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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
230 PM CDT SUN JUN 16 2013

TXZ012-171000-
AMARILLO-POTTER TX
35.23N 101.70W ELEV. 3585 FT
230 PM CDT SUN JUN 16 2013

DATE           06/16/13      MON 06/17/13            TUE 06/18/13            WED
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          88          64          84          66
TEMP          92 89 77 72 68 66 76 84 88 85 74 69 66 64 73 80 84 82 74 70 67 66
DEWPT         60 58 61 62 63 62 63 61 60 61 62 63 62 62 63 63 62 62 63 64 64 63
MAX/MIN RH                   87          39          93          48          90
RH            34 35 58 71 84 87 64 46 39 45 66 81 87 93 71 56 48 51 69 81 90 90
WIND DIR       S  S  S  S  S  S SE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE  S  S SE SE SE
WIND SPD      13 11 12 12  9  5 11 14 14 13 13 11 11 10 11 11 10  9 14 20 12  4
CLOUDS        B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)     52 56 57 57 51 45 44 43 53 62 65 67 65 62 59 56 57 57 61 65 56 47
POP 12HR                     30          20          30          30          40
QPF 12HR                   0.06        0.08        0.48        0.41        0.06
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC SC IS IS       IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS         IS SC SC IS IS       IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR                 4     3     1     3     4     4     4     4     4     4
HAINES 6HR              5     5     5     4     4     3     3     4     4     5
MIX HGT       14 12 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  8  7  2 <1  1  2  2  1  5  2 <1 <1  1  1
VENT RATE    238204 <1 <1 <1 <1 33 30 48 91 21  9 13 23 32 20 25 32  7  7 13 11
T WIND DIR    SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SE  E SE SE SE SE NE  E SE  N SE SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD    19 19 13 12 12  6 12  6  6 14 16 19 14 17 18 23  5 18 16 14 14 12
RFTI           0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO


DATE           06/19 THU 06/20/13 FRI 06/21/13 SAT 06/22/13 SUN 06/23/13
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      67      97      70      96      66      95      67      94
TEMP          89 91 73 67 91 94 76 70 91 93 73 66 90 92 73 67 89 91
DEWPT         61 54 57 58 53 47 54 56 54 49 56 57 55 50 56 57 55 50
MIN/MAX RH         27      73      19      61      21      73      23      70      23
RH            39 29 57 73 28 20 46 61 29 22 55 73 31 24 55 70 32 25
PWIND DIR           S       S      SW       S       S      SW       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            5      10       5      10       5       5       5      10       5

$$

TXZ016-171000-
BOOTLEG RAWS-DEAF SMITH TX
34.82N 102.78W ELEV. 4103 FT
230 PM CDT SUN JUN 16 2013

DATE           06/16/13      MON 06/17/13            TUE 06/18/13            WED
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          90          63          86          62
TEMP          93 90 77 71 67 65 77 85 90 87 75 69 65 63 74 82 86 83 72 67 64 62
DEWPT         56 52 57 60 61 61 63 60 57 57 61 63 63 63 65 64 62 61 64 64 63 61
MAX/MIN RH                   86          33         100          45         100
RH            29 27 50 68 81 86 61 43 33 36 62 81 93100 74 55 45 48 75 90 97 97
WIND DIR      SW SW SW SW  W  W  N NE  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S SW
WIND SPD      13 13 12 11  8  4  8 11 11 10 12 13 10  6  8  9 12 13 14 16 12  8
CLOUDS        SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)     50 55 55 54 48 41 40 39 50 61 64 66 64 62 61 59 59 58 60 61 53 44
POP 12HR                     20          20          40          30          40
QPF 12HR                   0.02        0.11        0.38        0.13        0.02
RAIN SHWRS    IS IS IS IS IS       IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS         IS IS IS IS IS       IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR                 3     3     1     3     4     4     4     4     4     4
HAINES 6HR              5     5     5     4     4     4     4     4     6     6
MIX HGT       17 16 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5 16 12 <1 <1  1 <1  3  4  5  3  2  1  1  1
VENT RATE    281256  6  6 <1 <1 18 55 31 35  9  5 16  5 39 72 68 63 24 11  9  8
T WIND DIR     W  W  S SW SW  W  N NE  S SE  E SE SE  S  E SE  E SE SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD    19 18 12 12  9  4 10 12  2  3 20 11 18 10 14 20 17 24 18 12 10  9
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           06/19 THU 06/20/13 FRI 06/21/13 SAT 06/22/13 SUN 06/23/13
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       95      65      98      64      92      64      93      65      93
TEMP          89 92 72 65 92 94 71 64 87 89 70 64 88 90 71 65 88 90
DEWPT         59 52 57 57 53 48 56 57 56 50 57 57 56 52 55 56 53 49
MIN/MAX RH         24      77      19      78      25      78      27      74      24
RH            36 26 60 77 27 21 59 78 35 26 62 78 35 28 58 74 31 25
PWIND DIR          SW       S      SW       S       S      SW       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     <15     15>     <15     15>
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            5      10       5      10       5       5       5      10       5

