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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
000 FOUS54 KAMA 222000 PFWAMA FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 300 PM CDT WED MAY 22 2013 TXZ012-231000- AMARILLO-POTTER TX 35.23N 101.70W ELEV. 3585 FT 300 PM CDT WED MAY 22 2013 DATE 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 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 57 83 60 81 60 TEMP 86 83 70 63 59 57 69 78 83 80 70 65 62 60 69 77 81 78 69 64 62 60 DEWPT 39 34 39 43 46 49 53 57 57 57 58 59 59 58 59 59 59 59 60 60 60 59 MAX/MIN RH 75 41 93 47 96 RH 19 17 32 48 62 75 57 48 41 45 66 81 90 93 70 54 47 52 73 87 93 96 WIND DIR S S S SE SE SE SE E E E E E SE S S SE SE SE SE SE S S WIND SPD 16 13 16 17 16 13 12 10 14 20 17 14 14 13 17 20 20 20 17 13 14 14 CLOUDS FW SC FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 CLOUDS(%) 24 34 18 1 3 4 21 39 40 42 51 60 59 58 51 45 56 68 51 35 48 60 POP 12HR 10 50 30 30 30 QPF 12HR 0 0.30 0.08 0.19 0.11 RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS LAL 6HR 1 1 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 HAINES 6HR 6 6 6 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 MIX HGT 14 15 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 15 19 3 2 2 2 1 3 7 9 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 VENT RATE 252255 <1 8 7 <1 60174278 83 70 62 54 25 55124162238 10 6 6 11 T WIND DIR SW SW SE SE SE S SW SW S E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S T WIND SPD 20 19 14 18 14 11 23 13 17 37 40 47 41 28 25 21 20 32 23 12 13 24 RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO DATE 05/25 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13 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 63 89 61 88 59 88 61 85 TEMP 78 81 67 63 84 86 67 61 83 84 65 59 82 85 67 61 80 83 DEWPT 58 56 57 58 55 52 53 54 50 45 49 52 50 48 52 55 50 45 MIN/MAX RH 41 84 29 78 24 78 26 81 26 RH 50 42 70 84 37 31 61 78 32 26 56 78 33 28 59 81 35 26 PWIND DIR S S S S SW S S S S WIND CHAR 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 10 20 10 10 10 RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS $$ TXZ016-231000- BOOTLEG RAWS-DEAF SMITH TX 34.82N 102.78W ELEV. 4103 FT 300 PM CDT WED MAY 22 2013 DATE 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 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 55 91 60 84 58 TEMP 88 85 69 62 57 55 71 84 91 87 73 67 62 60 71 79 84 81 69 64 60 58 DEWPT 32 25 35 45 50 55 50 45 41 38 49 59 58 57 57 56 56 57 57 58 58 58 MAX/MIN RH 98 17 90 38 100 RH 14 12 28 54 76 98 47 26 18 18 42 75 87 90 61 45 38 43 66 81 93100 WIND DIR S SW S S SE SE E NE E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S WIND SPD 13 11 12 13 10 6 4 3 10 16 13 12 12 12 13 16 17 18 16 14 13 11 CLOUDS FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 CLOUDS(%) 6 4 3 3 4 5 16 26 33 40 40 39 42 44 43 42 46 50 43 35 48 62 POP 12HR 10 30 30 40 30 QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0.02 0.33 0.11 RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS LAL 6HR 1 1 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 HAINES 6HR 6 6 6 5 5 3 3 3 4 4 MIX HGT 16 17 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 20 20 14 1 2 2 1 3 5 12 9 1 <1 <1 1 VENT RATE 272248 <1 <1 <1 <1 34273320224 24 70 36 23 50 80180216 17 7 6 19 T WIND DIR SW SW S SE S S SW SW S SW E SE SE S S S S S S S S S T WIND SPD 19 17 5 8 11 6 19 16 18 18 27 40 27 26 23 18 17 27 19 14 12 21 RFTI 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RFTI CATEGORY EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO DATE 05/25 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13 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 59 90 61 88 58 89 59 88 TEMP 80 82 65 59 84 86 67 61 83 84 64 58 83 85 65 59 82 85 DEWPT 58 56 56 56 53 49 50 51 45 39 43 47 45 43 45 47 42 38 MIN/MAX RH 37 90 27 70 19 67 21 63 18 RH 47 41 73 90 35 28 54 