Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
255 AM CDT WED JUN 12 2013
TXZ012-122200-
AMARILLO-POTTER TX
35.23N 101.70W ELEV. 3585 FT
255 AM CDT WED JUN 12 2013
DATE WED 06/12/13 THU 06/13/13 FRI 06/14/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 99 68 97 68 92
TEMP 69 67 82 93 99 96 81 75 70 68 82 91 97 94 80 74 70 68 79 87 92 89
DEWPT 52 54 54 54 51 47 50 53 55 56 55 54 51 48 52 56 57 58 58 57 56 54
MIN/MAX RH 18 65 20 70 29
RH 55 63 38 27 20 19 34 46 59 65 40 29 21 21 38 53 63 70 49 36 30 31
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S S
WIND SPD 11 6 11 4 9 11 10 10 9 9 10 12 16 17 12 11 10 8 11 14 17 18
CLOUDS FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 10 8 7 5 5 5 7 9 10 11 10 10 12 15 20 25 23 21 27 33 42 50
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3
MIX HGT <1 <1 3 7 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 8 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 9 10 7
VENT RATE 6 <1 45 20 60 95 5 5 <1 <1 35112160153 6 6 5 <1 70145190137
T WIND DIR SW SW W SE S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S S
T WIND SPD 12 6 17 3 6 11 11 10 9 9 11 16 18 20 13 12 11 9 16 19 21 24
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 SAT 06/15/13 SUN 06/16/13 MON 06/17/13 TUE 06/18/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 65 92 66 95 68 95 66 95
TEMP 71 65 87 89 72 66 90 92 74 68 90 92 72 66 90 92
DEWPT 56 58 58 57 59 61 58 54 57 60 56 51 55 59 56 52
MAX/MIN RH 78 31 84 26 76 24 78 24
RH 59 78 38 34 64 84 34 28 55 76 32 25 55 78 32 26
PWIND DIR S S S S SE NE E S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 20 20 5 10 5 10 5
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-122200-
BOOTLEG RAWS-DEAF SMITH TX
34.82N 102.78W ELEV. 4103 FT
255 AM CDT WED JUN 12 2013
DATE WED 06/12/13 THU 06/13/13 FRI 06/14/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 97 66 94 65 89
TEMP 68 65 80 91 97 94 79 73 68 66 79 89 94 91 77 71 67 65 76 84 89 86
DEWPT 52 54 55 56 51 46 50 53 56 58 55 53 51 48 52 56 57 58 58 57 55 52
MIN/MAX RH 19 75 22 78 30
RH 57 68 42 31 21 19 36 49 65 75 44 29 23 23 42 59 70 78 53 39 32 31
WIND DIR SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S S
WIND SPD 12 6 8 6 12 13 10 9 9 6 10 12 16 16 11 11 10 6 10 13 17 18
CLOUDS FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 9 7 6 5 5 5 7 10 11 12 11 11 13 15 20 24 23 22 33 44 49 54
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 3 3
MIX HGT <1 <1 3 6 10 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 9 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 9 7 5
VENT RATE 6 3 23 33 86 94 5 5 5 <1 28105144136 6 6 5 4 50128112104
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SE S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 13 6 10 6 10 12 11 10 10 8 12 16 18 19 12 12 11 8 12 17 18 26
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE SAT 06/15/13 SUN 06/16/13 MON 06/17/13 TUE 06/18/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 64 91 65 96 66 98 65 97
TEMP 70 64 86 88 71 65 90 93 73 66 92 94 72 65 91 93
DEWPT 56 59 57 55 57 60 54 48 53 59 54 49 52 55 52 50
MAX/MIN RH 86 31 84 21 78 21 70 21
RH 61 86 37 33 61 84 30 22 49 78 29 22 49 70 27 23
PWIND DIR S S S W S NE E S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 20 10 5 10 5 10 5
