 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
HAINES 4 4 5 5 6 5 5 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 6 6 5 4 4
MIXING HGT 18 14 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 14 14 14 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 13 17 15 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR SW SW S S S SW SW SW W W W W NW N S SW SW SW W NW N N
T WIND SPD 32 31 9 8 10 12 18 29 24 21 5 5 6 5 3 33 34 31 6 8 14 13
RFTI 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 1 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY EL CL NO NO NO NO NO EL CH CL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CH EL NO NO NO
FIRE WEATHER A A A
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 TEMP 87 61 89 65 93 69 90 68 86
TEMP 81 84 69 63 83 86 73 67 87 90 77 71 85 88 75 70 82 84
DEWPT 44 39 42 47 51 45 50 57 56 55 59 64 62 60 62 62 65 61
MIN/MAX RH 20 57 24 71 28 79 38 76 46
RH 27 20 37 56 33 24 44 70 35 31 54 79 46 39 64 76 56 46
PWIND DIR N NE SE S S SE SE SE S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 5 5 5 10 20 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ035-191030-
LUBBOCK-LUBBOCK TX
33.67N 101.82W ELEV. 3280 FT
331 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 TEMP 61 94 60 92 55
TEMP 98 96 81 73 68 64 75 87 93 91 78 71 66 63 73 85 91 89 74 67 61 58
DEWPT 24 22 23 26 28 29 27 25 23 23 27 30 32 34 39 32 19 15 20 29 38 43
MAX/MIN RH 26 8 35 6 57
RH 7 7 12 17 22 27 17 10 8 8 15 22 28 34 29 15 7 6 13 24 42 57
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W SW W W W W N NE N
WIND SPD 20 20 16 16 13 11 13 18 20 19 8 8 8 8 17 18 19 19 11 9 13 13
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 23 23 16 9 10 11 10 8 12 16 29 31 27 23 17 11 10 9 13 18 26 34
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
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
HAINES 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 3 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4
MIXING HGT 20 19 <1 <1 <1 <1 8 13 13 13 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 12 13 14 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W NW N NE E SW W W NW N NE N
T WIND SPD 25 26 12 16 13 11 19 21 27 24 2 3 5 6 10 20 23 23 8 10 8 10
RFTI 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 3 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 4 1 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY CH CH EL NO NO NO NO CL CH CH EL NO NO NO NO EL CL CL EL NO NO NO
FIRE WEATHER A A A
RED FLAG W W
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 TEMP 81 59 88 62 91 65 88 64 87
TEMP 75 78 66 61 82 85 70 64 85 88 73 67 83 86 72 66 82 85
DEWPT 38 34 39 47 46 37 44 56 53 50 52 58 59 57 58 59 59 59
MIN/MAX RH 19 60 18 74 26 72 37 79 40
RH 26 20 37 60 28 18 39 75 33 27 48 73 44 37 61 78 46 41
PWIND DIR N E S S S SE SE SE S
WIND CHAR 15> <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC FW SC SC FW SC FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR 5 5 5 10 20 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ031-191030-
MATADOR RAWS-COTTLE TX
34.13N 100.42W ELEV. 1900 FT
331 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 TEMP 65 98 62 95 60
TEMP 101 99 84 77 71 68 79 91 97 95 81 74 68 65 76 88 94 92 78 71 66 63
DEWPT 46 44 48 53 50 44 37 30 28 29 33 37 39 40 44 41 35 31 37 45 47 45
MAX/MIN RH 46 9 40 11 52
RH 16 15 29 43 47 42 22 11 9 10 18 26 34 40 32 19 13 11 23 39 50 52
WIND DIR S S S S S SW SW W W W W NW W SW SW SW SW W W N N N
WIND SPD 21 21 17 14 13 11 13 17 19 21 8 6 6 9 16 18 21 18 9 10 13 12
CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 41 39 31 23 18 12 10 9 10 11 26 36 30 25 17 9 10 12 21 31 32 33
POP 12HR 20 5 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 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
HAINES 4 4 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 5 6 6 5 4 5 4 3 5 5 5 5 3
MIXING HGT 17 15 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 15 16 15 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 15 16 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR S S S S S SW W W W W W W N NW NE SW SW SW NW N N N
T WIND SPD 28 32 16 11 13 11 13 20 24 25 8 6 5 6 11 10 23 21 5 16 9 18
RFTI 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY CL CL NO NO NO NO NO CL CH EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
FIRE WEATHER A A A
TORNADO A A A
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 TEMP 85 61 87 63 90 69 89 67 84
TEMP 79 83 69 63 81 84 71 65 84 87 76 71 85 87 74 69 80 82
DEWPT 42 37 45 49 50 40 46 56 54 53 62 63 64 59 62 61 63 64
MIN/MAX RH 19 62 21 74 30 78 39 77 53
RH 27 19 42 60 34 21 41 73 36 31 62 76 50 39 66 76 56 55
PWIND DIR N NE SE S S SE SE S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 5 5 5 10 20 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ029-191030-
PLAINVIEW-HALE TX
34.18N 101.71W ELEV. 3372 FT
331 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 TEMP 58 92 58 90 53
TEMP 96 94 78 70 65 61 72 84 91 89 76 69 64 61 71 83 89 87 72 65 59 56
DEWPT 23 23 22 23 26 28 28 26 20 18 24 28 31 33 36 30 21 14 22 35 41 43
MAX/MIN RH 28 7 34 7 61
RH 7 8 12 17 23 28 19 12 7 7 14 21 29 35 28 15 8 7 15 33 51 62
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW SW W W W W N N N
WIND SPD 20 20 13 17 13 11 13 19 21 20 6 5 4 4 13 16 19 19 8 13 17 12
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 23 21 18 15 16 16 12 8 14 20 37 39 36 32 22 12 11 10 18 25 31 36
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5
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
HAINES 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 3 4 5 5 5 3
MIXING HGT 20 19 <1 <1 <1 <1 11 14 15 15 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 12 14 15 <1 <1 2 2
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W NW N E E SW W W NW N N N
T WIND SPD 25 25 10 16 12 11 19 23 28 26 5 5 5 5 11 12 18 23 10 10 17 21
RFTI 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 4 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 1 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY CH CH EL NO NO NO NO CL CH CH NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CL EL NO NO NO
FIRE WEATHER A A A
RED FLAG W W
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 TEMP 79 56 85 60 89 63 88 62 85
TEMP 73 76 63 58 79 82 68 62 83 86 71 65 82 86 70 64 80 83
DEWPT 37 32 40 46 43 36 44 56 53 49 53 58 58 56 58 59 57 57
MIN/MAX RH 19 65 19 80 27 78 36 85 40
RH 27 20 43 64 28 19 42 81 36 28 53 78 44 36 66 84 45 41
PWIND DIR N E S S S SE SE SE S
WIND CHAR 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 5 5 5 10 20 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS 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 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
MIXING 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
RFTI................................RED FLAG THREAT INDEX
CATEGORY...
HS............HISTORICALLY CRITICAL
EX............EXTREMELY CRITICAL
CH............CRITICAL - HIGH
CL............CRITICAL - LOW
EL............ELEVATED
NO............NONE
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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