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Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
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EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
421 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013
NCZ105-192130-
BACK ISLAND
34.53N 77.72W ELEV. 20 FT
421 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013
DATE SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 81 67 80 67 83
TEMP 66 69 78 79 78 73 69 68 68 70 77 80 78 74 70 68 67 71 80 83 82 77
DEWPT 66 67 67 66 66 66 66 66 67 67 68 68 67 67 67 66 67 68 67 66 66 67
MIN/MAX RH 63 98 67 99 56
RH 100 94 69 64 67 77 90 94 98 92 74 67 70 80 88 93 99 90 65 56 60 72
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S
WIND DIR DEG 17 18 17 16 17 17 17 18 18 18 19 19 20 20 20 21 21 21 21 21 21 20
WIND SPD 1 5 9 10 11 9 8 6 6 8 11 12 11 9 8 5 5 5 8 9 9 8
WIND GUST 1 8 12 14 16 12 11 9 9 11 16 17 16 12 10 8 8 8 10 11 11 10
CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 90 73 74 77 78 74 75 79 83 85 85 87 85 83 82 81 79 78 71 65 61 58
VSBY 9 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
POP 12HR 40 30 60 40 30
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.07 0.38 0.23 0.25
RAIN SHWRS S S C S C C C C C C L C C C C C C C C C S
TSTMS S C S C C C C C C L C C C C C C C C C S
LAL 3 3 3 3 3 3
HAINES 4 3 5 3 3 3
DSI 3 2
MIX HGT 4100 4300 300 300 3800 3800
T WIND DIR S S S S S SW
T WIND SPD 16 19 16 13 19 18
ADI 48 55 16 18 56 55
MAX LVORI 3 3 6 8 4 4
STABILITY B C E C C C
CEILING 9800 8900 8900 1700 1700 2400 8000
PRESSURE 30.11 30.10 30.09 30.10 30.10 30.09 30.04
DATE WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 68 85 66 85 66 84 64 83
TEMP 70 72 85 76 68 70 84 77 68 70 84 76 66 68 82 75
DEWPT 66 67 67 66 67 66 67 66 65 66 66 65 63 62 61 62
MAX/MIN RH 95 54 100 55 97 54 95 49
RH 90 85 54 71 96 87 56 69 91 87 54 70 90 82 49 62
WIND DIR SW SW S S S S S S S S S S SW NW NE E
WIND SPD 6 6 9 9 8 6 10 9 6 5 5 3 2 2 4 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 20 10 20 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S S S S S S S S
TSTMS S S S S S S S S S S S S S
$$
NCZ099-192130-
BORDER BELT
34.41N 78.79W ELEV. 89 FT
421 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013
DATE SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 82 66 81 67 84
TEMP 66 69 78 80 79 75 70 68 68 69 75 80 80 75 70 68 67 69 77 83 83 77
DEWPT 66 67 66 66 66 66 66 66 67 67 67 67 67 67 66 65 66 67 67 67 67 67
MIN/MAX RH 62 97 64 100 57
RH 100 93 68 63 65 74 87 94 97 94 77 66 66 74 86 92 99 95 71 59 59 71
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S
WIND DIR DEG 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 19 19 19 19 20 21 21 21 21 20 19
WIND SPD 1 5 9 11 12 10 9 8 6 6 9 10 9 6 5 4 4 5 6 8 8 8
WIND GUST 1 8 12 16 17 14 12 11 9 9 12 14 12 9 8 4 4 8 9 10 10 10
CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 93 75 70 84 83 82 86 89 86 93 85 84 84 85 84 83 81 80 67 55 54 54
VSBY 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
POP 12HR 60 50 60 50 40
QPF 12HR 0.22 0.12 0.43 0.25 0.26
RAIN SHWRS S C C C L C C C C C C L L C C C C C C C C S
TSTMS C C L C C C C C C L L C C C C C C C C S
LAL 3 3 3 3 3 3
HAINES 3 3 3 3 3 3
DSI 3 2
MIX HGT 4100 4300 400 300 4000 4000
