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
515 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013
TXZ012-191000-
AMARILLO-POTTER TX
35.23N 101.70W ELEV. 3585 FT
515 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013
DATE 05/18/13 SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE
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 89 54 86 51
TEMP 96 76 67 61 58 72 83 88 85 69 61 57 54 68 80 85 82 66 58 54 51
DEWPT 22 23 25 30 30 30 29 27 24 31 38 40 43 39 36 31 25 29 34 38 43
MAX/MIN RH 45 9 50 13 68
RH 7 14 21 33 45 23 13 10 10 20 33 43 50 28 18 14 15 30 45 59 68
WIND DIR SW W W W W W W W W W NW W NW W SW SW W NW N N N
WIND SPD 19 11 13 12 10 14 16 21 21 11 6 6 5 11 13 16 18 16 13 13 13
CLOUDS SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 35 30 25 23 26 24 22 30 39 38 38 31 25 14 3 7 10 8 5 6 6
POP 12HR 0 5 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 6 6 5 6 6 6 4 5 5 3
MIX HGT 20 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 16 17 18 <1 <1 <1 <1 6 13 16 16 <1 1 1 <1
VENT RATE 390 <1 <1 <1 <1 45357357420 <1 <1 4 2 50156240256 <1 18 17 3
T WIND DIR SW W W W W W W W W W N E N E SW SW W W N N N
T WIND SPD 23 6 6 8 8 17 26 24 27 10 6 8 3 10 13 17 18 9 20 19 6
RFTI 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY CL EL NO NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
RED FLAG W
DATE 05/21 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
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 81 54 88 62 93 63 90 65 85
TEMP 75 78 60 54 81 85 68 62 87 89 69 63 85 87 70 65 81 82
DEWPT 39 33 38 42 39 36 45 54 51 48 53 58 57 55 56 56 53 50
MIN/MAX RH 26 77 22 80 26 77 28 75 27
RH 32 29 57 77 28 24 54 80 33 27 56 77 34 29 56 75 34 28
PWIND DIR N NE E SE S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 20 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ016-191000-
BOOTLEG RAWS-DEAF SMITH TX
34.82N 102.78W ELEV. 4103 FT
515 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013
DATE 05/18/13 SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 88 55 86 49
TEMP 90 72 64 59 56 70 82 87 84 69 62 57 55 69 80 85 81 65 57 52 49
DEWPT 18 21 23 28 27 26 26 23 20 24 28 34 40 36 32 26 20 25 30 35 40
MAX/MIN RH 41 10 48 12 74
RH 7 14 21 30 41 22 14 10 10 21 32 41 48 27 17 13 12 28 49 61 74
WIND DIR SW W W W W NW W W W W NW NW NW W W W W NW N N N
WIND SPD 20 11 12 10 11 16 16 21 23 11 5 5 5 12 14 18 19 17 13 13 13
CLOUDS SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 28 24 19 19 26 23 20 28 35 37 38 30 21 11 2 5 8 7 5 5 4
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 6 6 5 6 6 5 4 5 5 3
MIX HGT 19 <1 <1 <1 <1 12 14 16 16 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 14 15 15 <1 3 2 <1
VENT RATE 304 <1 <1 <1 <1216322372448 <1 3 3 3 24189290334 5 63 27 <1
T WIND DIR SW W SW W W W W W W NW NW N NE E SW W W NW NE N N
T WIND SPD 18 6 4 10 10 20 26 27 32 8 6 5 5 9 16 23 26 10 28 20 6
RFTI 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY CH EL NO NO NO NO EL CL CH NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
RED FLAG W
DATE 05/21 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 82 53 89 59 93 59 90 61 86
TEMP 75 78 59 53 82 85 65 59 86 89 66 59 84 86 67 61 81 83
DEWPT 35 27 30 37 31 26 38 51 45 39 47 54 54 54 54 54 51 48
MIN/MAX RH 25 76 20 72 21 72 25 72 26
RH 32 28 55 76 26 21 50 72 27 23 51 72 31 26 52 72 31 27
PWIND DIR N E SE SE S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-191000-
BORGER-HUTCHINSON TX
35.71N 101.40W ELEV. 2762 FT
515 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013
