| Forecast
Field |
Forecast
Period |
Maximum
Temperature
NonLoop
Loop |
Each day for 7 days for the
period from 7 AM until 7 PM PST
. |
Minimum
Temperature
NonLoop
Loop |
Each night for 7 nights for
the period from 7 PM until 8 AM PST.
The day on the graphic is the morning on which the forecast
period ends. |
Temperature (3-hourly)
Non-Loop
Loop |
Every 3
hours through 2 days. |
Relative
Humidity (percent),
and Wind (knots) (3-hourly)
Non-Loop
Loop |
Every 3
hours through 2 days. |
Wind
direction and speed (3-hourly)
Non-Loop
Loop |
Surface
Wind Direction and Speed (knots) every 3 hours through 2 days. |
Cloud
cover and wind (3-hourly)
Non-Loop
Loop |
Opaque cloud coverage (in
percent) and Surface Wind Direction and Speed (knots) every
3 hours through 2 days. |
Rainfall
Amounts (6-hourly)
Non-Loop
Loop |
Each 6-hour
period through 2 days. The time on the graphic is the
time at the end of each 6-hour period. |
Flash
Flood Potential Index
Non-Loop
|
Each day through 2 to 3 days.
This product is generated during the summer season from June 1st
through September 30th. |
| |
| Fire Weather
Field |
Forecast
Period |
Minimum Relative Humidity
NonLoop
Loop |
Each day for 7 days for the
period from 4 AM until 10 PM PST
. |
Maximum Relative Humidity
NonLoop
Loop |
Each night for 7 nights for
the period from 4 PM until 10 AM PST.
The day on the graphic is the morning on which the forecast
period ends. |
Transport Wind
direction and speed (3-hourly)
Non-Loop
Loop |
Tranport
Wind Direction and Speed (knots) every 3 hours through 2 days. Tranport Wind is the average wind in the layer from the surface to the top of the mixed layer. Please note that the Transport Wind output is usually directly from the Non-Hydrostatic Mesoscale Model (NMM) with little or no forecaster modification. |
Free Wind direction and speed (3-hourly)
Non-Loop
Loop |
Free
Wind Direction and Speed (knots) every 3 hours through 2 days. Free Wind is the wind 3000 feet above ground level (AGL). Please note that the Free Wind output is usually directly from the Non-Hydrostatic Mesoscale Model (NMM) with little or no forecaster modification. |
| |
Coastal Forecast Field |
Forecast
Period |
West or Northwest
Swell Height (feet) and Direction
Non-Loop
Loop |
West or northwest swell height
(feet) and direction every 6 hours through 3 days. |
West
or Northwest
Swell Period (seconds) and Direction
Non-Loop
Loop |
North or northwest swell period
(seconds) and direction every 6 hours through 3 days. |
South
or Southwest
Swell Height (feet) and Direction
Non-Loop
Loop |
South or southwest swell
height (feet) and direction every 6 hours through 3 days. |
South
or Southwest
Swell Period (seconds) and Direction
Non-Loop
Loop |
South or southwest swell period
(seconds) and direction every 6 hours through 3 days. |
Total
Significant Wave Height (feet)
Non-Loop
Loop |
Total significant wave height
(feet) every 6 hours through 3 days. |
Wind direction and speed (knots)
Non-Loop
Loop |
Surface wind direction and
speed (knots) every 3 hours through 3 days. |
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