$$

TXZ008-171000-
BORGER-HUTCHINSON TX
35.71N 101.40W ELEV. 2762 FT
230 PM CDT SUN JUN 16 2013

DATE           06/16/13      MON 06/17/13            TUE 06/18/13            WED
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                 67          91          68          86          69
TEMP          95 92 79 73 69 67 78 86 91 88 78 73 70 68 76 83 86 84 76 73 70 69
DEWPT         61 61 63 64 63 63 64 63 61 62 63 63 63 62 63 63 62 63 64 64 64 64
MAX/MIN RH                   87          37          81          45          82
RH            33 36 58 73 81 87 62 46 37 42 60 70 77 81 63 52 45 50 65 72 80 81
WIND DIR       S  S  S  S SE  E  E NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE  S  S  S SE  E
WIND SPD      12 12 13 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 11 11 10 10 10 10  9 13 17 11  4
CLOUDS        B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)     52 56 58 59 51 43 43 42 52 62 65 67 65 62 58 54 55 55 61 67 57 47
POP 12HR                     40          20          30          30          40
QPF 12HR                   0.09        0.07        0.26        0.63        0.07
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC SC SC SC       IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS         IS SC SC SC SC       IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR                 4     4     1     3     4     4     4     4     4     4
HAINES 6HR              4     5     5     3     3     3     3     3     4     6
MIX HGT       14 13 <1 <1 <1  1  3  5  7  9  4  2  2  2  3  2  4  3 <1 <1 <1  1
VENT RATE    210208  7  7  4 17 30 27 64128 39 26 21 30 38 42 23 35  4  2  4  8
T WIND DIR    SW SW SE  S  S  E SE  E  E SE SE SE SE NE  E SE NE SE SE  E SE SE
T WIND SPD    17 18 16 16  8 19 13  6 10 17 12 19 14 23 17 23  6 16  9  4  9  9
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           06/19 THU 06/20/13 FRI 06/21/13 SAT 06/22/13 SUN 06/23/13
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     100      71      98      71      97      72      95
TEMP          93 95 77 71 95 97 77 71 93 95 77 71 92 94 78 72 91 92
DEWPT         63 59 59 59 56 52 56 58 57 53 57 58 57 54 57 58 56 53
MIN/MAX RH         28      66      21      63      23      63      24      61      25
RH            37 30 54 66 27 22 48 63 30 24 49 63 31 26 48 61 31 27
PWIND DIR           S       S       S      SW       S      SW       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     15>     <15     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR           10      10       5      10       5       5       5      10       5

$$

TXZ008-171000-
CEDAR RAWS-HUTCHINSON TX
35.68N 101.57W ELEV. 3103 FT
230 PM CDT SUN JUN 16 2013

DATE           06/16/13      MON 06/17/13            TUE 06/18/13            WED
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                 67          90          67          86          69
TEMP          94 91 79 73 69 67 78 86 90 87 77 72 69 67 76 82 86 84 76 73 70 69
DEWPT         60 60 62 63 63 63 64 62 61 61 63 63 63 62 63 63 62 62 64 64 64 64
MAX/MIN RH                   86          38          84          45          84
RH            33 36 56 71 81 86 61 45 38 42 61 73 81 84 65 53 45 48 66 73 81 84
WIND DIR       S  S  S  S SE  E  E NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE  S  S  S SE SE
WIND SPD      12 12 13 14 12  9 12 14 14 13 13 12 12 11 11 11 10  9 13 18 11  4
CLOUDS        B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)     52 56 58 59 51 43 43 42 53 63 65 67 65 63 59 54 55 55 62 68 58 48
POP 12HR                     40          20          30          30          40
QPF 12HR                   0.08        0.07        0.32        0.61        0.06
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC SC IS IS       IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS         IS SC SC IS IS       IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR                 4     3     1     3     4     4     4     4     4     4
HAINES 6HR              4     5     5     3     3     3     3     3     4     6
MIX HGT       15 14 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  7  9  3  1  1  2  3  2  4  3 <1 <1 <1  1
VENT RATE    232216  6  7  4  7 33 30 63126 33 16 12 40 35 41 27 35  5  2  4  8
T WIND DIR    SW SW SE  S  S  E SE  E  E SE SE SE SE NE  E SE NE SE SE  E SE SE
T WIND SPD    18 18 13 16  9 14 12  6 10 16 12 18 13 23 16 23  8 16 10  4  9  9
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           06/19 THU 06/20/13 FRI 06/21/13 SAT 06/22/13 SUN 06/23/13
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      70     100      71      97      71      97      71      95
TEMP          93 95 76 70 94 97 77 71 92 94 77 71 92 94 77 71 91 92
DEWPT         62 57 59 59 55 50 55 57 56 52 57 58 57 53 57 58 55 52
MIN/MAX RH         27      68      19      62      22      64      24      63      24
RH            36 28 55 68 27 21 47 62 30 24 50 64 31 25 50 63 30 26
PWIND DIR           S       S      SW      SW       S      SW       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     15>     <15     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1
POP 12HR           10      10       5      10       5       5       5      10       5