T WIND DIR S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 17 19 13 11 14 14
ADI 51 57 15 14 47 47
MAX LVORI 3 3 5 6 4 3
STABILITY B C D C C C
CEILING 8000 4000 8000 1700 7200 2400 5500
PRESSURE 30.03 30.01 30.0 30.01 30.01 30.01 29.95
DATE WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 67 86 66 85 65 85 64 83
TEMP 68 69 86 78 67 69 84 78 67 68 84 77 66 67 83 76
DEWPT 65 67 66 66 65 66 66 66 66 66 65 65 63 62 60 61
MAX/MIN RH 99 50 100 52 100 51 96 45
RH 90 92 51 66 94 91 53 67 94 93 53 67 90 85 46 60
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S W NE E
WIND SPD 5 5 8 8 5 6 8 6 5 3 3 3 2 1 3 2
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 20 10 20 20 30 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S S C C S S S S
TSTMS S S S S S S S C C S S S S
$$
NCZ109-192130-
NATURE CONSERVANCY
34.05N 78.29W ELEV. 56 FT
421 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013
DATE SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 79 67 78 68 81
TEMP 68 71 78 77 76 72 70 69 68 70 76 78 77 73 71 69 68 71 79 81 79 75
DEWPT 67 67 67 66 66 66 66 67 67 67 68 68 68 67 67 67 67 68 67 66 67 67
MIN/MAX RH 66 95 70 97 62
RH 97 88 68 69 71 81 86 92 95 91 75 70 72 81 87 91 97 90 68 62 65 78
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S
WIND DIR DEG 17 18 17 16 17 17 18 18 18 18 19 19 19 20 20 21 21 21 21 21 20 20
WIND SPD 2 5 9 11 13 10 10 10 9 9 12 13 12 9 8 6 5 5 8 10 10 9
WIND GUST 3 8 12 16 19 14 14 14 12 12 17 19 17 12 10 9 8 8 10 13 13 11
CLOUDS OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 90 75 69 74 75 75 77 76 81 86 83 84 84 83 82 81 79 76 66 56 55 53
VSBY 6 6 6 6 9 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
POP 12HR 30 30 50 40 30
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.05 0.36 0.23 0.25
RAIN SHWRS S S C S S C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C S
TSTMS C S S C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C S
LAL 3 2 3 3 3 3
HAINES 4 4 4 3 3 3
DSI 2 2
MIX HGT 3300 3500 300 300 3600 3500
T WIND DIR S S S S S SW
T WIND SPD 13 18 14 13 19 18
ADI 41 47 14 18 54 54
MAX LVORI 4 4 5 6 4 4
STABILITY B C E D C C
CEILING 8900 8900 8900 1700 1700 2400 8000
PRESSURE 30.11 30.10 30.09 30.09 30.09 30.09 30.04
DATE WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 68 82 67 82 66 82 66 82
TEMP 70 72 82 75 69 70 82 76 69 69 82 75 68 68 82 75
DEWPT 67 67 67 66 67 66 67 66 65 65 67 65 64 62 63 62
MAX/MIN RH 95 60 99 61 96 60 91 52
RH 89 86 60 75 94 88 61 71 89 87 61 72 86 81 52 64
WIND DIR SW S S S S S S S S S S S SW NW NE E
WIND SPD 6 5 9 10 8 8 10 10 8 5 6 4 3 2 4 4
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 20 10 20 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S S S S S S S S
TSTMS S S S S S S S S S S S S S
$$
NCZ107-192130-
HORTICULTURAL CRS
34.32N 77.92W ELEV. 43 FT
421 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013
DATE SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 81 67 79 68 82
TEMP 67 70 77 79 77 72 70 68 67 70 76 79 78 73 70 69 68 71 80 82 81 76
DEWPT 67 67 67 66 66 65 66 66 67 67 68 68 68 67 67 66 67 68 66 65 66 67
MIN/MAX RH 64 98 68 98 57
RH 100 91 69 65 69 79 87 94 98 92 74 68 71 81 88 92 98 88 63 57 61 73
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S
WIND DIR DEG 17 17 17 16 17 17 17 17 18 18 19 19 20 20 20 21 21 21 21 21 21 20
