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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
250 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
TXZ012-241000-
AMARILLO-POTTER TX
35.23N 101.70W ELEV. 3585 FT
250 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
DATE 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN
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 82 63 86 62
TEMP 88 85 72 67 63 61 70 78 82 80 71 67 64 63 73 81 86 83 72 67 64 62
DEWPT 55 59 62 57 54 57 58 58 58 57 57 57 58 58 58 58 57 56 57 58 59 60
MAX/MIN RH 87 43 84 37 93
RH 33 41 71 70 72 87 66 50 44 45 61 70 81 84 59 46 37 40 59 73 84 93
WIND DIR E E SE SE S S S S S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 17 21 28 29 21 18 19 21 21 21 20 14 12 10 21 21 21 23 21 20 17 13
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 55 64 69 74 66 58 63 68 64 60 60 60 62 63 64 64 60 56 52 49 56 62
POP 12HR 50 30 20 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.11 0.16 0.09 0.04 0.02
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 4 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
HAINES 6HR 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 5 5
MIX HGT 14 4 2 2 1 1 2 7 9 8 4 <1 <1 <1 5 9 12 9 4 1 1 <1
VENT RATE 182 63 68 54 24 21 46143153165124 6 6 4113128156179 95 20 18 8
T WIND DIR S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S
T WIND SPD 14 20 39 41 27 24 26 25 20 25 35 12 12 9 28 17 14 24 31 23 20 17
RFTI 0 2 4 4 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 1 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO EL CL CL EL NO NO EL EL EL EL NO NO NO EL EL EL EL EL EL NO NO
TORNADO A A
DATE 05/26 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13 THU 05/30/13
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 63 89 62 89 63 84 62 84
TEMP 85 88 69 63 84 86 68 62 84 86 69 63 80 81 67 62 80 81
DEWPT 56 53 57 56 51 44 57 57 55 52 57 57 54 48 50 56 46 40
MIN/MAX RH 29 78 23 84 29 81 31 81 23
RH 37 30 66 78 32 23 68 84 37 31 66 81 41 32 54 81 30 23
PWIND DIR S S SW SW 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 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-241000-
BOOTLEG RAWS-DEAF SMITH TX
34.82N 102.78W ELEV. 4103 FT
250 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
DATE 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN
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 86 62 86 61
TEMP 90 86 73 66 62 60 72 81 86 83 72 67 64 62 73 81 86 83 72 66 63 61
DEWPT 34 38 61 59 54 57 57 56 56 56 56 56 56 57 57 58 54 50 55 59 59 59
MAX/MIN RH 90 36 83 31 95
RH 14 18 66 78 75 90 59 42 36 40 57 68 75 83 57 46 34 32 55 78 89 95
WIND DIR S SE E SE S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 9 13 24 23 21 14 19 17 19 21 19 11 13 9 17 16 16 18 17 14 13 11
CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 44 60 69 78 74 70 66 61 64 67 62 58 64 70 63 57 64 71 60 49 52 56
POP 12HR 30 30 30 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.15 0.08 0.04 0.02
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
HAINES 6HR 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 5 5
MIX HGT 20 15 1 1 1 1 4 8 12 9 4 <1 <1 <1 4 11 15 14 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 200174 24 23 24 21120135173198108 8 8 5 70132180189 8 9 9 8
T WIND DIR S S E SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S
T WIND SPD 11 13 27 26 27 24 34 20 17 25 31 18 18 11 23 13 13 16 17 20 20 17
RFTI 1 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY EL NO CL EL EL NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
TORNADO A A
DATE 05/26 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13 THU 05/30/13
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 59 89 59 89 58 85 58 86
TEMP 85 87 66 59 83 85 65 59 83 85 65 58 80 82 64 58 81 83
DEWPT 56 49 54 52 46 40 48 52 48 42 51 52 49 43 44 49 43 38
MIN/MAX RH 26 78 19 78 21 80 25 72 20
RH 37 28 64 78 27 20 54 78 30 22 60 80 34 25 47 72 26 21
