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Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
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EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
320 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013
NCZ105-190930-
BACK ISLAND
34.53N 77.72W ELEV. 20 FT
320 PM EDT 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
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
MIN/MAX 71 83 66 83 65
TEMP 84 77 75 72 71 73 79 83 83 77 71 68 66 69 78 83 83 76 70 67 65 69
DEWPT 72 71 71 70 69 69 67 67 67 68 67 66 66 66 65 64 63 64 63 62 62 63
MAX/MIN RH 92 58 99 51 91
RH 66 83 90 91 92 88 68 59 60 73 86 93 99 90 64 53 53 65 78 85 91 82
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W NW N NE NE E E NE NE NE NE E E E E NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 21 21 21 23 26 33 35 03 04 08 07 06 04 04 06 07 07 08 07 05 04 03
WIND SPD 13 11 11 9 8 8 6 8 6 5 4 4 3 6 11 10 9 6 4 4 3 5
WIND GUST 19 13 13 11 9 9 8 9 8 6 4 4 3 8 13 12 11 8 4 4 3 6
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 93 94 95100 96 82 79 69 74 72 59 61 59 60 58 54 51 41 28 20 29 34
VSBY 6 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 9 9 9 9 9
POP 12HR 70 60 40 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.75 0.49 0.01 0 0
RAIN SHWRS C L L L L C S L L C S
TSTMS C L L L L C S L L C S
LAL 4 4 4 4 3 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 5 5
DSI 2 2 2 3 3
MIX HGT 700 1100 4300 4400 300 300 5300 5600
T WIND DIR S SW N E S S E E
T WIND SPD 12 4 12 8 2 0 10 8
ADI 21 20 31 20 6 1 37 37
MAX LVORI 7 8 3 3 8 10 4 4
STABILITY D C B B E D B B
CEILING 11700 8000 1000 3200 4000 1700 1000 NONE NONE
PRESSURE 29.82 29.82 29.92 29.94 30.02 30.09 30.15 30.14
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
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MAX/MIN 84 66 86 69 87 69 88 71 88
TEMP 83 77 68 71 86 79 71 74 87 80 71 73 88 82 73 76 88 82
DEWPT 64 66 65 67 65 67 66 68 67 68 68 68 68 69 69 69 69 70
MIN/MAX RH 53 98 50 94 51 98 51 91 53
RH 53 70 90 86 50 66 85 83 51 67 91 85 51 66 85 80 53 66
WIND DIR E E E NE SE SE E E SE S S SW SE S SW W SW S
WIND SPD 8 8 5 6 5 6 3 2 6 5 3 1 3 4 3 3 4 8
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 5 30 30 10 10 20 5 10
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S S
TSTMS C C C C S S
$$
NCZ099-190930-
BORDER BELT
34.41N 78.79W ELEV. 89 FT
320 PM EDT 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
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
MIN/MAX 69 84 65 85 64
TEMP 85 78 75 72 71 72 77 83 84 78 71 67 65 69 78 84 84 77 70 66 64 68
DEWPT 71 71 70 68 68 68 66 66 65 66 66 66 65 66 65 64 63 64 63 62 63 63
MAX/MIN RH 90 53 100 48 95
RH 62 78 84 88 90 88 68 56 54 68 84 95100 91 64 51 49 64 81 89 95 83
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W N N NE NE NE NE E NE NE E E E E E E NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 23 22 23 24 29 35 01 03 03 05 06 08 06 05 07 07 08 11 10 07 06 04
WIND SPD 13 10 9 6 4 6 6 8 6 4 2 3 2 5 9 8 6 3 2 2 1 4
WIND GUST 19 12 11 8 4 8 8 9 8 4 2 3 2 6 11 9 8 3 2 2 1 4
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 93 92 95100 95 78 72 62 67 60 50 50 54 57 56 48 47 44 39 27 30 38
VSBY 6 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 9 9 9 9 9
POP 12HR 70 30 20 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.61 0.39 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS L L L L L C S S S S
