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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
520 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
TXZ012-211000-
AMARILLO-POTTER TX
35.23N 101.70W ELEV. 3585 FT
520 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
DATE 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 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 TEMP 50 79 54 90 57
TEMP 82 66 58 53 50 63 73 79 76 65 59 56 54 70 83 89 86 71 64 59 57
DEWPT 24 35 39 38 39 37 37 35 33 35 39 41 44 41 38 38 37 40 43 46 49
MAX/MIN RH 66 19 69 15 74
RH 12 32 49 57 66 38 27 21 21 33 47 57 69 35 20 16 18 32 46 61 74
WIND DIR W N NE N N N N NW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S SE S S
WIND SPD 18 9 14 17 17 13 9 8 8 11 12 12 13 20 17 12 11 12 12 12 12
CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 48 55 62 54 47 45 42 35 27 35 39 37 34 35 35 35 34 35 37 39 41
POP 12HR 10 10 5 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC
TSTMS SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
HAINES 6HR 5 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6
MIX HGT 15 2 <1 1 1 6 10 12 13 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 15 18 15 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 210 42 8 15 12110152168143 3 6 <1 <1 95232228150 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR W NE NE NE N N NW W W E SE S S SW W W SW SE E SE S
T WIND SPD 16 24 17 17 13 23 18 16 12 5 13 10 11 31 18 14 11 9 8 9 10
RFTI 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE 05/23 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
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 61 89 60 89 61 91 64 90
TEMP 86 89 68 61 83 85 66 60 83 86 67 61 85 88 70 64 85 87
DEWPT 48 52 57 56 56 52 55 55 52 47 54 54 52 47 51 52 50 45
MIN/MAX RH 23 84 29 84 25 78 24 65 23
RH 27 28 68 83 39 32 67 83 34 26 63 77 32 25 51 65 30 24
PWIND DIR S SE S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-211000-
BOOTLEG RAWS-DEAF SMITH TX
34.82N 102.78W ELEV. 4103 FT
520 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
DATE 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 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 TEMP 51 80 53 91 56
TEMP 80 65 58 53 51 64 74 80 77 64 59 55 53 70 83 90 87 71 63 59 56
DEWPT 19 24 36 37 38 37 37 34 32 35 37 38 40 37 35 30 24 29 35 40 45
MAX/MIN RH 61 19 61 10 66
RH 10 21 44 54 61 36 26 19 20 33 44 53 61 30 18 12 10 21 34 50 66
WIND DIR W N NE N N N NE NW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S
WIND SPD 17 9 14 18 17 12 5 9 11 10 6 8 10 17 14 14 13 11 6 9 10
CLOUDS SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 47 49 52 49 47 45 43 34 25 30 32 34 36 32 29 28 28 32 36 37 38
POP 12HR 10 10 5 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS
TSTMS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 6 3 3 4 4 4 5 6 6 6
MIX HGT 15 <1 2 1 1 6 11 12 15 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 15 17 17 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 285 <1 21 12 10 88105144189 3 <1 <1 <1 72189221198 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR W N NE NE NE N NW W W S S S SW SW W SW SW S S S S
T WIND SPD 21 6 16 13 11 18 11 13 14 5 5 8 9 27 14 14 13 5 5 8 10
RFTI 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL NO NO NO NO
DATE 05/23 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
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 94 59 89 59 91 59 92 58 91
TEMP 87 90 66 59 83 85 65 59 85 87 66 59 86 88 65 58 85 87
DEWPT 43 46 56 57 57 52 56 55 54 48 53 53 53 48 50 51 47 43
MIN/MAX RH 19 92 31 87 25 80 24 77 20
RH 22 22 68 91 41 32 72 86 35 26 63 80 33 25 58 77 27 21
