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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
435 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

TXZ012-201000-
AMARILLO-POTTER TX
35.23N 101.70W ELEV. 3585 FT
435 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

DATE           05/19/13      MON 05/20/13            TUE 05/21/13            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                 52          83          51          76          52
TEMP             85 68 60 55 52 66 77 82 79 65 58 53 51 62 71 76 73 62 57 54 52
DEWPT            20 26 33 36 39 34 29 25 21 26 32 36 40 39 39 38 37 38 39 41 42
MAX/MIN RH                   52          14          74          24          74
RH               12 24 36 45 52 30 20 15 15 35 64 71 71 43 30 24 25 41 57 66 74
WIND DIR          W  W NW NW  N  N  W  W NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  E SE SE SE  S
WIND SPD         21  9  6  6  6  8  9 14 14  9 10 13 13 16 13  6  6  9 10 10 10
CLOUDS           CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)         4 23 42 40 38 31 25 21 18 23 28 29 30 35 39 38 36 34 33 26 18
POP 12HR                      0           5           5           5           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL 6HR                 1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
HAINES 6HR              6     5     3     5     5     5     3     4     4     4
MIX HGT          16 <1 <1 <1 <1  5 14 16 16 <1 <1 <1 <1  6 13 15 15 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE       432  6 <1 <1 <1 40257304202  4 <1 <1 <1 61 63102145  6  8  6  4
T WIND DIR        W  W  W NW NW NW SW SW  W NE NE NE NW  E  W  W SW SE SE  S  S
T WIND SPD       31 12  9  6  5  9 21 21 14  9  5  3  5 12  5  8 11 12 17 12  9
RFTI              4  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI CATEGORY    CL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
RED FLAG          W


DATE           05/22 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13
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      56      89      58      87      60      88      62      90
TEMP          79 82 62 56 82 85 65 58 81 84 66 60 82 85 68 62 85 87
DEWPT         41 30 48 55 54 45 52 54 54 54 56 55 55 49 52 56 47 38
MIN/MAX RH         16      93      27      90      33      90      28      90      25
RH            24 17 52 93 35 30 65 90 40 36 70 90 37 31 65 90 34 27
PWIND DIR           S      SE      SE      SE       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0      10      20      20      20      20      20      10       0
RAIN SHWRS                IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS                     IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS

$$

TXZ016-201000-
BOOTLEG RAWS-DEAF SMITH TX
34.82N 102.78W ELEV. 4103 FT
435 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

DATE           05/19/13      MON 05/20/13            TUE 05/21/13            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                 52          83          48          77          51
TEMP             83 67 59 55 52 66 77 82 79 63 55 51 48 61 71 77 74 62 57 53 51
DEWPT            19 22 26 28 30 28 26 22 19 23 28 34 39 39 38 37 36 37 38 40 42
MAX/MIN RH                   50          11          71          20          68
RH               11 23 34 43 50 28 16 12 12 29 53 65 71 41 27 21 22 38 51 61 68
WIND DIR          W  W NW NW NW NW  W  W NW NW  N  N  N NE NE  S  S  S SE  S  S
WIND SPD         23  9  6  6  8 10  9 17 13 10 11 13 13 13 10  5  5  8  9  8  6
CLOUDS           FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        14 30 45 41 36 25 15 19 23 22 22 24 26 31 36 31 26 28 30 30 30
POP 12HR                      0           5           5           5           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL 6HR                 1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
HAINES 6HR              5     5     4     6     6     5     3     4     4     5
MIX HGT          15 <1 <1 <1 <1  8 13 15 15 <1 <1 <1 <1  8 13 16 16 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE       480  5 <1 <1  3 68260261225 <1 <1 <1 <1 56 75140186 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR        W  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  N  E NE  N  E SW SW SW  S SE  S  S
T WIND SPD       36 10  8  6  6 10 23 20 17  6  6  4  5  8  6 10 13  6 10  8  8
RFTI              4  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI CATEGORY    CL NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
RED FLAG          W


DATE           05/22 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13
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      56      89      57      88      58      88      61      88
TEMP          80 83 63 56 82 85 64 57 82 84 64 58 82 85 67 61 83 85
DEWPT         40 30 46 52 50 36 49 53 52 50 54 53 50 44 49 54 44 34
MIN/MAX RH         14      83      22      93      25      93      23      87      23
RH            20 15 46 83 29 24 58 93 33 28 63 93 32 25 58 87 32 25
PWIND DIR          SW       S       S      SE       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0      10      10      20      20      20      20      10       0
RAIN SHWRS                      IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS                           IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS

$$

TXZ008-201000-
BORGER-HUTCHINSON TX
35.71N 101.40W ELEV. 2762 FT
435 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