$$

TXZ006-171000-
DALHART-HARTLEY TX
36.03N 102.55W ELEV. 3913 FT
230 PM CDT SUN JUN 16 2013

DATE           06/16/13      MON 06/17/13            TUE 06/18/13            WED
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          89          62          84          64
TEMP          93 90 75 69 64 62 75 84 89 86 74 68 64 62 72 80 84 82 73 68 66 64
DEWPT         56 53 58 61 61 59 60 58 56 57 60 61 61 60 61 61 60 60 62 62 62 61
MAX/MIN RH                   92          33          92          44          91
RH            29 28 56 76 89 90 60 41 33 37 62 77 89 92 67 52 44 47 68 80 87 91
WIND DIR      SE SW  W  N  N NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD      13  8  8  8 10 11 12 13 13 14 16 17 13  9 11 13 13 12 13 14 10  4
CLOUDS        B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)     51 56 54 52 48 44 44 43 54 65 67 68 64 60 57 53 55 56 62 67 56 44
POP 12HR                     30          20          40          30          40
QPF 12HR                   0.02        0.09        0.49        0.33        0.04
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC SC IS IS       IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS         IS SC SC IS IS       IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR                 4     3     1     3     4     4     4     4     4     4
HAINES 6HR              5     5     5     3     3     3     3     3     4     6
MIX HGT       15 16 <1 <1  1  1  2  3 12 11 <1 <1 <1  2  2  4  3  4  2 <1 <1  1
VENT RATE    193181  2 <1 16 13 17 33 38 68  4  5  3 27 22 29 39 42 20  4  4  9
T WIND DIR    SW SW SW  N NE NE NE NE  E  S SE SE  E  E SE SE  E SE SE SE  S  S
T WIND SPD    13 12  3  9 18 14 12 12  3  6  9 10  6 20 16  8 14 13 14  8  9 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           06/19 THU 06/20/13 FRI 06/21/13 SAT 06/22/13 SUN 06/23/13
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      63      99      64      97      63      96      64      95
TEMP          90 92 70 63 92 95 72 64 91 93 70 63 90 92 71 64 89 92
DEWPT         55 48 52 53 46 41 51 53 53 48 54 56 53 49 54 55 51 47
MIN/MAX RH         20      70      14      67      19      77      20      73      20
RH            31 22 53 70 21 16 47 67 28 22 57 77 28 23 55 73 27 21
PWIND DIR          SW      SW      SW      SW      SW      SW      SW       S      SW
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            5      10       5      10       5       5       5      10       5

$$

OKZ002-171000-
GUYMON-TEXAS OK
36.69N 101.51W ELEV. 3100 FT
230 PM CDT SUN JUN 16 2013

DATE           06/16/13      MON 06/17/13            TUE 06/18/13            WED
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          89          65          86          66
TEMP          93 90 77 71 67 65 76 84 89 86 75 70 67 65 75 82 86 84 75 70 68 66
DEWPT         59 61 63 63 63 62 62 61 61 61 62 62 62 61 61 62 61 61 63 63 63 63
MAX/MIN RH                   90          40          87          43          90
RH            32 38 62 76 87 90 62 47 40 44 64 76 84 87 63 50 43 46 66 78 84 90
WIND DIR       S SE  E NE  E  E  E NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE  S  S  S SE
WIND SPD      13 17 17 17 13  9 11 12 13 14 14 13 12 10 12 13 13 12 16 19 13  9
CLOUDS        B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)     52 56 59 61 53 44 44 43 53 62 65 67 65 63 58 52 54 55 63 71 59 47
POP 12HR                     50           5          30          30          40
QPF 12HR                   0.16           0        0.24        0.52        0.08
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC SC SC SC             SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS         IS SC SC SC SC             SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR                 4     4     1     2     4     4     4     4     4     4
HAINES 6HR              5     5     5     4     3     3     3     3     3     6
MIX HGT       12 12 <1 <1  1  2  3  4  7  6  5 <1  3  1  3  7  3  5  2 <1 <1  1
VENT RATE    184205  5 11 20 24 20 28 78 84 72  8 43 15 28 65 33 63 14  3  2  8
T WIND DIR     S  S SE NE  E  E SE  E  E SE  S  E  E  E SE SE  S SE SE  S  S SE
T WIND SPD    18 19 10 24 23 17  9  8 13 16 18 17 19 16 12 11 12 16 10  5  4  9
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           06/19 THU 06/20/13 FRI 06/21/13 SAT 06/22/13 SUN 06/23/13
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      65     100      67      99      66      99      66      97
TEMP          89 91 71 65 94 96 74 67 93 95 73 66 93 95 73 66 91 94
DEWPT         61 57 57 56 53 49 54 55 56 52 58 58 57 54 56 57 56 53
MIN/MAX RH         30      73      18      65      21      75      22      73      23
RH            39 32 61 73 26 20 50 65 29 24 58 75 30 25 55 73 31 25
PWIND DIR           S       S      SW      SW      SW       S      SW       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR           10      10       5      10       5       5       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
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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