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Dyersburg NFDRS SITE Point Forecast Matrix


TNZ019-261000-
DYERSBURG RAWS NFDRS SITE-DYERSBURG TN
35.99N  89.41W ELEV. 208 FT
317 PM CDT THU SEP 25 2008

DATE           09/25/08      FRI 09/26/08            SAT 09/27/08            SUN
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                      50          84          50          83          54
TEMP          84 81 71 65 57 51 73 81 83 80 68 63 56 51 66 77 82 74 63 60 58 55
DEWPT         40 42 48 48 46 45 46 43 41 42 47 46 45 46 52 51 50 51 51 50 50 49
MAX/MIN RH                   79          23          83          33          80
RH            21 25 45 54 67 79 39 27 23 27 47 54 67 83 60 41 33 45 63 70 74 80
WIND DIR      NE NE  N  N  N  N NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE
WIND SPD       9  6  2  2  2  2  9 11 11  5  2  2  2  2  6 11 10  5  2  2  1  2
HEAT INDEX                               80
CLOUDS        FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)     15  4  4  4  4 15 15 26 26 20 20 20 20 40 40 40 40 30 30 15 15 35
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           5
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIXHGT M AGL            0     0  1804  2226     0     0  1894  2123     0     0
MIXHGT FT AGL           0     0  5918  7303     0     0  6213  6964     0     0
MIXHGT M MSL           33    29  1894  2318    39    36  1984  2213    45    47
MIXHGT FT MSL         107    96  6213  7606   127   117  6508  7262   146   153
TRANSWIND DIR           N     N    NE    NE     N    NW     N     N     N     N
TWIND SPD MS            3     3     7     6     2     2     7     5     2     1
TWIND SPD MPH           6     6    17    13     5     5    16    12     4     2
VENT INDEX                  177       16226         183       13278         152
CATEGORY DAY                  1           5           1           4           1
500M MIXHGT T          82    77    75    81    79    77    78    82    79    77
500M TWND DIR          NE    NE    NE    NE    NE     N     N     N     N    NE
500M TWND M/S          10     9     7     7     8     6     7     6     6     3
500M TWND MPH          23    20    16    16    18    14    16    13    14     6
DISPERSION              3     6    55    54     3     5    50    48     3     2
LASI                    6     5     5     6     5     5     5     5     5     5
STABILITY               C     F     E     C     C     F     E     C     C     F
STAG INDEX                    0           2           2           2           3


DATE            09/28  MON 09/29/08    TUE 09/30/08    WED 10/01/08    THU 10/02/08
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            85      57      84      60      79      56      74      52      74
TEMP           79  76  63  58  79  76  65  61  77  73  62  57  72  71  61  53  72  71
DEWPT          52  56  54  53  55  57  56  55  56  57  55  53  53  52  50  48  50  52
MIN/MAX RH         36      83      40      81      47      88      48      84      45
RH             39  50  75  83  44  52  74  81  48  57  78  87  50  51  67  84  45  51
WIND DIR            N       N       N      NE       N       N       N      NE       N
WIND SPD            4       2       3       2       3       3       4       4       6
AVG CLOUDS     SC  SC  SC  SC  B1  B1  SC  SC  B1  B1  SC  SC  B1  B1  FW  FW  SC  SC
POP 12HR            5      10      10      10      20      10      10      10      10
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 (F)......................WIND CHILL TEMPERATURE
HEAT INDEX (F)......................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
       +PF............PATCHY DENSE FOG
       F+.............DENSE FOG
       H..............HAZE
       BS.............BLOWING SNOW
       K..............SMOKE
       BD.............BLOWING DUST
MIXING HGT M (AGL)..................MIXING HEIGHT IN METERS
MIXING HGT FT (AGL).................MIXING HEIGHT IN FEET
TRANSWIND DIR (8 POINT COMPASS).....TRANSPORT WIND DIRECTION
TWIND SPD MS (M/S)..................TRANSPORT WIND SPEED IN METERS PER SECOND
TWIND SPD MPH (MPH).................TRANSPORT WIND SPEED IN MILES PER HOUR
VENT INDEX (M2/S)...................VENT INDEX IN METERS SQUARED PER SECOND
CATEGORY DAY........................CATEGORY DAY BASED ON VENT INDEX
     EXAMPLE: 1 = <2000; 2 = >=2000 AND <4000; 3 = >=4000 AND <8000;
              4 = >=8000 AND <16000; 5 = >=16000
500M MIXHGT T (F)...................SURFACE TEMPERATURE NEEDED TO CREATE MIXING
                                    UP TO 500 METERS ABOVE THE GROUND
500M TWND DIR (8 POINT COMPASS).....TRANSPORT WIND DIRECTION AT 500 METERS AGL
500M TWND M/S.......................TRANSPORT WIND AT 500 METERS AGL IN M/S
500M TWND MPH.......................TRANSPORT WIND AT 500 METERS AGL IN MPH
LASI (SAME AS HAINES INDEX).........LOWER ATMOSPHERIC SEVERITY INDEX
                                    MEASURES FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL
     EXAMPLE: 1-3 = VERY LOW; 4 = LOW; 5 = MODERATE; 6 = HIGH
STABILITY...........................STABILITY CLASS
     EXAMPLE: A = VERY UNSTABLE; B = MODERATELY UNSTABLE; C = SLIGHTLY UNSTABLE
              D = NEUTRAL; E = SLIGHTLY STABLE; F = MODERATELY STABLE
              G = VERY STABLE
STAG INDEX..........................STAGNATION INDEX
     EXAMPLE: 0 = WINDS >= 10 MPH; 1 = WINDS <= 10 MPH WITH RAIN
              2 = DRY WITH DECENT WINDS
              3 = DRY WITH LIGHT WINDS AND STAGNATE CONDITIONS
WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY...
     EXAMPLE: W = WARNING; Y = ADVISORY; A = WATCH
     IN EFFECT FOR THE INDICATED HOUR


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