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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
Issued by National Weather Service Memphis TN
409 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

ARZ044-180915-
LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD ASOS-PULASKI AR
34.73N  92.24W Elev. 258 ft
409 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

Date           06/17/25      Wed 06/18/25            Thu 06/19/25            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                      75          92          72          90          73
TEMP             89 81 78 76 75 82 89 91 88 81 76 74 73 80 85 87 86 79 76 74 75
DEWPT            74 74 74 73 73 73 71 72 72 73 72 71 72 72 71 71 72 74 73 73 73
MAX/MIN RH                   94          54          97          59          98
RH               61 79 88 90 94 74 56 54 59 77 87 90 97 77 63 59 63 85 90 97 94
WIND DIR          S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W SW  W  W  W  W SW  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD          8  6  6  8  8 11 11 11  9  6  4  4  4  5  5  4  4  2  2  2  2
CLOUDS           B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)        61 58 45 33 41 50 21 28 33 55 69 68 58 57 32 20  9  9  8 11 15
POP 12HR                     20          20          70          30           5
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.78        0.05           0
RAIN SHWRS       IS                      NM NM NM NM SC SC IS IS
TSTMS            IS                      SC SC SC SC IS SC IS IS
STABILITY               5     5     2     3     5     4     2     3     6     4
MIX HGT AGL          3000   500  4100  4400   100   200  4700  5800  2400   100
MIX HGT MSL          3300   800  4400  4700   400   500  5000  6000  2700   400
1700 MHGT T                        92    92                91    91
T WIND DIR              S    SW    SW    SW     W     W     W     W     S     S
T WIND SPD             11    13    20    19    11    10    10    10     4     4


Date           06/20Sat 06/21/25Sun 06/22/25Mon 06/23/25Tue 06/24/25
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            93      76      96      76      95      76      95      75      94
TEMP          89 89 79 77 92 91 80 77 92 91 80 77 91 89 79 77 90 88
DEWPT         73 73 74 74 73 73 73 73 72 72 74 73 71 72 74 73 71 72
MIN/MAX RH         51      93      48      89      49      89      50      90      53
RH            59 59 85 90 54 56 79 88 52 54 82 88 52 57 85 88 54 59
PWIND DIR           S       S
WIND CHAR         <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            5       0       5       0       5       0      20       5      20
RAIN SHWRS                                           IS          IS
TSTMS                                                IS          IS

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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
STABILITY (CAT).....................1=A 2=B 3=C 4=D 5=E 6=F
MIX HGT AGL...............MAXIMUM MIXING HEIGHT AGL EXPECTED
MIX HGT MSL...............MAXIMUM MIXING HEIGHT MSL EXPECTED
1700 MHGT T.........................1700 FOOT MIXING HEIGHT TEMPERATURE
T WIND DIR (8 POINT COMPASS)........TRANSPORT WIND DIRECTION
T WIND SPD (MPH)....................TRANSPORT WIND SPEED
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