PWIND DIR S SE S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 15> 15> 15> <15 15> <15 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS 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 IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-211000-
BORGER-HUTCHINSON TX
35.71N 101.40W ELEV. 2762 FT
520 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
DATE 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 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 TEMP 53 80 58 91 59
TEMP 84 68 60 56 53 65 75 80 77 67 63 60 58 73 85 91 87 73 66 61 59
DEWPT 35 39 40 39 39 38 36 33 33 36 39 41 44 41 38 38 38 41 44 48 51
MAX/MIN RH 59 19 58 16 74
RH 18 35 47 54 59 37 25 19 20 31 42 50 58 31 19 16 18 32 45 61 74
WIND DIR N NE NE N N N N E S SE S S S SW SW NW SE SE SE S S
WIND SPD 11 6 9 14 11 10 10 8 6 8 9 13 10 16 13 8 9 9 9 6 4
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 51 56 60 54 48 46 44 37 30 36 40 36 33 32 31 31 31 35 39 44 49
POP 12HR 10 10 5 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC
TSTMS IS IS SC
LAL 6HR 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
HAINES 6HR 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 6
MIX HGT 15 <1 <1 1 1 5 10 13 13 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 15 17 16 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 155 6 <1 15 10 79124125100 3 6 <1 <1 98247234124 <1 3 <1 <1
T WIND DIR SW NE N NE N N NW NW W SE S S S SW W W W E E E SE
T WIND SPD 11 12 6 17 11 17 14 11 9 6 12 10 9 32 19 16 9 11 10 8 5
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
DATE 05/23 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
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 90 63 90 64 91 64 92 66 89
TEMP 84 87 69 63 85 87 70 64 86 88 70 64 87 89 72 66 84 86
DEWPT 52 54 57 57 57 54 58 58 56 52 55 55 54 52 53 53 52 49
MIN/MAX RH 29 81 31 81 28 73 27 64 26
RH 34 33 67 80 39 33 67 81 36 29 59 72 33 28 52 64 33 28
PWIND DIR S SE SE S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 30 20 20 20 20 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-211000-
CEDAR RAWS-HUTCHINSON TX
35.68N 101.57W ELEV. 3103 FT
520 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
DATE 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 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 TEMP 53 80 58 91 58
TEMP 83 67 60 55 53 65 75 80 77 67 63 60 58 73 84 90 87 72 65 60 58
DEWPT 32 39 40 39 39 38 36 34 32 36 39 41 44 41 37 37 36 39 43 47 50
MAX/MIN RH 60 19 60 14 76
RH 16 36 47 55 60 38 25 20 20 32 42 51 60 32 19 15 16 31 46 62 76
WIND DIR NW NE NE N N N N E S SE S S S SW SW NW SE SE SE SE S
WIND SPD 11 6 10 14 12 10 9 8 6 9 10 13 10 16 13 6 10 9 8 6 5
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 51 56 61 55 48 46 44 38 31 37 40 37 34 33 32 31 30 34 37 41 45
POP 12HR 10 10 5 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC
TSTMS SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
HAINES 6HR 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 6
MIX HGT 16 1 <1 1 1 7 10 13 13 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 15 17 16 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 186 14 <1 15 10103120125113 3 7 <1 <1112232221135 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR SW NE N NE N N NW NW W SE S S S SW W W SW E E E SE
T WIND SPD 13 16 6 17 11 17 13 11 10 6 14 11 10 32 18 14 9 10 9 8 4
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
DATE 05/23 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
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 91 62 90 63 91 64 92 65 89
TEMP 84 87 68 62 84 87 69 63 85 88 70 64 87 89 71 65 84 86
DEWPT 51 52 57 57 56 53 57 57 55 50 55 55 53 50 52 52 50 47
MIN/MAX RH 27 83 30 81 27 73 25 64 24
RH 32 30 67 82 38 32 66 81 35 27 58 72 32 27 51 64 31 26
PWIND DIR S SE S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 30 20 20 20 20 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-211000-