WIND SPD 2 5 9 11 13 10 9 8 8 8 11 12 11 9 8 6 5 5 8 10 10 9
WIND GUST 3 8 12 16 19 14 12 11 11 11 16 17 16 12 10 9 8 8 10 13 13 11
CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 88 76 72 78 80 74 75 78 80 85 85 86 84 83 82 81 79 77 69 62 59 56
VSBY 9 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
POP 12HR 40 30 60 40 40
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.07 0.37 0.23 0.26
RAIN SHWRS S C C S C C C C C C L C C C C C C C C C S
TSTMS C C S C C C C C C L C C C C C C C C C S
LAL 3 3 3 3 3 3
HAINES 4 3 4 3 3 3
DSI 2 2
MIX HGT 3800 3900 300 300 3700 3700
T WIND DIR S S S S S SW
T WIND SPD 16 18 14 12 20 18
ADI 47 51 14 15 59 55
MAX LVORI 3 3 5 7 4 4
STABILITY B C E D C C
CEILING 8900 8900 1700 1700 1700 2400 8000
PRESSURE 30.12 30.11 30.09 30.11 30.10 30.09 30.04
DATE WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 68 83 68 83 66 83 66 82
TEMP 70 72 83 76 69 71 83 77 68 69 83 76 68 68 82 76
DEWPT 66 67 67 66 67 66 67 65 65 66 66 65 64 62 62 61
MAX/MIN RH 94 57 97 57 96 56 91 50
RH 88 85 57 73 93 85 58 68 90 87 57 69 86 80 50 61
WIND DIR SW S S S S S S S S S S S SW NW NE E
WIND SPD 6 6 8 9 8 6 10 9 6 5 5 3 2 2 4 4
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 20 10 20 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S S S S S S S S
TSTMS S S S S S S S S S S S S S
$$
NCZ096-192130-
TURNBULL CREEK
34.68N 78.58W ELEV. 98 FT
421 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013
DATE SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 82 66 81 67 84
TEMP 67 68 77 80 79 74 69 67 67 68 75 80 80 75 70 68 67 69 77 83 83 78
DEWPT 66 66 66 65 65 65 66 66 67 67 67 67 67 66 66 66 67 67 67 66 66 66
MIN/MAX RH 59 99 64 100 55
RH 100 94 68 61 63 74 90 96 99 95 77 65 65 74 86 94100 94 70 57 57 68
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S
WIND DIR DEG 17 17 17 17 16 17 16 17 17 17 18 19 20 20 20 20 21 21 21 22 20 19
WIND SPD 1 5 8 10 10 9 6 6 6 8 9 9 9 8 5 4 4 5 5 6 8 6
WIND GUST 1 8 11 14 14 12 9 9 9 11 12 12 12 11 8 4 4 8 8 9 10 9
CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 92 71 73 85 86 83 86 88 92 93 86 86 86 85 84 83 82 80 69 59 57 56
VSBY 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
POP 12HR 60 50 70 50 30
QPF 12HR 0.23 0.12 0.44 0.24 0.25
RAIN SHWRS S S C C L C C C C C C L L C C S S C C C C S
TSTMS C C L C C C C C C L L C C S S C C C C S
LAL 3 3 3 3 3 3
HAINES 3 3 3 3 3 3
DSI 3 2
MIX HGT 4100 4400 400 300 4000 4000
T WIND DIR S S S S S SW
T WIND SPD 17 19 16 12 17 17
ADI 52 57 16 14 51 51
MAX LVORI 4 3 6 8 5 3
STABILITY B C D C C C
CEILING 8900 4000 8000 1700 1700 2400 4700
PRESSURE 30.03 30.01 30.0 30.01 30.01 30.01 29.95
DATE WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 67 87 66 86 65 85 64 83
TEMP 68 70 86 79 68 69 85 79 67 68 84 77 66 67 82 76
DEWPT 65 67 66 66 65 66 65 65 66 66 64 64 63 62 59 60
MAX/MIN RH 99 49 100 50 100 49 95 44
RH 91 91 51 64 92 91 51 63 95 95 51 64 89 85 45 58
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S W NE E
WIND SPD 5 5 6 6 5 5 8 5 4 3 3 2 2 1 3 2
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 20 10 20 20 30 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S S C C S S S S
TSTMS S S S S S S S C C S S S S
$$
NCZ110-192130-
SUNNY POINT
34.00N 77.96W ELEV. 30 FT
421 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013
