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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
318 PM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013
TXZ024-251030-
CAPROCK RAWS-BRISCOE TX
34.41N 101.05W ELEV. 2561 FT
318 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 64 84 64 92 67
TEMP 83 81 74 70 67 66 72 80 83 82 74 70 67 66 76 86 91 89 80 75 71 69
DEWPT 60 59 60 61 61 61 60 59 58 60 61 61 61 62 63 63 61 59 59 60 61 61
MAX/MIN RH 84 42 87 35 75
RH 46 47 62 73 81 84 66 49 43 47 64 73 81 87 64 46 37 37 49 60 71 76
WIND DIR SE S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 19 19 10 12 12 10 19 16 16 17 13 10 9 10 11 13 16 18 17 14 13 13
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 62 54 55 56 63 70 61 52 43 50 49 49 46 43 34 24 37 50 46 42 31 20
POP 12HR 10 20 20 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.07 0.01 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1
HAINES 2 2 3 4 4 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3
MIXING HGT 10 5 2 2 2 <1 5 8 10 5 1 1 <1 <1 3 9 13 8 1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW
T WIND SPD 21 33 18 27 26 17 23 16 13 26 19 19 17 16 21 14 16 25 20 25 26 23
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 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 91 68 90 67 89 66 89 67 91
TEMP 86 89 75 70 85 88 74 69 84 87 73 68 84 87 74 69 86 89
DEWPT 60 56 60 60 60 59 59 61 60 57 60 61 57 53 57 57 51 51
MIN/MAX RH 33 71 36 77 35 79 31 66 25
RH 42 33 60 71 43 38 59 76 44 36 64 78 40 31 55 66 30 27
PWIND DIR S S S S S S SW S S
WIND CHAR 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 30 30 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ026-251030-
CHILDRESS-CHILDRESS TX
34.43N 100.28W ELEV. 1952 FT
318 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 87 66 93 68
TEMP 83 81 74 71 68 66 74 82 86 85 77 73 70 68 77 87 92 90 81 76 72 70
DEWPT 62 60 61 62 62 62 62 61 60 62 62 62 63 63 64 64 63 61 61 61 62 62
MAX/MIN RH 87 42 85 37 76
RH 49 49 64 73 81 87 66 49 42 46 60 68 78 84 64 46 38 38 51 60 71 76
WIND DIR SE S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 17 18 13 11 10 9 18 18 17 17 13 10 9 10 12 14 16 17 16 14 13 12
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 63 64 63 62 67 71 62 53 50 51 50 49 50 51 39 26 33 39 40 41 38 35
POP 12HR 20 20 20 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.03 0.01 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3
MIXING HGT 9 4 2 <1 <1 <1 6 9 10 7 4 1 <1 <1 3 8 8 6 5 1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR SE S SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 25 29 19 18 14 6 24 19 17 25 25 23 16 14 21 19 21 27 26 23 19 18
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 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 93 69 91 67 89 67 88 67 91
TEMP 87 91 77 71 86 89 75 69 84 87 74 69 83 86 74 69 86 89
DEWPT 62 60 61 61 62 59 60 61 62 61 62 63 60 59 62 62 61 59
MIN/MAX RH 35 71 36 76 40 81 39 79 36
RH 43 36 58 71 45 37 60 76 48 42 66 81 46 40 66 78 43 37
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S S
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 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 20 10 20 30 30 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ043-251030-
JAYTON RAWS-KENT TX
33.23N 100.57W ELEV. 1905 FT
318 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 66 85 66 91 67
TEMP 82 81 74 71 69 67 74 81 84 83 75 72 69 67 76 85 90 88 79 75 71 69
DEWPT 64 61 62 63 63 63 63 63 61 62 62 63 63 64 65 65 63 62 61 62 62 62
MAX/MIN RH 87 47 89 41 79
RH 55 51 66 76 81 87 69 54 46 49 64 73 81 90 69 51 41 42 54 64 73 78
WIND DIR SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 14 13 12 9 9 8 14 16 14 14 12 10 9 10 12 14 16 14 13 12 11 12
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 64 63 61 59 66 72 63 54 51 54 53 53 52 51 39 27 31 35 31 26 29 32
POP 12HR 20 20 20 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.04 0.01 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 4 3
MIXING HGT 8 4 2 <1 <1 <1 5 8 9 5 3 1 <1 <1 3 6 7 6 <1 <1 <1 1
T WIND DIR SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 21 25 20 11 14 12 20 16 19 23 21 18 16 14 20 16 19 28 17 17 20 17
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 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 91 68 91 67 89 68 88 69 91
TEMP 86 89 75 70 86 89 75 69 84 87 75 70 84 86 75 71 86 89
DEWPT 63 61 62 63 62 59 62 62 62 62 66 65 62 60 62 64 66 62
MIN/MAX RH 38 79 35 79 42 85 40 81 41
RH 46 39 64 78 45 37 64 78 48 43 74 84 48 42 64 79 51 41
PWIND DIR S S S S 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 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 20 10 20 30 30 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ035-251030-
LUBBOCK-LUBBOCK TX
33.67N 101.82W ELEV. 3280 FT
318 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 84 63 92 65
TEMP 84 82 75 71 68 67 73 80 83 82 74 70 67 65 75 86 91 89 79 74 70 67
