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Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
417 PM CDT Sun Aug 9 2020
LAZ040-101000-
Big Branch-South Central St Tammany Parish LA-Elev 3 ft
30.27N 89.90W Elev. 3 ft
417 PM CDT Sun Aug 9 2020
Date 08/09/20 Mon 08/10/20 Tue 08/11/20 Wed
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 77 93 77 92 77
Temp 88 82 80 78 77 88 92 93 88 82 80 79 77 87 92 92 89 82 80 79 78
Dewpt 75 76 76 76 75 77 76 74 76 77 75 74 74 76 75 74 75 75 75 75 75
Max/Min RH 94 55 92 56 95
RH 66 82 88 93 94 70 60 55 67 84 86 85 90 70 59 56 63 79 84 88 92
Wind Dir SW SW SW W NW W SW SW SW SW SW W W NW W SW S SW SW W W
Wind Spd 3 2 2 2 1 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 24 15 15 19 27 19 21 18 14 16 17 14 20 25 39 44 37 31 23 24 29
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10
Fog Potential N L L M N N N N N L L L N N N N
Super Fog N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
POP 12hr 5 40 5 50 10
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0.02 0
Rain Showers S C C S S C C C
Tstms S C C S S C C C
LAL 1 3 3 3 1 2 3 3 1 3
Mix Hgt 2100 1100 3500 4100 1900 1300 2800 4200 2100 900
Trans Wind Dir SW W NW SW SW W W W SW W
Trans Wind Spd 10 9 5 6 10 10 6 5 9 10
ADI 5 13 16 26 5 15 13 26
Max LVORI 5 6 4 3 5 5 4 2
Stability F F B B F F B B F F
Date 08/12 Thu 08/13/20 Fri 08/14/20 Sat 08/15/20 Sun 08/16/20
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 92 77 91 76 90 76 90 76 91
Temp 91 87 80 78 91 87 79 77 90 86 79 77 89 87 79 77 91 87
Dewpt 76 76 76 75 77 76 75 75 77 75 75 75 76 76 75 74 76 76
Min/Max RH 58 95 60 96 62 95 61 94 60
RH 62 69 87 92 64 69 87 93 65 70 89 94 65 70 89 92 62 70
Wind Dir W S SW W S S SW W S S SW W S S SW NW SW MM
Wind Spd 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 3 2 2 1 3 2 2 1 3 MM
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12hr 60 20 80 20 80 20 70 10 60
Rain Showers C L S C D S S C D S C L C L
Tstms C L S C D S S C D S C L C L
$$
MSZ080-101000-
Hancock-Northern Hancock County MS-Elev 98 ft
30.45N 89.45W Elev. 98 ft
417 PM CDT Sun Aug 9 2020
Date 08/09/20 Mon 08/10/20 Tue 08/11/20 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 75 95 75 95 75
Temp 88 81 77 76 76 88 95 93 88 81 79 77 76 88 94 92 88 81 78 77 76
Dewpt 73 75 75 74 74 76 73 74 74 75 74 73 73 75 73 74 74 74 74 74 73
Max/Min RH 96 49 94 52 94
RH 62 81 93 95 94 67 50 53 64 81 86 87 90 66 52 55 62 79 87 90 90
Wind Dir SW SW SW W W NW W SW SW S SW W W NW W SW SW S SW W W
Wind Spd 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 34 18 11 13 21 20 38 57 39 31 18 16 18 30 49 61 47 34 24 18 21
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10
Fog Potential N L M M N N N N N L L L N N N N
Super Fog N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
POP 12hr 5 40 10 60 10
QPF 12hr 0 0.04 0 0.04 0
Rain Showers S C C S S L L C
Tstms S C C S S L L C
LAL 1 3 3 3 1 2 4 4 1 3
Mix Hgt 1700 500 4000 5700 1800 800 3600 5700 1800 400
Trans Wind Dir SW W NW SW SW W NW W SW W
Trans Wind Spd 8 8 6 5 8 9 5 5 8 8
ADI 4 12 15 27 4 8 12 24
Max LVORI 6 7 4 3 6 6 4 2
Stability F F B B F F B B F F
Date 08/12 Thu 08/13/20 Fri 08/14/20 Sat 08/15/20 Sun 08/16/20
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 93 75 92 75 91 74 92 74 92
Temp 93 87 79 76 91 86 78 76 91 86 78 75 92 87 78 75 92 85
