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Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
250 PM CDT TUE JUN 18 2013
TXZ012-191000-
AMARILLO-POTTER TX
35.23N 101.70W ELEV. 3585 FT
250 PM CDT TUE JUN 18 2013
DATE 06/18/13 WED 06/19/13 THU 06/20/13 FRI
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 67 95 67
TEMP 82 80 72 68 65 64 77 87 92 89 78 73 69 67 80 90 95 92 79 73 69 67
DEWPT 61 57 59 60 60 61 63 61 58 57 59 60 60 60 61 58 54 53 56 58 59 59
MAX/MIN RH 90 32 78 25 75
RH 49 45 64 76 84 90 62 42 32 34 52 64 73 78 52 34 25 27 45 59 70 75
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW
WIND SPD 12 12 13 13 13 13 14 16 16 16 18 19 18 16 17 17 19 20 19 18 17 14
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 52 58 65 72 69 65 58 51 43 35 35 36 39 42 44 46 50 54 53 51 52 52
POP 12HR 40 10 5 20 10
QPF 12HR 0.11 0 0 0.01 0
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1
HAINES 6HR 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 3 4 4
MIX HGT 11 8 5 2 2 1 3 5 8 5 1 <1 <1 <1 3 3 12 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 44105110 48 24 15 60108176126 29 14 8 6 48 54196 6 <1 8 9 10
T WIND DIR SW SE SE SE S SE S S S SE SE S S S SW S SW S S S S SW
T WIND SPD 4 16 25 27 18 17 23 27 25 32 33 32 18 13 21 20 19 13 14 17 19 23
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO
DATE 06/21 SAT 06/22/13 SUN 06/23/13 MON 06/24/13 TUE 06/25/13
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 68 93 65 92 65 93 66 96
TEMP 89 91 74 68 88 90 71 65 87 89 71 65 88 90 72 66 91 93
DEWPT 57 52 56 57 55 50 54 55 51 48 54 57 55 51 56 57 53 49
MIN/MAX RH 26 68 25 70 23 75 25 73 21
RH 34 27 53 68 33 26 55 70 29 24 55 75 33 26 57 73 28 22
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S SW
WIND CHAR 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 10 5 10 5 10 5 5 5
$$
TXZ016-191000-
BOOTLEG RAWS-DEAF SMITH TX
34.82N 102.78W ELEV. 4103 FT
250 PM CDT TUE JUN 18 2013
DATE 06/18/13 WED 06/19/13 THU 06/20/13 FRI
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 93 66 96 65
TEMP 84 82 71 67 64 62 77 87 93 90 78 72 68 66 80 90 96 93 78 72 67 65
DEWPT 60 60 62 63 63 62 65 60 56 56 59 61 61 61 62 58 54 53 57 59 60 60
MAX/MIN RH 100 29 83 25 84
RH 44 47 73 87 95100 67 40 29 32 52 68 78 83 54 34 25 27 48 64 78 84
WIND DIR SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S
WIND SPD 11 10 12 13 13 13 14 16 17 17 17 16 16 16 16 16 18 19 19 18 16 13
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 54 59 65 70 54 39 48 56 53 49 44 38 40 41 44 47 54 60 57 55 53 52
POP 12HR 40 5 5 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.05 0 0 0.01 0.04
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
HAINES 6HR 4 5 5 4 6 6 5 3 5 5
MIX HGT 9 9 6 2 1 1 3 7 15 12 1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 15 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 85111 99 52 16 17 45117315196 28 14 10 6 34 54218 5 <1 <1 8 7
T WIND DIR S S S SE SE S S S SW SW SE S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S
T WIND SPD 11 14 20 29 18 19 20 20 24 19 32 32 21 13 19 13 17 11 13 16 17 16
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 06/21 SAT 06/22/13 SUN 06/23/13 MON 06/24/13 TUE 06/25/13
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 64 92 64 93 62 93 63 95
TEMP 88 90 70 64 87 89 70 64 88 90 69 62 87 90 70 63 89 92
DEWPT 57 52 56 57 56 52 56 56 53 48 54 56 54 50 54 54 52 48
MIN/MAX RH 28 78 27 75 23 81 25 72 21
RH 36 28 61 78 35 28 61 75 30 24 58 81 32 26 58 72 28 22
PWIND DIR S S S S SW S S S SW
WIND CHAR <15 15> 15> 15> <15 15> <15 15> <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 20 5 10 5 10 5 5 5
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
$$
TXZ008-191000-
