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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
325 PM CDT TUE JUN 18 2013

TXZ024-191015-
CAPROCK RAWS-BRISCOE TX
34.41N 101.05W ELEV. 2561 FT
325 PM CDT TUE JUN 18 2013

DATE           06/18/13      WED 06/19/13            THU 06/20/13            FRI
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                 68          93          70          97          70
TEMP          85 85 78 74 71 70 79 88 92 91 83 78 74 72 81 91 96 94 84 79 75 72
DEWPT         63 61 61 61 63 65 63 62 61 60 61 62 60 60 62 61 57 54 55 57 60 62
MAX/MIN RH                   85          35          67          26          71
RH            48 45 56 64 76 84 58 42 36 36 47 58 62 66 53 37 27 26 37 47 60 71
WIND DIR      SE SE SE SE  S SE  S  S  S SE  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW
WIND SPD      13 12  8  9  8  6 11 13 17 17 14 13 13 14 19 19 17 14 12 13 13 13
CLOUDS        SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     43 44 52 68 59 47 49 40 39 38 35 32 31 30 33 35 38 41 41 42 43 43
POP 12HR                     30          20          20          10          10
QPF 12HR                   0.04           0        0.03           0           0
RAIN SHWRS       SC SC SC SC       IS IS IS IS
TSTMS            SC SC SC SC       IS IS IS IS
LAL            1  3  3  3  3  1  1  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         2  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  4  4  4  3  3  3  4  4
MIXING HGT     9  7  5  2  1 <1  4  4  7  6  2 <1 <1 <1  3  3  2  5 <1 <1 <1  1
T WIND DIR    SE SE SE SE  S SE  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S SE  S SW SW
T WIND SPD     3 12 20 20 16 13 16 19 23 26 26 20 11 13 26 24 27 24 13 17 27 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           06/21 SAT 06/22/13 SUN 06/23/13 MON 06/24/13 TUE 06/25/13
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       96      69      96      68      96      69      97      69      98
TEMP          90 93 78 71 90 93 77 70 90 93 78 71 91 94 78 71 91 95
DEWPT         61 54 56 60 60 54 55 60 61 55 56 59 60 54 55 60 60 54
MIN/MAX RH         26      69      26      70      28      66      26      68      25
RH            38 27 47 68 37 27 47 71 38 28 47 66 36 26 45 68 36 25
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 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           10      10       5      10       5      10       5      10       5

$$

TXZ026-191015-
CHILDRESS-CHILDRESS TX
34.43N 100.28W ELEV. 1952 FT
325 PM CDT TUE JUN 18 2013

DATE           06/18/13      WED 06/19/13            THU 06/20/13            FRI
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                 69          93          70          98          72
TEMP          87 87 79 75 73 71 79 88 92 92 83 78 74 72 82 92 97 95 86 80 77 74
DEWPT         64 62 63 63 64 65 64 63 63 63 64 64 62 62 64 63 60 57 58 59 61 63
MAX/MIN RH                   82          38          71          28          68
RH            46 43 58 66 73 81 60 43 38 38 53 62 66 71 55 38 30 28 39 49 58 69
WIND DIR      SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD      10 11  6  6  6  5 10 13 14 17 13 10  8 11 17 21 21 19 13 14 11  9
CLOUDS        SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     42 43 50 63 60 58 56 40 46 43 39 34 31 27 30 33 37 40 41 42 44 45
POP 12HR                     30          20          20           5           5
QPF 12HR                   0.03        0.01        0.03           0           0
RAIN SHWRS       SC SC SC SC       IS IS IS IS
TSTMS            SC SC SC SC       IS IS IS IS
LAL            1  3  3  3  3  1  1  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         3  2  2  3  3  3  3  2  3  3  3  3  4  4  4  3  3  3  3  3  4  4
MIXING HGT     8  7  2 <1  1 <1  4  5  4  6  2 <1 <1 <1  3  4  7  8  2 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR     E SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S
T WIND SPD     6 14 17 11 12 12 13 18 21 25 21 18 13 11 26 27 27 27 28 21 19 16
RFTI           0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  2  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO


