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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
325 PM CDT WED JUN 19 2013
TXZ012-201000-
AMARILLO-POTTER TX
35.23N 101.70W ELEV. 3585 FT
325 PM CDT WED JUN 19 2013
DATE 06/19/13 THU 06/20/13 FRI 06/21/13 SAT
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 68 94 67 93 66
TEMP 76 80 74 71 69 68 80 89 94 91 79 73 69 67 79 88 93 90 78 72 68 66
DEWPT 60 58 60 60 60 60 59 57 54 53 56 58 59 60 59 57 55 53 55 57 58 58
MAX/MIN RH 76 26 78 27 75
RH 49 46 62 68 73 76 49 34 26 28 45 59 70 78 50 35 28 28 45 59 70 75
WIND DIR S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 19 21 20 19 19 16 21 19 21 19 16 17 17 14 17 19 20 21 18 13 13 13
CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 49 55 44 33 35 37 37 36 44 51 50 48 46 44 51 57 51 45 48 51 44 38
POP 12HR 20 10 20 10 20
QPF 12HR 0.06 0.02 0.04 0 0.02
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 3 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 3 3
HAINES 6HR 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
MIX HGT 7 3 1 <1 <1 <1 3 2 11 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 12 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 176 80 26 9 7 6 48 40286 17 6 8 8 10 34 63 88276 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR S SE SE S S S S S SW S S S S SW SW S S S SE S S S
T WIND SPD 31 36 29 20 14 13 21 23 29 19 12 18 17 23 19 24 28 27 12 17 13 10
RFTI 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO EL EL NO NO NO EL NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
DATE 06/22 SUN 06/23/13 MON 06/24/13 TUE 06/25/13 WED 06/26/13
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 TEMP 95 68 94 67 94 68 95 66 95
TEMP 90 92 74 68 89 91 73 67 89 91 74 68 90 92 72 66 90 92
DEWPT 58 51 55 58 55 52 54 56 55 53 55 57 53 49 52 55 52 49
MIN/MAX RH 24 70 25 68 25 68 22 68 22
RH 34 25 51 70 32 27 51 68 32 28 51 68 28 23 49 68 27 23
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S S
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 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ016-201000-
BOOTLEG RAWS-DEAF SMITH TX
34.82N 102.78W ELEV. 4103 FT
325 PM CDT WED JUN 19 2013
DATE 06/19/13 THU 06/20/13 FRI 06/21/13 SAT
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 93 64 91 63
TEMP 80 84 75 71 69 67 79 88 93 90 76 70 66 64 77 86 91 88 75 69 65 63
DEWPT 60 55 60 59 59 59 58 56 53 53 57 59 59 59 57 57 56 54 56 58 58 58
MAX/MIN RH 77 26 84 31 84
RH 44 37 60 67 72 77 49 34 26 28 52 67 78 83 51 38 32 32 52 68 78 84
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 19 20 17 16 14 13 17 16 18 19 17 13 12 11 13 14 17 18 16 13 13 11
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 52 64 49 34 37 39 43 46 48 50 52 54 53 53 51 48 47 46 48 51 43 36
POP 12HR 20 10 20 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.06 0.02 0.05 0.02 0.02
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 3 1 1 2 3 1 1 3 3 3
HAINES 6HR 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
MIX HGT 15 14 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 13 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 319338 6 9 12 11 42 94238184 6 8 8 7 42 49 99140 <1 <1 7 5
T WIND DIR SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW
T WIND SPD 25 28 13 20 27 24 24 19 21 26 13 17 18 16 24 16 20 23 13 14 16 11
RFTI 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE 06/22 SUN 06/23/13 MON 06/24/13 TUE 06/25/13 WED 06/26/13
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 TEMP 93 65 94 64 92 63 95 63 96
TEMP 88 90 71 65 89 91 71 64 87 89 69 63 89 91 70 63 90 93
DEWPT 57 52 54 55 52 48 52 56 53 49 52 55 50 45 49 54 50 46
MIN/MAX RH 26 70 22 75 25 75 19 72 20
RH 35 27 54 70 28 23 51 75 31 26 55 75 26 20 47 72 26 20
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S S
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 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 10 5 10 5 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ008-201000-
BORGER-HUTCHINSON TX
