Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
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 AM CDT SUN JUN 16 2013
TXZ012-162200-
AMARILLO-POTTER TX
35.23N 101.70W ELEV. 3585 FT
525 AM CDT SUN JUN 16 2013
DATE SUN 06/16/13 MON 06/17/13 TUE 06/18/13
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 92 68 88 63 83
TEMP 67 79 87 92 89 78 73 70 68 77 84 88 85 74 69 65 63 72 79 83 81
DEWPT 63 61 59 58 57 59 60 61 61 60 59 59 58 60 61 61 61 61 61 61 60
MIN/MAX RH 33 87 42 97 46
RH 84 56 42 34 35 56 71 81 87 62 49 42 44 66 81 90 97 68 54 46 49
WIND DIR SE S S S S SE S SW NW N NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 10 13 12 13 13 13 16 10 9 13 13 12 13 10 8 6 6 9 11 12 13
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 44 46 48 49 49 50 51 51 50 53 56 59 62 63 63 66 69 70 70 73 75
POP 12HR 20 20 20 40 30
QPF 12HR 0.06 0.02 0.15 0.18 0.06
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 3 4 3 1 3 4 4 4 4
HAINES 6HR 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT <1 4 7 14 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 9 7 3 <1 <1 <1 4 1 6 5
VENT RATE 7 49 85149111 <1 <1 <1 2 39 4 81 98 6 8 3 3 25 13 55 80
T WIND DIR S S S SW S S S S S W N SE SE SW S E NE E SE SE S
T WIND SPD 16 16 14 12 14 11 10 10 4 14 1 10 16 2 18 5 6 8 14 11 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 WED 06/19/13 THU 06/20/13 FRI 06/21/13 SAT 06/22/13
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 66 93 66 95 67 94 66 95
TEMP 70 66 88 90 72 66 90 92 73 67 89 91 72 66 90 92
DEWPT 63 62 59 54 57 57 52 47 54 57 54 50 57 58 55 51
MAX/MIN RH 90 27 70 20 65 22 73 23
RH 76 90 35 28 53 70 27 20 46 65 28 23 51 73 30 24
PWIND DIR SE S S SW SW SW SW S
WIND CHAR <15 15> 15> <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 10 10 5 5 5 10 5
RAIN SHWRS SC SC
TSTMS SC SC
$$
TXZ016-162200-
BOOTLEG RAWS-DEAF SMITH TX
34.82N 102.78W ELEV. 4103 FT
525 AM CDT SUN JUN 16 2013
DATE SUN 06/16/13 MON 06/17/13 TUE 06/18/13
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 92 62 90 62 87
TEMP 64 77 87 92 89 75 69 64 62 75 85 90 87 74 68 64 62 74 82 87 85
DEWPT 62 59 56 55 54 57 60 61 62 60 57 57 57 59 61 61 60 61 62 61 60
MIN/MAX RH 28 87 36 100 44
RH 93 56 38 29 30 50 71 81 87 60 46 38 39 64 84 93100 68 49 44 48
WIND DIR SE S SW SW S S S W N N NE E E E E E E E S SE SE
WIND SPD 8 11 11 13 12 11 13 8 10 13 12 11 12 10 9 8 6 8 10 12 13
CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 42 44 47 54 60 54 48 47 46 49 51 56 61 64 66 68 69 71 72 65 58
POP 12HR 20 20 30 40 30
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.01 0.12 0.15 0.07
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 3 3 3 1 3 4 4 4 4
HAINES 6HR 5 4 4 5 5 5 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT <1 3 13 13 13 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 12 11 2 1 1 1 3 4 5 7
VENT RATE 8 51143150188 6 6 6 3 23 24 48105 38 20 10 7 33 60 85119
T WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW W N S S E SE SE SE SE E S SE
T WIND SPD 18 19 12 13 17 13 13 13 6 10 4 4 11 28 23 11 8 14 19 19 19
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 WED 06/19/13 THU 06/20/13 FRI 06/21/13 SAT 06/22/13
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 64 95 64 94 63 94
TEMP 70 65 87 89 70 64 89 92 71 64 88 91 70 63 88 91
DEWPT 64 62 59 53 58 58 52 47 53 57 55 50 55 56 53 50
MAX/MIN RH 93 23 68 17 70 21 75 23
RH 78 93 33 24 49 68 24 18 44 70 27 24 53 75 29 25
PWIND DIR S S S SW S S S S