DATE           06/21 SAT 06/22/13 SUN 06/23/13 MON 06/24/13 TUE 06/25/13
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       98      71      97      69      97      70      98      70      99
TEMP          92 95 80 73 91 94 78 71 91 94 79 72 92 95 79 72 92 96
DEWPT         62 56 58 61 61 55 56 61 62 56 56 60 61 55 56 60 61 55
MIN/MAX RH         27      67      26      70      27      65      26      66      25
RH            37 27 47 66 37 27 47 71 38 28 45 66 36 26 45 66 36 25
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 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            5       5       5       5       5       5       5       5       5

$$

TXZ043-191015-
JAYTON RAWS-KENT TX
33.23N 100.57W ELEV. 1905 FT
325 PM CDT TUE JUN 18 2013

DATE           06/18/13      WED 06/19/13            THU 06/20/13            FRI
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                 70          95          72          99          72
TEMP          86 86 79 76 73 71 80 90 94 93 85 80 76 74 83 93 98 96 86 81 77 74
DEWPT         65 62 64 65 65 66 65 63 63 62 63 63 63 63 65 64 60 57 58 60 63 65
MAX/MIN RH                   83          35          70          28          74
RH            50 45 60 69 76 84 60 41 36 36 48 56 64 69 55 38 29 27 39 49 62 74
WIND DIR      SE  E SE SE SE SE SE  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD      12  9  6  6  6  4  9  9 12 16 16 11  8 11 19 23 21 17  9 13 12 11
CLOUDS        SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     44 44 47 56 58 46 38 36 34 32 31 29 28 26 27 27 28 28 32 36 40 44
POP 12HR                     20          20           5           5           5
QPF 12HR                      0        0.01           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS       IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS            IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL            1  3  3  3  3  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         2  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  3  3  3  4  4  5  6
MIXING HGT     7  6  3 <1 <1 <1  2  9  5  7  1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR     E  E SE  E SE SE SE  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S
T WIND SPD     4 11 17  5 13 10  9  5 21 27 18 14 11 13 27 24 24 23 19 21 19 17
RFTI           0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  2  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO


DATE           06/21 SAT 06/22/13 SUN 06/23/13 MON 06/24/13 TUE 06/25/13
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       97      71      97      71      97      72      98      71      99
TEMP          91 95 79 73 91 94 79 73 91 94 80 74 92 96 80 73 93 96
DEWPT         63 55 58 63 62 54 57 62 62 54 57 62 63 55 58 63 64 57
MIN/MAX RH         26      71      26      70      26      66      26      71      27
RH            40 26 49 71 38 26 47 68 38 26 45 66 38 25 47 71 38 27
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 FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR            5       5       5       5       5       5       5       5       5

$$

TXZ035-191015-
LUBBOCK-LUBBOCK TX
33.67N 101.82W ELEV. 3280 FT
325 PM CDT TUE JUN 18 2013

DATE           06/18/13      WED 06/19/13            THU 06/20/13            FRI
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                 68          95          71          96          70
TEMP          85 85 78 74 71 70 79 89 94 93 84 79 76 73 81 90 95 94 84 78 75 72
DEWPT         61 61 61 62 63 65 63 61 60 59 60 60 60 60 62 60 56 53 54 57 60 63
MAX/MIN RH                   85          32          64          25          73
RH            45 45 56 66 76 84 58 39 32 32 44 52 58 64 53 37 27 25 36 48 60 73
WIND DIR      SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD      13 11 11 11 10  8 12 13 16 17 17 13 11 13 19 21 21 18 13 13 13 12
CLOUDS        SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)     36 43 47 55 54 44 36 36 33 31 31 31 31 31 32 33 34 35 39 43 48 51
POP 12HR                     30          10          10          10          10
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS       SC SC IS IS
TSTMS            SC SC IS IS
LAL            1  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         3  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  2  3  4  4  4  4  4  3  3  3  4  5
MIXING HGT     8  8  5  1 <1 <1  3  9 13 11  1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  8 10 <1 <1 <1  1
T WIND DIR    SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD     4 10 20 18 16 13 19 16 19 27 23 19 18 11 21 24 27 23 19 14 23 19
RFTI           0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  2  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO


DATE           06/21 SAT 06/22/13 SUN 06/23/13 MON 06/24/13 TUE 06/25/13
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       94      68      94      68      94      69      95      69      96
TEMP          88 92 76 70 88 91 76 70 88 91 77 71 89 92 77 71 90 93
DEWPT         61 52 55 60 59 52 54 60 60 53 55 60 60 53 55 60 60 52
MIN/MAX RH         26      70      27      70      28      67      27      68      25
RH            40 26 48 71 38 27 46 71 39 28 47 68 38 27 47 68 37 25
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 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           10      10       5       5       5      10       5       5       5

