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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
343 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

TXZ024-211030-
CAPROCK RAWS-BRISCOE TX
34.41N 101.05W ELEV. 2561 FT
343 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

DATE           05/20/13      TUE 05/21/13            WED 05/22/13            THU
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                 58          81          58          91          61
TEMP          92 90 77 70 64 61 68 76 80 79 70 65 62 60 72 84 90 88 77 71 66 63
DEWPT         26 25 24 45 42 40 39 40 38 35 38 42 45 48 48 47 48 49 51 54 57 60
MAX/MIN RH                   46          20          66          23          86
RH             9  9 14 41 45 46 34 27 22 20 31 43 54 64 42 28 24 26 40 55 73 90
WIND DIR      SW  W NW  N  N  N NE  N  N NE  E  S  S SW  S SW SW SE SE  S  S  S
WIND SPD      11 12  5  9 11 14 14 10  4  1  4  9  8  9 14 13  9  5  4  6 14 13
CLOUDS        FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)      7 12 21 30 35 39 38 37 32 20 25 30 35 40 41 42 43 44 44 45 46 46
POP 12HR                     10          10           5          10          10
QPF 12HR                      0        0.02           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                                                                   IS
TSTMS                                                                        IS
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         4  5  5  5  3  3  3  3  2  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  5
MIXING HGT    15 15 <1 <1 <1  2  3  7 11 12 <1 <1 <1 <1  4 15 16  3 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR    SW  W NW NE  N  N NE  N NW  W SE  S  S SW SW  W SW SE SE  S  S  S
T WIND SPD    20 19  6 17 18 27 23 14 14 11  8 10  9  9 24 17 16  9  5  8 17 14
RFTI           3  3  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI CATEGORY CL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


DATE           05/23 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
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      62      86      63      89      64      92      65      91
TEMP          82 85 70 64 81 84 70 65 83 86 72 66 86 89 74 67 85 88
DEWPT         58 57 58 59 58 57 57 58 56 55 56 57 54 51 53 56 53 50
MIN/MAX RH         36      84      38      80      33      74      27      67      26
RH            44 39 66 84 46 40 63 78 40 35 57 73 34 27 48 68 33 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    SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           20      30      20      20      10      10      10      10      10
RAIN SHWRS    IS IS SC SC IS SC SC IS
TSTMS         IS IS SC SC IS SC SC IS

$$

TXZ026-211030-
CHILDRESS-CHILDRESS TX
34.43N 100.28W ELEV. 1952 FT
343 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

DATE           05/20/13      TUE 05/21/13            WED 05/22/13            THU
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                 59          81          57          94          62
TEMP          96 93 79 71 66 62 68 76 80 79 70 65 61 59 72 86 93 90 79 72 68 65
DEWPT         33 30 35 50 46 42 39 41 41 38 41 44 47 50 49 48 48 49 52 55 58 61
MAX/MIN RH                   51          23          71          22          88
RH            11 11 20 47 48 48 34 28 25 23 35 46 60 72 44 27 22 25 39 55 70 87
WIND DIR      SW  W  N NE  N  N  N  N  N NW SW SE  S SW  S SW SW SE SE  S  S  S
WIND SPD       6  6 13 12 13 16 19 13  5  3  8 12  5  4 12 13 11  4 10 18 14 11
CLOUDS        FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)      6 11 18 26 30 35 36 37 35 16 22 28 35 40 42 45 47 49 50 51 52 53
POP 12HR                     10          10           5          10          20
QPF 12HR                      0        0.05           0           0           0
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  2  2
HAINES         3  5  5  5  5  3  3  3  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  4  3  3  4  4  4  4
MIXING HGT    13 16 <1 <1 <1  1  3  8 10 11 <1 <1 <1 <1  3 14 15 12 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR    SW SW  N NE  N  N  N NW NW NW SE SE  S SW  S SW SW SW SE  S  S  S
T WIND SPD    16 16 14 19 13 21 29 13 14  9  6 13  5  3 20 18 17 11 10 19 16 13
RFTI           2  3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI CATEGORY EL CL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


DATE           05/23 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
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       90      63      88      65      91      65      95      66      95
TEMP          84 87 72 65 82 86 72 67 85 88 73 67 89 92 76 68 89 92
DEWPT         61 60 61 61 60 59 60 61 59 58 58 59 56 55 56 57 55 53
MIN/MAX RH         38      86      39      82      34      75      27      66      25
RH            46 40 68 87 47 40 66 81 41 36 59 75 33 29 50 68 32 27
PWIND DIR           S      SE       E      SE       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     15>     <15     15>     <15     <15     15>     <15     15>
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           20      30      20      20      10      10      10      10      10
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC SC SC IS SC SC IS
TSTMS         IS SC SC SC IS SC SC IS

$$

TXZ043-211030-
JAYTON RAWS-KENT TX
33.23N 100.57W ELEV. 1905 FT
343 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

