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
356 PM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013
TXZ012-251000-
AMARILLO-POTTER TX
35.23N 101.70W ELEV. 3585 FT
356 PM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013
DATE 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON
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 86 61 89 62
TEMP 82 79 70 65 63 61 72 81 86 83 72 66 63 61 74 84 89 86 73 68 64 62
DEWPT 55 58 58 58 59 59 58 58 56 56 57 59 59 59 59 55 51 50 53 56 55 54
MAX/MIN RH 93 36 93 27 78
RH 40 49 66 78 87 93 61 46 36 40 59 78 87 93 59 37 27 29 49 65 73 75
WIND DIR S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW
WIND SPD 21 21 19 17 14 14 21 18 19 20 17 16 14 13 20 16 19 18 20 21 20 18
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 58 58 56 54 57 59 52 45 47 50 51 51 40 29 26 24 37 50 42 35 31 26
POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.03 0.01 0.01 0.01
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 3 1 3 3 3 1 1 3 3 1
HAINES 6HR 4 4 3 3 4 6 6 5 5 5
MIX HGT 9 7 3 2 1 1 4 6 11 9 2 2 <1 <1 3 12 17 6 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 189182 55 35 20 16 67 94116196 30 27 9 9 55173272108 10 10 12 10
T WIND DIR S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW
T WIND SPD 24 29 25 26 23 18 21 19 12 26 23 20 19 19 25 17 18 20 23 21 27 23
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0
RFTI CATEGORY EL EL NO NO NO NO EL NO NO EL NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO EL EL EL NO
DATE 05/27 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13 THU 05/30/13 FRI 05/31/13
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 95 63 89 63 84 61 85 61 90
TEMP 89 91 70 63 84 86 69 63 80 81 66 61 80 82 66 61 84 87
DEWPT 50 45 52 56 52 49 54 58 55 52 52 53 47 41 43 45 42 39
MIN/MAX RH 19 78 26 84 34 75 23 56 0
RH 26 20 53 78 33 28 59 84 42 37 61 75 31 23 43 56 23 18
PWIND DIR SW S S S S S SW SW SW
WIND CHAR 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 10 20 10 20 20 20 20 10 5
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-251000-
BOOTLEG RAWS-DEAF SMITH TX
34.82N 102.78W ELEV. 4103 FT
356 PM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013
DATE 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON
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 58 92 59
TEMP 85 82 71 65 62 60 72 81 86 83 70 64 60 58 73 85 92 88 73 66 61 59
DEWPT 51 53 56 57 58 58 58 56 54 54 56 57 57 56 55 49 43 41 47 54 53 53
MAX/MIN RH 93 34 93 18 80
RH 31 37 59 75 87 93 61 42 34 37 61 78 90 93 53 29 19 20 40 65 75 80
WIND DIR S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW
WIND SPD 20 18 21 16 12 12 17 16 16 19 17 13 12 11 14 16 18 19 18 17 14 13
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 56 55 54 52 53 54 47 41 46 52 51 50 37 24 25 25 37 48 40 32 29 26
POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.01 0.04 0.01 0.01
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 3 1 1 3 3 1 1 3 3 1
HAINES 6HR 3 4 5 5 4 6 6 5 5 5
MIX HGT 13 11 3 2 2 2 3 5 12 11 3 1 <1 <1 2 15 17 17 <1 2 1 <1
VENT RATE 238220105 39 30 42 48 68115221 60 17 9 6 40232264340 <1 39 23 8
T WIND DIR S S SE S S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW
T WIND SPD 21 23 40 29 23 24 18 17 11 24 27 19 20 12 23 18 18 23 10 29 26 17
RFTI 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY EL NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE 05/27 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13 THU 05/30/13 FRI 05/31/13
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 95 59 89 60 86 59 86 58 89
TEMP 88 91 67 59 83 86 66 60 81 83 65 59 81 83 64 58 83 85
DEWPT 43 32 43 50 43 36 45 53 50 46 45 43 38 33 38 43 38 32
MIN/MAX RH 12 72 16 78 26 55 16 57 0
RH 21 12 41 72 24 17 47 78 34 27 48 55 21 17 38 57 20 15
PWIND DIR SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW
