Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
416 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024
LAZ080-160900-
Big Branch-South Western St Tammany Parish LA-Elev 3 ft
30.27N 89.90W Elev. 3 ft
416 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024
Date 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 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 75 90 76 86 76
Temp 89 81 78 77 77 87 89 88 82 79 78 78 77 82 84 84 81 78 78 76 77
Dewpt 71 73 74 74 75 76 77 76 76 75 75 74 75 77 77 76 76 75 74 74 74
Max/Min RH 96 67 93 77 93
RH 56 77 87 90 95 71 68 68 83 88 91 88 93 84 79 77 86 91 89 92 90
Wind Dir SE SE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE E SE E E E E
Wind Spd 5 3 2 3 3 8 8 9 8 5 4 4 4 8 9 9 8 8 5 8 8
Clouds CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2
Clouds(%) 4 1 1 11 31 41 52 68 77 56 69 73 75 89 89 81 85 81 83 91 86
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12hr 10 80 70 90 60
QPF 12hr 0 0.21 0.25 1.62 0.74
Rain Showers S L L D L L L L D D D D L L C C L
Tstms S C L D L L C L C L D L L C C C S
LAL 1 2 4 5 4 5 5 5 4 4
Mix Hgt 1900 500 3200 3300 1700 1200 1500 2800 1600
Trans Wind Dir SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
Trans Wind Spd 10 5 13 17 12 11 14 17 18
ADI 5 11 43 43 14 15 40 40
Max LVORI 6 7 5 4 5 5 5 4
Stability F F B C E E C C D D
Date 06/18Wed 06/19/24Thu 06/20/24Fri 06/21/24Sat 06/22/24
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 86 75 88 74 90 73 91 75 90
Temp 85 82 78 77 86 82 77 76 88 85 76 74 90 84 77 77 89 84
Dewpt 76 75 74 74 76 74 72 71 73 71 71 70 74 75 75 75 77 78
Min/Max RH 75 90 70 85 57 89 61 97 68
RH 75 81 88 90 73 76 85 85 60 64 85 88 61 74 93 94 68 81
Wind Dir E E E E E E E E E E E NE E SE SE E E MM
Wind Spd 11 11 8 9 12 10 4 8 10 8 3 4 8 5 3 4 6 MM
Avg Clouds OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12hr 70 50 70 20 30 20 50 30 60
Rain Showers L L C C C L S C C S S C C S C L
Tstms C L C C C C S S C S S C C S C L
$$
MSZ080-160900-
Hancock-Northern Hancock County MS-Elev 98 ft
30.45N 89.45W Elev. 98 ft
416 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024
Date 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 74 90 74 84 73
Temp 88 78 76 74 76 85 87 86 81 78 76 75 75 80 82 82 78 75 75 74 75
Dewpt 70 72 73 73 74 77 77 75 76 75 74 74 74 77 77 75 75 74 73 72 72
Max/Min RH 97 69 97 81 97
RH 55 81 90 97 94 77 71 70 84 92 94 97 96 90 85 81 90 96 94 96 91
Wind Dir SE SE E E NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE E E E E
Wind Spd 4 2 2 2 3 6 8 9 6 4 3 3 3 6 8 8 6 4 3 4 6
Clouds CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 3 0 1 6 26 52 62 55 72 56 71 68 71 85 85 79 85 71 76 79 83
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12hr 5 70 60 90 50
QPF 12hr 0 0.21 0.34 1.65 0.46
Rain Showers L L L L L L L D D D D C C C C L
Tstms C L L L C C L C C L L C C C C S
LAL 1 1 4 4 4 5 5 5 3 4
Mix Hgt 2600 400 3200 4100 2000 500 1800 2300 1700
Trans Wind Dir SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
Trans Wind Spd 8 5 14 17 12 9 11 14 14
ADI 5 11 52 52 9 11 31 31
Max LVORI 6 7 5 4 6 7 6 4
Stability F F B C E F C C E E
Date 06/18Wed 06/19/24Thu 06/20/24Fri 06/21/24Sat 06/22/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 84 74 87 72 90 71 92 73 91
Temp 82 81 77 75 85 82 75 74 88 84 73 73 89 85 75 74 89 84
