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
440 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013
TXZ012-201000-
AMARILLO-POTTER TX
35.23N 101.70W ELEV. 3585 FT
440 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013
DATE 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED
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 81 49 78 53
TEMP 83 67 59 55 52 65 75 80 77 63 56 51 49 62 72 78 75 64 58 55 53
DEWPT 26 29 32 34 35 33 31 28 26 35 44 42 40 39 39 38 37 40 43 44 45
MAX/MIN RH 52 14 74 24 74
RH 12 24 36 45 52 30 20 15 15 35 64 71 71 43 30 24 25 41 57 66 74
WIND DIR W W NW NW N N W W NW N N N N N N N E SE SE SE S
WIND SPD 21 9 6 6 6 8 9 14 14 9 10 13 13 16 13 6 6 9 10 10 10
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 35 31 27 27 26 29 31 33 34 36 37 40 42 42 42 37 32 33 34 33 31
POP 12HR 0 5 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 6 5 3 5 5 5 3 4 4 4
MIX HGT 16 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 14 16 16 <1 <1 <1 <1 6 13 15 15 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 432 6 <1 <1 <1 40257304202 4 <1 <1 <1 61 63102145 6 8 6 4
T WIND DIR W W W NW NW NW SW SW W NE NE NE NW E W W SW SE SE S S
T WIND SPD 31 12 9 6 5 9 21 21 14 9 5 3 5 12 5 8 11 12 17 12 9
RFTI 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY CL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
RED FLAG W
DATE 05/22 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13
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 55 89 59 88 60 89 60 90
TEMP 80 83 62 55 82 85 65 59 82 85 66 60 83 85 66 60 84 86
DEWPT 40 34 44 53 52 50 53 56 55 55 56 57 54 51 54 57 53 48
MIN/MAX RH 16 93 27 90 33 90 28 90 25
RH 24 17 52 93 35 30 65 90 40 36 70 90 37 31 65 90 34 27
PWIND DIR S SE 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 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 10 20 20 20 20 20 10 5
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-201000-
BOOTLEG RAWS-DEAF SMITH TX
34.82N 102.78W ELEV. 4103 FT
440 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013
DATE 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED
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 50 82 48 79 51
TEMP 81 65 58 53 50 64 76 81 78 62 55 50 48 62 73 79 75 63 57 53 51
DEWPT 22 26 30 31 32 30 27 24 21 30 38 39 39 38 37 36 34 37 39 40 41
MAX/MIN RH 50 11 71 20 68
RH 11 23 34 43 50 28 16 12 12 29 53 65 71 41 27 21 22 38 51 61 68
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW NW W W NW NW N N N NE NE S S S SE S S
WIND SPD 23 9 6 6 8 10 9 17 13 10 11 13 13 13 10 5 5 8 9 8 6
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 36 33 29 28 27 30 32 33 34 36 37 40 43 43 43 38 33 34 35 33 32
POP 12HR 0 5 5 5 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 6 6 5 3 4 4 5
MIX HGT 15 <1 <1 <1 <1 8 13 15 15 <1 <1 <1 <1 8 13 16 16 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 480 5 <1 <1 3 68260261225 <1 <1 <1 <1 56 75140186 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR W W NW NW NW W W W W N E NE N E SW SW SW S SE S S
T WIND SPD 36 10 8 6 6 10 23 20 17 6 6 4 5 8 6 10 13 6 10 8 8
RFTI 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY CL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
RED FLAG W
DATE 05/22 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13
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 55 89 57 89 58 89 59 89
TEMP 81 84 62 55 82 85 64 57 83 85 65 58 83 85 65 59 83 85
DEWPT 36 32 41 50 47 44 49 55 51 48 52 56 50 45 50 55 50 45
MIN/MAX RH 14 83 22 93 25 93 23 87 23
RH 20 15 46 83 29 24 58 93 33 28 63 93 32 25 58 87 32 25