35.71N 101.40W ELEV. 2762 FT
325 PM CDT WED JUN 19 2013
DATE 06/19/13 THU 06/20/13 FRI 06/21/13 SAT
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 71 96 70 96 71
TEMP 82 87 79 75 72 71 83 91 96 93 81 76 72 70 82 91 96 93 82 77 73 71
DEWPT 61 60 62 62 62 61 59 55 53 53 56 58 59 59 57 56 55 54 56 57 58 59
MAX/MIN RH 71 24 67 25 66
RH 41 40 56 64 70 71 44 30 24 26 42 53 63 67 42 31 25 27 41 51 59 66
WIND DIR S S SE S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 17 19 18 19 17 13 17 14 19 16 14 16 14 13 13 14 18 18 14 13 12 12
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 46 48 42 37 37 37 35 33 42 51 48 44 46 47 52 56 50 45 47 49 44 39
POP 12HR 20 10 20 10 20
QPF 12HR 0.06 0.01 0.03 0 0.02
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 3 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 3 3
HAINES 6HR 3 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5
MIX HGT 2 3 1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 3 4 8 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 60 93 27 11 6 6 51108307 7 6 8 7 6 52 72112210 7 6 <1 <1
T WIND DIR SE S S S S S SW S SW S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 33 35 31 24 13 12 23 27 31 14 13 17 14 13 23 27 32 32 14 13 11 9
RFTI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE 06/22 SUN 06/23/13 MON 06/24/13 TUE 06/25/13 WED 06/26/13
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 TEMP 96 70 96 71 97 69 97 69 98
TEMP 91 93 76 70 91 93 77 71 92 94 75 69 92 94 75 69 93 95
DEWPT 58 53 55 58 55 53 55 57 55 53 55 57 53 50 53 56 53 50
MIN/MAX RH 25 66 25 61 24 66 21 63 21
RH 32 25 48 66 30 26 47 61 30 26 50 66 27 23 46 63 26 22
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S SW SW
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 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ008-201000-
CEDAR RAWS-HUTCHINSON TX
35.68N 101.57W ELEV. 3103 FT
325 PM CDT WED JUN 19 2013
DATE 06/19/13 THU 06/20/13 FRI 06/21/13 SAT
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 70 95 70 95 70
TEMP 80 84 77 74 71 70 82 90 95 92 81 76 72 70 82 90 95 92 81 76 72 70
DEWPT 61 59 61 62 61 61 59 55 52 52 55 58 59 59 57 56 54 53 55 58 59 59
MAX/MIN RH 73 24 68 25 69
RH 46 43 58 66 71 73 47 31 24 27 42 55 64 68 43 32 25 27 41 54 63 69
WIND DIR S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 17 19 19 19 16 13 17 14 18 17 14 16 14 13 13 14 18 18 14 13 12 11
CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 47 52 44 36 37 37 36 34 42 51 48 45 45 46 50 54 51 49 50 50 44 39
POP 12HR 20 10 20 10 20
QPF 12HR 0.06 0.01 0.04 0 0.02
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 3 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 3 3
HAINES 6HR 3 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
MIX HGT 2 3 1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 3 4 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 60 96 28 11 6 5 48 96312 9 <1 7 7 6 45 77 98230 6 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR SE S S S S S SW S SW S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW
T WIND SPD 34 36 32 24 12 11 21 27 29 20 12 16 14 13 20 26 32 31 13 14 11 9
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE 06/22 SUN 06/23/13 MON 06/24/13 TUE 06/25/13 WED 06/26/13
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 TEMP 96 69 97 71 96 69 96 69 98
TEMP 91 93 75 69 92 94 77 71 91 93 75 69 91 93 75 69 93 95
DEWPT 58 53 55 58 55 52 55 57 55 52 55 57 53 49 52 55 52 49
MIN/MAX RH 25 69 24 61 24 66 21 61 20
RH 33 26 51 69 30 25 46 61 30 25 50 66 28 22 45 61 25 21
PWIND DIR S S S S S S SW SW SW
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 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ006-201000-
DALHART-HARTLEY TX
36.03N 102.55W ELEV. 3913 FT
325 PM CDT WED JUN 19 2013
DATE 06/19/13 THU 06/20/13 FRI 06/21/13 SAT
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 97 63 96 64
TEMP 86 89 76 70 66 64 79 91 97 93 78 70 66 63 78 90 96 92 78 71 67 64
DEWPT 57 54 58 59 58 57 55 49 45 46 53 55 56 55 54 51 48 48 52 56 57 57