Dewpt 75 74 73 72 75 72 70 68 70 71 69 67 72 74 73 73 76 77
Min/Max RH 71 89 64 85 52 89 56 98 65
RH 78 78 87 89 71 71 85 83 54 65 88 82 57 69 95 96 67 80
Wind Dir E E E E E SE E E E SE NE NE E SE E E SE MM
Wind Spd 10 8 4 8 10 6 3 5 8 4 2 3 6 4 2 3 5 MM
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12hr 70 40 60 20 20 10 40 20 50
Rain Showers L L C C C L S S S S C S S C C
Tstms C L C C S C S S S S C S S C C
$$
MSZ082-160900-
Sandhill Crane-South Central Jackson County MS-Elev 25 ft
30.45N 88.66W Elev. 25 ft
416 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024
Date 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 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 75 90 76 86 76
Temp 90 80 78 77 78 87 87 87 83 79 78 78 78 82 84 84 82 78 78 77 78
Dewpt 71 74 74 74 75 77 76 75 75 74 75 74 75 76 76 75 74 74 74 73 74
Max/Min RH 94 68 91 76 88
RH 54 82 88 90 91 71 70 68 77 85 91 88 90 82 79 76 77 88 88 87 88
Wind Dir SE SE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE E E E E
Wind Spd 5 3 2 3 4 8 10 10 8 5 4 4 5 9 11 11 9 8 5 8 9
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 5 2 7 7 21 38 66 58 75 74 72 80 73 88 90 79 88 79 83 81 82
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12hr 20 80 70 90 50
QPF 12hr 0 0.38 0.39 1.26 0.48
Rain Showers C L L D L L L L D D D D C C C C L
Tstms C L L L L C C L C L L L C C C C C
LAL 1 3 4 5 4 5 5 5 3 4
Mix Hgt 1200 400 3600 3300 1800 500 2200 2700 1400
Trans Wind Dir SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE
Trans Wind Spd 8 6 16 16 12 9 13 16 14
ADI 4 13 48 43 14 10 33 36
Max LVORI 6 6 4 4 5 6 4 3
Stability F F B C E E C C D D
Date 06/18Wed 06/19/24Thu 06/20/24Fri 06/21/24Sat 06/22/24
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 87 75 89 74 90 72 91 74 90
Temp 86 84 78 77 87 85 76 76 88 87 75 75 89 87 76 76 88 86
Dewpt 74 73 74 73 74 71 71 69 69 70 70 70 72 74 74 74 75 75
Min/Max RH 65 88 58 85 50 87 57 94 65
RH 68 70 88 87 64 63 85 79 54 57 84 86 57 67 94 94 66 70
Wind Dir E E E E E SE E E E SE E NE E SE E E SE MM
Wind Spd 13 11 8 11 12 8 4 8 10 5 3 4 9 5 3 4 8 MM
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12hr 60 40 50 30 20 20 40 30 50
Rain Showers L L C C C C S C S S S S C C C C C C
Tstms C L C C C C S S S S S S C C C C C C
$$
MSZ082-160900-
Grand Bay-Southeast Jackson County MS-Elev 7 ft
30.44N 88.42W Elev. 7 ft
416 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024
Date 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 75 88 76 84 76
Temp 88 79 77 77 78 86 86 85 82 78 78 77 78 82 83 83 81 78 78 77 78
Dewpt 74 75 74 74 76 77 77 76 76 75 75 74 75 76 76 76 75 74 74 74 74
Max/Min RH 94 72 91 80 90
RH 63 88 90 90 94 75 75 75 82 91 91 90 91 82 80 80 82 88 88 90 88
Wind Dir SE SE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE E E E
Wind Spd 4 3 2 3 4 8 10 9 6 4 4 4 5 8 10 10 8 5 4 8 8
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 1 5 7 7 14 36 64 62 69 77 69 78 72 87 91 78 81 78 78 81 78
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12hr 20 80 70 90 50
QPF 12hr 0 0.28 0.37 1.14 0.37
Rain Showers C L L L L L L L D D D D C C C C L
Tstms C L L L L C C L C L L L C C C C C
LAL 1 3 4 5 4 5 5 5 3 4
Mix Hgt 900 400 3000 2900 1600 500 2300 2400 1300
Trans Wind Dir SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE
Trans Wind Spd 8 8 16 17 12 10 12 16 13
ADI 4 14 44 44 14 11 33 34
Max LVORI 6 6 4 4 5 6 5 3
Stability F F B C E E C C E E
Date 06/18Wed 06/19/24Thu 06/20/24Fri 06/21/24Sat 06/22/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 87 75 88 74 89 72 90 74 89
Temp 85 83 78 77 86 83 76 75 87 85 75 75 87 85 76 76 87 84
Dewpt 75 75 74 73 74 73 71 70 69 72 70 70 73 75 74 75 76 78
Min/Max RH 72 88 63 85 54 87 61 97 70
RH 72 77 88 87 68 72 85 84 55 65 84 84 63 72 94 97 70 82
Wind Dir E E E E E SE E E E SE E NE E SE E E SE MM
Wind Spd 12 9 6 10 12 8 3 8 9 4 2 4 8 4 3 3 8 MM
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12hr 60 40 50 20 20 20 40 30 50
Rain Showers L L C C C C S S S S S S C C C C C C
Tstms C L C C C C S S S S S S C C C C C C
$$
MSZ070-160900-
Pike-Northern Pike County MS-Elev 366 ft
31.19N 90.48W Elev. 366 ft
416 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024
Date 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 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 70 91 72 84 71
Temp 90 80 75 72 72 86 90 87 81 76 74 73 74 82 82 81 77 73 73 71 73
Dewpt 69 69 68 68 70 74 74 75 73 73 72 72 73 75 74 74 72 72 72 71 71
Max/Min RH 96 60 97 77 99
RH 50 69 78 87 93 69 60 67 77 90 93 97 96 79 77 79 85 97 97 99 93
Wind Dir SE S S SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE E SE E E
Wind Spd 3 3 2 2 2 5 8 8 8 4 4 4 4 8 9 8 6 5 4 5 8
Clouds SC FW CL FW CL FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2
Clouds(%) 26 9 2 7 4 18 53 74 81 71 68 78 73 70 74 88 86 76 72 92 75
Visibility 10 10 10 9 6 10 10 10 10 10 10 6
POP 12hr 0 70 40 90 40
QPF 12hr 0 0.11 0.07 0.86 0.47
Rain Showers C L C C C C L L D D C C C C C
Tstms C L C C C C S C L L C C C C
LAL 1 1 3 4 3 4 5 5 3 3
Mix Hgt 1400 400 3300 5100 1100 400 2700 2400 1000
Trans Wind Dir S S E SE SE SE SE SE E
Trans Wind Spd 9 5 9 14 11 10 13 14 9
ADI 4 6 46 46 12 11 36 35
Max LVORI 4 8 6 4 6 6 5 4
Stability F F B C E E C C E D
Date 06/18Wed 06/19/24Thu 06/20/24Fri 06/21/24Sat 06/22/24
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 81 72 88 70 91 69 93 71 92
Temp 81 78 73 73 86 81 73 72 89 85 71 71 92 84 74 72 90 83
Dewpt 74 70 69 70 73 70 68 67 68 66 66 66 69 70 71 71 73 73
Min/Max RH 74 90 63 87 45 90 47 97 57
RH 79 76 87 90 64 69 86 84 49 53 84 84 47 63 90 97 58 71
Wind Dir E E E E E E E E E E E NE E SE SE NE E MM
Wind Spd 9 8 5 8 9 5 3 5 8 4 2 3 6 3 2 3 5 MM
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12hr 60 30 40 10 10 5 20 10 40
Rain Showers C L C S S C S C
Tstms S C C S C S C
$$
MSZ082-160900-
Vancleave-Northern Jackson County MS-Elev 125 ft
30.62N 88.71W Elev. 125 ft
416 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024
Date 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 74 90 74 84 73
Temp 90 78 77 75 76 86 87 86 82 77 76 76 76 81 82 82 80 75 75 74 75
Dewpt 70 72 74 74 75 77 76 75 75 74 74 74 74 76 76 75 74 73 73 72 73
Max/Min RH 97 66 94 79 94
RH 52 82 90 97 97 75 70 70 79 90 94 94 94 85 82 79 82 94 94 93 94
Wind Dir S SE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE E E E E
Wind Spd 4 2 2 2 3 8 8 8 6 4 3 3 4 8 8 8 6 4 4 5 8
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW SC B2 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 3 1 7 7 15 47 70 49 69 63 74 78 75 87 85 73 87 75 87 81 82
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12hr 10 80 60 90 50