70 26 20 46 67 26 23 48 63 24 19 PWIND DIR S S SW S SW S SW SW SW 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 SC SC SC POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS $$ TXZ008-231000- BORGER-HUTCHINSON TX 35.71N 101.40W ELEV. 2762 FT 300 PM CDT WED MAY 22 2013 DATE 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 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 58 80 59 82 63 TEMP 88 84 71 65 60 58 68 76 80 77 68 63 61 59 69 77 82 80 71 67 64 63 DEWPT 41 36 39 43 45 48 55 61 62 63 63 63 61 59 60 59 59 59 60 61 61 60 MAX/MIN RH 69 55 100 46 90 RH 19 18 32 46 59 69 62 61 55 62 84 99100100 72 54 46 49 67 80 88 90 WIND DIR S S SE SE SE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S WIND SPD 10 11 14 19 14 11 9 8 9 9 11 13 12 10 11 13 16 19 14 12 12 13 CLOUDS SC SC FW CL CL CL SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 CLOUDS(%) 30 38 21 4 4 4 26 48 53 57 60 64 61 60 55 50 59 69 58 46 49 52 POP 12HR 10 30 30 30 20 QPF 12HR 0 0.17 0.14 0.12 0.06 RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS LAL 6HR 1 1 2 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 HAINES 6HR 6 6 6 6 3 3 3 3 3 3 MIX HGT 14 15 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 14 3 2 2 2 1 1 6 9 10 1 <1 <1 <1 VENT RATE 252247 7 7 6 3 25 39200 80 56 53 41 22 14 88159257 19 6 6 7 T WIND DIR SW SW SE SE SE SE S S S E SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW T WIND SPD 20 19 16 14 13 6 11 6 16 36 31 35 31 24 16 18 20 31 21 13 13 16 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 05/25 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13 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 89 65 89 65 90 63 89 63 84 TEMP 84 86 70 65 84 86 70 65 85 87 69 63 84 86 69 63 80 82 DEWPT 60 58 58 59 57 54 55 56 52 48 50 52 51 49 52 55 53 50 MIN/MAX RH 35 80 32 72 25 66 26 75 32 RH 43 39 66 80 39 34 59 72 32 26 50 66 32 28 56 75 39 33 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 20 20 20 20 10 20 10 10 10 RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS $$ TXZ008-231000- CEDAR RAWS-HUTCHINSON TX 35.68N 101.57W ELEV. 3103 FT 300 PM CDT WED MAY 22 2013 DATE 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 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 57 81 60 82 63 TEMP 88 85 71 64 59 57 68 76 81 78 69 64 62 60 69 77 82 80 71 67 64 63 DEWPT 40 34 38 42 45 48 54 60 61 62 62 63 61 59 59 59 59 59 60 61 61 60 MAX/MIN RH 72 51 100 47 91 RH 19 16 30 45 60 72 61 58 51 58 80 97 99 99 70 53 47 50 68 80 89 90 WIND DIR S S SE SE SE E E E E E E E SE S SE SE SE SE SE S S S WIND SPD 10 10 13 19 13 9 8 6 10 12 13 13 13 11 12 13 16 18 14 12 12 13 CLOUDS SC SC FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 CLOUDS(%) 28 37 20 3 3 3 24 45 48 50 55 59 59 59 54 49 59 69 57 46 50 54 POP 12HR 10 30 30 30 20 QPF 12HR 0 0.13 0.12 0.15 0.06 RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS LAL 6HR 1 1 2 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 HAINES 6HR 6 6 6 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 MIX HGT 15 15 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 16 3 2 2 2 1 2 6 9 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 VENT RATE 261247 7 7 6 3 36 46217 83 56 62 41 22 37 99171257 10 6 6 7 T WIND DIR SW SW SE SE S SE S S S E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW T WIND SPD 20 19 16 16 13 6 13 8 16 37 32 35 31 25 23 20 21 31 23 12 13 16 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 05/25 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13 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 88 65 89 64 90 62 88 62 83 TEMP 83 85 70 65 84 86 69 64 85 87 68 62 83 85 68 62 79 81 DEWPT 59 57 58 59 56 53 54 54 50 46 49 51 50 48 51 55 51 48 MIN/MAX RH 36 81 30 70 23 67 25 77 31 RH 44 39 66 81 38 32 59 70 30 24 50 67 32 28 55 77 38 32 PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S S WIND CHAR 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 