$$

TXZ031-191015-
MATADOR RAWS-COTTLE TX
34.13N 100.42W ELEV. 1900 FT
325 PM CDT TUE JUN 18 2013

DATE           06/18/13      WED 06/19/13            THU 06/20/13            FRI
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                 70          94          70          99          72
TEMP          87 87 80 76 73 72 80 88 93 92 83 78 74 72 82 92 98 96 86 81 77 74
DEWPT         65 62 62 63 65 66 64 63 63 62 63 64 63 63 65 63 60 57 58 60 62 64
MAX/MIN RH                   83          37          72          28          71
RH            48 43 54 64 76 81 58 43 37 37 51 62 69 73 56 38 29 27 39 49 60 71
WIND DIR      SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD      10 11  5  6  8  5 10 12 14 16 13 11 10 12 17 20 21 18 12 13 12 11
CLOUDS        SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     43 44 49 62 59 54 52 40 43 41 37 33 30 27 30 33 36 38 40 41 43 45
POP 12HR                     30          20          20           5           5
QPF 12HR                   0.03        0.01           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS       SC SC SC SC       IS IS IS IS
TSTMS            SC SC SC SC       IS IS IS IS
LAL            1  3  3  3  3  1  1  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         3  3  2  3  3  3  3  2  3  3  4  3  4  4  4  4  3  4  3  3  4  4
MIXING HGT     8  7  4 <1 <1 <1  4  5  5  6  2 <1 <1 <1  3  3  7  7  2 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR     E  E SE SE  S SE SE  S SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S
T WIND SPD     5 13 19 11 14 11 14 14 21 26 26 18 12 12 28 26 27 26 26 23 17 18
RFTI           0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  2  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO


DATE           06/21 SAT 06/22/13 SUN 06/23/13 MON 06/24/13 TUE 06/25/13
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       98      71      98      70      98      71      99      71     100
TEMP          92 95 80 73 92 95 79 72 92 95 80 73 93 96 80 73 93 97
DEWPT         63 55 58 62 61 54 56 62 62 55 57 61 62 55 56 61 61 55
MIN/MAX RH         27      69      25      69      26      66      25      66      24
RH            38 26 47 68 36 25 45 71 37 26 45 66 36 25 44 66 35 25
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 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            5       5       5       5       5       5       5       5       5

$$

TXZ029-191015-
PLAINVIEW-HALE TX
34.18N 101.71W ELEV. 3372 FT
325 PM CDT TUE JUN 18 2013

DATE           06/18/13      WED 06/19/13            THU 06/20/13            FRI
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          93          69          95          69
TEMP          84 84 76 72 70 68 77 87 92 91 82 77 74 71 80 89 94 92 83 77 74 71
DEWPT         60 59 59 61 62 65 62 60 59 58 59 59 58 59 61 59 55 52 53 56 59 61
MAX/MIN RH                   91          32          66          26          72
RH            44 43 56 68 76 90 60 40 33 33 46 54 57 66 52 37 27 26 36 48 59 71
WIND DIR      SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW
WIND SPD      12 11 11 11  9  9 13 13 17 17 17 14 13 14 20 20 19 16 13 14 14 13
CLOUDS        SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)     43 44 49 68 58 45 39 38 35 32 33 33 33 33 35 35 36 37 40 44 48 51
POP 12HR                     40          20          20          10          10
QPF 12HR                   0.04           0        0.03           0           0
RAIN SHWRS       SC SC SC SC       IS IS IS IS
TSTMS            SC SC SC SC       IS IS IS IS
LAL            1  4  4  3  3  1  1  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         3  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  2  3  3  3  4  4  4  4  4  3  3  3  3  4
MIXING HGT     8  8  6  2 <1 <1  4  7 10  8  2 <1 <1 <1  2  4  9  8 <1 <1 <1  1
T WIND DIR     S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW
T WIND SPD     3 11 23 23 17 16 19 20 24 27 33 25 20 13 24 23 25 23 19 18 19 21
RFTI           0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  2  1  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO NO


DATE           06/21 SAT 06/22/13 SUN 06/23/13 MON 06/24/13 TUE 06/25/13
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       93      67      92      67      92      68      93      68      94
TEMP          87 91 75 69 86 90 75 69 86 90 76 70 87 91 76 70 88 91
DEWPT         60 52 54 59 58 52 54 58 59 53 54 58 59 52 54 59 59 51
MIN/MAX RH         27      71      27      69      29      67      27      68      25
RH            40 27 48 70 39 27 48 68 40 28 46 66 39 27 46 68 38 26
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 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           10      10      10      10       5      10       5      10       5

$$

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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