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-122200-
BORGER-HUTCHINSON TX
35.71N 101.40W ELEV. 2762 FT
255 AM CDT WED JUN 12 2013
DATE WED 06/12/13 THU 06/13/13 FRI 06/14/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 101 71 100 71 96
TEMP 75 73 86 96101 98 84 78 73 71 85 94100 97 83 77 73 71 83 91 96 93
DEWPT 51 52 52 52 49 47 50 53 55 57 55 53 51 49 52 55 56 57 57 57 55 54
MIN/MAX RH 17 61 19 62 25
RH 43 48 31 23 18 18 31 42 53 61 36 25 19 20 34 47 56 62 42 32 26 27
WIND DIR SW SW SW SE SE S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S
WIND SPD 9 9 13 2 6 9 10 9 8 8 11 12 16 17 13 12 8 6 11 13 17 19
CLOUDS FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 11 9 7 5 5 5 7 9 10 11 11 10 13 16 20 24 22 21 23 25 37 49
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 5 5 4 4 5 6 6 5 5 4
MIX HGT <1 <1 3 8 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 9 9 9
VENT RATE 5 <1 45 45 60 90 5 <1 <1 <1 40112165162 7 6 <1 <1 75145179187
T WIND DIR SW SW W E SE S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S
T WIND SPD 10 10 17 6 6 10 11 9 9 9 13 16 17 21 14 13 9 8 17 19 21 25
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 SAT 06/15/13 SUN 06/16/13 MON 06/17/13 TUE 06/18/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 71 95 70 98 71 97 69 97
TEMP 77 71 90 92 76 70 93 95 77 71 92 94 75 69 92 94
DEWPT 56 59 58 57 59 61 59 56 58 60 57 53 56 59 56 52
MAX/MIN RH 66 28 73 26 68 24 70 23
RH 49 66 34 31 56 73 32 27 52 68 31 25 52 70 30 24
PWIND DIR S S SE S E NE E SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 30 20 10 20 10 20 5
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-122200-
CEDAR RAWS-HUTCHINSON TX
35.68N 101.57W ELEV. 3103 FT
255 AM CDT WED JUN 12 2013
DATE WED 06/12/13 THU 06/13/13 FRI 06/14/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 101 71 100 70 95
TEMP 72 70 84 95101 98 84 78 73 71 85 94100 97 83 77 72 70 82 90 95 92
DEWPT 51 52 52 51 48 46 50 53 55 58 55 53 51 48 51 54 56 58 57 57 55 53
MIN/MAX RH 17 65 19 65 25
RH 48 53 33 23 17 17 31 42 54 65 37 25 19 19 33 45 57 65 43 33 26 27
WIND DIR SW SW SW SE SE S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S
WIND SPD 9 9 13 3 6 9 10 9 8 8 11 12 16 17 12 12 9 8 11 13 16 19
CLOUDS FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 10 8 7 5 5 5 7 9 10 11 11 10 13 16 20 24 22 21 23 26 37 48
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 3
MIX HGT <1 <1 3 8 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 9 9 8
VENT RATE 5 <1 42 50 60 90 5 <1 <1 <1 36112165153 6 6 <1 <1 68145171176
T WIND DIR SW SW W E SE S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S S
T WIND SPD 10 9 16 6 6 10 10 9 9 9 13 16 17 20 13 12 9 9 17 19 21 25
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE SAT 06/15/13 SUN 06/16/13 MON 06/17/13 TUE 06/18/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 69 95 68 97 69 97 69 97
TEMP 75 69 90 92 74 68 92 94 75 69 92 94 75 69 92 94
DEWPT 56 59 58 56 59 61 58 55 57 60 56 51 55 58 54 50
MAX/MIN RH 70 28 78 25 75 23 68 22
RH 52 70 34 30 59 78 32 27 55 75 30 23 50 68 28 23
PWIND DIR S S SE S SE NE SE S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 30 20 10 20 10 20 5
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-122200-
DALHART-HARTLEY TX
36.03N 102.55W ELEV. 3913 FT
255 AM CDT WED JUN 12 2013