WIND CHAR <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
POP 12HR 30 5 10 5 10 5 10 5
RAIN SHWRS SC SC
TSTMS SC SC
$$
TXZ008-162200-
BORGER-HUTCHINSON TX
35.71N 101.40W ELEV. 2762 FT
525 AM CDT SUN JUN 16 2013
DATE SUN 06/16/13 MON 06/17/13 TUE 06/18/13
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 94 70 88 65 86
TEMP 71 82 90 94 91 80 75 72 70 78 84 88 85 75 70 67 65 75 82 86 84
DEWPT 64 62 61 60 59 60 62 62 62 60 58 58 58 60 61 61 61 61 61 61 61
MIN/MAX RH 32 87 41 88 46
RH 74 52 41 33 34 56 71 81 87 62 48 41 45 64 76 82 85 63 51 46 49
WIND DIR S S S S SE SE SE E NW N NE NE E E SE E SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 8 10 10 12 12 13 14 6 6 13 13 12 12 9 4 5 4 6 10 12 13
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 55 52 49 49 49 52 55 49 42 49 56 59 62 64 66 66 66 66 65 69 72
POP 12HR 20 20 20 30 30
QPF 12HR 0.06 0.03 0.10 0.15 0.05
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 3 4 3 1 3 4 4 4 4
HAINES 6HR 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT <1 4 6 14 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 8 9 4 1 1 <1 2 1 7 5
VENT RATE 6 39 81152 27 <1 <1 <1 2 11 27120 77 42 12 2 5 16 12 42 72
T WIND DIR S S S SW S S S E SE W NE SE SE SE SE SE NE NE S E SE
T WIND SPD 13 12 14 12 12 9 8 3 3 4 6 18 10 13 11 1 10 8 12 6 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 WED 06/19/13 THU 06/20/13 FRI 06/21/13 SAT 06/22/13
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 94 69 96 72 96 71 96
TEMP 73 69 89 91 75 69 91 93 77 72 92 93 77 71 91 93
DEWPT 62 62 61 58 59 59 55 52 56 59 56 54 59 60 57 55
MAX/MIN RH 87 29 63 20 59 20 66 24
RH 73 87 37 31 53 63 26 21 42 59 25 22 47 66 31 25
PWIND DIR SE S S SW SW SW SW SW
WIND CHAR <15 15> 15> <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 40 10 10 5 5 5 10 5
RAIN SHWRS SC SC
TSTMS SC SC
$$
TXZ008-162200-
CEDAR RAWS-HUTCHINSON TX
35.68N 101.57W ELEV. 3103 FT
525 AM CDT SUN JUN 16 2013
DATE SUN 06/16/13 MON 06/17/13 TUE 06/18/13
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 94 70 88 64 85
TEMP 69 81 89 94 91 80 75 72 70 78 85 88 85 74 69 66 64 74 81 85 83
DEWPT 63 61 59 59 58 60 61 61 61 60 58 58 57 59 61 61 61 61 61 61 61
MIN/MAX RH 32 86 42 91 46
RH 78 53 41 33 34 55 72 81 86 61 48 42 45 65 78 85 88 64 52 46 49
WIND DIR S S S S SE SE SE E NW N NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 8 10 10 12 12 13 14 6 6 13 13 12 12 9 5 5 4 8 10 12 13
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 52 51 49 49 49 51 54 48 42 49 56 60 63 64 66 66 67 66 65 70 74
POP 12HR 20 20 20 40 30
QPF 12HR 0.06 0.01 0.11 0.16 0.05
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 3 4 3 1 3 4 4 4 4
HAINES 6HR 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT <1 4 7 14 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 8 8 4 1 1 <1 2 1 7 5
VENT RATE 6 42 95154 64 <1 <1 <1 2 12 28113 83 51 10 1 3 18 12 49 80
T WIND DIR S S S SW S S S SE SE W NE SE SE SE SE SE NE NE S SE SE
T WIND SPD 13 13 16 12 14 10 9 3 3 4 8 17 11 13 11 1 5 10 13 8 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 WED 06/19/13 THU 06/20/13 FRI 06/21/13 SAT 06/22/13
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 94 68 95 72 96 71 96
TEMP 73 69 89 91 74 68 90 92 77 72 92 93 77 71 91 93
DEWPT 62 62 60 57 58 59 54 50 55 58 56 53 58 59 56 54
MAX/MIN RH 89 28 66 19 60 21 68 23
RH 77 89 35 29 50 66 25 20 43 60 26 22 47 68 30 24
PWIND DIR SE S S SW SW SW SW SW
WIND CHAR <15 15> 15> <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 40 10 10 5 5 5 10 5