BORGER-HUTCHINSON TX
35.71N 101.40W ELEV. 2762 FT
250 PM CDT TUE JUN 18 2013
DATE 06/18/13 WED 06/19/13 THU 06/20/13 FRI
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 95 71 98 70
TEMP 85 83 74 70 68 66 80 90 95 92 81 76 73 71 84 93 98 95 82 76 72 70
DEWPT 61 57 59 60 61 62 64 64 61 61 62 62 61 61 62 60 57 57 59 59 60 60
MAX/MIN RH 87 34 70 26 71
RH 45 41 59 71 78 87 58 42 34 36 52 61 66 70 48 33 26 28 44 55 65 71
WIND DIR S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW
WIND SPD 10 13 13 14 13 13 14 17 17 16 19 21 18 14 17 19 17 14 17 19 17 13
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 51 56 64 71 69 67 59 50 44 37 35 32 37 42 39 36 42 48 50 51 52 53
POP 12HR 40 10 5 20 10
QPF 12HR 0.18 0 0 0.01 0
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1
HAINES 6HR 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 4 4 4
MIX HGT 11 8 3 2 1 1 2 4 8 6 2 1 <1 <1 3 3 9 1 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 44120 60 33 14 13 28 92160172 60 32 9 5 57 48180 17 8 8 8 9
T WIND DIR SW SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW
T WIND SPD 4 17 23 25 16 14 20 26 23 32 34 27 19 11 25 21 23 19 17 18 18 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE 06/21 SAT 06/22/13 SUN 06/23/13 MON 06/24/13 TUE 06/25/13
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 99 71 96 69 95 69 95 70 97
TEMP 94 96 77 71 91 93 75 69 90 92 75 69 90 92 76 70 92 94
DEWPT 58 55 56 57 55 52 56 56 54 52 55 57 56 54 57 58 56 53
MIN/MAX RH 24 62 24 63 24 65 27 65 24
RH 30 25 48 62 30 25 52 63 30 26 49 65 33 29 53 65 30 25
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S SW
WIND CHAR 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 15> 15> 15> <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 10 5 10 5 10 5 5 5
$$
TXZ008-191000-
CEDAR RAWS-HUTCHINSON TX
35.68N 101.57W ELEV. 3103 FT
250 PM CDT TUE JUN 18 2013
DATE 06/18/13 WED 06/19/13 THU 06/20/13 FRI
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 94 71 97 70
TEMP 84 82 73 69 67 65 79 89 94 91 81 76 73 71 83 92 97 94 82 76 72 70
DEWPT 61 57 59 60 61 62 64 63 60 60 61 61 61 61 62 59 55 55 58 59 60 61
MAX/MIN RH 90 32 71 25 72
RH 46 42 61 73 81 90 60 42 33 36 52 60 66 71 49 33 25 27 44 56 66 72
WIND DIR S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW
WIND SPD 11 13 13 14 13 13 14 17 16 14 18 20 18 14 17 19 18 16 17 18 16 13
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 52 56 64 72 69 66 57 49 42 35 34 32 37 42 40 37 44 51 51 51 53 54
POP 12HR 40 10 5 20 10
QPF 12HR 0.17 0 0 0.01 0
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1
HAINES 6HR 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 4 4 4
MIX HGT 11 8 3 2 1 1 2 4 8 6 2 1 <1 <1 3 3 10 1 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 42120 63 28 15 13 35 92160154 48 24 9 5 48 54181 17 8 8 8 8
T WIND DIR S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW
T WIND SPD 4 17 24 20 17 14 26 26 23 32 36 27 20 11 21 20 21 19 17 18 17 17
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE 06/21 SAT 06/22/13 SUN 06/23/13 MON 06/24/13 TUE 06/25/13
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 96 68 95 69 94 69 96
TEMP 93 95 77 71 91 93 74 68 90 92 75 69 89 91 75 69 91 93
DEWPT 57 54 56 57 55 52 55 56 54 51 54 57 56 53 57 57 54 52
MIN/MAX RH 24 62 24 67 24 67 26 65 24
RH 30 25 48 62 30 25 52 67 29 25 49 67 33 28 53 65 29 25
PWIND DIR S SW S S S S S S SW
WIND CHAR 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 15> 15> 15> <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 10 5 10 5 10 5 5 5
$$
TXZ006-191000-
DALHART-HARTLEY TX
36.03N 102.55W ELEV. 3913 FT
250 PM CDT TUE JUN 18 2013
DATE 06/18/13 WED 06/19/13 THU 06/20/13 FRI