DATE 05/18/13 SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE
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 89 58 84 53
TEMP 96 79 71 66 63 75 84 89 85 71 65 60 58 70 79 84 80 67 60 55 53
DEWPT 23 25 28 33 34 35 35 34 33 37 41 42 43 40 38 33 29 32 36 39 43
MAX/MIN RH 42 11 47 15 64
RH 7 14 21 31 42 25 15 12 12 22 34 43 47 28 18 15 17 30 45 55 64
WIND DIR SW W W W W W W W W NW NW NW W W W W W NW N N N
WIND SPD 18 11 11 10 10 13 13 16 16 8 5 4 5 9 10 12 13 13 13 13 13
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 41 35 29 26 29 26 24 34 44 44 45 38 32 19 7 11 16 12 7 8 9
POP 12HR 0 10 0 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3
MIX HGT 19 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 17 19 18 <1 <1 <1 <1 7 12 17 13 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 380 <1 <1 <1 <1 28330333333 2 <1 1 <1 20149264102 5 6 <1 <1
T WIND DIR SW W W W W NW W W W W E NW NW NE SW SW SW N N N NW
T WIND SPD 23 8 6 6 8 12 23 20 21 6 8 2 5 3 13 18 8 11 13 12 5
RFTI 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY CL EL NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
RED FLAG W
DATE 05/21 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
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 80 56 88 63 93 66 88 67 85
TEMP 75 77 61 56 82 85 68 63 87 90 72 66 84 85 71 67 81 83
DEWPT 40 34 40 43 41 38 46 54 51 49 54 59 57 56 56 57 54 51
MIN/MAX RH 26 71 22 75 31 75 30 71 28
RH 30 28 55 71 28 23 52 75 36 34 60 75 38 32 56 71 34 29
PWIND DIR N NE E SE S SE S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 20 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-191000-
CEDAR RAWS-HUTCHINSON TX
35.68N 101.57W ELEV. 3103 FT
515 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013
DATE 05/18/13 SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE
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 84 53
TEMP 96 78 70 65 62 74 84 88 85 70 64 59 57 69 79 84 80 66 60 55 53
DEWPT 22 24 27 32 33 34 34 32 31 36 40 41 42 40 37 32 27 31 35 39 43
MAX/MIN RH 42 11 48 15 69
RH 7 14 21 31 42 24 14 11 12 23 35 43 48 28 19 15 16 30 46 60 69
WIND DIR SW W W W W W W W W NW NW W W W W W W NW N N N
WIND SPD 19 11 11 10 10 13 14 16 17 9 5 4 5 9 11 12 13 13 13 13 13
CLOUDS SC SC SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 39 34 28 25 29 26 24 34 43 43 43 36 30 18 7 11 16 11 7 8 8
POP 12HR 0 10 0 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3
MIX HGT 20 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 17 19 18 <1 <1 <1 <1 7 12 17 14 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 390 <1 <1 <1 <1 28347333350 5 <1 1 3 26138264135 5 10 6 <1
T WIND DIR SW W W W W NW W W W W E N NW E SW SW SW N N N NW
T WIND SPD 23 8 6 6 8 12 24 20 23 11 9 2 5 4 13 18 11 11 20 12 5
RFTI 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY CL EL NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
RED FLAG W
DATE 05/21 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
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 80 56 88 62 94 65 89 67 85
TEMP 75 77 61 56 82 85 68 62 88 90 71 65 84 86 72 67 81 83
DEWPT 39 33 39 42 40 37 46 54 51 48 53 59 57 55 56 57 53 50
MIN/MAX RH 26 74 22 81 29 75 29 72 26
RH 32 28 55 74 28 23 53 81 35 32 58 75 35 31 56 72 33 27
PWIND DIR N NE E SE S S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 20 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ006-191000-
DALHART-HARTLEY TX
36.03N 102.55W ELEV. 3913 FT
515 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013