TSTMS L L L L L C S S S S
LAL 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3
DSI 2 2 2 3 3
MIX HGT 600 1100 4500 4700 300 300 5300 5700
T WIND DIR SW NW N NE S S E SE
T WIND SPD 18 16 13 4 0 0 10 4
ADI 18 21 38 24 1 1 51 40
MAX LVORI 4 5 3 4 8 10 4 3
STABILITY D C B B F E B B
CEILING 13800 5500 1000 2400 NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
PRESSURE 29.75 29.76 29.85 29.87 29.92 30.01 30.07 30.06
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
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MAX/MIN 85 65 87 67 88 68 89 70 90
TEMP 83 77 66 69 86 80 69 71 87 81 70 72 88 82 72 73 89 83
DEWPT 63 65 64 66 65 66 66 67 66 68 67 68 67 69 69 69 69 70
MIN/MAX RH 49 100 48 97 49 99 49 97 51
RH 51 65 93 90 49 63 89 86 50 65 92 87 50 64 90 87 52 67
WIND DIR NE E E NE E SE E NE SE S S W S S SW SW S S
WIND SPD 6 4 4 5 4 5 2 2 5 5 3 1 2 4 3 3 3 5
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 5 5 20 20 10 5 20 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S
TSTMS S S S S S S
$$
NCZ109-190930-
NATURE CONSERVANCY
34.05N 78.29W ELEV. 56 FT
320 PM EDT 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
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
MIN/MAX 72 83 67 82 67
TEMP 83 78 77 74 73 74 79 82 82 77 73 70 67 70 79 82 81 76 72 69 67 70
DEWPT 73 72 71 70 69 69 67 66 67 67 67 67 66 67 65 64 63 63 63 63 63 63
MAX/MIN RH 87 57 97 53 89
RH 71 83 83 86 86 84 67 59 59 71 82 89 96 88 63 54 54 64 75 82 89 80
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W NW N E SE E E E NE NE NE E E E E NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 21 21 22 23 25 31 34 08 12 08 08 07 05 04 06 08 08 09 07 05 04 03
WIND SPD 13 12 12 11 8 8 5 5 3 3 4 4 4 8 11 11 10 6 5 5 5 6
WIND GUST 19 14 14 13 9 9 6 6 3 3 4 4 4 9 13 13 12 8 6 6 6 8
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 90 91 94100 96 81 79 72 72 71 61 57 57 56 52 51 48 47 34 26 32 37
VSBY 6 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 9 9 9 9 9
POP 12HR 70 60 40 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.55 0.60 0.02 0 0
RAIN SHWRS C L L L L C S L L C S
TSTMS C L L L L C S L L C S
LAL 4 4 4 4 3 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 3 4 4 3 3 5 3 4 4
DSI 2 2 2 2 3
MIX HGT 400 1100 4400 4400 300 300 4400 4600
T WIND DIR S SW N E S S E E
T WIND SPD 2 4 9 1 0 0 13 14
ADI 10 19 26 13 1 1 49 52
MAX LVORI 6 6 3 4 6 9 4 2
STABILITY D C B B E D C B
CEILING 11700 8000 8000 5500 4700 NONE NONE NONE NONE
PRESSURE 29.84 29.84 29.92 29.94 30.0 30.06 30.13 30.13
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
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MAX/MIN 82 69 84 69 85 70 86 72 87
TEMP 82 76 71 72 84 78 72 73 85 79 72 73 86 81 74 75 87 82
DEWPT 64 65 65 66 65 67 67 68 67 68 68 68 68 68 69 69 69 70
MIN/MAX RH 55 91 53 94 55 94 54 89 56
RH 55 69 84 82 53 69 85 85 55 68 86 83 54 67 82 81 56 68
WIND DIR E E E NE E SE E E SE S S NW S S SW W S S
WIND SPD 10 10 8 10 10 9 3 3 8 6 3 1 4 6 4 3 5 9
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 5 30 30 20 10 20 5 10
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S S S S
TSTMS C C C C S S S S
$$
NCZ107-190930-
HORTICULTURAL CRS
34.32N 77.92W ELEV. 43 FT
320 PM EDT 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
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
MIN/MAX 71 83 67 83 66
TEMP 84 77 75 73 72 73 78 83 83 77 73 69 67 70 79 82 82 76 72 68 66 69
