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MONROE NFDRS SITE Point Forecast Matrix


MSZ024-151000-
MONROE NFDRS SITE-MONROE MS
33.87N  88.48W ELEV. 225 FT
256 PM CDT THU MAY 14 2009

DATE           05/14/09      FRI 05/15/09            SAT 05/16/09            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                      67          86          68          83          62
TEMP          82 80 73 71 69 68 77 82 85 83 75 73 70 69 78 82 82 77 72 69 65 63
DEWPT         69 69 69 69 69 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 69 70 67 65 64 63
MAX/MIN RH                  100          56          97          62         100
RH            64 69 88 95 99100 74 62 56 60 78 85 92 97 70 62 63 77 85 87 95 99
WIND DIR       S  S  S SE SE  S  S SW  S SE SE SE  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W NW  N
WIND SPD       5  3  2  2  2  2  3  4  3  3  2  2  3  3  4  4  3  2  1  1  6 11
HEAT INDEX    86 84                85 89 86                85 86
CLOUDS        B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2
CLOUDS(%)     65 50 50 70 70 70 65 65 65 60 60 60 60 65 65 75 75 90 90 90 90 75
POP 12HR                     10          40          10          80          70
QPF 12HR                      0        0.11           0        0.26        0.25
RAIN SHWRS    SC             SC SC SC SC             NM NM NM NM NM NM NM NM SC
TSTMS         SC             SC SC SC SC             NM NM NM NM NM NM NM NM SC
MIXHGT M AGL         1471   127  1285  1275   450    36  1834  1238   728   496
MIXHGT FT AGL        4825   417  4217  4182  1478   118  6018  4062  2388  1627
MIXHGT M MSL         1537   193  1351  1341   516   102  1900  1304   794   562
MIXHGT FT MSL        5041   633  4434  4398  1694   334  6234  4279  2605  1844
TRANSWIND DIR           S     S     S     S    SE    SE    SW    SW     E     N
TWIND SPD MS            3     2     4     2     2     1     2     2     1     9
TWIND SPD MPH           6     5     9     5     4     3     5     4     3    20
VENT INDEX                 3490        4053        1524        5700        5515
CATEGORY DAY                  3           3           1           3           3
500M MIXHGT T          83    80    79    79    81    80    80    79    78    68
500M TWND DIR           S     S     S    SW    SE     S     S     S     E     N
500M TWND M/S           5     6     3     1     5     5     3     2     2     9
500M TWND MPH          11    13     8     3    11    11     6     4     4    20
DISPERSION              3     7    31    15     3     4    19    19     4    39
LASI                    4     4     4     4     4     3     3     3     3     2
STABILITY               C     F     E     B     C     F     D     B     C     D
STAG INDEX                    0           2           1           1           0


DATE            05/17  MON 05/18/09    TUE 05/19/09    WED 05/20/09    THU 05/21/09
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            74      51      76      54      80      62      85      64      87
TEMP           74  72  61  52  72  73  59  55  74  77  65  63  81  81  69  65  83  83
DEWPT          60  51  45  47  47  48  47  51  53  55  57  57  57  57  57  61  63  64
MIN/MAX RH         48      82      37      88      42      80      39      87      47
RH             61  48  55  82  40  41  64  88  49  46  74  80  44  43  65  87  52  52
WIND DIR            N      NE      NE      NE      NE      NE      NE       E       E
WIND SPD            9       7       7       4       5       4       5       4       6
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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