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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
309 PM CDT WED JUN 12 2013

TXZ024-131015-
CAPROCK RAWS-BRISCOE TX
34.41N 101.05W ELEV. 2561 FT
309 PM CDT WED JUN 12 2013

DATE           06/12/13      THU 06/13/13            FRI 06/14/13            SAT
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         100          71          93          68
TEMP          97 95 84 78 74 71 82 93 99 97 86 80 76 73 80 88 92 91 81 76 73 70
DEWPT         55 55 57 60 59 60 59 55 52 51 54 57 59 60 60 58 56 55 56 59 61 63
MAX/MIN RH                   68          21          65          30          80
RH            25 26 40 54 59 68 46 28 21 21 34 45 56 64 51 36 30 30 42 56 66 78
WIND DIR       S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD      12 14 10  8  9  8  9  9 13 13 10  8  5  5  8 11 14 17 14 12  9  6
CLOUDS        CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)      5  8 10 12  8  4 12 19 32  8  4  6  7  8 17 29 40 49 56 64 71 78
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           5          20
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0        0.02
RAIN SHWRS                                                             IS IS SC
TSTMS                                                                  IS IS SC
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  3  3  3
HAINES         5  5  6  6  5  5  5  5  4  5  5  5  5  5  4  3  2  3  3  2  2  2
MIXING HGT     8  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  8 10  9 <1 <1 <1 <1  6  8 11 10  2  2  3  3
T WIND DIR     S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD    12 17 11 10 10  9 11 13 16 18 10  8  8  8 16 17 21 21 24 21 16 14
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           06/15 SUN 06/16/13 MON 06/17/13 TUE 06/18/13 WED 06/19/13
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       88      68      95      71      97      71      97      70      94
TEMP          83 86 74 70 89 92 79 73 91 94 79 73 91 94 79 72 88 92
DEWPT         62 61 62 63 62 60 62 64 60 57 59 61 58 56 57 59 56 53
MIN/MAX RH         42      78      33      74      28      66      27      64      27
RH            49 43 66 78 41 34 56 73 36 29 50 66 33 28 47 64 34 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    B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           30      10       5      10      10      10      10      10      10
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC
TSTMS         SC SC

$$

TXZ026-131015-
CHILDRESS-CHILDRESS TX
34.43N 100.28W ELEV. 1952 FT
309 PM CDT WED JUN 12 2013

DATE           06/12/13      THU 06/13/13            FRI 06/14/13            SAT
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                 71         100          72          95          69
TEMP          98 96 86 80 76 73 83 93 99 97 87 81 77 74 81 90 94 93 83 77 74 71
DEWPT         59 58 60 62 61 61 61 59 56 55 57 59 61 61 61 60 58 58 59 60 62 63
MAX/MIN RH                   67          23          63          30          77
RH            28 28 42 54 60 66 47 32 24 25 36 47 58 64 51 37 30 31 44 56 66 76
WIND DIR       S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD      13 14  9  8  8  6  8 10 13 11  9  6  4  4  6 10 13 14 13 11  9  6
CLOUDS        CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)      5 10 11 12  9  5 13 22 25  7  4  5  7  8 17 29 40 49 56 64 71 78
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           5          20
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0        0.02
RAIN SHWRS                                                             IS IS SC
TSTMS                                                                  IS IS SC
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  3  3  4
HAINES         5  5  4  6  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  4  2  2  3  3  2  2
MIXING HGT     7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7 10  8 <1 <1 <1 <1  6  8 10 10  2  2  2  3
T WIND DIR     S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S
T WIND SPD    17 19  9  9  8  6 11 12 16 19  8  8  5  6 16 18 21 19 21 20 16 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           06/15 SUN 06/16/13 MON 06/17/13 TUE 06/18/13 WED 06/19/13
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       88      70      97      73      98      72      98      72      97
TEMP          84 86 76 71 91 94 81 75 92 96 80 74 92 95 80 74 91 95
DEWPT         62 61 62 64 63 63 64 65 62 60 61 62 61 59 60 60 57 54
MIN/MAX RH         42      79      34      71      29      67      29      62      25
RH            48 43 62 79 40 36 56 71 37 30 52 66 36 30 51 62 32 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    B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           40      20       5      10      10      10      10      10      10
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC IS
TSTMS         SC SC IS

