Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
315 PM CDT SAT JUN 15 2013
TXZ012-161000-
AMARILLO-POTTER TX
35.23N 101.70W ELEV. 3585 FT
315 PM CDT SAT JUN 15 2013
DATE 06/15/13 SUN 06/16/13 MON 06/17/13 TUE
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 92 68 88 63
TEMP 87 85 76 71 69 67 79 87 92 89 78 73 70 68 77 84 88 85 74 69 65 63
DEWPT 60 59 60 61 62 63 61 59 58 57 59 60 61 61 60 59 59 58 60 61 61 61
MAX/MIN RH 87 32 78 36 93
RH 40 41 58 71 78 87 54 39 32 34 52 64 73 78 56 43 38 40 62 76 87 93
WIND DIR S S SE S S S S S S S S SW NW NW N N NE E E E E SE
WIND SPD 13 18 17 13 10 9 12 12 13 14 9 12 6 9 11 13 13 13 12 10 10 9
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 38 39 41 44 44 44 46 48 49 49 50 51 51 50 53 56 59 62 63 63 66 69
POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 40
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.06 0.02 0.15 0.18
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 3 1 1 3 3 1 1 3 4 4
HAINES 6HR 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3
MIX HGT 8 8 2 2 1 <1 3 7 12 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 3 8 6 1 2 <1 1
VENT RATE 56105 46 30 16 7 48 98120112 <1 <1 <1 <1 20 39160110 10 30 4 19
T WIND DIR SW S S S S S S S SW S S S S SW SW S S SE SE SE SE NE
T WIND SPD 8 16 26 23 18 14 18 17 11 16 6 6 8 8 9 14 23 23 11 23 8 21
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 06/18 WED 06/19/13 THU 06/20/13 FRI 06/21/13 SAT 06/22/13
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 83 66 93 66 95 67 94 66 95
TEMP 79 81 70 66 88 90 72 66 90 92 73 67 89 91 72 66 90 92
DEWPT 61 60 63 62 59 54 57 57 52 47 54 57 54 50 57 58 55 51
MIN/MAX RH 46 87 29 73 21 70 23 75 24
RH 54 49 78 87 38 30 59 73 27 21 51 70 31 25 59 75 31 25
PWIND DIR E SE S S SW S S SW S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 30 10 10 5 5 5 10 5
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC
TSTMS SC SC SC SC
$$
TXZ016-161000-
BOOTLEG RAWS-DEAF SMITH TX
34.82N 102.78W ELEV. 4103 FT
315 PM CDT SAT JUN 15 2013
DATE 06/15/13 SUN 06/16/13 MON 06/17/13 TUE
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 92 62 90 62
TEMP 89 86 75 70 66 64 77 87 92 89 75 69 64 62 75 85 90 87 74 68 64 62
DEWPT 59 55 57 60 61 62 59 56 55 54 57 60 61 62 60 57 57 57 59 61 61 60
MAX/MIN RH 93 30 100 33 93
RH 36 35 54 71 84 93 54 36 30 31 55 75 90100 60 39 33 36 59 78 90 93
WIND DIR S S S S S S S SW SW S S SW NW N N NE E E E E E E
WIND SPD 10 13 13 12 6 6 9 10 10 12 11 8 8 6 9 11 11 10 11 11 10 9
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 36 42 44 46 44 42 44 47 54 60 54 48 47 46 49 51 56 61 64 66 68 69
POP 12HR 20 20 20 30 40
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.05 0.01 0.12 0.15
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 3 1 1 3 3 1 2 4 4 4
HAINES 6HR 4 5 5 3 4 4 4 4 3 3
MIX HGT 11 11 2 1 1 <1 2 9 12 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 3 13 9 <1 <1 <1 2
VENT RATE 77 63 36 19 17 8 30 60156126 <1 <1 <1 <1 33 27143162 8 5 6 23
T WIND DIR W SW S S S S S S SW S S S S SW SW S SW S SE E SE NE
T WIND SPD 8 6 20 21 19 17 17 8 14 16 10 9 8 8 14 10 12 20 17 10 13 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 06/18 WED 06/19/13 THU 06/20/13 FRI 06/21/13 SAT 06/22/13
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 65 92 64 95 64 94 63 94
TEMP 82 85 70 65 87 89 70 64 89 92 71 64 88 91 70 63 88 91
DEWPT 62 60 64 62 59 53 58 58 52 47 53 57 55 50 55 56 53 50
MIN/MAX RH 42 90 29 80 21 78 24 78 23
RH 51 43 81 90 39 29 66 80 28 22 53 78 33 25 59 78 30 25
PWIND DIR SE SE S S SW S S S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 30 5 10 5 10 5 10 5
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC
TSTMS SC SC SC SC