DATE 05/18/13 SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE
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 86 48 79 48
TEMP 90 70 61 55 52 67 79 85 81 64 56 51 48 62 73 78 75 61 55 50 48
DEWPT 16 20 24 29 32 32 32 30 30 33 36 37 39 37 36 31 27 30 34 37 41
MAX/MIN RH 48 12 67 15 76
RH 6 15 24 37 48 26 17 12 13 27 45 57 67 33 20 16 18 36 55 68 76
WIND DIR SW W NW NW NW NW W W W NW N NW NW NW W W NW NW N N N
WIND SPD 20 10 12 12 11 16 14 14 18 9 6 5 6 11 13 13 14 14 13 13 13
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 37 32 27 26 32 33 34 44 53 47 41 32 24 19 15 22 29 20 11 10 9
POP 12HR 0 20 0 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 6HR 6 5 5 5 5 3 4 4 4 3
MIX HGT 19 <1 <1 <1 <1 10 16 19 18 <1 <1 <1 <1 6 14 17 16 <1 1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 352 <1 <1 <1 15140256342405 <1 <1 <1 <1 60252295175 6 24 <1 <1
T WIND DIR SW W NW NW N NW W W W W N W NW SW SW SW W N N N NW
T WIND SPD 21 9 11 8 17 16 18 20 25 9 4 2 5 11 20 19 12 12 20 9 6
RFTI 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY CH EL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
RED FLAG W
DATE 05/21 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
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 79 49 88 58 93 58 88 61 87
TEMP 73 75 55 49 80 84 64 58 86 89 65 58 82 85 67 61 82 84
DEWPT 36 31 34 39 37 34 43 51 46 41 49 56 55 53 53 53 49 46
MIN/MAX RH 28 83 21 83 22 74 22 74 21
RH 35 31 61 83 27 23 55 83 30 25 54 74 30 23 52 74 29 23
PWIND DIR N NE SE SE S S SW S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 5 0 0 5 10 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-191000-
GUYMON-TEXAS OK
36.69N 101.51W ELEV. 3100 FT
515 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013
DATE 05/18/13 SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE
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 58 87 51 79 51
TEMP 94 75 66 60 57 70 81 86 82 66 59 54 51 63 73 79 75 63 57 53 51
DEWPT 21 24 28 35 43 43 43 39 36 38 40 40 41 40 39 39 39 40 42 43 45
MAX/MIN RH 57 17 72 20 80
RH 7 15 23 38 57 35 22 18 19 37 56 66 71 41 26 21 22 41 57 71 80
WIND DIR SW SW NW NW NW NW NW W N N N W W NW NW NW N N N N N
WIND SPD 19 11 12 13 10 14 14 13 12 6 5 4 5 9 10 11 13 13 14 14 14
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 45 40 35 35 34 35 35 41 47 48 49 41 32 26 20 28 36 27 18 17 15
POP 12HR 0 20 10 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0.01 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
HAINES 6HR 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT 19 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 17 20 15 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 14 16 11 2 4 <1 <1
VENT RATE 361 <1 <1 7 7 60272332195 4 1 <1 <1 36311310116 44 70 4 <1
T WIND DIR SW W W NW NW N W W W NE N W SW SW W W W N N N W
T WIND SPD 21 9 8 16 16 19 18 19 14 9 2 3 5 13 26 23 12 24 23 9 6
RFTI 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
RED FLAG W
DATE 05/21 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
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 78 53 88 60 93 61 83 64 85
TEMP 73 75 58 53 81 85 66 60 86 89 68 61 79 81 68 64 81 83
DEWPT 39 35 40 43 42 40 46 53 52 51 54 58 57 55 55 55 53 51
MIN/MAX RH 30 86 23 83 29 79 29 78 29
RH 37 34 69 86 31 26 58 83 35 32 62 79 35 32 58 78 35 31
PWIND DIR N N NE SE SE SE S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 5 0 0 5 20 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS 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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