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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
250 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013

TXZ012-181000-
AMARILLO-POTTER TX
35.23N 101.70W ELEV. 3585 FT
250 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013

DATE           05/17/13      SAT 05/18/13            SUN 05/19/13            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          99          60          89          56
TEMP          98 95 80 73 68 66 81 92 98 94 76 68 63 60 73 83 88 85 70 63 58 56
DEWPT         35 34 46 57 53 50 38 26 24 21 22 22 25 29 29 29 27 24 30 34 38 42
MAX/MIN RH                   53           7          58          10          55
RH            11 12 30 57 59 56 21  9  7  7 13 17 23 31 20 14 11 11 22 34 47 59
WIND DIR      SE SE SE SE  S  S SW SW SW  S SW SW NW NW NW  W  W  W NW  N NE NE
WIND SPD      12 16 13 13 12  9 13 21 23 23 10 13 10  9 14 17 19 17 13  9  8  6
CLOUDS        FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)     16 32 33 34 39 48 44 41 39 37 39 40 33 26 24 22 30 39 38 38 31 25
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           5           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL 6HR                 1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
HAINES 6HR              6     6     5     6     6     6     5     5     6     6
MIX HGT       17  4  2  1 <1 <1  3 18 19 19 <1 <1 <1 <1  3 17 19 18 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE    204 67 35 17  8 <1 23378426418 <1 <1 <1  4 30264296270  2  2  4  4
T WIND DIR    SW SE SE SE  S  S  W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW  W  W  W NE  E NE NE
T WIND SPD    13 21 26 19 17  8 10 24 26 25  6  6  9  9 11 18 18 17  4  4  8  9
RFTI           2  1  0  0  0  0  0  3  5  4  0  0  0  0  0  1  2  2  0  0  0  0
RFTI CATEGORY EL EL NO NO NO NO NO CL CH CL NO NO NO NO NO EL EL EL NO NO NO NO
FIRE WEATHER                        A  A  A


DATE           05/20 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13
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       87      51      81      54      88      62      95      64      94
TEMP          81 82 59 51 75 78 60 54 81 85 68 62 88 91 71 64 88 90
DEWPT         33 15 39 43 39 33 38 42 48 37 58 60 56 50 59 59 61 57
MIN/MAX RH          7      81      18      63      18      95      27      83      37
RH            18  8 47 74 27 19 44 64 32 18 70 93 34 25 66 84 41 33
PWIND DIR          NW       N       N       S       S       S       S      SE      SE
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            5       0       0       0       0       5      20      20      20
RAIN SHWRS                                        IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS                                             IS IS IS IS IS IS

$$

TXZ016-181000-
BOOTLEG RAWS-DEAF SMITH TX
34.82N 102.78W ELEV. 4103 FT
250 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013

DATE           05/17/13      SAT 05/18/13            SUN 05/19/13            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                 63          96          59          88          57
TEMP          98 94 78 71 66 63 78 89 95 91 75 67 62 59 72 82 87 84 70 64 59 57
DEWPT         20 20 23 26 28 31 26 21 20 18 19 19 22 24 25 25 23 20 21 19 29 38
MAX/MIN RH                   49           6          42           9          50
RH             6  7 13 18 24 30 15  8  7  7 12 16 21 26 17 12 10  9 16 18 33 50
WIND DIR      SW SW  S SE  S SW  W SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW  W  W  W NW NE NE NE
WIND SPD      12 13  4  4  5  5 11 23 25 23  9 12  8  8 13 20 21 21 14  8  8  6
CLOUDS        FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)     15 30 34 38 43 29 37 44 36 29 33 38 32 26 23 20 28 35 37 38 30 21
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL 6HR                 1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
HAINES 6HR              6     6     5     6     6     6     4     5     6     6
MIX HGT       20 19 <1 <1 <1 <1 10 15 18 18 <1 <1 <1 <1  8 16 18 18 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE    234241 <1 <1 <1 <1190348450378  3 <1 <1 <1 72240315360 <1 <1  4 <1
T WIND DIR    SW SW SW SE  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW  W  W  W NW  N  E  E
T WIND SPD    13 14  6  4  5  6 21 27 28 24  5  9  8  8 10 17 20 23  5  8  9  6
RFTI           4  4  2  0  0  0  0  3  6  5  0  0  0  0  0  0  3  5  0  0  0  0
RFTI CATEGORY CL CL EL NO NO NO NO CL CH CH NO NO NO NO NO NO CL CH NO NO NO NO
FIRE WEATHER                        A  A  A


DATE           05/20 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13
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       87      49      82      53      89      59      95      60      94
TEMP          81 82 57 49 75 78 59 53 82 85 65 59 88 91 67 60 87 90
DEWPT         24 14 29 39 35 27 30 34 42 18 52 56 43 37 52 56 57 58
MIN/MAX RH          7      74      14      49       9      96      17      89      36
RH            12  8 34 68 23 15 33 48 24  8 63 90 21 15 59 87 36 34
PWIND DIR          NW       N      NW       S      SW       S       S       S      SE
WIND CHAR         15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            5       0       0       0       0       5      10      20      20
RAIN SHWRS                                              IS IS IS IS
TSTMS                                                   IS IS IS IS

$$

TXZ008-181000-
BORGER-HUTCHINSON TX
35.71N 101.40W ELEV. 2762 FT
250 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013

