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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
525 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013
TXZ012-191000-
AMARILLO-POTTER TX
35.23N 101.70W ELEV. 3585 FT
525 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 56 89 52 83 50
TEMP 95 75 66 59 56 71 82 88 84 68 60 55 52 66 77 82 79 64 57 52 50
DEWPT 22 23 25 30 35 31 27 24 21 26 31 33 34 32 30 29 27 32 36 38 40
MAX/MIN RH 45 9 50 13 68
RH 7 14 21 33 45 23 13 10 10 20 33 43 50 28 18 14 15 30 45 59 68
WIND DIR SW W W W W W W W W W NW W NW W SW SW W NW N N N
WIND SPD 19 11 13 12 10 14 16 21 21 11 6 6 5 11 13 16 18 16 13 13 13
CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 35 30 25 23 20 22 23 24 25 31 37 36 35 32 28 29 29 29 29 31 33
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 6 6 5 6 6 6 4 5 5 3
MIX HGT 20 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 16 17 18 <1 <1 <1 <1 6 13 16 16 <1 1 1 <1
VENT RATE 390 <1 <1 <1 <1 45357357420 <1 <1 4 2 50156240256 <1 18 17 3
T WIND DIR SW W W W W W W W W W N E N E SW SW W W N N N
T WIND SPD 23 6 6 8 8 17 26 24 27 10 6 8 3 10 13 17 18 9 20 19 6
RFTI 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY CL EL NO NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
RED FLAG 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 76 50 82 56 86 58 85 60 86
TEMP 71 73 56 50 76 79 62 56 80 83 64 58 80 82 65 60 81 83
DEWPT 40 39 41 43 41 39 45 50 48 46 48 51 49 47 49 52 50 47
MIN/MAX RH 26 77 22 80 26 77 28 75 27
RH 32 29 57 77 28 24 54 80 33 27 56 77 34 29 56 75 34 28
PWIND DIR N NE E SE 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 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 5 0 0 10 20 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-191000-
BOOTLEG RAWS-DEAF SMITH TX
34.82N 102.78W ELEV. 4103 FT
525 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 56 86 52 83 48
TEMP 90 72 64 59 56 69 80 85 82 66 59 54 52 66 77 82 79 63 55 51 48
DEWPT 18 21 23 28 33 29 26 23 21 25 29 31 33 31 29 26 23 29 36 38 40
MAX/MIN RH 41 10 48 12 74
RH 7 14 21 30 41 22 14 10 10 21 32 41 48 27 17 13 12 28 49 61 74
WIND DIR SW W W W W NW W W W W NW NW NW W W W W NW N N N
WIND SPD 20 11 12 10 11 16 16 21 23 11 5 5 5 12 14 18 19 17 13 13 13
CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 28 24 19 19 20 21 23 24 25 31 38 37 36 32 29 29 30 30 30 32 34
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 6 6 5 6 6 5 4 5 5 3
MIX HGT 19 <1 <1 <1 <1 12 14 16 16 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 14 15 15 <1 3 2 <1
VENT RATE 304 <1 <1 <1 <1216322372448 <1 3 3 3 24189290334 5 63 27 <1
T WIND DIR SW W SW W W W W W W NW NW N NE E SW W W NW NE N N
T WIND SPD 18 6 4 10 10 20 26 27 32 8 6 5 5 9 16 23 26 10 28 20 6
RFTI 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY CH EL NO NO NO NO EL CL CH NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
RED FLAG 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 76 50 84 56 87 57 85 58 85
TEMP 70 73 56 50 77 81 62 56 81 83 63 57 79 82 64 58 80 82
DEWPT 39 38 40 43 40 38 43 47 44 41 45 48 46 44 46 49 47 45
MIN/MAX RH 25 76 20 72 21 72 25 72 26
RH 32 28 55 76 26 21 50 72 27 23 51 72 31 26 52 72 31 27
PWIND DIR N E SE SE 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 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 5 0 0 10 10 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-191000-