DALHART-HARTLEY TX
36.03N 102.55W ELEV. 3913 FT
520 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
DATE 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 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 TEMP 45 77 48 90 55
TEMP 75 59 52 47 45 59 71 77 73 60 54 50 48 67 82 89 86 70 62 58 55
DEWPT 32 36 37 38 38 39 36 32 33 33 37 38 39 34 30 30 30 33 37 41 45
MAX/MIN RH 75 20 72 12 69
RH 21 42 55 67 75 47 28 20 23 36 53 64 72 30 15 12 13 26 39 54 69
WIND DIR N NE NE N N N N E S SE S SW SW W SW S S SE E NE N
WIND SPD 9 5 13 14 18 10 2 5 10 9 9 5 6 8 11 10 12 13 13 10 6
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 53 57 61 54 48 46 43 41 38 40 39 35 32 30 28 30 32 34 37 38 40
POP 12HR 20 10 5 5 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 6 6
MIX HGT 11 <1 <1 1 1 5 11 13 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 13 17 16 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 42 4 <1 14 10 60104141144 <1 <1 <1 <1 9143165144 <1 6 <1 1
T WIND DIR NE NE N NE N NW NW W W SE S S NW NW W W SW E E NE N
T WIND SPD 4 8 6 16 11 11 10 11 13 6 6 3 5 5 12 11 10 8 13 8 6
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO
DATE 05/23 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
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 90 55 89 58 91 58 94 57 92
TEMP 83 86 62 55 82 85 65 58 85 87 65 58 87 89 65 57 85 88
DEWPT 43 42 54 53 53 49 54 54 52 46 51 52 49 45 49 49 44 39
MIN/MAX RH 19 93 26 86 23 79 19 74 17
RH 24 22 74 93 36 29 68 85 32 24 60 79 27 21 56 74 24 18
PWIND DIR NE SE S S SW S SW S SW
WIND CHAR <15 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS 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 IS IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-211000-
GUYMON-TEXAS OK
36.69N 101.51W ELEV. 3100 FT
520 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
DATE 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 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 TEMP 47 80 49 88 53
TEMP 77 61 54 49 47 62 73 79 76 62 56 51 49 66 80 87 84 68 60 56 53
DEWPT 39 39 39 39 39 37 34 32 32 36 38 40 42 41 41 40 40 42 45 48 51
MAX/MIN RH 74 17 75 19 93
RH 26 44 56 67 73 40 24 18 20 38 51 64 75 39 25 19 22 40 56 76 93
WIND DIR N NE N N N N N E SE SE E SE SW SW N NE E E NE NE E
WIND SPD 8 5 12 18 13 11 6 6 6 6 6 6 10 8 9 6 11 10 9 9 9
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 58 55 53 51 49 47 45 40 35 39 40 33 26 27 28 31 34 42 49 51 53
POP 12HR 20 5 5 5 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC
TSTMS IS IS SC
LAL 6HR 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
HAINES 6HR 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 6
MIX HGT 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 11 14 14 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 14 13 1 <1 <1 1
VENT RATE 53 3 <1 3 3 84198230140 3 <1 <1 <1 6 95140 38 20 9 8 16
T WIND DIR NW N N N NW N NW NW W SE E NE NE W W W SW E E E E
T WIND SPD 8 6 9 6 5 18 20 19 11 5 4 4 5 2 10 11 3 23 20 18 18
RFTI 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
DATE 05/23 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
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 59 89 60 91 62 93 61 91
TEMP 77 80 64 59 83 85 66 60 85 87 68 62 87 89 68 61 85 87
DEWPT 51 52 57 56 55 53 56 56 55 51 54 54 53 50 51 51 50 47
MIN/MAX RH 34 90 30 87 27 75 24 70 23
RH 40 38 78 90 38 33 70 86 36 29 60 75 31 26 56 69 30 25
PWIND DIR E SE SE S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 30 20 20 20 20 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS 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
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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