$$
TXZ008-161000-
BORGER-HUTCHINSON TX
35.71N 101.40W ELEV. 2762 FT
315 PM CDT SAT JUN 15 2013
DATE 06/15/13 SUN 06/16/13 MON 06/17/13 TUE
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 94 70 88 65
TEMP 89 87 79 75 72 71 82 90 94 91 80 75 72 70 78 84 88 85 75 70 67 65
DEWPT 60 60 61 62 63 64 62 61 60 59 60 62 62 62 60 58 58 58 60 61 61 61
MAX/MIN RH 79 32 76 37 88
RH 38 40 55 65 74 79 52 38 32 35 51 64 71 76 54 41 37 40 61 74 82 88
WIND DIR S S S S S SE S S S S S SW NW NW N NE NE E E E E SE
WIND SPD 13 13 13 13 9 5 8 9 12 13 4 9 6 4 11 16 16 14 11 6 6 5
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 37 38 44 49 52 55 52 49 49 49 52 55 49 42 49 56 59 62 64 66 66 66
POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 30
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.06 0.03 0.10 0.15
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 3 1 1 3 3 3 1 3 4 4
HAINES 6HR 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT 8 8 3 2 1 2 2 9 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 12 4 <1 <1 <1 1
VENT RATE 80120 60 33 15 17 34136 99 94 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 39150 53 3 7 7 17
T WIND DIR S S S S S SE S S S SW S S SE E S S SE SE W S N NE
T WIND SPD 11 17 27 25 17 12 19 18 11 12 5 5 2 4 9 11 14 17 6 14 14 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 06/18 WED 06/19/13 THU 06/20/13 FRI 06/21/13 SAT 06/22/13
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 86 69 94 69 96 72 96 71 96
TEMP 82 84 73 69 89 91 75 69 91 93 77 72 92 93 77 71 91 93
DEWPT 61 61 62 62 61 58 59 59 55 52 56 59 56 54 59 60 57 55
MIN/MAX RH 43 77 31 70 24 63 25 67 26
RH 49 46 67 77 39 33 58 70 30 25 47 63 30 27 52 67 32 28
PWIND DIR E SE S S SW SW S SW S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 15> 15> 15> <15 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 40 10 10 5 5 5 10 5
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC
TSTMS SC SC SC SC
$$
TXZ008-161000-
CEDAR RAWS-HUTCHINSON TX
35.68N 101.57W ELEV. 3103 FT
315 PM CDT SAT JUN 15 2013
DATE 06/15/13 SUN 06/16/13 MON 06/17/13 TUE
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 94 70 88 64
TEMP 88 86 77 73 71 69 81 89 94 91 80 75 72 70 78 85 88 85 74 69 66 64
DEWPT 62 59 61 62 63 63 61 59 59 58 60 61 61 61 60 58 58 57 59 61 61 61
MAX/MIN RH 80 31 73 35 90
RH 42 40 58 68 76 80 51 37 31 33 51 62 68 73 54 40 36 39 59 76 84 90
WIND DIR S S SE S S S S S S S S SW W NW N NE NE E E E E SE
WIND SPD 12 13 13 13 9 5 9 9 11 13 5 12 5 5 11 16 14 13 11 6 6 5
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 38 38 43 48 50 52 51 49 49 49 51 54 48 42 49 56 60 63 64 66 66 67
POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 40
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.06 0.01 0.11 0.16
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 3 1 1 3 3 1 1 3 4 4
HAINES 6HR 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT 8 8 3 2 1 1 3 8 12 9 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 11 4 <1 <1 <1 1
VENT RATE 72120 58 33 15 10 43120115108 <1 <1 <1 <1 7 30154 64 3 9 7 18
T WIND DIR S S S S S SE S S SW S S S S E S S S SE W S N NE
T WIND SPD 10 17 26 25 17 11 19 17 11 13 6 5 4 4 8 11 16 18 6 19 14 20
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 06/18 WED 06/19/13 THU 06/20/13 FRI 06/21/13 SAT 06/22/13
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 69 94 68 95 72 96 71 96
TEMP 81 83 73 69 89 91 74 68 90 92 77 72 92 93 77 71 91 93
DEWPT 61 61 62 62 60 57 58 59 54 50 55 58 56 53 58 59 56 54
MIN/MAX RH 45 80 30 72 23 63 25 67 25
RH 51 48 70 80 38 32 58 72 30 25 48 63 30 26 53 67 31 27
PWIND DIR E SE S S SW SW S SW S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 40 10 10 5 5 5 10 5