DEWPT 71 71 71 70 69 69 67 67 67 67 67 66 66 66 65 63 63 63 63 62 62 63
MAX/MIN RH 92 57 96 52 87
RH 67 82 87 90 92 87 68 59 59 71 82 90 96 87 62 53 53 64 74 81 87 79
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W NW N NE NE E E E NE NE NE E E E E NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 21 21 21 23 25 32 34 05 06 08 08 07 05 04 06 07 08 08 07 05 04 03
WIND SPD 13 11 11 10 8 8 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 8 11 11 10 6 5 5 4 6
WIND GUST 19 13 13 12 9 9 8 8 8 6 6 4 4 9 13 13 12 8 6 6 4 8
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 92 92 95100 96 82 79 70 74 72 60 60 58 57 56 53 52 44 29 22 30 36
VSBY 6 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 9 9 9 9 9
POP 12HR 70 60 40 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.67 0.54 0.01 0 0
RAIN SHWRS C L L L L C S L L C S
TSTMS C L L L L C S L L C S
LAL 4 4 4 4 3 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 3 3 4 3 4 5 4 5 5
DSI 3 2 2 3 3
MIX HGT 600 1100 4700 4600 300 300 5100 5400
T WIND DIR S SW N E S S E E
T WIND SPD 4 4 12 6 2 0 12 12
ADI 15 20 31 24 5 1 45 45
MAX LVORI 7 7 3 3 7 9 4 2
STABILITY D C B B E D B C
CEILING 11700 9800 1000 4000 4000 1700 NONE NONE NONE
PRESSURE 29.84 29.84 29.92 29.94 30.02 30.09 30.15 30.15
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
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MAX/MIN 83 67 85 70 86 70 87 72 88
TEMP 83 77 69 71 85 79 71 74 86 80 72 74 87 82 74 76 88 82
DEWPT 64 65 65 66 64 66 66 68 66 68 68 68 67 68 68 69 69 70
MIN/MAX RH 52 96 50 93 51 92 51 88 53
RH 52 68 87 86 50 66 84 84 51 66 86 83 52 64 82 80 53 66
WIND DIR E E E NE E SE E E SE S S W SE S SW W SW S
WIND SPD 9 9 6 8 8 8 3 3 6 6 3 1 3 4 4 3 5 9
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 5 30 30 10 10 20 5 10
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S S
TSTMS C C C C S S
$$
NCZ096-190930-
TURNBULL CREEK
34.68N 78.58W ELEV. 98 FT
320 PM EDT 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
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
MIN/MAX 70 84 66 85 64
TEMP 86 79 75 72 71 72 78 83 84 78 71 68 66 69 78 84 84 77 70 66 64 68
DEWPT 70 71 69 68 67 67 66 65 65 66 66 65 65 66 64 63 62 63 62 62 62 62
MAX/MIN RH 87 52 100 46 93
RH 60 77 83 86 87 83 65 54 53 66 83 93100 91 63 49 47 61 78 86 93 81
WIND DIR SW SW SW W NW N N N NE NE NE E NE NE NE E E E E E NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 22 22 23 25 30 35 01 02 03 05 06 08 06 05 06 07 07 09 10 07 06 04
WIND SPD 13 10 9 6 4 6 6 8 8 4 3 2 1 4 9 8 6 3 2 2 1 3
WIND GUST 19 12 11 8 4 8 8 9 9 4 3 2 1 4 11 9 8 3 2 2 1 3
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 93 95 96100 92 78 72 63 67 55 50 54 58 59 57 48 45 43 34 25 30 38
VSBY 6 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 9 9 9 9 9
POP 12HR 70 30 20 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.67 0.34 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS L L L L L C S S S
TSTMS L L L L L C S S S
LAL 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4
DSI 2 2 2 3 3
MIX HGT 1800 1100 5000 5100 300 300 5400 5800
T WIND DIR SW NW N E S S E E
T WIND SPD 18 16 14 6 0 0 10 5
ADI 24 23 37 36 1 1 39 41
MAX LVORI 4 5 3 4 8 10 4 3
STABILITY D C B B F E B B
CEILING 10800 4700 3200 2400 NONE 23500 NONE NONE NONE
PRESSURE 29.75 29.76 29.86 29.88 29.93 30.01 30.09 30.07
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
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MAX/MIN 85 65 87 67 88 68 90 70 89