Dewpt 74 74 74 74 75 74 74 73 75 73 73 73 74 74 74 73 73 73
Min/Max RH 54 96 55 95 57 96 55 97 54
RH 55 67 86 93 59 67 88 91 59 65 86 93 56 65 89 94 54 69
Wind Dir W SW SW NW S S SW NW S S S N S S SW NW SW MM
Wind Spd 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 3 1 0 2 2 1 1 2 MM
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12hr 60 20 80 20 80 20 70 10 60
Rain Showers C L S C D S S C D S C L C L
Tstms C L S C D S S C D S C L C L
$$
MSZ082-101000-
Sandhill Crane-South Central Jackson County MS-Elev 25 ft
30.45N 88.66W Elev. 25 ft
417 PM CDT Sun Aug 9 2020
Date 08/09/20 Mon 08/10/20 Tue 08/11/20 Wed
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 94 76 94 76
Temp 90 82 80 77 77 90 94 91 88 81 80 78 77 89 94 91 87 81 78 77 77
Dewpt 75 77 75 75 75 76 75 76 77 77 76 76 76 76 75 75 75 75 75 75 75
Max/Min RH 94 54 100 54 97
RH 63 87 85 94 94 64 54 62 71 88 90 96 97 67 54 60 68 82 91 94 94
Wind Dir SW SW W W W NW SW SW SW SW W W W NW SW SW SW SW W W NW
Wind Spd 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 3 1 1 1 1
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC
Clouds(%) 19 19 20 18 19 28 48 43 35 24 24 24 30 38 55 63 38 36 35 22 26
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10
Fog Potential N L L M N N N N N L M M N N N N
Super Fog N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
POP 12hr 10 40 10 60 20
QPF 12hr 0 0.08 0 0.07 0.04
Rain Showers S C C C S S L L S S S S C
Tstms S C C C S S L L S S S S C
LAL 1 3 3 3 1 2 4 4 2 3
Mix Hgt 1700 800 4000 4300 1500 800 3400 4600 1600 600
Trans Wind Dir SW W NW SW SW W NW W SW NW
Trans Wind Spd 9 8 6 8 9 10 6 5 9 9
ADI 4 13 17 21 4 11 15 21
Max LVORI 5 6 4 3 5 7 4 2
Stability F F B B F F B B F F
Date 08/12 Thu 08/13/20 Fri 08/14/20 Sat 08/15/20 Sun 08/16/20
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 92 75 91 75 92 75 92
Temp 93 87 78 77 92 86 77 76 91 86 79 77 92 87 79 76 92 85
Dewpt 75 76 76 76 76 76 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 76
Min/Max RH 56 100 60 100 60 97 58 100 58
RH 56 70 94 97 60 72 94 97 60 70 90 96 58 68 88 97 58 75
Wind Dir SW SW SW NW S S SW NW S S SW NW S S SW NW SW MM
Wind Spd 3 3 1 1 3 3 1 0 4 3 1 1 4 3 1 1 3 MM
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12hr 60 30 80 30 70 20 60 20 60
Rain Showers C L C C C D C C L L S S C L S C L
Tstms C L C C C D C C L L S S C L S C L
$$
MSZ082-101000-
Grand Bay-Southeast Jackson County MS-Elev 7 ft
30.44N 88.42W Elev. 7 ft
417 PM CDT Sun Aug 9 2020
Date 08/09/20 Mon 08/10/20 Tue 08/11/20 Wed
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 93 76 93 76
Temp 88 81 79 77 77 89 93 92 87 80 79 78 77 89 93 90 86 79 78 77 77
Dewpt 76 77 76 75 75 76 76 76 77 78 76 76 76 77 76 76 76 76 75 75 75
Max/Min RH 97 58 100 58 97
RH 68 88 91 94 94 66 58 60 72 94 91 94 97 68 58 64 72 91 91 94 94
Wind Dir SW SW SW W NW NW SW SW SW SW W W W NW SW SW SW SW W W NW
Wind Spd 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 1 1 1 1
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 21 13 17 18 13 27 49 37 33 26 27 25 35 38 54 64 40 33 33 18 25
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10
Fog Potential N L M M N N N N N M M M N N N N
Super Fog N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
POP 12hr 10 40 20 60 20
QPF 12hr 0 0.07 0.05 0.07 0.04
Rain Showers S C C C S S C C L L S S S S C
Tstms S C C C S S C C L L S S S S C