DATE           05/20/13      TUE 05/21/13            WED 05/22/13            THU
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          86          60          96          66
TEMP          98 95 82 75 69 66 73 81 85 84 74 68 64 62 75 88 95 92 82 76 71 68
DEWPT         30 29 27 31 53 47 41 43 42 40 43 47 50 53 50 47 46 47 50 54 59 63
MAX/MIN RH                   58          21          73          19          83
RH             9 10 13 20 57 50 31 26 22 21 33 47 60 72 41 24 19 21 33 46 66 84
WIND DIR      SW  W NW  N  N  N  N NE NE NE  E SE  S SW  S  S  S SW SE SE  S  S
WIND SPD      12 11  5  9  9 14 19 17  9  3  5  9  8  5 11 13 12  9  8 14 14 12
CLOUDS        CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)      4  6 10 14 21 28 30 32 30 15 20 27 34 40 39 38 37 36 37 39 40 41
POP 12HR                     10          10           5          10          10
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                                                                   IS
TSTMS                                                                        IS
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         4  5  5  5  5  5  4  3  2  2  2  3  3  3  4  4  3  3  3  3  3  3
MIXING HGT    15 14 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  8 10 11 <1 <1 <1 <1  4 14 17 14 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR    SW SW NW  N  N  N NE  N  N  N SE SE  S SW  S SW SW SW SE SE  S  S
T WIND SPD    25 20  5  9 10 21 33 19  9  4  6  9  8  4 18 13 12 13  8 16 23 19
RFTI           3  3  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI CATEGORY CL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


DATE           05/23 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
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       93      67      93      66      91      66      96      67      94
TEMP          87 90 75 69 87 90 75 68 85 89 74 68 89 93 76 69 88 91
DEWPT         62 60 61 63 60 58 60 62 60 58 60 61 58 55 57 58 55 52
MIN/MAX RH         35      81      33      81      34      78      27      68      25
RH            43 37 62 81 40 34 60 81 43 35 62 78 35 28 52 68 33 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    SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           20      30      20      20      10      10      10      10      10
RAIN SHWRS    IS IS SC IS IS SC SC IS
TSTMS         IS IS SC IS IS SC SC IS

$$

TXZ035-211030-
LUBBOCK-LUBBOCK TX
33.67N 101.82W ELEV. 3280 FT
343 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

DATE           05/20/13      TUE 05/21/13            WED 05/22/13            THU
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                 58          82          58          93          64
TEMP          92 89 76 69 64 61 68 77 81 80 70 66 62 60 73 85 92 90 79 73 69 66
DEWPT         23 22 22 23 44 40 38 37 36 34 37 41 44 47 42 38 36 36 39 46 52 57
MAX/MIN RH                   52          19          63          14          73
RH             8  9 13 17 48 46 33 24 20 19 30 40 52 62 33 19 14 15 24 38 55 73
WIND DIR       W  W NW  N NE  N NE  N NW  W  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD      12 11  3  9 11 13 14 10  4  4  6  9  8  6 14 13 12 11  4  5  9 11
CLOUDS        CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)      3  5 14 22 27 31 32 32 28 25 28 32 36 39 36 33 30 27 30 35 39 42
POP 12HR                      5           5           5           5          10
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                                                                   IS
TSTMS                                                                        IS
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         4  4  5  5  5  4  3  2  2  3  3  3  3  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  5  5
MIXING HGT    12 14 <1 <1  1 <1  5 11 11 12 <1 <1 <1 <1  4 13 16 15 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR     W  W NW  N NE  N NE NW NW  W SE  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD    21 19  3 10 17 19 24  9  9  9  6 10  9  8 24 14 14 14  5  6 10 12
RFTI           4  3  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0
RFTI CATEGORY CL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO


DATE           05/23 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
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       92      65      89      64      90      63      91      63      92
TEMP          86 89 74 67 84 87 72 66 84 87 72 65 85 88 72 65 86 89
DEWPT         57 54 57 60 58 56 57 59 57 55 56 57 54 52 54 57 54 51
MIN/MAX RH         30      78      34      76      32      76      28      75      26
RH            37 30 55 78 41 35 59 78 40 34 57 75 35 29 53 75 34 27
PWIND DIR           S      SE      SE       S       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         15>     <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     15>     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           20      20      20      20      10      10      10      10      10
RAIN SHWRS    IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS       IS IS
TSTMS         IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS       IS IS

$$

TXZ031-211030-
MATADOR RAWS-COTTLE TX
34.13N 100.42W ELEV. 1900 FT
343 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