DATE WED 06/12/13 THU 06/13/13 FRI 06/14/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 100 63 98 65 94
TEMP 66 63 80 93100 96 79 71 66 63 79 91 98 94 79 72 68 65 79 88 94 91
DEWPT 46 46 46 46 43 40 45 51 52 53 51 48 46 43 48 53 54 55 55 55 53 52
MIN/MAX RH 14 70 16 70 25
RH 48 54 30 20 14 14 30 49 60 70 37 23 17 17 34 51 61 70 44 33 25 27
WIND DIR W W NW E SE SE SE S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S
WIND SPD 8 6 4 12 12 12 6 10 8 8 13 16 18 18 11 12 11 9 14 14 18 21
CLOUDS FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 10 8 7 5 5 5 7 9 10 11 11 12 14 16 21 26 25 24 24 24 29 35
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 6 4 4 5 6 6 5 5 5 3
MIX HGT <1 <1 5 11 16 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 9 16 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 9 11 8
VENT RATE <1 <1 66 95 78115 <1 5 <1 <1 45141264189 6 6 <1 <1 77153198192
T WIND DIR W W NE E SE S SE S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S
T WIND SPD 9 6 13 10 5 11 8 11 9 9 17 17 19 20 12 13 11 9 19 19 20 27
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL
DATE SAT 06/15/13 SUN 06/16/13 MON 06/17/13 TUE 06/18/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 64 93 63 96 64 95 64 97
TEMP 71 64 87 90 70 63 90 92 71 64 89 92 71 64 91 93
DEWPT 54 57 55 53 55 57 52 47 51 55 52 48 52 55 50 46
MAX/MIN RH 78 27 81 20 73 21 73 18
RH 56 78 34 29 59 81 27 21 49 73 28 22 51 73 25 20
PWIND DIR S S SE E E NE SE S
WIND CHAR <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
POP 12HR 10 10 10 5 10 5 10 5
$$
OKZ002-122200-
GUYMON-TEXAS OK
36.69N 101.51W ELEV. 3100 FT
255 AM CDT WED JUN 12 2013
DATE WED 06/12/13 THU 06/13/13 FRI 06/14/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 102 67 101 67 99
TEMP 71 68 84 96102 98 82 75 70 67 83 95101 97 82 74 70 67 82 93 99 95
DEWPT 50 49 48 48 46 44 49 55 56 56 55 54 51 49 53 57 58 58 57 57 55 53
MIN/MAX RH 15 68 19 73 22
RH 48 51 29 20 15 16 32 50 60 68 38 25 19 20 37 55 65 73 43 30 23 24
WIND DIR SW W N NE E SE SE S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S
WIND SPD 12 9 9 9 8 10 6 8 6 5 10 17 18 19 14 14 12 10 16 17 19 20
CLOUDS FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 10 8 7 5 5 5 8 10 12 13 12 12 14 16 22 27 25 22 22 23 29 35
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 6 4 3 4 6 6 6 6 5 4
MIX HGT <1 <1 4 10 13 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 10 14 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 9 12 9
VENT RATE <1 <1 53 57 50 99 <1 <1 <1 <1 59160216197 7 7 6 <1 89170239213
T WIND DIR SW W N NE E SE SE S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S S
T WIND SPD 12 9 17 6 4 10 6 8 8 5 14 18 18 20 14 16 12 10 21 23 23 28
RFTI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL
DATE SAT 06/15/13 SUN 06/16/13 MON 06/17/13 TUE 06/18/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 67 95 65 95 64 95 65 99
TEMP 74 67 90 92 72 65 89 92 71 64 89 92 72 65 93 95
DEWPT 56 60 59 58 59 60 57 54 56 57 56 56 57 59 55 52
MAX/MIN RH 78 29 84 26 79 27 81 22
RH 53 78 35 32 64 84 34 28 58 79 33 30 59 81 28 24
PWIND DIR S S SE SE NE NE SE SE
WIND CHAR 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 20 20 10 20 10 20 5
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
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