LAL 1 3 3 3 2 3 4 4 2 3
Mix Hgt 1700 700 3900 4200 1500 700 3200 4900 1600 600
Trans Wind Dir SW W NW SW SW W NW W SW NW
Trans Wind Spd 9 8 6 8 9 8 8 6 10 9
ADI 4 12 18 23 4 10 18 28
Max LVORI 6 6 4 3 5 7 4 3
Stability F F B B F F B B F F
Date 08/12 Thu 08/13/20 Fri 08/14/20 Sat 08/15/20 Sun 08/16/20
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 92 76 91 75 90 75 90 75 92
Temp 92 86 78 77 91 84 77 76 90 86 79 76 90 85 79 76 92 86
Dewpt 76 77 76 76 77 76 75 75 77 76 75 75 76 76 75 75 76 76
Min/Max RH 60 100 64 100 64 97 64 100 60
RH 60 75 94 97 64 77 94 97 66 72 88 97 64 75 88 97 60 72
Wind Dir SW SW SW NW S S SW N S S SW NW S S SW NW SW MM
Wind Spd 2 2 1 1 3 2 1 0 3 2 2 1 3 2 1 1 3 MM
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12hr 60 30 70 30 70 20 60 20 60
Rain Showers C L C S C L S C L L S S C L S C L
Tstms C L C S C L S C L L S S C L S C L
$$
MSZ070-101000-
Pike-Northern Pike County MS-Elev 366 ft
31.19N 90.48W Elev. 366 ft
417 PM CDT Sun Aug 9 2020
Date 08/09/20 Mon 08/10/20 Tue 08/11/20 Wed
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 94 74 94 74
Temp 88 80 77 75 75 86 93 93 88 80 78 77 75 87 93 93 88 79 78 76 75
Dewpt 74 74 74 73 74 76 74 73 74 72 74 73 73 75 74 73 75 74 73 73 73
Max/Min RH 99 51 97 52 98
RH 63 82 89 94 97 72 55 52 63 77 88 87 94 68 54 53 67 86 85 90 95
Wind Dir SW S SW W W W SW W SW S SW W W W W SW SW S SW SW W
Wind Spd 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 29 21 6 14 17 9 24 30 18 26 16 10 11 16 39 53 31 27 15 14 13
Visibility 10 10 10 8 4 10
Fog Potential N L M M N N N N N N L L N N N N
Super Fog N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
POP 12hr 5 30 5 50 10
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0.01 0
Rain Showers C C C C S
Tstms C C C C S
LAL 1 3 3 3 1 1 3 3 1 3
Mix Hgt 1600 500 3600 5600 1800 600 2800 5000 1400 400
Trans Wind Dir SW W W SW SW SW W W SW W
Trans Wind Spd 5 8 6 5 6 9 6 5 6 8
ADI 3 11 18 22 4 7 16 23
Max LVORI 6 8 5 3 6 7 5 2
Stability F F B B F F B B F F
Date 08/12 Thu 08/13/20 Fri 08/14/20 Sat 08/15/20 Sun 08/16/20
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 74 92 73 91 73 92 73 92
Temp 92 84 76 75 92 84 75 74 91 85 76 74 91 84 76 74 91 85
Dewpt 75 76 74 74 77 76 74 73 75 76 74 73 75 75 73 73 74 75
Min/Max RH 56 100 61 100 60 100 57 100 56
RH 58 77 94 97 61 77 97 98 61 76 94 97 60 74 91 97 59 72
Wind Dir W S SW W W S S SW SW S S SW SW S SW W NW MM
Wind Spd 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 MM
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12hr 60 20 70 20 70 10 70 10 60
Rain Showers S L S C L S C L S L C L
Tstms S L S C L S C L S L C L
$$
MSZ082-101000-
Vancleave-Northern Jackson County MS-Elev 125 ft
30.62N 88.71W Elev. 125 ft
417 PM CDT Sun Aug 9 2020
Date 08/09/20 Mon 08/10/20 Tue 08/11/20 Wed
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 96 76 95 76
Temp 90 81 78 76 76 90 96 94 90 82 80 77 77 89 95 93 88 80 78 76 77
Dewpt 74 76 75 74 74 76 74 75 75 77 75 75 75 76 74 75 74 74 75 75 74
Max/Min RH 97 49 97 51 97
RH 60 85 91 94 94 64 49 54 62 85 85 94 94 66 51 56 63 82 91 97 90
Wind Dir SW SW SW W W NW W S SW SW SW W W NW SW SW SW SW SW W W
Wind Spd 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 1
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 24 19 20 15 18 14 43 43 37 25 20 16 24 34 53 65 41 33 31 19 23
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10