QPF 12hr 0 0.34 0.39 1.31 0.47
Rain Showers S L L D L L L L D D D D C C C C L
Tstms S C L L L C C L C L L L C C C C C
LAL 1 2 4 5 4 5 5 5 3 4
Mix Hgt 1200 500 3800 4000 1900 500 2300 2700 1400
Trans Wind Dir SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
Trans Wind Spd 8 5 14 17 10 6 11 13 12
ADI 4 11 48 48 8 10 31 31
Max LVORI 6 8 5 4 6 6 5 3
Stability F F B C E F C C D D
Date 06/18Wed 06/19/24Thu 06/20/24Fri 06/21/24Sat 06/22/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 87 74 89 72 91 71 91 73 90
Temp 85 83 76 76 86 83 75 74 88 86 74 72 88 85 75 75 88 85
Dewpt 74 73 72 72 74 72 70 68 68 70 69 68 72 74 74 73 75 76
Min/Max RH 67 88 57 85 49 87 58 97 65
RH 70 72 87 87 68 70 84 82 52 59 84 87 59 70 97 94 66 75
Wind Dir E E E E E SE E E E SE NE NE E SE E E SE MM
Wind Spd 11 8 6 9 10 6 3 8 8 4 2 4 6 4 2 3 6 MM
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12hr 60 40 50 20 20 20 40 30 50
Rain Showers L L C C C C S S S S S S S C C C C C
Tstms C L C C S C S S S S S S S C C C C C
$$
MSZ081-160900-
Camp Keller-Northern Harrison County MS-Elev 130 ft
30.52N 88.98W Elev. 130 ft
416 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024
Date 06/15/24 Sun 06/16/24 Mon 06/17/24 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 76 90 76 85 76
Temp 89 81 79 77 78 87 88 87 83 79 78 78 78 82 83 83 81 78 78 77 78
Dewpt 69 72 74 74 75 75 74 74 73 74 74 74 74 75 75 74 72 73 73 73 73
Max/Min RH 94 61 88 74 87
RH 52 74 85 90 91 68 63 65 72 85 88 88 88 79 77 74 74 85 85 87 85
Wind Dir SE SE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE E E E E
Wind Spd 6 3 3 3 4 9 11 11 8 6 5 5 6 9 10 11 10 8 6 8 10
Clouds CL CL CL CL SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 3 2 4 4 26 48 68 59 70 70 75 75 73 90 89 79 85 79 81 78 84
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12hr 10 80 70 90 50
QPF 12hr 0 0.20 0.43 1.54 0.53
Rain Showers S L L D L L L L D D D D C C C C L
Tstms S C L D L C C L C L L L C C C C C
LAL 1 2 4 5 4 5 5 5 3 4
Mix Hgt 1400 400 3400 3700 2000 500 2300 2900 1400
Trans Wind Dir SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
Trans Wind Spd 9 6 14 18 13 9 12 16 14
ADI 5 13 49 49 20 11 38 38
Max LVORI 5 6 4 3 5 5 4 3
Stability F F B C E E C C D D
Date 06/18Wed 06/19/24Thu 06/20/24Fri 06/21/24Sat 06/22/24
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 87 76 89 74 91 73 91 74 90
Temp 86 84 79 78 87 84 77 76 89 86 75 75 89 86 77 76 89 86
Dewpt 73 71 73 72 73 70 70 68 67 69 69 68 71 72 74 73 75 75
Min/Max RH 63 82 55 80 47 82 54 94 64
RH 65 65 82 82 63 63 79 76 48 57 82 79 56 63 90 90 64 70
Wind Dir E E E E E SE E E E SE NE NE E SE E E SE MM
Wind Spd 13 11 8 11 12 9 4 8 10 6 3 5 9 6 3 4 9 MM
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12hr 60 40 50 20 20 20 40 30 50
Rain Showers L L C C C C S S S S S S S C C C C C
Tstms C L C C S C S S S S S S S C C C C C
$$
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 weather conditions
in varying terrain near the coast. Please relay any comments you
have to the NWS via email at sr-lix.webmaster.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
Visibility..........................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
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
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