BORGER-HUTCHINSON TX
35.71N 101.40W ELEV. 2762 FT
525 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 89 56 83 53
TEMP 96 78 69 64 61 73 83 88 85 70 63 58 56 68 78 83 79 66 59 55 53
DEWPT 23 25 28 33 38 35 31 29 26 30 34 35 36 34 31 31 30 34 38 39 41
MAX/MIN RH 42 11 47 15 64
RH 7 14 21 31 42 25 15 12 12 22 34 43 47 28 18 15 17 30 45 55 64
WIND DIR SW W W W W W W W W NW NW NW W W W W W NW N N N
WIND SPD 18 11 11 10 10 13 13 16 16 8 5 4 5 9 10 12 13 13 13 13 13
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 41 35 29 26 23 24 25 26 28 35 42 41 40 36 33 33 34 34 34 34 34
POP 12HR 0 5 0 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3
MIX HGT 19 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 17 19 18 <1 <1 <1 <1 7 12 17 13 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 380 <1 <1 <1 <1 28330333333 2 <1 1 <1 20149264102 5 6 <1 <1
T WIND DIR SW W W W W NW W W W W E NW NW NE SW SW SW N N N NW
T WIND SPD 23 8 6 6 8 12 23 20 21 6 8 2 5 3 13 18 8 11 13 12 5
RFTI 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY CL EL NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
RED FLAG 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 53 83 58 85 62 85 62 86
TEMP 74 76 59 53 77 80 63 58 80 82 67 62 80 82 67 62 81 83
DEWPT 41 41 43 44 41 39 45 50 51 51 52 54 52 49 51 53 50 48
MIN/MAX RH 26 71 22 75 31 75 30 71 28
RH 30 28 55 71 28 23 52 75 36 34 60 75 38 32 56 71 34 29
PWIND DIR N NE E SE S SE 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 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 5 0 0 10 20 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-191000-
CEDAR RAWS-HUTCHINSON TX
35.68N 101.57W ELEV. 3103 FT
525 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 60 89 54 83 51
TEMP 96 77 69 63 60 73 83 88 85 69 61 57 54 67 77 82 79 65 58 53 51
DEWPT 22 24 27 32 37 33 29 27 25 29 33 34 35 33 31 30 29 33 37 39 41
MAX/MIN RH 42 11 48 15 69
RH 7 14 21 31 42 24 14 11 12 23 35 43 48 28 19 15 16 30 46 60 69
WIND DIR SW W W W W W W W W NW NW W W W W W W NW N N N
WIND SPD 19 11 11 10 10 13 14 16 17 9 5 4 5 9 11 12 13 13 13 13 13
CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 39 34 28 25 23 24 25 26 27 34 42 41 40 36 32 33 33 33 33 34 34
POP 12HR 0 5 0 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3
MIX HGT 20 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 17 19 18 <1 <1 <1 <1 7 12 17 14 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 390 <1 <1 <1 <1 28347333350 5 <1 1 3 26138264135 5 10 6 <1
T WIND DIR SW W W W W NW W W W W E N NW E SW SW SW N N N NW
T WIND SPD 23 8 6 6 8 12 24 20 23 11 9 2 5 4 13 18 11 11 20 12 5
RFTI 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY CL EL NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
RED FLAG 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 78 52 83 57 86 61 85 61 86
TEMP 73 75 58 52 77 80 63 57 80 83 66 61 80 82 66 61 81 83
DEWPT 41 40 42 44 41 39 45 51 50 50 51 53 50 48 50 52 49 46
MIN/MAX RH 26 74 22 81 29 75 29 72 26
RH 32 28 55 74 28 23 53 81 35 32 58 75 35 31 56 72 33 27
PWIND DIR N NE E SE 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 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 5 0 0 10 20 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-191000-
DALHART-HARTLEY TX
36.03N 102.55W ELEV. 3913 FT