DATE           05/19/13      MON 05/20/13            TUE 05/21/13            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                 56          83          55          78          55
TEMP             86 70 63 58 56 68 78 83 79 67 61 57 55 65 73 78 75 65 60 57 55
DEWPT            21 28 35 39 43 37 32 29 26 32 38 40 41 41 40 40 39 40 41 42 43
MAX/MIN RH                   57          21          69          23          69
RH               16 28 41 51 57 37 26 21 23 42 62 66 66 41 28 23 25 40 51 62 69
WIND DIR          W NW NW NW  N  N  W NW  N NE NE  N  N  N  N  N NE  E SE SE  S
WIND SPD         16  6  5  5  4  4  8 12 13  6  8 12 13 14 11  9  6  8  9  8  6
CLOUDS           FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)        19 23 27 36 46 42 37 30 23 24 24 32 39 40 41 38 36 39 41 30 19
POP 12HR                      0          10          10           5           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL 6HR                 1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
HAINES 6HR              5     4     3     5     5     5     3     3     4     4
MIX HGT          18 <1 <1 <1 <1  3 15 17  8 <1 <1 <1 <1  5 11 14 14 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE       381  2 <1 <1  3 14341396 81 <1 <1 <1 <1 50 53135149  2  7  3  2
T WIND DIR        W SW  W NW  N  E SW SW  N  N  N  W NW NE  W  W SW SE SE SE  E
T WIND SPD       25  4  8  8  6  5 25 27 12  6  4  4  6 11  5 11 12  8 14  5  4
RFTI              1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI CATEGORY    EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


DATE           05/22 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13
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      58      89      62      89      62      87      63      92
TEMP          81 83 64 58 83 86 68 62 84 86 68 62 82 84 68 63 86 89
DEWPT         41 33 48 55 57 47 55 56 56 56 57 56 56 51 54 56 49 42
MIN/MAX RH         18      82      29      84      32      87      30      81      27
RH            24 19 49 82 36 32 61 84 39 35 68 87 38 32 62 81 34 28
PWIND DIR           S      SE      SE      SE       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0      10      20      20      20      20      20      10       0
RAIN SHWRS                IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS                     IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS

$$

TXZ008-201000-
CEDAR RAWS-HUTCHINSON TX
35.68N 101.57W ELEV. 3103 FT
435 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

DATE           05/19/13      MON 05/20/13            TUE 05/21/13            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                 54          83          54          77          54
TEMP             85 69 62 57 54 67 77 83 79 66 60 56 54 64 72 77 74 64 59 56 54
DEWPT            20 27 35 38 42 37 31 28 24 31 37 39 41 41 40 39 38 39 40 42 43
MAX/MIN RH                   58          18          71          23          74
RH               16 28 39 50 58 35 24 19 20 40 64 69 68 43 29 24 25 42 55 66 74
WIND DIR          W  W NW NW  N  N  W NW  N  N NE  N  N  N  N  N NE  E SE SE  S
WIND SPD         18  8  5  5  5  5  9 13 13  8  9 12 13 14 11  8  6  8 10  9  8
CLOUDS           FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)        17 23 29 37 46 41 37 28 20 20 21 30 38 40 41 38 36 37 39 29 18
POP 12HR                      0          10          10           5           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL 6HR                 1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
HAINES 6HR              5     5     3     5     5     5     3     4     4     4
MIX HGT          18 <1 <1 <1 <1  2 15 17 11 <1 <1 <1 <1  5 11 14 14 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE       403  4 <1 <1  4  6345396 84 <1 <1 <1 <1 50 66135149 <1  6  3  1
T WIND DIR        W  W  W NW  N NE SW SW NW  N  N  W NW  E  W  W SW SE SE  S SE
T WIND SPD       26  9  9  8  8  3 26 27  8  6  4  4  6 11  6 11 12  9 13  6  2
RFTI              1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI CATEGORY    EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


DATE           05/22 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13
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      57      89      61      89      61      87      63      92
TEMP          80 83 63 57 83 86 67 61 83 86 67 61 82 84 68 63 86 89
DEWPT         41 31 48 56 56 47 54 56 55 55 56 56 55 50 53 56 48 40
MIN/MAX RH         16      92      28      85      32      90      30      86      25
RH            24 18 51 92 37 31 64 85 39 35 68 90 38 32 63 86 34 27
PWIND DIR           S      SE      SE      SE       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0      10      20      20      20      20      20      10       0
RAIN SHWRS                IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS                     IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS

$$

TXZ006-201000-
DALHART-HARTLEY TX
36.03N 102.55W ELEV. 3913 FT
435 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