Fog Potential N L M M N N N N N L L M N N N N
Super Fog N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
POP 12hr 10 40 10 60 20
QPF 12hr 0 0.11 0 0.08 0.02
Rain Showers C C C S S L L S S C
Tstms C C C S S L L S S C
LAL 1 3 3 3 1 2 4 4 2 3
Mix Hgt 1800 500 4300 4900 1600 700 4000 5200 1800 500
Trans Wind Dir SW W NW SW SW W NW SW SW W
Trans Wind Spd 8 8 6 6 6 9 5 5 8 8
ADI 4 13 16 28 3 8 16 27
Max LVORI 6 7 4 3 6 7 4 2
Stability F F B B F F B B F F
Date 08/12 Thu 08/13/20 Fri 08/14/20 Sat 08/15/20 Sun 08/16/20
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 94 75 93 75 91 75 93 74 93
Temp 94 87 79 76 93 87 77 76 91 86 78 76 93 88 77 76 93 86
Dewpt 74 75 75 75 75 74 74 75 75 74 75 75 74 74 74 74 74 74
Min/Max RH 53 100 56 100 60 100 54 100 54
RH 53 68 88 97 56 65 90 97 60 68 91 97 54 63 90 94 54 68
Wind Dir SW SW SW NW S S SW W S S S NW S S SW NW SW MM
Wind Spd 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 3 3 1 1 2 MM
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12hr 60 20 80 30 80 20 70 20 70
Rain Showers C L S S C D C C C D S S C L S C L
Tstms C L S S C D C C C D S S C L S C L
$$
MSZ081-101000-
Camp Keller-Northern Harrison County MS-Elev 130 ft
30.52N 88.98W Elev. 130 ft
417 PM CDT Sun Aug 9 2020
Date 08/09/20 Mon 08/10/20 Tue 08/11/20 Wed
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 93 76 92 76
Temp 88 82 79 76 76 88 93 91 88 82 79 77 77 87 91 90 87 81 79 76 77
Dewpt 75 75 75 75 74 76 74 75 75 78 75 74 74 75 74 75 75 75 75 75 74
Max/Min RH 97 54 94 58 97
RH 66 79 88 97 94 68 54 60 66 88 88 90 90 68 58 62 68 82 88 97 90
Wind Dir SW SW SW W W NW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW SW SW SW SW W W W
Wind Spd 3 2 2 1 2 2 2 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 1 2 2 2
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 22 19 20 14 18 18 40 57 33 20 14 18 26 37 52 64 42 33 31 26 32
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10
Fog Potential N N L M N N N N N L L M N N N N
Super Fog N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
POP 12hr 10 40 10 60 20
QPF 12hr 0 0.13 0 0.05 0.01
Rain Showers S C C S S L L S S C
Tstms S C C S S L L S S C
LAL 1 3 3 3 1 2 4 4 2 3
Mix Hgt 1800 700 3800 4800 1600 900 3500 5100 1700 600
Trans Wind Dir SW W NW SW SW W NW SW SW W
Trans Wind Spd 9 8 6 8 8 9 6 6 9 9
ADI 4 12 16 22 5 11 15 29
Max LVORI 5 6 4 3 5 6 4 3
Stability F F B B F F B B F F
Date 08/12 Thu 08/13/20 Fri 08/14/20 Sat 08/15/20 Sun 08/16/20
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 91 75 90 75 89 75 90 75 90
Temp 91 86 78 76 90 84 77 76 89 85 77 76 90 86 78 77 90 85
Dewpt 75 75 75 75 76 75 74 75 75 75 74 75 75 75 74 74 75 75
Min/Max RH 60 100 62 100 64 100 62 97 60
RH 60 70 91 97 64 74 90 97 64 72 90 97 62 70 88 90 62 72
Wind Dir SW SW SW NW S S SW W S S SW NW S S SW NW SW MM
Wind Spd 2 3 1 1 3 2 1 1 3 3 2 1 3 3 1 2 2 MM
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12hr 60 20 70 30 70 20 70 20 60
Rain Showers C L S S C L S C C L S S C L S C L
Tstms C L S S C L S C C L S S C L S C L
$$
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
Fog Potential.......................N (None), L (Low), M (Moderate), H (High)
Super Fog...........................N (None), P (Possible)
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
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