DATE SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 79 68 76 69 77
TEMP 68 71 78 77 76 71 70 69 69 70 75 76 75 72 71 71 69 72 77 77 76 73
DEWPT 68 67 67 67 67 66 67 67 67 67 68 68 68 67 67 67 68 68 67 67 67 68
MIN/MAX RH 68 96 76 94 71
RH 98 89 70 71 73 85 89 93 96 90 78 76 78 85 87 88 94 88 73 71 75 83
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S
WIND DIR DEG 17 17 17 16 17 18 18 18 19 19 19 20 20 20 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 20
WIND SPD 5 6 9 12 16 13 13 11 12 12 13 14 13 11 10 8 6 5 9 11 11 10
WIND GUST 8 9 12 17 20 19 19 16 17 17 19 20 19 16 13 10 9 8 11 14 14 13
CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 89 73 70 72 73 76 79 77 78 87 83 84 83 83 82 80 76 73 65 57 56 55
VSBY 9 6 6 9 9 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
POP 12HR 30 30 50 40 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.06 0.32 0.22 0.23
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C C C C C C C C C C C C C C S
TSTMS S S S C C C C C C C C C C C C C C S
LAL 2 2 3 3 3 3
HAINES 4 3 4 3 3 3
DSI 2 2
MIX HGT 3300 3400 300 300 3000 3000
T WIND DIR S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 13 17 16 13 18 18
ADI 40 44 14 16 50 50
MAX LVORI 4 4 5 5 4 4
STABILITY B C D C C C
CEILING 8900 8900 8900 2400 2400 2400 9800
PRESSURE 30.13 30.13 30.10 30.12 30.11 30.11 30.06
DATE WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 71 79 69 78 68 78 68 78
TEMP 72 73 78 74 71 72 78 74 70 70 78 73 70 70 78 74
DEWPT 68 68 68 67 68 67 68 67 66 66 67 66 65 63 63 63
MAX/MIN RH 92 69 95 70 94 70 87 61
RH 88 84 70 81 91 86 71 78 89 88 71 79 85 79 61 69
WIND DIR SW S S S S S S S S S S S W NW NE E
WIND SPD 8 6 10 11 10 10 11 11 9 6 8 5 3 4 5 5
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 10 10 20 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S S S S S S
TSTMS S S S S S S S S S S S
$$
NCZ099-192130-
WHITEVILLE
34.34N 78.73W ELEV. 98 FT
421 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013
DATE SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 82 66 80 67 83
TEMP 66 69 78 79 78 74 70 68 67 69 75 79 79 74 70 68 67 70 78 83 82 76
DEWPT 66 67 67 66 66 66 66 66 67 67 67 68 67 67 66 66 67 67 67 67 67 67
MIN/MAX RH 64 98 66 100 58
RH 100 92 68 65 68 76 86 94 98 94 77 68 68 78 88 93100 93 69 59 61 73
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S
WIND DIR DEG 17 17 17 16 17 17 17 17 17 18 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 21 21 21 20 19
WIND SPD 1 5 9 11 12 10 9 6 6 8 10 11 9 8 5 5 4 5 6 8 9 8
WIND GUST 1 8 12 16 17 14 12 9 9 11 14 16 12 11 8 8 4 8 9 10 11 10
CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 92 70 73 81 82 79 80 85 88 91 84 84 84 84 83 82 81 79 67 55 54 53
VSBY 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
POP 12HR 50 40 60 40 40
QPF 12HR 0.12 0.05 0.41 0.24 0.26
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C C C S C C C L L C C C C C C C C S
TSTMS C C C C C S C C C L L C C C C C C C C S
LAL 3 3 3 3 3 3
HAINES 3 3 3 3 3 3
DSI 2 2
MIX HGT 3800 4000 400 300 3900 3800
T WIND DIR S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 16 19 13 11 17 16
ADI 47 52 15 14 50 50
MAX LVORI 3 3 6 8 4 4
STABILITY B C D C C C
CEILING 8000 8000 8000 1700 1700 2400 6300
PRESSURE 30.06 30.04 30.03 30.04 30.04 30.04 30.0