DATE           05/17/13      SAT 05/18/13            SUN 05/19/13            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                 69          99          63          89          58
TEMP          96 93 81 75 71 69 82 93 98 94 78 71 66 63 75 84 89 85 71 65 60 58
DEWPT         41 42 53 64 59 54 41 29 25 22 24 26 31 35 35 35 34 33 37 39 41 42
MAX/MIN RH                   59           7          54          14          51
RH            15 17 38 69 66 59 23 10  7  7 13 18 27 35 23 17 14 15 29 38 49 55
WIND DIR      SE SE SE SE  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  N NW NW NW  W NW  N NE  N  N
WIND SPD       9 12 10 11  9  8  9 18 21 18  8  8  8  9 11 13 12 12 10  8  8  6
CLOUDS        FW SC SC SC B1 OV B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     14 29 31 33 63 98 68 38 38 38 45 45 37 29 26 24 34 44 44 45 38 32
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          10           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL 6HR                 1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
HAINES 6HR              6     6     5     6     6     6     5     6     6     6
MIX HGT        8  3  2  2  2 <1  2 16 20 20 <1 <1 <1 <1  3 16 15 15 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE     76 51 26 23 14  4  9341429457 <1 <1 <1  4 39202260207 <1 <1  4  7
T WIND DIR     S SE SE SE  S  S  S SW SW SW  W SW  W NW NW  W  W  W NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD     9 19 19 17 10  8  6 24 25 26  5  4  8  9 14 14 19 14  6  5  9 13
RFTI           1  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  4  4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI CATEGORY EL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
FIRE WEATHER                        A  A  A


DATE           05/20 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13
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       85      53      80      56      88      63      95      67      94
TEMP          80 81 60 53 75 77 61 56 82 85 68 63 89 92 73 67 89 91
DEWPT         37 18 42 44 40 34 40 43 46 41 58 61 58 51 60 60 60 59
MIN/MAX RH          8      75      20      60      20      98      29      80      41
RH            21  9 51 70 28 21 46 62 28 21 70 95 35 25 65 79 38 34
PWIND DIR          NW       N       N       S       S       S       S      SE      SE
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           10       5       0       0       0       5      20      20      20
RAIN SHWRS                                        IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS                                             IS IS IS IS IS IS

$$

TXZ008-181000-
CEDAR RAWS-HUTCHINSON TX
35.68N 101.57W ELEV. 3103 FT
250 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013

DATE           05/17/13      SAT 05/18/13            SUN 05/19/13            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                 68          99          62          89          58
TEMP          96 93 80 74 70 68 82 93 98 94 78 70 65 62 74 84 88 85 71 65 60 58
DEWPT         37 35 49 62 57 52 39 26 23 21 23 26 30 33 33 34 32 31 35 38 40 41
MAX/MIN RH                   59           7          54          13          51
RH            13 14 34 66 63 57 22  9  7  7 13 19 27 34 22 17 14 14 27 37 48 54
WIND DIR      SE SE SE SE  S  S SW SW SW SW  W SW  N NW NW NW  W  W  N NE NE  N
WIND SPD       9 13 11 11 10  6  9 19 23 20  9  9  8  9 12 13 13 12 11  8  8  6
CLOUDS        FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     15 31 32 33 62 85 61 38 38 38 44 44 37 29 26 24 34 43 43 43 36 30
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          10           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL 6HR                 1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
HAINES 6HR              6     6     5     6     6     6     5     6     6     6
MIX HGT       13  4  2  2  1 <1  2 16 20 19 <1 <1 <1 <1  4 17 16 16 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE    169 68 26 24 11  3 11352449437 <1 <1 <1  4 46231288256  2 <1  4  7
T WIND DIR    SW SE SE SE  S  S SW SW SW SW  W SW NW NW NW  W  W  W NE NE NE  E
T WIND SPD    14 19 19 18 12  5  8 25 26 26  5  4  8  9 14 16 20 18  6  5  9 16
RFTI           1  1  0  0  0  0  0  2  4  4  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0
RFTI CATEGORY EL EL NO NO NO NO NO EL CL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO
FIRE WEATHER                        A  A  A


DATE           05/20 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13
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       85      53      80      56      88      62      96      66      94
TEMP          80 81 60 53 75 77 61 56 82 85 68 62 89 92 72 66 88 91
DEWPT         35 17 41 43 39 33 39 42 46 40 58 61 57 49 60 60 60 58
MIN/MAX RH          8      75      19      58      20      99      27      80      41
RH            20  9 50 70 27 20 43 59 28 20 71 95 34 23 66 81 39 33
PWIND DIR          NW       N       N       S       S       S       S      SE      SE
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           10       0       0       0       0       5      20      20      20
RAIN SHWRS                                        IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS                                             IS IS IS IS IS IS

$$

TXZ006-181000-
DALHART-HARTLEY TX
36.03N 102.55W ELEV. 3913 FT
250 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013