MAX/MIN RH 78 17 75 20 78
RH 33 31 54 68 75 78 44 24 17 20 42 59 70 75 43 26 20 22 40 59 70 78
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S
WIND SPD 23 21 19 17 13 10 16 18 19 19 17 13 13 10 14 18 18 20 17 13 12 11
CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 49 56 48 39 37 36 31 27 38 50 46 43 42 41 44 47 52 56 53 51 43 35
POP 12HR 20 5 20 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.01 0.02
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 3 1 1 2 3 1 1 3 3 3
HAINES 6HR 4 6 6 6 4 5 5 5 4 4
MIX HGT 14 12 1 <1 <1 <1 2 12 12 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 17 18 9 1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 322275 25 10 7 5 42232247228 10 6 7 5 42322351243 21 6 7 5
T WIND DIR SW S SE S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW
T WIND SPD 26 25 28 21 16 10 20 21 23 27 23 13 14 11 24 20 21 32 24 13 14 11
RFTI 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO
DATE 06/22 SUN 06/23/13 MON 06/24/13 TUE 06/25/13 WED 06/26/13
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 TEMP 95 63 96 65 94 64 97 63 99
TEMP 89 91 70 63 90 93 72 65 89 91 71 64 91 93 70 63 93 95
DEWPT 53 51 52 53 48 43 48 54 50 45 49 52 46 39 44 49 46 42
MIN/MAX RH 23 71 17 68 20 66 14 61 15
RH 29 26 53 71 24 18 43 68 26 20 46 66 21 15 39 61 20 16
PWIND DIR S S S S S SW SW SW SW
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 FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5
$$
OKZ002-201000-
GUYMON-TEXAS OK
36.69N 101.51W ELEV. 3100 FT
325 PM CDT WED JUN 19 2013
DATE 06/19/13 THU 06/20/13 FRI 06/21/13 SAT
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 96 69
TEMP 84 87 77 72 69 67 82 93 99 95 80 73 69 66 80 90 96 93 81 75 71 69
DEWPT 63 62 62 61 61 60 58 54 51 50 56 58 58 58 57 56 54 53 56 59 59 60
MAX/MIN RH 79 20 75 25 73
RH 43 43 61 69 77 78 44 27 20 22 44 59 68 75 45 32 25 26 42 58 67 73
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 21 20 18 18 13 13 20 19 20 21 16 16 16 13 17 18 21 21 19 18 16 13
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 41 36 37 38 36 35 28 21 31 41 41 41 42 43 43 42 43 44 39 34 34 34
POP 12HR 20 5 20 10 20
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.01 0.02 0 0.02
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 3 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 3 3
HAINES 6HR 4 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 4 5
MIX HGT 5 4 2 1 <1 <1 3 4 16 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 6 9 5 1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 121102 42 22 9 5 50 63368224 8 7 7 7 40 77204155 24 7 6 6
T WIND DIR S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW S
T WIND SPD 29 33 32 24 20 11 23 20 26 32 17 14 14 14 23 16 28 35 27 16 13 12
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY EL EL NO NO NO NO EL NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
DATE 06/22 SUN 06/23/13 MON 06/24/13 TUE 06/25/13 WED 06/26/13
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 TEMP 99 66 97 67 97 67 98 64 99
TEMP 94 95 73 66 91 94 74 67 92 94 74 67 92 94 71 64 93 95
DEWPT 57 53 55 57 53 50 53 56 53 51 53 55 50 45 49 53 50 48
MIN/MAX RH 22 73 21 68 22 65 18 67 18
RH 29 24 53 73 28 23 48 68 27 23 48 65 24 19 45 67 23 20
PWIND DIR S S S S S SW SW SW SW
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 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 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
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
LAL(CAT)............................LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL
HAINES(CAT).........................HAINES INDEX
MIX HGT(THOUSANDS OF FT AGL)........MIXING HEIGHT
EXAMPLE: 6 = 6000 FEET; 12 = 12000 FEET; <1 = LESS THAN 1000 FEET
VENT RATE(THOUSANDS OF KT-FT AGL)...VENTILATION RATE
EXAMPLE: 12 = 12,000 FEET; 120 = 120,000 FEET; <1 = LESS THAN 100 FOOT
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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