DATE WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 67 85 66 85 66 84 64 83
TEMP 68 70 85 77 68 69 84 77 68 69 84 76 67 67 83 76
DEWPT 66 67 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 65 65 64 62 61 62
MAX/MIN RH 100 52 99 54 100 53 96 47
RH 92 91 53 69 94 89 56 70 94 91 54 70 90 84 48 63
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S SW S S W NE SE
WIND SPD 5 5 8 8 5 6 8 6 5 4 3 3 2 1 3 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 20 10 20 20 30 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S S C C S S S S
TSTMS S S S S S S S C C S S S S
$$
THIS PRODUCT IS FOR PLANNING AND REVIEW PURPOSES ONLY AND
IS NOT TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR AN OFFICIAL FIRE WEATHER SPOT
FORECAST. THE DATA DISPLAYED ARE CALCULATED FROM A 2.5 BY
2.5 KM DIGITAL DATABASE AND ONLY APPROXIMATES THE EXPECTED
WEATHER CONDITIONS. PLEASE RELAY ANY COMMENTS YOU HAVE TO
THE NWS VIA EMAIL AT ILM.WEBMASTER@NOAA.GOV.
BELOW IS A WEATHER ELEMENT KEY FOR THIS PRODUCT.
(NOTE...WINDS DO NOT REFLECT LOCAL TERRAIN EFFECTS.)
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 DIR DEG(DEGREES)...............20 FT. WIND DIRECTION IN TENS OF DEGREES
RELATIVE TO DUE NORTH.
EXAMPLE: 09 = 90 DEGREES = EAST; 18 = 180 DEGREES = SOUTH;
27 = 270 DEGREES = WEST; 36 = 360 DEGREES = NORTH
WIND SPD(MPH).......................20 FT. WIND SPEED
WIND GUST(MPH)......................20 FT. WIND GUST
WIND CHILL..........................WIND CHILL TEMPERATURE
HEAT INDX...........................HEAT INDEX
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
VSBY................................VISIBILITY VALUE IN STATUTE MILES
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...
S..............SLIGHT CHANCE
C..............CHANCE
L..............LIKELY
O..............OCCASIONAL
D..............DEFINITE
AR.............AREAS
PA.............PATCHY
OBVIS...............................OBSTRUCTION TO VISIBILITY
TYPE...
F..............FOG
PF.............PATCHY FOG
F+.............DENSE FOG
H..............HAZE
BS.............BLOWING SNOW
K..............SMOKE
BD.............BLOWING DUST
AF.............VOLCANIC ASHFALL
LAL(CAT)............................LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL
HAINES(CAT).........................HAINES INDEX
DSI (CAT)...........................DAVIS STABILITY INDEX
MIX HGT(FT AGL).....................MIXING HEIGHT
T WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS).........TRANSPORT WIND DIRECTION
T WIND SPD(MPH).....................TRANSPORT WIND SPEED
ADI (INDEX).........................ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX
CEILING (FT)........................CEILING
MAX LVORI (INDEX)...................LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX
PRESSURE (INCHES MERCURY)...........STATION PRESSURE
STABILITY (CAT).....................PASQUILL TURNER STABILITY
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 DIR............................20 FT. WIND DIRECTION
WIND SPD(MPH).......................20 FT. WIND SPEED
AVG CLOUDS(CAT).....................AVERAGE CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS
- National Weather Service
- Des Moines, IA Weather Forecast Office
- 9607 NW Beaver Drive
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