DATE           05/17/13      SAT 05/18/13            SUN 05/19/13            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                 57          93          56          86          51
TEMP          97 93 74 66 60 57 73 86 92 88 72 64 59 56 69 80 85 82 66 58 54 51
DEWPT         24 20 30 41 41 41 31 21 17 14 19 24 28 32 32 31 30 30 33 34 36 37
MAX/MIN RH                   58           6          57          13          61
RH             7  7 20 41 50 56 21  9  6  6 13 22 31 40 25 17 14 15 29 40 50 59
WIND DIR       S  S SE SE SE  S SW SW SW SW  W NW  N NW  N NW  W NW  N NE  N  N
WIND SPD      14 16  9 13  6  4 11 26 27 26  8 11  9  9 13 13 13 13 11  6  5  4
CLOUDS        FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)     15 29 32 36 34 41 42 44 40 36 43 47 39 32 33 34 44 53 47 41 32 24
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          10           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL 6HR                 1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
HAINES 6HR              6     6     5     6     6     6     5     6     6     6
MIX HGT       18 17 <1 <1 <1 <1  1 15 18 18 <1 <1 <1 <1  6 14 16 16 <1 <1 <1  1
VENT RATE    288306  6  9  4  2  7401500449  4 <1 <1  6 74196280263 <1  6  9 10
T WIND DIR    SW SW SE SE SE  S SW SW SW SW  W NW NW NW  N  W  W  W NW NE NE NE
T WIND SPD    18 20 13 19  9  4  8 31 33 28  9 11  8 11 14 16 19 18  5 12 12 11
RFTI           4  3  0  0  0  0  0  4  6  6  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI CATEGORY CL CL NO NO NO NO NO CL CH CH NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO
FIRE WEATHER                        A  A  A


DATE           05/20 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13
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       80      48      79      49      88      58      95      59      93
TEMP          74 76 55 48 73 75 55 49 80 84 64 58 88 91 67 59 86 89
DEWPT         32 19 40 40 36 31 34 36 41 36 52 56 46 27 56 58 57 57
MIN/MAX RH         11      82      18      59      16     100      12     100      34
RH            21 12 57 74 26 20 44 60 25 18 64 93 23 10 69 96 37 34
PWIND DIR          NW       N      NW       S      SW       S       S       S      SE
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           10       5       5       0       0       5      10      20      20
RAIN SHWRS                                              IS IS IS IS
TSTMS                                                   IS IS IS IS

$$

OKZ002-181000-
GUYMON-TEXAS OK
36.69N 101.51W ELEV. 3100 FT
250 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013

DATE           05/17/13      SAT 05/18/13            SUN 05/19/13            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                 63          99          58          87          54
TEMP          92 89 76 69 65 63 79 92 98 94 75 67 61 58 71 81 86 83 68 61 56 54
DEWPT         43 38 51 64 62 60 48 36 28 21 23 26 35 43 43 42 39 36 38 37 38 39
MAX/MIN RH                   86           7          71          18          57
RH            18 17 43 85 91 91 34 14  8  7 14 21 37 57 36 25 19 19 34 42 52 58
WIND DIR      SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SW  W NW  N NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NW
WIND SPD      12 14 13 11  6  4  9 24 26 27 11 12 13 11 12 14 13 11  8  5  4  4
CLOUDS        FW SC SC SC B2 OV B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     14 28 30 33 87100 69 37 39 41 56 58 46 34 35 35 41 47 48 49 41 32
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          20           5
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0        0.01           0
RAIN SHWRS                                                 IS IS
TSTMS                                                      IS IS
LAL 6HR                 1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
HAINES 6HR              6     6     5     6     6     6     5     6     6     6
MIX HGT        5  4  2  2  2  1  2 17 16 19 <1 <1  2  1  4 15 13 12 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE     35 64 30 27 15 11  8396403500 <1 <1 34 14 56180149104 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR     S SE SE  S SE  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  N  N  N  W  W  W NE  N NE NE
T WIND SPD     8 18 23 20 11  9  5 27 29 32 10  9 25 16 18 13 12 10  5  6  5  6
RFTI           0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  5  4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CH CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
FIRE WEATHER                        A  A  A


DATE           05/20 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13
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       80      51      78      53      88      60      95      62      94
TEMP          75 76 57 51 73 75 58 53 81 85 66 60 88 91 69 62 88 90
DEWPT         39 38 44 43 39 35 40 42 42 39 49 58 57 54 60 60 58 59
MIN/MAX RH         22      79      21      67      19     100      35      96      40
RH            27 25 62 74 29 23 50 66 25 20 55 93 35 29 73 93 36 35
PWIND DIR           N       N      NW       S       S       S      SE      SE      SE
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           20      10       5       0       0       5      20      20      20
RAIN SHWRS       IS                               IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS            IS                               IS IS IS 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
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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