RAIN SHWRS SC SC
TSTMS SC SC
$$
TXZ006-162200-
DALHART-HARTLEY TX
36.03N 102.55W ELEV. 3913 FT
525 AM CDT SUN JUN 16 2013
DATE SUN 06/16/13 MON 06/17/13 TUE 06/18/13
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 94 62 88 62 85
TEMP 64 78 88 94 90 76 69 65 62 74 83 88 85 73 68 64 62 73 81 85 83
DEWPT 58 56 54 52 51 53 56 56 55 55 54 54 54 56 58 59 60 60 59 59 59
MIN/MAX RH 29 93 38 93 43
RH 89 52 35 29 31 55 73 87 93 62 46 39 41 64 81 90 93 65 51 43 44
WIND DIR E S S SE S SE NE N N N NE NE E E SE SE SE SE S S S
WIND SPD 6 8 10 13 11 11 13 12 11 13 13 12 12 9 8 8 4 8 11 13 13
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 48 48 49 49 50 51 51 48 44 49 54 59 65 68 71 69 67 62 57 65 73
POP 12HR 20 20 30 40 30
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.01 0.15 0.18 0.05
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 3 4 3 1 3 4 4 4 4
HAINES 6HR 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT <1 3 7 14 11 <1 <1 <1 1 2 4 12 8 1 1 1 1 2 3 6 7
VENT RATE 5 30 72154 95 <1 <1 <1 12 15 56121 90 18 9 2 7 18 60 77112
T WIND DIR S S S SW S SE S N NE N NE E E SE S SE NE E S S S
T WIND SPD 11 11 12 12 10 9 8 5 13 11 16 11 13 19 10 2 8 13 23 16 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 WED 06/19/13 THU 06/20/13 FRI 06/21/13 SAT 06/22/13
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 63 93 62 95 64 98 64 95
TEMP 68 63 87 90 69 62 89 92 71 64 92 94 71 64 89 91
DEWPT 61 59 55 49 54 54 49 43 50 54 51 46 53 55 50 47
MAX/MIN RH 97 22 72 14 67 19 74 20
RH 75 97 31 23 53 72 20 15 41 67 25 21 49 74 27 22
PWIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 40 5 10 5 10 5 10 5
RAIN SHWRS SC SC
TSTMS SC SC
$$
OKZ002-162200-
GUYMON-TEXAS OK
36.69N 101.51W ELEV. 3100 FT
525 AM CDT SUN JUN 16 2013
DATE SUN 06/16/13 MON 06/17/13 TUE 06/18/13
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 90 64 88 62 83
TEMP 65 77 85 90 87 75 70 66 64 75 83 88 85 73 68 64 62 72 79 83 81
DEWPT 61 59 58 58 57 60 62 62 61 60 59 59 58 60 61 61 60 60 59 59 59
MIN/MAX RH 32 92 40 87 44
RH 90 56 40 32 34 57 75 86 92 63 49 41 43 63 76 84 87 64 51 44 47
WIND DIR S S S S S SE NE NE N N NE NE E E SE SE SE SE S SE SE
WIND SPD 5 6 11 13 11 11 13 11 12 13 13 11 12 6 5 6 4 8 12 13 13
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 58 54 49 50 51 56 61 51 42 46 49 55 62 65 69 68 66 60 54 56 58
POP 12HR 20 30 20 40 30
QPF 12HR 0.06 0.08 0.02 0.11 0.03
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 3 3 4 3 1 3 4 4 4 4
HAINES 6HR 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT 1 2 8 11 12 <1 <1 1 2 2 4 7 8 1 <1 1 1 4 4 3 4
VENT RATE 9 17144137168 4 <1 17 18 12 46112 83 13 4 7 9 35 39 22 52
T WIND DIR SE SE S S SW S N NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE SE NE SE SE E SE
T WIND SPD 10 12 20 14 16 9 5 19 13 6 14 18 12 14 8 8 10 10 12 9 14
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 WED 06/19/13 THU 06/20/13 FRI 06/21/13 SAT 06/22/13
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 66 98 68 98 66 98
TEMP 68 64 88 90 72 66 92 95 75 68 92 94 73 66 92 94
DEWPT 60 59 59 56 58 58 53 49 54 58 55 52 55 57 55 53
MAX/MIN RH 97 27 70 17 62 19 66 21
RH 78 97 36 28 55 70 23 18 43 62 24 21 45 66 27 23
PWIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW S SW
WIND CHAR <15 15> 15> <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 40 10 10 5 5 5 10 5
RAIN SHWRS SC SC
TSTMS SC SC
$$
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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