WIND CHAR 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 10 5
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-251000-
BORGER-HUTCHINSON TX
35.71N 101.40W ELEV. 2762 FT
356 PM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013
DATE 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON
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 65 89 65 91 65
TEMP 83 81 73 69 66 65 76 84 89 86 75 70 67 65 77 86 91 88 76 71 67 65
DEWPT 56 58 59 60 61 61 59 58 57 56 58 59 59 60 59 55 52 52 54 56 55 55
MAX/MIN RH 87 34 83 26 70
RH 40 45 62 73 84 87 57 42 34 37 56 68 75 83 54 35 27 28 46 59 65 70
WIND DIR S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW
WIND SPD 19 18 18 14 13 13 16 16 17 17 14 14 13 12 14 13 16 18 19 20 17 14
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 57 58 59 60 61 62 52 43 46 50 51 52 43 34 29 23 35 47 41 35 31 27
POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.03 0.01 0.01 0.01
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 3 1 3 3 3 1 1 3 3 1
HAINES 6HR 3 3 3 3 4 6 6 6 6 6
MIX HGT 8 7 2 1 1 1 4 6 9 8 2 2 <1 <1 3 6 17 11 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 165163 54 19 16 15 70110135200 30 27 9 8 69108323206 13 12 12 10
T WIND DIR S SE S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW
T WIND SPD 24 28 41 21 18 16 23 23 16 28 21 20 19 18 26 20 21 21 28 27 26 21
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO
DATE 05/27 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13 THU 05/30/13 FRI 05/31/13
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 94 66 90 66 84 61 86 64 88
TEMP 88 91 72 66 85 87 71 66 80 81 66 61 81 83 69 64 83 85
DEWPT 50 46 51 55 53 51 54 58 56 53 54 54 48 43 44 46 43 40
MIN/MAX RH 20 69 27 75 36 78 24 53 0
RH 27 21 48 69 33 29 55 75 43 38 64 78 32 24 41 53 24 20
PWIND DIR SW S S S S S S SW SW
WIND CHAR 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 5
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-251000-
CEDAR RAWS-HUTCHINSON TX
35.68N 101.57W ELEV. 3103 FT
356 PM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013
DATE 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON
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 63 88 63 92 64
TEMP 83 81 71 67 64 63 74 83 88 85 74 68 65 63 76 86 92 89 76 70 66 64
DEWPT 57 57 58 60 60 61 59 58 56 56 58 59 59 59 58 54 50 49 52 56 55 54
MAX/MIN RH 91 34 87 25 70
RH 41 44 64 76 86 91 59 43 34 37 57 73 81 87 54 34 25 26 45 61 67 70
WIND DIR S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW
WIND SPD 19 18 18 14 13 13 16 16 17 17 14 14 13 12 14 13 16 17 19 20 18 14
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 58 58 59 60 60 61 52 42 46 51 51 52 42 31 28 24 35 47 41 35 31 27
POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.03 0.01 0.01 0.01
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 3 1 3 3 3 1 1 3 3 1
HAINES 6HR 3 3 3 3 4 6 6 5 6 6
MIX HGT 8 7 2 1 1 1 3 6 9 8 2 1 <1 <1 3 6 17 14 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 168163 64 20 17 15 57105126200 29 17 9 8 69 94314236 11 12 12 10
T WIND DIR S SE S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW
T WIND SPD 24 28 40 23 19 16 21 21 16 28 21 19 19 18 26 19 21 19 24 27 26 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO
DATE 05/27 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13 THU 05/30/13 FRI 05/31/13
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 94 65 91 65 84 61 86 62 88
TEMP 88 90 71 65 86 88 71 65 80 81 66 61 81 83 67 62 83 85
DEWPT 49 44 50 55 52 50 53 58 55 51 52 53 47 41 44 46 42 38
MIN/MAX RH 19 70 25 78 33 75 22 56 0
RH 26 20 47 70 31 27 53 78 42 36 61 75 30 23 43 56 24 19
PWIND DIR SW SW S S S S SW SW SW
WIND CHAR 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 10 20 10 20 20 20 20 10 5
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-251000-
DALHART-HARTLEY TX
36.03N 102.55W ELEV. 3913 FT