525 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 52 85 45 80 47
TEMP 90 70 61 55 52 67 78 84 80 62 53 48 45 61 73 79 76 61 54 49 47
DEWPT 16 20 24 29 33 31 29 26 24 28 33 34 35 32 30 29 29 34 38 39 40
MAX/MIN RH 48 12 67 15 76
RH 6 15 24 37 48 26 17 12 13 27 45 57 67 33 20 16 18 36 55 68 76
WIND DIR SW W NW NW NW NW W W W NW N NW NW NW W W NW NW N N N
WIND SPD 20 10 12 12 11 16 14 14 18 9 6 5 6 11 13 13 14 14 13 13 13
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 37 32 27 26 25 28 31 32 33 37 41 41 40 37 33 34 34 34 34 34 35
POP 12HR 0 5 5 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 6 5 5 5 5 3 4 4 4 3
MIX HGT 19 <1 <1 <1 <1 10 16 19 18 <1 <1 <1 <1 6 14 17 16 <1 1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 352 <1 <1 <1 15140256342405 <1 <1 <1 <1 60252295175 6 24 <1 <1
T WIND DIR SW W NW NW N NW W W W W N W NW SW SW SW W N N N NW
T WIND SPD 21 9 11 8 17 16 18 20 25 9 4 2 5 11 20 19 12 12 20 9 6
RFTI 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY CH EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
RED FLAG 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 74 47 82 52 86 55 84 56 86
TEMP 69 71 53 47 75 78 58 52 79 82 62 55 78 81 62 56 80 83
DEWPT 40 39 40 42 39 37 42 47 45 43 45 47 44 40 44 48 45 41
MIN/MAX RH 28 83 21 83 22 74 22 74 21
RH 35 31 61 83 27 23 55 83 30 25 54 74 30 23 52 74 29 23
PWIND DIR N NE SE SE S S SW 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 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 5 0 0 10 10 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-191000-
GUYMON-TEXAS OK
36.69N 101.51W ELEV. 3100 FT
525 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 85 49 80 49
TEMP 94 75 67 61 58 70 80 84 80 64 57 52 49 63 74 79 76 62 56 51 49
DEWPT 21 24 28 35 43 41 38 36 34 37 41 41 40 39 37 36 35 38 41 42 43
MAX/MIN RH 57 17 72 20 80
RH 7 15 23 38 57 35 22 18 19 37 56 66 71 41 26 21 22 41 57 71 80
WIND DIR SW SW NW NW NW NW NW W N N N W W NW NW NW N N N N N
WIND SPD 19 11 12 13 10 14 14 13 12 6 5 4 5 9 10 11 13 13 14 14 14
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 45 40 35 35 35 40 45 43 42 43 43 42 41 41 40 41 41 40 39 38 38
POP 12HR 0 20 10 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0.01 0.02
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
HAINES 6HR 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT 19 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 17 20 15 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 14 16 11 2 4 <1 <1
VENT RATE 361 <1 <1 7 7 60272332195 4 1 <1 <1 36311310116 44 70 4 <1
T WIND DIR SW W W NW NW N W W W NE N W SW SW W W W N N N W
T WIND SPD 21 9 8 16 16 19 18 19 14 9 2 3 5 13 26 23 12 24 23 9 6
RFTI 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
RED FLAG 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 78 49 83 54 86 58 85 59 85
TEMP 72 74 55 49 76 79 60 54 80 83 64 58 80 82 65 59 80 82
DEWPT 44 44 45 45 43 41 45 49 50 50 51 52 50 49 50 52 50 48
MIN/MAX RH 30 86 23 83 29 79 29 78 29
RH 37 34 69 86 31 26 58 83 35 32 62 79 35 32 58 78 35 31
PWIND DIR N N NE SE SE SE 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 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 5 0 0 10 20 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS 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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