PWIND DIR SW S S 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 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 10 10 20 20 20 20 10 5
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-201000-
BORGER-HUTCHINSON TX
35.71N 101.40W ELEV. 2762 FT
440 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013
DATE 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED
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 81 52 80 56
TEMP 83 69 63 58 56 67 76 81 77 64 58 54 52 64 74 80 77 66 61 58 56
DEWPT 32 35 38 40 41 40 39 37 36 41 45 43 41 40 39 39 39 41 43 45 46
MAX/MIN RH 57 21 69 23 69
RH 16 28 41 51 57 37 26 21 23 42 62 66 66 41 28 23 25 40 51 62 69
WIND DIR W NW NW NW N N W NW N NE NE N N N N N NE E SE SE S
WIND SPD 16 6 5 5 4 4 8 12 13 6 8 12 13 14 11 9 6 8 9 8 6
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 37 33 29 29 28 31 33 35 36 38 39 42 44 44 44 39 34 35 36 34 33
POP 12HR 5 10 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 5 4 3 5 5 5 3 3 4 4
MIX HGT 18 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 15 17 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 11 14 14 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 381 2 <1 <1 3 14341396 81 <1 <1 <1 <1 50 53135149 2 7 3 2
T WIND DIR W SW W NW N E SW SW N N N W NW NE W W SW SE SE SE E
T WIND SPD 25 4 8 8 6 5 25 27 12 6 4 4 6 11 5 11 12 8 14 5 4
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE 05/22 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13
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 89 63 90 62 88 63 89
TEMP 82 84 64 58 83 86 69 63 85 87 68 62 83 85 68 63 84 86
DEWPT 41 37 45 53 53 53 55 58 57 56 57 58 55 52 55 57 53 50
MIN/MAX RH 18 82 29 84 32 87 30 81 27
RH 24 19 49 82 36 32 61 84 39 35 68 87 38 32 62 81 34 28
PWIND DIR S SE 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 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 10 20 30 20 20 20 10 5
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-201000-
CEDAR RAWS-HUTCHINSON TX
35.68N 101.57W ELEV. 3103 FT
440 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013
DATE 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX TEMP 55 81 51 79 54
TEMP 82 68 62 57 55 67 76 81 77 64 57 53 51 63 73 79 76 65 59 56 54
DEWPT 30 34 37 38 40 38 37 35 33 39 45 43 41 40 39 39 38 41 43 45 46
MAX/MIN RH 58 18 71 23 74
RH 16 28 39 50 58 35 24 19 20 40 64 69 68 43 29 24 25 42 55 66 74
WIND DIR W W NW NW N N W NW N N NE N N N N N NE E SE SE S
WIND SPD 18 8 5 5 5 5 9 13 13 8 9 12 13 14 11 8 6 8 10 9 8
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 37 33 29 29 28 31 33 34 36 37 39 41 44 44 44 39 34 35 36 34 33
POP 12HR 5 10 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 5 5 3 5 5 5 3 4 4 4
MIX HGT 18 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 15 17 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 11 14 14 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 403 4 <1 <1 4 6345396 84 <1 <1 <1 <1 50 66135149 <1 6 3 1
T WIND DIR W W W NW N NE SW SW NW N N W NW E W W SW SE SE S SE
T WIND SPD 26 9 9 8 8 3 26 27 8 6 4 4 6 11 6 11 12 9 13 6 2
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE 05/22 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 88 57 89 62 89 61 88 61 90
TEMP 81 84 64 57 83 86 68 62 84 86 67 61 83 85 67 61 84 86
DEWPT 41 36 45 54 53 52 55 57 56 55 56 58 55 52 54 57 53 48
MIN/MAX RH 16 92 28 85 32 90 30 86 25
RH 24 18 51 92 37 31 64 85 39 35 68 90 38 32 63 86 34 27
PWIND DIR S SE SE SE S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 10 20 20 20 20 20 10 5
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-201000-
DALHART-HARTLEY TX