356 PM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013
DATE 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON
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 57 95 57
TEMP 84 81 70 65 62 60 73 83 89 85 71 64 59 57 74 88 95 90 73 65 60 57
DEWPT 51 52 56 57 58 57 57 55 52 52 55 57 56 54 53 45 38 38 41 45 46 46
MAX/MIN RH 93 28 93 14 67
RH 32 37 61 75 87 90 57 38 28 32 57 78 90 90 48 23 14 16 32 48 59 67
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW
WIND SPD 21 20 21 13 13 13 20 18 18 18 14 12 11 10 14 17 18 19 17 16 13 12
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 56 56 61 65 60 54 46 38 51 64 58 51 41 32 30 28 36 43 38 33 30 27
POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.01
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 3 3 1 3 3 1 1 3 3 1
HAINES 6HR 3 3 4 4 3 6 6 6 6 6
MIX HGT 10 2 2 1 <1 <1 3 4 13 10 1 <1 <1 <1 2 11 17 17 <1 1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 209 30 57 22 9 8 63 75232220 18 6 4 5 38193377380 <1 24 11 6
T WIND DIR S SE SE S S SW SW SW SW S S SW S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW
T WIND SPD 23 23 43 25 19 17 24 20 19 25 20 12 10 11 21 19 25 26 8 27 24 12
RFTI 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY EL EL EL NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
DATE 05/27 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13 THU 05/30/13 FRI 05/31/13
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 96 57 91 58 86 54 86 53 91
TEMP 88 91 65 57 84 87 65 58 81 82 61 54 80 82 60 53 84 87
DEWPT 39 32 41 48 44 39 45 54 49 44 45 47 39 32 36 39 34 30
MIN/MAX RH 11 72 17 87 25 77 15 59 0
RH 18 12 42 72 25 18 49 87 34 26 56 77 23 16 40 59 17 13
PWIND DIR SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW
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 FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 5 5 10 10 20 20 20 10 5
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-251000-
GUYMON-TEXAS OK
36.69N 101.51W ELEV. 3100 FT
356 PM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013
DATE 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON
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 63 90 61 95 61
TEMP 83 81 71 67 64 63 75 85 90 86 73 67 63 61 76 88 95 91 75 68 64 61
DEWPT 56 57 58 59 60 59 59 58 56 56 57 58 58 57 57 52 46 44 49 53 53 53
MAX/MIN RH 90 32 90 19 74
RH 40 44 64 75 87 87 59 40 32 36 57 73 84 87 52 29 19 20 40 58 67 74
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S SW
WIND SPD 21 21 17 16 14 11 21 20 20 19 16 14 13 13 18 16 18 19 20 21 18 14
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 56 63 65 68 59 49 43 37 45 54 52 51 43 36 30 24 31 39 36 33 30 27
POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 3 3 1 3 3 1 1 3 3 1
HAINES 6HR 3 3 5 5 4 6 6 6 6 6
MIX HGT 7 6 2 <1 <1 <1 3 5 12 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 18 17 1 1 1 <1
VENT RATE 153180 50 9 8 8 66113196189 10 7 6 7 69 91368408 25 29 25 9
T WIND DIR S S S S S S SW S SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW
T WIND SPD 26 34 28 19 18 18 25 26 19 31 23 14 12 14 26 16 24 27 28 33 28 20
RFTI 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY EL EL NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO
DATE 05/27 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13 THU 05/30/13 FRI 05/31/13
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 97 62 93 63 86 59 85 54 88
TEMP 90 93 70 62 87 89 69 63 82 83 65 59 80 81 61 54 81 84
DEWPT 46 39 46 52 51 49 53 58 55 52 52 51 47 42 42 43 40 37
MIN/MAX RH 14 70 23 84 32 76 24 65 0
RH 22 15 42 70 29 25 57 84 40 34 63 76 31 25 50 65 23 19
PWIND DIR SW SW S S S S SW SW SW
WIND CHAR 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 10 5
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS 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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