DEWPT 59 59 60 61 61 61 59 57 55 60 60 61 61 62 62 62 58 55 57 60 61 61
MAX/MIN RH 81 38 91 32 80
RH 43 46 60 71 78 81 62 45 38 47 62 73 81 90 64 45 33 32 47 62 73 81
WIND DIR SE SE S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 18 20 14 13 14 11 17 13 16 17 13 11 11 12 12 13 14 17 17 16 13 13
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 60 51 53 56 64 72 61 51 50 49 49 49 41 34 29 25 38 50 48 45 34 22
POP 12HR 10 20 20 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.09 0.02 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1
HAINES 3 2 3 4 4 4 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
MIXING HGT 12 7 3 2 2 2 4 6 10 5 2 <1 <1 <1 2 10 14 10 6 1 1 <1
T WIND DIR SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S
T WIND SPD 14 33 23 25 26 19 21 13 12 23 19 16 9 10 18 12 16 26 28 24 21 19
RFTI 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO EL NO 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 92 65 90 65 88 64 89 65 91
TEMP 86 89 74 67 84 88 73 67 83 86 72 66 83 87 73 67 85 88
DEWPT 59 53 58 60 58 56 58 59 57 53 59 60 53 48 55 56 51 48
MIN/MAX RH 28 78 34 76 31 82 26 67 24
RH 40 29 57 78 41 34 59 75 41 32 64 81 36 26 53 68 31 25
PWIND DIR S S S S S S SW 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 FW FW
POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 30 30 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ031-251030-
MATADOR RAWS-COTTLE TX
34.13N 100.42W ELEV. 1900 FT
318 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 66 86 66 93 69
TEMP 86 83 76 72 69 68 74 82 85 84 76 72 69 68 77 87 92 90 81 77 73 71
DEWPT 63 59 61 62 62 62 62 61 60 62 62 63 63 63 64 64 63 61 61 61 62 62
MAX/MIN RH 82 44 85 38 74
RH 46 44 60 71 78 81 66 49 43 48 62 73 81 84 64 46 38 38 51 58 68 73
WIND DIR SE S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 16 18 13 10 11 9 18 17 17 16 13 10 9 10 12 14 16 17 16 13 13 13
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 63 64 62 60 65 71 62 53 51 52 51 49 50 50 38 26 33 40 39 37 36 35
POP 12HR 20 20 20 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.03 0.01 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 2 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 4 3
MIXING HGT 11 4 2 <1 <1 <1 6 9 10 7 4 1 <1 <1 3 8 8 6 2 1 <1 1
T WIND DIR SE S SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 24 29 20 14 17 6 24 18 17 25 25 18 16 14 21 18 23 28 18 23 21 18
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 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 92 70 91 68 89 68 89 68 92
TEMP 87 90 77 72 86 89 75 70 84 87 75 70 84 87 75 70 87 90
DEWPT 62 60 61 62 61 59 60 62 62 61 63 63 61 58 62 63 61 59
MIN/MAX RH 36 72 36 76 41 79 37 79 35
RH 43 37 58 71 43 37 60 76 48 42 66 78 46 38 64 78 42 35
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S S
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 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 20 10 20 30 30 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ029-251030-
PLAINVIEW-HALE TX
34.18N 101.71W ELEV. 3372 FT
318 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 62 84 61 91 64
TEMP 84 82 73 69 66 64 71 79 83 82 73 68 65 63 73 84 90 88 78 73 69 66
DEWPT 58 59 59 60 60 60 58 56 54 59 59 60 60 60 61 60 56 54 56 59 60 60
MAX/MIN RH 86 38 92 31 80
RH 41 46 62 73 81 87 63 45 37 46 62 76 84 90 66 44 32 31 47 62 73 81
WIND DIR SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 20 20 11 13 13 10 18 13 14 17 13 11 10 11 11 13 14 18 17 16 13 13
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 60 51 54 57 64 72 61 50 50 49 49 49 40 32 28 24 38 51 48 44 32 20
POP 12HR 10 20 20 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.10 0.02 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1
HAINES 2 2 3 4 5 5 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 4 5 3 3 3 3 3 4
MIXING HGT 12 7 3 2 2 2 4 6 11 6 2 1 <1 <1 2 12 15 11 1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW
T WIND SPD 17 33 21 25 28 20 21 14 11 26 19 20 17 11 21 12 17 26 24 25 25 23
RFTI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY EL EL NO 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 91 64 89 64 88 63 88 64 90
TEMP 85 88 73 66 83 87 72 66 83 86 71 65 82 86 72 66 84 87
DEWPT 57 51 58 58 57 55 57 58 56 50 57 60 51 46 54 53 45 43
MIN/MAX RH 27 75 33 76 29 84 25 64 20
RH 39 28 59 75 41 34 59 75 40 29 61 84 34 25 53 63 26 21
PWIND DIR S S S S S S SW S S
WIND CHAR 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 30 30 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC 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
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
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
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
MIXING HGT(THOUSANDS OF FT AGL)........MIXING HEIGHT
EXAMPLE: 6 = 6000 FEET; 12 = 12000 FEET; <1 = LESS THAN 1000 FEET
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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