DATE           05/19/13      MON 05/20/13            TUE 05/21/13            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                 45          80          47          75          49
TEMP             81 62 54 48 45 61 73 79 76 61 54 49 47 59 69 75 72 60 55 51 49
DEWPT            22 29 35 37 39 32 25 24 24 31 38 39 39 39 39 38 37 38 38 40 41
MAX/MIN RH                   70          21          79          22          80
RH               13 30 50 61 70 41 27 21 23 45 70 77 76 44 30 23 25 42 59 71 80
WIND DIR          W  N NW NW  N  W NW  N  N NE  N  N  N  N NE  E  S SE  E NE  N
WIND SPD         19  9  6  6  6 12 11 13 12  9 11 13 14 14 11  8 10 10  9  9  8
CLOUDS           SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)        29 25 21 29 38 36 33 38 42 40 39 44 49 48 47 46 45 42 39 30 21
POP 12HR                      5          10          10           5           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS
TSTMS
LAL 6HR                 2     1     1     1     3     1     1     1     1     1
HAINES 6HR              5     4     4     4     4     4     3     4     5     5
MIX HGT          17 <1 <1 <1 <1 11 16 16 11 <1 <1 <1 <1  7 13 14 14 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE       321 <1 <1 <1 <1242297160 82 <1 <1 <1 <1 30113154168  3  8 <1 <1
T WIND DIR        W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W NW NE  N NW NW  E SW SW SW SE  S  S  S
T WIND SPD       21 10  8 10  6 24 20 11  8  6  6  6  8  4 10 12 13  6 17  8  5
RFTI              1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI CATEGORY    EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
RED FLAG          W


DATE           05/22 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13
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      52      89      55      87      56      88      60      91
TEMP          78 81 59 52 82 85 62 55 81 83 63 56 82 85 66 60 85 88
DEWPT         39 34 45 52 51 37 47 51 50 47 52 53 47 43 46 48 38 27
MIN/MAX RH         16      93      24      90      26      96      24      75      19
RH            23 18 53 93 31 26 62 90 34 29 65 96 33 26 56 75 26 21
PWIND DIR           S      SE      SE      SE       S       S      SW       S      SW
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     15>     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0      10      10      20      20      20      20      10       0
RAIN SHWRS                      IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS                           IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS

$$

OKZ002-201000-
GUYMON-TEXAS OK
36.69N 101.51W ELEV. 3100 FT
435 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

DATE           05/19/13      MON 05/20/13            TUE 05/21/13            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                 49          80          51          77          51
TEMP             81 65 57 52 49 63 74 80 76 63 57 53 51 63 72 77 74 62 57 53 51
DEWPT            42 43 44 44 44 40 36 33 31 36 41 42 42 43 43 43 42 43 43 44 44
MAX/MIN RH                   77          28          84          24          77
RH               25 45 60 71 77 50 37 29 30 52 75 81 81 48 30 25 27 44 59 70 77
WIND DIR         NW  N  N NW  N NE NE  N  N NE  N  N  N  N  N NW  N NE  E  E NE
WIND SPD         11  5  5  6  5  6  5 12 12  6  9 13 16 16 13  9  8  6  5  5  6
CLOUDS           B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        54 40 27 27 29 38 47 46 46 48 50 53 56 54 51 56 62 56 49 40 30
POP 12HR                     10          20          20           5           0
QPF 12HR                      0        0.01        0.01           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                         IS IS IS IS
TSTMS                              IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR                 3     1     1     3     3     1     1     1     1     1
HAINES 6HR              4     4     3     3     3     3     3     3     3     3
MIX HGT          12 <1 <1 <1 <1  2 10 11  9 <1 <1 <1 <1  6 12 14 12 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE       127 <1  2 <1 <1 29 62 95110 <1 <1 <1 <1 44150168150 <1 <1  3  5
T WIND DIR        W SE  W  N  W  E  W  W NW  N NW NW NW  N  W  W SW SE  S  S SE
T WIND SPD       12  0  4  6  4 13  6 10 13  6  5  6  4  9 14 13 14  6  5  6 11
RFTI              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


DATE           05/22 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13
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      54      88      58      88      59      88      63      86
TEMP          79 82 61 54 81 84 64 58 82 84 65 59 82 85 68 63 81 84
DEWPT         43 44 48 54 56 51 54 55 55 56 57 56 54 47 50 53 47 42
MIN/MAX RH         21      93      31      93      34      96      28      81      24
RH            28 23 58 93 38 34 69 93 41 38 75 96 38 30 61 81 32 27
PWIND DIR          SE       E       E       E      SE       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     15>     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0      10      20      20      20      20      20      10       0
RAIN SHWRS                IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS                     IS IS IS 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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