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 95 63 98 64
TEMP 84 81 70 66 63 61 77 89 95 91 77 70 66 63 79 92 98 94 79 71 67 64
DEWPT 59 57 59 60 60 60 62 58 53 52 56 57 58 57 58 53 48 48 54 56 57 57
MAX/MIN RH 98 24 82 18 78
RH 43 44 68 82 91 98 61 35 24 27 49 65 76 82 49 27 18 21 42 59 70 78
WIND DIR SE S S SE S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S
WIND SPD 13 13 13 13 13 12 16 19 18 17 17 17 14 13 14 17 17 16 14 13 13 12
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%) 52 57 64 71 56 42 44 46 39 33 34 36 32 28 31 35 44 54 54 55 51 48
POP 12HR 50 10 5 10 20
QPF 12HR 0.10 0 0 0 0.04
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
LAL 6HR 5 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3
HAINES 6HR 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 5
MIX HGT 8 10 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 6 13 14 2 1 <1 <1 2 15 14 12 1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 81162 9 19 9 6 70127260294 62 21 12 6 36251266288 18 7 7 6
T WIND DIR S S SE SE S S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW
T WIND SPD 11 19 19 25 19 12 23 26 23 24 34 24 27 13 19 18 21 27 20 14 14 13
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 06/21 SAT 06/22/13 SUN 06/23/13 MON 06/24/13 TUE 06/25/13
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 64 95 63 92 62 98 63 97
TEMP 90 92 71 64 89 91 70 63 87 89 69 62 91 94 71 63 91 93
DEWPT 53 49 54 56 53 48 54 54 50 47 52 54 51 46 51 53 48 44
MIN/MAX RH 21 75 22 72 22 76 18 70 17
RH 29 23 55 75 29 23 57 72 28 24 55 76 26 19 50 70 22 18
PWIND DIR SW S SW S SW S SW SW SW
WIND CHAR 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 15> <15 15> <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 5 20 5 10 5 10 5 5 5
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
$$
OKZ002-191000-
GUYMON-TEXAS OK
36.69N 101.51W ELEV. 3100 FT
250 PM CDT TUE JUN 18 2013
DATE 06/18/13 WED 06/19/13 THU 06/20/13 FRI
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 93 66 99 68
TEMP 85 82 72 67 64 62 77 87 93 90 78 72 68 66 81 93 99 96 81 75 70 68
DEWPT 60 57 60 60 61 61 63 62 60 59 61 61 61 60 61 57 53 52 57 59 60 60
MAX/MIN RH 98 33 81 21 76
RH 43 43 67 79 91 98 63 44 33 36 57 68 78 81 51 30 22 23 44 58 71 76
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW
WIND SPD 12 13 16 19 16 13 16 18 17 14 17 19 19 18 18 18 17 14 17 18 17 16
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 51 56 65 73 57 42 42 42 43 43 36 29 31 33 29 24 32 39 46 52 50 48
POP 12HR 50 10 5 20 10
QPF 12HR 0.24 0 0 0.01 0
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
LAL 6HR 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1
HAINES 6HR 3 3 3 5 6 6 6 4 4 5
MIX HGT 9 8 2 <1 <1 <1 2 7 6 4 2 2 <1 <1 2 11 17 1 <1 <1 <1 <1
VENT RATE 68144 26 5 6 8 42170168116 56 31 9 6 36149314 20 7 8 8 11
T WIND DIR S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW
T WIND SPD 9 20 19 11 12 17 24 26 32 37 32 23 20 12 20 14 21 16 16 17 17 24
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 06/21 SAT 06/22/13 SUN 06/23/13 MON 06/24/13 TUE 06/25/13
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 97 68 98 67 95 64 97 66 98
TEMP 92 94 74 68 93 95 74 67 90 92 71 64 91 94 73 66 92 95
DEWPT 56 53 56 57 56 52 56 56 54 52 55 57 56 53 54 55 52 50
MIN/MAX RH 24 68 22 68 24 78 24 68 21
RH 30 25 53 68 29 24 53 68 30 26 57 78 31 25 52 68 26 22
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S SW W
WIND CHAR 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 15> 15> <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 20 5 10 5 10 5 5 5
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS 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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