TEMP 83 78 67 69 86 80 69 71 87 81 70 72 89 83 72 73 88 82
DEWPT 62 64 64 65 64 65 66 67 66 67 68 68 67 68 69 69 69 70
MIN/MAX RH 47 98 47 97 49 97 48 95 52
RH 48 62 90 88 48 62 89 87 50 63 92 87 49 61 88 86 52 67
WIND DIR NE E E NE E SE SE E SE S S SW S S S SW SW S
WIND SPD 6 4 3 4 4 4 2 1 4 5 3 1 2 3 3 3 3 6
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 5 5 20 20 10 5 20 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S
TSTMS S S S S S S
$$
NCZ110-190930-
SUNNY POINT
34.00N 77.96W ELEV. 30 FT
320 PM EDT 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
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
MIN/MAX 73 81 69 80 69
TEMP 82 77 77 75 74 74 78 81 80 77 74 72 69 72 78 80 79 76 73 71 69 71
DEWPT 73 73 71 70 69 69 67 67 67 67 67 66 66 66 65 64 63 63 63 64 63 64
MAX/MIN RH 86 61 89 57 82
RH 75 86 83 84 84 84 69 62 63 71 78 83 89 84 63 58 58 63 71 77 82 77
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW NW NW E E E E NE NE NE NE E E E NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 21 21 22 23 24 30 33 10 11 08 09 06 05 04 06 07 07 07 06 05 04 03
WIND SPD 16 14 16 14 12 9 6 5 5 5 6 9 8 10 14 14 13 11 9 9 8 9
WIND GUST 23 18 19 18 14 11 8 6 6 6 8 11 9 12 18 18 16 13 11 11 9 11
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 89 90 93100 95 81 80 75 74 73 65 63 60 57 52 54 51 46 31 27 35 40
VSBY 6 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 9 9 9 9 9
POP 12HR 70 60 40 5 10
QPF 12HR 0.53 0.59 0.02 0 0
RAIN SHWRS C L L L L C S L L C S
TSTMS C L L L L C S L L C S
LAL 4 4 4 4 3 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 3 3 3 3 3 5 4 5 5
DSI 2 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT 500 1100 4000 3700 300 300 2500 2800
T WIND DIR S W N SW S S E E
T WIND SPD 3 17 9 2 0 0 18 21
ADI 14 24 25 9 1 1 50 50
MAX LVORI 6 4 3 4 6 7 4 2
STABILITY D C B B E D C C
CEILING 11700 8000 8000 6300 4700 4700 NONE NONE NONE
PRESSURE 29.86 29.85 29.93 29.97 30.02 30.09 30.17 30.17
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
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MAX/MIN 80 71 82 72 82 73 83 75 83
TEMP 80 76 73 74 82 77 74 75 82 78 74 75 83 80 76 77 83 80
DEWPT 65 67 67 67 66 67 68 69 68 68 69 68 68 69 69 69 70 70
MIN/MAX RH 61 86 60 88 63 87 61 83 63
RH 61 72 82 80 60 71 82 82 63 71 83 81 61 69 78 78 64 73
WIND DIR E E E NE E SE SE E SE S S W S S SW W S SW
WIND SPD 12 12 10 12 12 10 4 4 8 8 4 1 4 5 5 3 6 10
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 10 30 30 10 20 10 5 10
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S S
TSTMS C C C C S S
$$
NCZ099-190930-
WHITEVILLE
34.34N 78.73W ELEV. 98 FT
320 PM EDT 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
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
MIN/MAX 70 84 66 84 65
TEMP 85 78 76 73 72 72 78 83 84 78 72 68 66 69 78 83 84 77 70 67 65 69
DEWPT 72 71 70 69 68 68 67 66 66 67 67 67 66 67 65 64 64 64 64 63 63 63
MAX/MIN RH 89 55 100 50 94
RH 65 79 83 87 89 88 69 57 56 70 85 95100 91 64 53 51 64 80 88 94 83
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W NW N NE NE NE E E NE NE NE E E E E NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 22 21 22 23 26 33 00 05 05 06 07 08 05 04 06 08 08 11 09 06 05 04
WIND SPD 13 10 9 8 5 8 6 6 6 3 2 3 2 6 10 9 8 4 3 3 3 4
WIND GUST 19 12 11 9 6 9 8 8 8 3 2 3 2 8 12 11 9 4 3 3 3 4
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 91 92 94100 96 80 76 65 69 64 55 52 54 54 54 50 48 46 38 26 30 37