PWIND DIR SW S SW SW S S S S 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 10 10 10 10 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-241000-
BORGER-HUTCHINSON TX
35.71N 101.40W ELEV. 2762 FT
250 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
DATE 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN
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 84 65 88 65
TEMP 83 81 72 68 65 64 73 80 84 82 73 69 66 65 75 83 88 85 75 70 67 65
DEWPT 60 60 59 59 56 59 58 58 59 60 60 59 59 59 59 59 57 55 57 58 59 60
MAX/MIN RH 85 42 81 35 85
RH 45 49 65 74 74 85 61 47 42 47 63 70 78 81 58 44 36 37 54 66 76 85
WIND DIR SE E SE SE S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S SW
WIND SPD 20 16 20 23 17 9 11 13 16 14 13 13 12 9 16 14 18 18 18 17 13 8
CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 59 68 70 72 65 58 63 68 63 57 60 63 63 63 62 62 58 55 52 48 51 55
POP 12HR 50 30 20 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.11 0.16 0.08 0.04 0.02
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 4 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
HAINES 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
MIX HGT 8 9 2 2 1 2 2 7 9 8 4 <1 <1 <1 5 9 12 9 3 1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 118157 52 58 21 23 36137180143107 8 6 4135153188198 75 21 9 8
T WIND DIR SE SE E SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S
T WIND SPD 16 20 34 32 24 17 20 24 23 21 34 18 12 9 31 20 17 26 34 24 20 18
RFTI 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY EL NO EL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
TORNADO A A
DATE 05/26 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13 THU 05/30/13
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 66 90 64 90 65 87 64 84
TEMP 84 86 71 66 85 87 70 64 85 87 70 65 83 84 69 64 80 82
DEWPT 58 57 58 57 54 50 58 57 55 52 58 57 55 52 52 56 49 47
MIN/MAX RH 34 73 26 78 29 75 31 75 28
RH 40 37 64 73 34 28 66 78 36 31 66 75 38 33 55 75 34 29
PWIND DIR S S SW SW S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 15> 15> <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-241000-
CEDAR RAWS-HUTCHINSON TX
35.68N 101.57W ELEV. 3103 FT
250 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
DATE 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN
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 84 64 88 64
TEMP 83 81 72 68 65 64 73 80 84 82 72 68 65 64 75 83 88 85 74 69 66 64
DEWPT 58 60 59 59 55 59 58 58 58 59 59 59 59 59 59 59 57 55 57 58 60 61
MAX/MIN RH 84 41 84 35 89
RH 44 50 64 72 71 84 59 47 41 46 64 73 81 84 59 45 36 37 55 68 80 89
WIND DIR SE E SE SE S S S S S SE S SE S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 20 14 20 23 17 10 11 16 14 16 13 12 11 9 16 14 17 18 18 18 13 8
CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 58 67 71 74 67 59 64 69 61 54 58 61 63 64 63 61 59 56 52 48 52 55
POP 12HR 50 30 20 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.10 0.16 0.08 0.04 0.02
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 4 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
HAINES 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5
MIX HGT 9 9 2 2 2 2 2 7 9 8 4 <1 <1 <1 5 9 13 10 3 1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 117145 47 60 32 24 38137180150111 8 6 4117145193200 75 21 9 8
T WIND DIR SE SE E SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S
T WIND SPD 14 19 35 34 24 18 21 24 23 23 35 18 12 9 29 19 17 25 34 24 20 17
RFTI 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY EL NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
TORNADO A A
DATE 05/26 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13 THU 05/30/13
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 90 63 90 65 86 64 85
TEMP 84 86 70 65 85 87 69 63 85 87 70 65 82 83 69 64 81 82
DEWPT 57 56 57 57 52 48 57 56 53 51 57 56 54 50 51 55 47 44
MIN/MAX RH 33 75 25 79 27 74 30 74 25
RH 40 36 64 75 32 26 65 79 33 29 63 74 38 32 54 74 30 26
PWIND DIR S S SW SW S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 15> 15> <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-241000-