36.03N 102.55W ELEV. 3913 FT
440 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013
DATE 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED
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 47 76 46 77 49
TEMP 78 62 55 50 47 60 70 76 72 59 52 48 46 60 71 77 73 61 55 51 49
DEWPT 24 30 37 37 38 36 34 33 32 38 43 41 39 38 38 36 35 38 41 42 43
MAX/MIN RH 70 21 79 22 80
RH 13 30 50 61 70 41 27 21 23 45 70 77 76 44 30 23 25 42 59 71 80
WIND DIR W N NW NW N W NW N N NE N N N N NE E S SE E NE N
WIND SPD 19 9 6 6 6 12 11 13 12 9 11 13 14 14 11 8 10 10 9 9 8
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 40 37 33 31 29 32 34 36 37 39 40 42 44 44 43 38 33 34 35 34 32
POP 12HR 10 10 20 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 2 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 5 5
MIX HGT 17 <1 <1 <1 <1 11 16 16 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 7 13 14 14 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 321 <1 <1 <1 <1242297160 82 <1 <1 <1 <1 30113154168 3 8 <1 <1
T WIND DIR W W W NW NW W W W NW NE N NW NW E SW SW SW SE S S S
T WIND SPD 21 10 8 10 6 24 20 11 8 6 6 6 8 4 10 12 13 6 17 8 5
RFTI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
RED FLAG W
DATE 05/22 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13
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 86 52 89 55 88 56 88 58 92
TEMP 79 82 59 52 82 85 62 55 81 84 63 56 82 84 64 58 85 88
DEWPT 38 34 42 50 48 46 49 52 50 48 51 55 50 45 48 50 46 43
MIN/MAX RH 16 93 24 90 26 96 24 75 19
RH 23 18 53 93 31 26 62 90 34 29 65 96 33 26 56 75 26 21
PWIND DIR S SE SE SE S S SW S SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 10 10 20 20 20 20 10 5
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-201000-
GUYMON-TEXAS OK
36.69N 101.51W ELEV. 3100 FT
440 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013
DATE 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED
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 77 49 79 51
TEMP 79 64 58 53 51 63 72 77 73 61 55 51 49 62 73 79 75 63 57 53 51
DEWPT 40 42 44 44 44 44 44 42 40 43 47 45 43 42 40 40 39 41 43 43 44
MAX/MIN RH 77 28 84 24 77
RH 25 45 60 71 77 50 37 29 30 52 75 81 81 48 30 25 27 44 59 70 77
WIND DIR NW N N NW N NE NE N N NE N N N N N NW N NE E E NE
WIND SPD 11 5 5 6 5 6 5 12 12 6 9 13 16 16 13 9 8 6 5 5 6
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 49 47 44 40 36 39 41 43 45 47 48 48 48 47 45 40 35 36 37 36 34
POP 12HR 20 20 20 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.01 0.01 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 3 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 10 11 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 6 12 14 12 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 127 <1 2 <1 <1 29 62 95110 <1 <1 <1 <1 44150168150 <1 <1 3 5
T WIND DIR W SE W N W E W W NW N NW NW NW N W W SW SE S S SE
T WIND SPD 12 0 4 6 4 13 6 10 13 6 5 6 4 9 14 13 14 6 5 6 11
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 05/22 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13
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 54 86 59 88 59 88 60 90
TEMP 78 81 61 54 80 83 65 59 82 84 65 59 82 85 66 60 84 86
DEWPT 42 40 46 52 52 52 54 57 56 56 57 58 54 50 52 54 51 48
MIN/MAX RH 21 93 31 93 34 96 28 81 24
RH 28 23 58 93 38 34 69 93 41 38 75 96 38 30 61 81 32 27
PWIND DIR SE E E E SE S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 10 20 30 20 20 20 10 5
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS SC SC 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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