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
330 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
TXZ012-212200-
AMARILLO-POTTER TX
35.23N 101.70W ELEV. 3585 FT
330 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
DATE TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13
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 78 52 88 59 89
TEMP 53 50 62 72 78 75 63 58 54 52 68 81 88 84 71 65 61 59 72 83 89 85
DEWPT 39 38 38 37 36 35 37 39 40 41 39 37 35 33 39 44 47 49 53 56 57 57
MIN/MAX RH 22 66 15 69 34
RH 59 63 41 28 22 23 38 49 59 66 35 21 15 16 31 46 60 69 51 40 34 39
WIND DIR N N N E SE S SE S S S SW SW SW SW SE SE SE SE S S S SE
WIND SPD 11 14 13 8 3 6 9 12 10 9 12 13 9 8 6 13 17 12 11 6 11 16
CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 64 66 80 50 48 27 35 39 37 34 35 35 35 34 35 37 39 41 40 40 50 60
POP 12HR 10 10 10 20 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.07
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS
TSTMS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 3
HAINES 6HR 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 4
MIX HGT 1 2 3 6 10 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 13 17 17 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 15 4 3
VENT RATE 16 33 50 44 57 60 5 6 <1 <1 74208231182 <1 <1 <1 <1 40232102 68
T WIND DIR NE N N NE NW W SE S S S SW W W SW SE SE SE SE S SW E E
T WIND SPD 18 25 23 9 6 6 10 12 10 10 24 18 16 12 8 14 13 12 18 18 33 31
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
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 60 85 62 88 60 90 60 89
TEMP 66 60 80 82 67 62 83 85 66 60 84 86 66 60 83 86
DEWPT 58 58 56 54 55 56 54 51 53 54 51 48 50 52 50 48
MAX/MIN RH 93 36 81 29 81 25 75 25
RH 75 93 44 38 65 81 37 31 63 81 32 27 56 75 32 27
PWIND DIR SE S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 20 30 20 20 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-212200-
BOOTLEG RAWS-DEAF SMITH TX
34.82N 102.78W ELEV. 4103 FT
330 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
DATE TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13
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 79 51 90 55 90
TEMP 53 51 63 73 79 75 63 57 53 51 68 82 89 86 70 62 58 55 71 83 90 86
DEWPT 36 38 37 37 35 33 35 38 38 38 36 34 28 23 29 34 38 42 44 47 47 48
MIN/MAX RH 20 61 10 61 23
RH 52 61 38 27 20 21 35 49 57 61 31 18 11 10 22 35 48 61 38 28 23 27
WIND DIR NE N NE E SW SW SE S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW NW SW S
WIND SPD 11 17 11 8 2 6 6 8 10 10 16 12 10 10 5 6 10 5 10 8 11 16
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 60 68 57 43 47 25 30 32 34 36 32 29 28 28 32 36 37 38 38 38 47 56
POP 12HR 10 5 5 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
HAINES 6HR 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 6
MIX HGT 2 2 3 10 13 13 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 14 17 17 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 16 20 2
VENT RATE 21 46 33 90138143 3 <1 <1 <1 53162221204 <1 <1 <1 <1 26240200 62
T WIND DIR NE N NE NW NW W SE S S SW SW W SW SW S S S SW SW W SW E
T WIND SPD 16 26 14 10 12 12 6 9 11 11 24 13 14 13 5 6 9 9 14 17 11 35
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
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 60 85 60 89 60 91 57 90
TEMP 66 60 80 82 65 60 83 85 66 60 85 87 64 57 84 86
DEWPT 53 59 57 55 56 57 54 51 52 54 51 49 50 51 48 44
MAX/MIN RH 95 36 90 28 81 25 80 21
RH 63 95 45 40 73 90 37 31 61 81 32 28 60 80 29 23
PWIND DIR SE S S S S S S SW
WIND CHAR 15> <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 20 30 20 20 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-212200-