$$

TXZ043-131015-
JAYTON RAWS-KENT TX
33.23N 100.57W ELEV. 1905 FT
309 PM CDT WED JUN 12 2013

DATE           06/12/13      THU 06/13/13            FRI 06/14/13            SAT
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                 72          97          74          92          70
TEMP          95 94 84 80 76 74 82 91 96 95 86 81 78 76 81 88 91 90 81 77 74 72
DEWPT         59 60 61 62 61 62 62 61 58 56 59 62 63 64 63 61 60 59 60 63 65 67
MAX/MIN RH                   67          27          66          34          84
RH            30 32 46 54 60 66 51 37 28 27 40 53 60 66 54 40 36 35 49 62 74 84
WIND DIR       S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD      12 13 11  9  8  5  8  8 10 10  9  6  5  4  6  9 12 13 13 11  9  8
CLOUDS        CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)      5 11 11 12 16 20 22 25 39 11 10 17 24 30 35 42 48 53 59 66 72 78
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          10          30
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0        0.16
RAIN SHWRS                                                             SC SC SC
TSTMS                                                                  SC SC SC
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  3  3  4
HAINES         5  5  5  5  4  4  4  5  5  5  5  5  5  4  2  2  2  3  2  2  2  2
MIXING HGT     8  7  1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  9  8 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  9 11  6  4  3  3  1
T WIND DIR     S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S SE SE SE  S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD    17 18 16 10  8  5 11 10 14 16  8  8  8  5 14 18 19 18 19 18 21 10
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           06/15 SUN 06/16/13 MON 06/17/13 TUE 06/18/13 WED 06/19/13
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       89      71      96      73      97      73      97      73      96
TEMP          85 87 77 72 90 94 80 75 91 95 81 75 91 95 81 75 91 94
DEWPT         64 60 63 66 65 63 65 67 63 59 62 65 61 56 60 63 58 54
MIN/MAX RH         39      82      35      76      30      71      27      66      26
RH            50 40 62 81 44 36 60 76 40 30 53 71 37 27 49 66 33 26
PWIND DIR          SE       S       S       S       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           40      20       0       5       5       5       5       5       5
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC IS
TSTMS         SC SC IS

$$

TXZ035-131015-
LUBBOCK-LUBBOCK TX
33.67N 101.82W ELEV. 3280 FT
309 PM CDT WED JUN 12 2013

DATE           06/12/13      THU 06/13/13            FRI 06/14/13            SAT
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          95          70          86          67
TEMP          95 93 82 76 71 68 78 88 94 92 83 78 74 72 77 83 85 85 77 73 70 69
DEWPT         55 54 57 59 59 60 59 57 53 52 55 58 60 61 61 59 58 57 58 60 63 64
MAX/MIN RH                   76          24          68          38          85
RH            26 27 43 56 66 76 52 35 25 26 38 50 62 68 58 44 40 39 52 64 78 84
WIND DIR       S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD      13 14 11  9  6  5  9  9 12 13 10  8  5  4  8 11 14 17 14 13 10  8
CLOUDS        CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)      4  8 10 12 20 28 26 25 38 11 12 22 32 40 46 53 60 66 68 70 73 75
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          10          20
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0        0.06
RAIN SHWRS                                                       IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS                                                            IS IS IS IS IS
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  3  3  3  3  3
HAINES         5  5  6  6  5  5  5  4  5  4  5  5  5  4  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2
MIXING HGT     7  6  1 <1 <1 <1  3  7  9  9  1 <1  1 <1  5  8 10  8  4  4  3  3
T WIND DIR     S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S SE SE  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD    14 18 16 17  8  6 11 13 16 17 14 10 14  9 16 17 21 26 23 18 16 14
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           06/15 SUN 06/16/13 MON 06/17/13 TUE 06/18/13 WED 06/19/13
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       89      69      95      70      96      71      96      70      95
TEMP          84 87 75 71 89 92 78 72 90 93 79 73 90 94 78 72 89 93
DEWPT         63 61 63 64 60 56 59 62 58 54 57 60 57 54 57 59 54 49
MIN/MAX RH         41      79      29      71      26      64      26      64      22
RH            49 42 66 79 38 30 52 71 34 27 47 64 33 26 48 64 30 22
PWIND DIR           S       S       S       S       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           20       5       0       5       5       5       5       5       5
RAIN SHWRS    IS IS
TSTMS         IS IS