VSBY 6 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 9 9 9 9 9
POP 12HR 70 30 20 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.60 0.49 0.01 0 0
RAIN SHWRS L L L L L C S C C S
TSTMS L L L L L C S C C S
LAL 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 3 4
DSI 2 2 2 3 3
MIX HGT 800 1100 4600 4700 300 300 5400 5800
T WIND DIR S SW N NE S S E SE
T WIND SPD 0 4 11 3 0 0 11 5
ADI 1 18 31 21 1 1 57 46
MAX LVORI 6 7 3 4 8 10 4 3
STABILITY D C B B F E B B
CEILING 11700 12700 1000 2400 NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
PRESSURE 29.78 29.80 29.89 29.90 29.95 30.03 30.10 30.09
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
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MAX/MIN 84 66 86 68 88 68 88 71 89
TEMP 84 77 67 70 86 79 69 72 87 80 70 72 88 81 73 74 89 82
DEWPT 64 66 65 66 65 67 66 68 67 68 68 68 68 69 69 69 70 70
MIN/MAX RH 51 100 50 98 51 98 51 96 53
RH 51 68 92 90 51 67 89 88 51 67 91 88 51 66 89 86 53 67
WIND DIR NE E E NE E SE E E SE S S W S S SW SW S S
WIND SPD 8 5 5 6 6 6 3 2 6 5 3 1 2 4 4 3 4 6
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 5 5 20 20 10 5 20 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S
TSTMS S S S S S S
$$
THIS PRODUCT IS FOR PLANNING AND REVIEW PURPOSES ONLY AND
IS NOT TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR AN OFFICIAL FIRE WEATHER SPOT
FORECAST. THE DATA DISPLAYED ARE CALCULATED FROM A 2.5 BY
2.5 KM DIGITAL DATABASE AND ONLY APPROXIMATES THE EXPECTED
WEATHER CONDITIONS. PLEASE RELAY ANY COMMENTS YOU HAVE TO
THE NWS VIA EMAIL AT ILM.WEBMASTER@NOAA.GOV.
BELOW IS A WEATHER ELEMENT KEY FOR THIS PRODUCT.
(NOTE...WINDS DO NOT REFLECT LOCAL TERRAIN EFFECTS.)
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 DIR DEG(DEGREES)...............20 FT. WIND DIRECTION IN TENS OF DEGREES
RELATIVE TO DUE NORTH.
EXAMPLE: 09 = 90 DEGREES = EAST; 18 = 180 DEGREES = SOUTH;
27 = 270 DEGREES = WEST; 36 = 360 DEGREES = NORTH
WIND SPD(MPH).......................20 FT. WIND SPEED
WIND GUST(MPH)......................20 FT. WIND GUST
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
VSBY................................VISIBILITY VALUE IN STATUTE MILES
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...
S..............SLIGHT CHANCE
C..............CHANCE
L..............LIKELY
O..............OCCASIONAL
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
DSI (CAT)...........................DAVIS STABILITY INDEX
MIX HGT(FT AGL).....................MIXING HEIGHT
T WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS).........TRANSPORT WIND DIRECTION
T WIND SPD(MPH).....................TRANSPORT WIND SPEED
ADI (INDEX).........................ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX
CEILING (FT)........................CEILING
MAX LVORI (INDEX)...................LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX
PRESSURE (INCHES MERCURY)...........STATION PRESSURE
STABILITY (CAT).....................PASQUILL TURNER STABILITY
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 DIR............................20 FT. WIND DIRECTION
WIND SPD(MPH).......................20 FT. WIND SPEED
AVG CLOUDS(CAT).....................AVERAGE CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS
- National Weather Service
- Rapid City, SD Weather Forecast Office
- 300 East Signal Drive
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