10 20 10 10 10 RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS $$ TXZ006-231000- DALHART-HARTLEY TX 36.03N 102.55W ELEV. 3913 FT 300 PM CDT WED MAY 22 2013 DATE 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 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 51 82 58 83 59 TEMP 88 84 67 59 54 51 65 76 82 79 68 63 60 58 69 78 83 80 69 64 61 59 DEWPT 34 28 33 38 40 42 46 50 51 52 55 59 57 56 57 57 56 56 57 58 58 57 MAX/MIN RH 73 34 94 41 93 RH 15 13 28 45 60 73 51 40 34 39 63 86 91 93 65 49 41 44 66 81 89 93 WIND DIR S S SE SE E NE NE NE NE E E SE SE S S S S S S S S S WIND SPD 12 11 10 10 11 13 11 9 11 13 13 14 13 12 16 20 21 23 17 10 11 12 CLOUDS FW FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC CLOUDS(%) 14 15 9 4 4 4 17 30 34 38 45 51 53 55 53 51 52 52 65 77 61 44 POP 12HR 10 30 20 30 30 QPF 12HR 0 0.05 0.07 0.14 0.11 RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS TSTMS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS LAL 6HR 1 1 2 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 HAINES 6HR 6 6 6 6 3 3 3 3 3 3 MIX HGT 16 16 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 16 5 3 3 2 2 3 5 9 12 1 1 <1 <1 VENT RATE 233202 <1 <1 <1 <1 9 28215117 67 78 48 32 57100171230 21 16 5 7 T WIND DIR SW SW SE SE SE N NE E S E E SE SE S S SW S S S S S S T WIND SPD 17 14 6 12 6 8 5 8 14 29 29 35 27 24 21 23 21 23 24 18 11 14 RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 RFTI CATEGORY EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO DATE 05/25 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13 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 88 58 90 58 90 57 88 56 86 TEMP 82 84 64 58 84 86 65 58 84 86 64 57 82 84 63 56 80 83 DEWPT 55 54 54 54 49 44 47 50 43 36 39 43 41 39 43 46 43 40 MIN/MAX RH 31 87 22 75 16 58 18 71 21 RH 40 36 70 87 30 23 52 75 24 17 40 58 23 20 48 71 27 22 PWIND DIR S S SW S SW 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 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS $$ OKZ002-231000- GUYMON-TEXAS OK 36.69N 101.51W ELEV. 3100 FT 300 PM CDT WED MAY 22 2013 DATE 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 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 51 78 59 80 63 TEMP 85 82 66 58 54 51 63 73 78 76 67 63 60 59 68 76 80 78 70 67 64 63 DEWPT 39 38 40 42 44 46 50 53 54 56 57 58 58 58 58 57 58 58 59 61 61 62 MAX/MIN RH 83 43 96 46 97 RH 20 21 39 56 70 83 62 49 43 50 70 84 93 96 69 51 46 50 68 82 92 97 WIND DIR S SE SE E E NE NE E E E E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S WIND SPD 8 10 12 13 13 13 13 11 11 12 11 11 10 9 12 14 16 18 14 12 13 13 CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC CLOUDS(%) 32 26 21 15 15 14 36 58 54 49 57 66 68 71 66 61 65 68 61 54 49 45 POP 12HR 10 20 20 20 20 QPF 12HR 0 0.11 0.10 0.10 0.04 RAIN SHWRS 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 LAL 6HR 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 HAINES 6HR 6 6 6 6 4 3 3 3 3 3 MIX HGT 14 15 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 6 3 2 2 2 2 3 8 9 8 2 1 <1 <1 VENT RATE 203195 6 <1 <1 6 37 54101 72 26 27 40 27 66168162200 54 21 12 12 T WIND DIR SW SW SE SE E E E E E E E SE S S S S S S S S S SW T WIND SPD 17 14 13 12 9 12 16 13 18 27 19 19 24 20 25 24 21 28 31 24 26 26 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 05/25 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13 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 57 91 59 91 59 84 TEMP 82 84 67 61 84 85 64 57 84 87 66 59 85 87 66 59 79 82 DEWPT 58 57 56 56 52 48 50 51 48 44 47 51 50 49 50 51 50 49 MIN/MAX RH 36 85 25 80 20 75 24 76 30 RH 44 40 70 85 33 28 60 80 29 22 50 75 30 27 57 76 37 32 PWIND DIR S S S S S SE S S 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 B1 SC SC SC POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS TSTMS 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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