BORGER-HUTCHINSON TX
35.71N 101.40W ELEV. 2762 FT
330 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
DATE TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13
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 80 55 89 58 86
TEMP 56 53 65 75 80 77 66 60 57 55 71 83 89 85 72 65 60 58 71 80 86 83
DEWPT 39 38 37 36 36 35 38 40 41 42 41 40 39 38 42 46 48 50 53 55 56 57
MIN/MAX RH 20 60 17 74 36
RH 53 57 35 25 21 22 36 47 55 60 34 22 17 19 35 51 64 74 52 42 36 41
WIND DIR N N N E SE S SE S S S SW SW SW S E E E E SE E E SE
WIND SPD 12 11 17 9 3 6 6 9 8 5 11 12 8 3 10 11 12 8 12 17 16 14
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 61 61 68 66 56 30 36 40 36 33 32 31 31 31 35 39 44 49 46 43 53 64
POP 12HR 10 5 10 20 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.09
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 3
HAINES 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 6 6 3
MIX HGT 1 1 4 10 11 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 12 16 16 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 5 4
VENT RATE 16 15 72 70 69 41 3 5 <1 <1 68192224155 3 5 5 7 39 94108 77
T WIND DIR N N N N N W SE S S S SW W W SW E E E E SE SE SE E
T WIND SPD 18 17 20 8 6 3 6 10 9 4 21 18 16 11 11 12 11 14 14 17 25 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 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
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 61 87 64 90 65 92 64 90
TEMP 66 61 82 84 69 64 85 87 70 65 87 89 70 64 85 87
DEWPT 57 58 56 55 57 58 54 51 53 55 52 50 51 53 51 49
MAX/MIN RH 90 34 81 27 70 25 68 25
RH 74 90 42 37 65 81 35 29 55 70 30 26 53 68 31 27
PWIND DIR SE S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 20 30 20 20 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-212200-
CEDAR RAWS-HUTCHINSON TX
35.68N 101.57W ELEV. 3103 FT
330 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
DATE TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13
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 79 55 90 57 87
TEMP 55 53 65 74 79 76 65 60 57 55 71 83 89 86 71 64 59 57 70 81 87 84
DEWPT 39 38 37 36 35 34 37 40 41 43 41 39 37 35 40 45 47 49 52 55 55 56
MIN/MAX RH 20 63 15 76 34
RH 55 58 36 25 20 22 35 48 56 63 35 21 16 16 33 51 66 76 53 41 34 38
WIND DIR N N N E SE S SE S S S SW SW SW SW E E SE E SE E E SE
WIND SPD 12 10 17 9 3 6 6 10 8 5 12 12 8 4 9 12 12 8 10 13 14 16
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 63 65 67 66 57 31 37 40 37 34 33 32 31 30 34 37 41 45 44 42 53 64
POP 12HR 10 10 5 20 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.08
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 3
HAINES 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 6 6 3
MIX HGT 1 1 4 10 12 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 13 16 16 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 6 4
VENT RATE 16 15 63 70 76 49 3 5 <1 <1 67200240160 <1 <1 5 5 36 84117 77
T WIND DIR N N N N NW SW SE S S S SW W W SW E E E E SE SE SE E
T WIND SPD 18 17 20 8 6 4 6 10 9 5 21 18 17 11 10 12 10 10 13 13 23 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 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
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 61 87 64 90 65 92 63 90
TEMP 67 61 82 84 69 64 85 87 70 65 87 88 69 63 85 87
DEWPT 57 58 56 54 56 58 54 50 52 55 52 49 50 52 50 47
MAX/MIN RH 90 34 80 26 70 24 68 24
RH 70 90 41 36 63 80 35 28 54 70 30 26 52 68 30 25
PWIND DIR SE S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 20 30 20 20 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-212200-
DALHART-HARTLEY TX
36.03N 102.55W ELEV. 3913 FT