DATE           05/20/13      TUE 05/21/13            WED 05/22/13            THU
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                 61          82          58          95          63
TEMP          97 94 80 73 67 64 70 77 81 80 70 66 62 60 73 87 93 91 80 73 69 66
DEWPT         32 30 27 51 47 42 40 41 40 38 41 45 48 51 51 51 52 53 55 58 61 63
MAX/MIN RH                   51          22          73          25          91
RH            10 10 14 46 49 45 33 28 23 22 35 47 60 72 46 29 25 28 42 59 76 90
WIND DIR      SW  W NW NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  E SE  S SW  S SW SW SE SE  S  S  S
WIND SPD       5  8  6 11 11 16 19 13  6  4  8 12  6  4 13 13 10  4  9 19 17 13
CLOUDS        CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)      5  8 14 19 28 37 37 37 34 16 21 28 34 40 42 44 46 48 49 49 50 52
POP 12HR                     10          10           5          10          20
QPF 12HR                      0        0.02           0           0           0
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  2  2
HAINES         3  5  5  5  5  3  3  3  2  2  3  3  3  3  4  4  3  3  3  3  3  4
MIXING HGT    13 15 <1 <1 <1  2  4 11 11 10 <1 <1 <1 <1  3 14 16  2 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR    SW SW NW NE  N  N  N NW NW NW  E SE  S SW  S SW SW SE SE  S  S  S
T WIND SPD    16 14  6 18 12 28 32 14 14  9  6 13  8  5 21 17 16  5 10 21 19 14
RFTI           3  3  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0
RFTI CATEGORY CL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO


DATE           05/23 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
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       90      65      88      65      91      66      95      68      94
TEMP          84 87 73 67 83 86 72 67 85 88 74 68 89 92 77 70 88 91
DEWPT         62 60 60 61 60 59 60 61 59 58 58 59 56 54 56 57 54 52
MIN/MAX RH         38      82      39      82      34      73      26      64      26
RH            48 40 64 81 46 40 66 81 41 36 57 73 33 28 48 63 31 27
PWIND DIR           S       E       E      SE       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     15>     <15     15>     <15     <15     15>     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           20      30      20      20      10      10      10      10      10
RAIN SHWRS    IS IS SC SC IS SC SC IS
TSTMS         IS IS SC SC IS SC SC IS

$$

TXZ029-211030-
PLAINVIEW-HALE TX
34.18N 101.71W ELEV. 3372 FT
343 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

DATE           05/20/13      TUE 05/21/13            WED 05/22/13            THU
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                 55          80          56          92          60
TEMP          89 87 73 66 61 58 65 74 79 78 68 64 60 58 71 84 91 88 77 70 66 63
DEWPT         22 21 20 39 41 39 39 37 35 33 36 40 43 46 41 38 36 36 39 44 50 55
MAX/MIN RH                   49          20          65          14          75
RH             9  9 13 37 48 49 38 26 20 19 31 41 53 64 34 19 14 16 25 39 56 75
WIND DIR       W  W NW NE NE  N NE  N NW  W  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD      14 13  5 14 11 14 11 10  4  4  8 10  9  8 16 14 12 11  4  5 11 12
CLOUDS        CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)      5  9 20 31 33 34 35 36 30 25 28 32 36 39 37 35 32 30 33 38 42 45
POP 12HR                     10          10           5           5          10
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                                                                   IS
TSTMS                                                                        IS
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES         4  4  5  5  4  3  4  2  2  3  3  3  3  4  4  4  4  4  5  5  5  5
MIXING HGT    13 14 <1  2  1  2  4 10 11 12 <1 <1 <1 <1  4 13 17 16 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR     W  W NW NE NE NE NE NW NW  W SE  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD    24 20  6 26 17 26 16 12 12 12  6 11  9  9 27 16 16 14  5  6 12 13
RFTI           3  3  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0
RFTI CATEGORY CL CL EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL EL NO NO NO NO


DATE           05/23 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13
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      63      87      62      89      61      90      61      90
TEMP          83 86 71 65 82 85 70 64 83 86 70 63 84 87 70 63 84 87
DEWPT         54 53 55 58 56 54 55 57 55 53 55 56 53 51 52 55 52 49
MIN/MAX RH         31      77      34      78      31      77      28      73      26
RH            37 32 57 78 41 35 59 78 38 32 59 78 34 29 53 75 33 27
PWIND DIR           S      SE      SE       S       S       S       S       S       S
WIND CHAR         15>     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           20      20      20      20      10      20      10      10      10
RAIN SHWRS    IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS       IS IS
TSTMS         IS IS IS IS IS SC SC 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
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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