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC
TSTMS SC SC SC SC
$$
TXZ006-161000-
DALHART-HARTLEY TX
36.03N 102.55W ELEV. 3913 FT
315 PM CDT SAT JUN 15 2013
DATE 06/15/13 SUN 06/16/13 MON 06/17/13 TUE
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 94 62 88 62
TEMP 92 89 76 70 66 64 78 88 94 90 76 69 65 62 74 83 88 85 73 68 64 62
DEWPT 53 51 54 57 58 58 56 54 52 51 53 56 56 55 55 54 54 54 56 58 59 60
MAX/MIN RH 80 24 78 31 93
RH 27 27 46 63 74 80 47 31 24 26 45 64 73 78 51 37 31 35 55 70 84 93
WIND DIR S S SE S S S S S S S SE N N N N NE NE E E E E E
WIND SPD 11 12 12 9 10 8 9 8 10 12 9 10 11 8 13 18 16 13 12 9 9 9
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 33 46 45 45 46 48 48 49 49 50 51 51 48 44 49 54 59 65 68 71 69 67
POP 12HR 30 20 20 30 40
QPF 12HR 0.11 0.04 0.01 0.15 0.18
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 4 1 1 3 3 1 2 4 4 4
HAINES 6HR 4 5 5 3 4 4 4 4 3 3
MIX HGT 14 15 <1 <1 <1 1 3 6 13 11 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 12 14 6 1 <1 2 1
VENT RATE 98102 5 10 7 10 25 24100 84 <1 <1 <1 <1 10 57125124 27 5 31 15
T WIND DIR W SW SE S S SE S SE SW S SE S S E S S S SE SE S NE E
T WIND SPD 8 8 11 23 16 10 10 4 9 9 8 6 3 4 4 5 10 25 31 11 23 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 06/18 WED 06/19/13 THU 06/20/13 FRI 06/21/13 SAT 06/22/13
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 63 93 62 95 64 98 64 95
TEMP 81 83 68 63 87 90 69 62 89 92 71 64 92 94 71 64 89 91
DEWPT 59 59 61 59 55 49 54 54 49 43 50 54 51 46 53 55 50 47
MIN/MAX RH 41 87 24 76 18 70 18 74 20
RH 47 44 78 87 34 25 59 76 25 18 47 70 25 19 53 74 26 22
PWIND DIR E SE S S SW SW SW S SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 40 5 10 5 10 5 10 5
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC
TSTMS SC SC SC SC
$$
OKZ002-161000-
GUYMON-TEXAS OK
36.69N 101.51W ELEV. 3100 FT
315 PM CDT SAT JUN 15 2013
DATE 06/15/13 SUN 06/16/13 MON 06/17/13 TUE
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 64 88 62
TEMP 93 90 77 71 67 65 77 85 90 87 75 70 66 64 75 83 88 85 73 68 64 62
DEWPT 59 56 59 62 62 61 59 58 58 57 60 62 62 61 60 59 59 58 60 61 61 60
MAX/MIN RH 87 33 88 37 93
RH 32 32 54 73 84 87 54 40 34 37 59 75 85 88 60 44 38 40 64 78 90 93
WIND DIR S S SE S S SE S S S SE SE N N N N N NE E E E E E
WIND SPD 12 12 14 13 5 6 12 13 11 11 9 13 6 13 16 18 16 13 10 5 6 6
CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 33 38 48 59 58 58 54 49 50 51 56 61 51 42 46 49 55 62 65 69 68 66
POP 12HR 30 20 30 20 40
QPF 12HR 0.19 0.06 0.08 0.02 0.11
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 6HR 3 4 1 3 4 3 1 3 4 4
HAINES 6HR 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3
MIX HGT 13 13 2 1 2 2 2 6 12 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 10 7 1 <1 1 2
VENT RATE 91119 50 21 34 27 42108120 52 <1 <1 <1 4 8 23131154 12 7 18 12
T WIND DIR W S S S E SE S S S S S E E E E E SE S S E NE NE
T WIND SPD 8 10 29 24 18 20 23 20 11 14 5 4 6 8 9 10 14 25 13 9 20 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 06/18 WED 06/19/13 THU 06/20/13 FRI 06/21/13 SAT 06/22/13
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 83 64 93 66 98 68 98 66 98
TEMP 79 81 68 64 88 90 72 66 92 95 75 68 92 94 73 66 92 94
DEWPT 59 59 60 59 59 56 58 58 53 49 54 58 55 52 55 57 55 53
MIN/MAX RH 44 84 30 74 20 70 22 73 23
RH 50 47 76 84 38 32 61 74 27 21 48 70 29 24 53 73 29 25
PWIND DIR E SE S S SW SW SW S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 15> 15> <15 15> 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 40 10 10 5 5 5 10 5
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC
TSTMS SC SC SC SC
$$
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