DALHART-HARTLEY TX
36.03N 102.55W ELEV. 3913 FT
250 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
DATE 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN
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 85 61 90 59
TEMP 77 75 67 64 61 60 71 80 85 82 71 66 63 61 74 84 90 86 72 66 61 59
DEWPT 49 53 57 58 55 56 56 56 56 56 57 57 57 56 56 56 52 48 52 56 57 57
MAX/MIN RH 87 37 86 25 93
RH 38 47 70 83 81 87 60 45 38 41 61 74 81 86 53 38 27 27 49 70 87 93
WIND DIR E E E SE S S S S S SE S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW
WIND SPD 11 25 21 19 13 13 18 17 18 23 21 13 8 10 18 16 16 16 14 13 12 9
CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 55 63 70 78 77 76 71 67 66 66 63 61 66 71 60 49 54 58 53 48 48 49
POP 12HR 20 30 30 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.06 0.10 0.07 0.05 0.02
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
HAINES 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 4 6
MIX HGT 10 13 1 3 2 2 4 8 13 11 3 1 <1 <1 4 10 17 16 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 99205 21 69 36 36 88168242247 76 25 5 6 81171238240 9 7 5 5
T WIND DIR SE S E SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW
T WIND SPD 11 18 24 31 27 26 28 25 20 25 34 21 10 12 26 20 16 17 18 16 11 10
RFTI 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
TORNADO A A
DATE 05/26 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13 THU 05/30/13
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 58 91 58 90 59 85 57 86
TEMP 85 87 65 58 85 87 65 58 84 86 66 59 80 82 63 57 80 83
DEWPT 50 43 48 48 39 30 47 49 44 41 51 51 48 39 43 48 39 34
MIN/MAX RH 20 68 13 72 19 75 22 73 17
RH 30 22 54 68 20 13 53 72 25 21 58 75 33 22 49 73 23 17
PWIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW 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 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 20 10 10 10 10 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-241000-
GUYMON-TEXAS OK
36.69N 101.51W ELEV. 3100 FT
250 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
DATE 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN
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 62 83 65 91 65
TEMP 73 72 67 64 63 62 71 79 83 81 73 69 66 65 77 86 91 88 76 71 67 65
DEWPT 57 59 60 61 59 58 58 58 58 58 58 59 58 58 58 58 55 51 54 57 58 58
MAX/MIN RH 90 43 78 27 77
RH 56 64 78 90 87 87 64 49 43 46 60 70 76 78 53 39 30 28 46 62 72 77
WIND DIR E E E SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 19 14 17 13 11 13 14 14 17 21 16 14 13 10 21 20 18 17 18 19 16 12
CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 68 66 74 81 79 76 72 67 68 68 61 53 57 61 56 50 58 66 56 46 48 49
POP 12HR 30 30 30 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.07 0.16 0.05 0.10 0.02
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
HAINES 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 6
MIX HGT 7 8 2 2 3 2 3 8 7 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 8 15 13 2 1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 98180 48 46 45 27 63141140117 6 10 9 6116160255260 60 23 9 6
T WIND DIR SE SE E SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S
T WIND SPD 17 27 27 26 20 20 24 20 23 34 13 23 20 12 33 23 19 23 34 26 20 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO EL NO NO
DATE 05/26 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13 THU 05/30/13
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 61 90 59 91 62 87 61 85
TEMP 86 87 67 61 84 86 66 59 85 88 68 62 82 84 67 61 80 82
DEWPT 55 52 53 53 47 42 55 54 49 48 56 56 52 49 49 53 47 44
MIN/MAX RH 28 74 20 83 23 81 28 75 25
RH 35 30 62 74 28 21 68 83 29 25 65 81 35 30 52 75 31 26
PWIND DIR S S SW SW 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 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS 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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