330 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
DATE TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13
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 77 47 89 52 86
TEMP 47 45 59 71 77 73 60 53 49 47 66 81 88 84 68 60 55 52 67 79 86 82
DEWPT 40 39 37 35 33 32 35 39 39 39 37 34 33 31 36 41 43 45 48 50 51 51
MIN/MAX RH 20 75 13 77 30
RH 74 78 43 27 21 22 40 59 70 75 34 18 14 15 31 49 64 77 50 37 30 34
WIND DIR NE N N N S S SE SE S SW SW SW SW S E E E NE NE NE E SE
WIND SPD 10 11 10 3 3 5 6 9 8 4 13 6 6 6 6 10 13 12 10 13 13 12
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 65 70 71 61 53 38 40 39 35 32 30 28 30 32 34 37 38 40 42 44 51 57
POP 12HR 20 20 5 10 30
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.01 0 0 0.02
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS
LAL 6HR 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 3
HAINES 6HR 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 6
MIX HGT 2 1 6 13 13 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 14 17 17 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 3 2
VENT RATE 27 15 90113 78 84 4 5 <1 <1 45176182165 <1 <1 <1 6 22 51 51 28
T WIND DIR NE N N NW W SW SE SE S SW SW W W SW E E E E E NE NE E
T WIND SPD 20 17 16 10 6 8 8 10 9 4 19 14 12 11 8 11 10 12 12 13 19 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
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 57 85 58 88 58 89 56 90
TEMP 63 57 79 82 64 58 82 84 64 58 83 85 63 56 83 86
DEWPT 54 56 55 53 54 55 50 46 49 52 49 46 47 49 45 40
MAX/MIN RH 96 34 89 24 79 23 77 19
RH 71 96 43 37 69 89 33 27 57 79 31 26 56 77 26 20
PWIND DIR SE S S SW S SW S SW
WIND CHAR <15 15> <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 20 30 20 20 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-212200-
GUYMON-TEXAS OK
36.69N 101.51W ELEV. 3100 FT
330 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
DATE TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13
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 79 48 87 53 79
TEMP 49 47 61 73 78 75 61 55 50 48 65 79 86 83 67 60 55 53 65 74 79 77
DEWPT 40 39 38 37 36 35 38 41 42 42 42 42 41 39 43 47 48 48 50 52 54 55
MIN/MAX RH 21 79 19 83 42
RH 71 74 42 27 21 23 41 59 72 79 43 27 21 21 42 61 76 83 58 46 42 47
WIND DIR N NW N N N N S SE SW SE S SW W NE E E E E E E E E
WIND SPD 6 6 9 8 5 2 4 6 2 3 11 6 4 3 16 14 9 12 18 13 14 16
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 64 75 73 48 53 35 39 40 33 26 27 28 31 34 42 49 51 53 51 49 56 63
POP 12HR 20 10 5 20 40
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0.01 0.05
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 3
HAINES 6HR 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 6 6 6
MIX HGT <1 <1 4 11 14 14 9 <1 <1 <1 3 12 15 13 <1 <1 <1 1 3 3 2 3
VENT RATE 4 4 49152162108 36 <1 <1 <1 50132192 48 18 10 9 19 50 43 34 47
T WIND DIR N NW N NW NW NW S SE SW SE SW W W W E E E E E E E SE
T WIND SPD 8 8 16 14 13 9 4 6 2 2 16 12 13 3 23 23 20 21 23 19 19 20
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 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
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 59 84 60 91 61 92 62 92
TEMP 63 59 79 81 65 60 85 87 67 61 86 88 68 62 86 88
DEWPT 55 55 55 55 56 56 54 52 53 54 52 50 51 52 50 48
MAX/MIN RH 87 37 87 27 78 25 70 23
RH 75 87 44 41 73 87 35 30 61 78 31 27 55 70 29 25
PWIND DIR SE S S S S S S SW
WIND CHAR 15> 15> <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 20 30 20 20 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS SC SC 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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