$$

TXZ031-131015-
MATADOR RAWS-COTTLE TX
34.13N 100.42W ELEV. 1900 FT
309 PM CDT WED JUN 12 2013

DATE           06/12/13      THU 06/13/13            FRI 06/14/13            SAT
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         100          73          95          70
TEMP          98 96 85 79 75 72 82 93 99 97 87 82 78 75 82 90 94 93 83 78 75 72
DEWPT         59 58 60 62 61 61 61 59 56 55 58 60 61 62 61 60 59 58 59 61 64 65
MAX/MIN RH                   68          24          64          31          80
RH            28 28 43 56 62 68 49 32 24 25 38 47 56 64 49 37 31 31 44 56 69 79
WIND DIR       S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD      13 14  9  8  8  6  9  9 12 11  9  6  5  5  8 11 13 14 13 11  9  6
CLOUDS        CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)      4 10 11 12  9  6 15 24 30  7  4  6  7  8 17 29 40 49 56 64 71 78
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           5          30
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0        0.04
RAIN SHWRS                                                             SC SC SC
TSTMS                                                                  SC SC SC
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  3  3  4
HAINES         5  5  5  5  5  5  5  4  5  5  5  5  5  5  4  4  2  2  3  2  2  2
MIXING HGT     7  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  9  8 <1 <1 <1 <1  6  8 10 10  2  2  3  3
T WIND DIR     S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW
T WIND SPD    17 19 10 10  9  8 12 12 17 19  8  9  6  6 16 18 21 18 20 18 19 19
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           06/15 SUN 06/16/13 MON 06/17/13 TUE 06/18/13 WED 06/19/13
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       88      70      96      73      98      72      98      72      97
TEMP          84 86 76 71 90 93 80 75 92 96 80 74 92 95 80 74 91 95
DEWPT         64 62 63 64 64 63 65 66 63 60 61 63 61 59 60 61 57 54
MIN/MAX RH         43      79      35      74      30      68      29      64      26
RH            51 45 64 79 42 37 60 74 38 30 52 69 36 30 51 64 32 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    B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           40      20       5      10      10      10      10      10      10
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC IS
TSTMS         SC SC IS

$$

TXZ029-131015-
PLAINVIEW-HALE TX
34.18N 101.71W ELEV. 3372 FT
309 PM CDT WED JUN 12 2013

DATE           06/12/13      THU 06/13/13            FRI 06/14/13            SAT
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          96          68          89          65
TEMP          94 92 81 75 70 67 78 89 95 93 83 77 73 70 77 84 88 87 77 73 69 67
DEWPT         52 52 54 58 58 59 58 54 50 49 53 56 58 60 59 57 55 54 55 58 61 63
MAX/MIN RH                   74          21          70          32          86
RH            24 26 39 55 66 75 50 30 22 22 36 48 59 71 54 40 33 32 47 59 76 87
WIND DIR       S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD      12 14 10  8  8  6  9 10 12 12 10  6  4  4  6 11 14 17 16 13  9  6
CLOUDS        CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)      5  8 10 12 14 16 19 21 35 10  9 14 19 24 31 39 47 53 57 63 68 72
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          10          20
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0        0.04
RAIN SHWRS                                                       IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS                                                            IS IS IS IS IS
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3
HAINES         5  6  6  6  5  5  5  4  4  4  5  5  5  5  4  3  2  3  2  2  2  2
MIXING HGT     8  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  8 10  9 <1 <1 <1 <1  6  8 10  9  3  3  2  3
T WIND DIR     S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD    12 18 17 11  8  8 12 14 14 17 16  9  9  5 14 17 20 25 24 20 14 14
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           06/15 SUN 06/16/13 MON 06/17/13 TUE 06/18/13 WED 06/19/13
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       89      67      94      68      96      69      96      69      93
TEMP          83 87 74 69 88 91 76 70 90 93 78 71 90 93 78 71 87 91
DEWPT         62 60 62 62 58 56 59 62 58 53 56 59 57 54 56 58 53 49
MIN/MAX RH         41      80      29      75      26      67      26      65      24
RH            49 40 66 78 36 31 56 76 34 26 47 66 33 27 47 63 31 24
PWIND DIR           S       S       S       S       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           20       5       0       5       5       5       5       5       5
RAIN SHWRS    IS IS
TSTMS         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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