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Winborn Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrix


MSZ002-151000-
WINBORN NFDRS SITE-MARSHALL MS
34.69N  89.30W ELEV. 500 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          85          69          82          59
TEMP          81 80 74 71 69 68 77 81 84 82 75 73 71 70 79 82 81 76 71 67 63 60
DEWPT         69 69 69 69 69 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 67 64 61 60 59
MAX/MIN RH                  100          58          93          61          99
RH            66 71 86 93 99100 76 64 58 62 78 85 90 93 68 62 63 74 80 81 91 98
WIND DIR      SW  W  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W NW  N  N  N
WIND SPD       4  2  2  2  2  3  5  6  6  5  4  3  3  4  4  4  2  2  4  9 10 11
HEAT INDEX    85 80                84 87 85                85 84
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        0.12           0        0.41        0.23
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          834    34  1504  1112   493     0  1886  1829   536   473
MIXHGT FT AGL        2735   112  4933  3647  1619     0  6187  6000  1758  1553
MIXHGT M MSL          957   156  1626  1234   617   110  2008  1951   658   595
MIXHGT FT MSL        3140   512  5333  4047  2024   360  6587  6400  2158  1953
TRANSWIND DIR          SE    SE    SW     S     S     S    SW     W    NE    NE
TWIND SPD MS            2     3     6     5     4     1     2     3     9    11
TWIND SPD MPH           5     6    13    11     9     3     5     6    21    25
VENT INDEX                 4146        8130        2394        4016        6580
CATEGORY DAY                  2           4           2           3           3
500M MIXHGT T          82    81    78    77    78    80    80    78    69    58
500M TWND DIR          SE     S    SW     S     S    SW    SW     W    NE    NE
500M TWND M/S           4     7     5     4     6     6     3     3    10    12
500M TWND MPH          10    16    12    10    14    14     8     6    23    28
DISPERSION              3     9    40    35     7     4    11    11    34    47
LASI                    4     3     3     4     4     4     4     4     2     2
STABILITY               C     F     D     B     C     F     D     B     C     D
STAG INDEX                    0           0           0           0           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            73      49      76      52      79      60      84      64      86
TEMP           73  71  59  50  72  73  58  53  73  76  63  61  79  80  67  65  83  82
DEWPT          56  49  45  46  46  48  51  52  54  56  58  58  58  59  59  61  62  64
MIN/MAX RH         46      87      37      95      44      90      43      87      48
RH             56  46  60  87  40  41  76  95  51  49  84  90  48  48  74  87  50  55
WIND DIR            N      NE      NE      NE      NE      NE      NE      NE      NE
WIND SPD           11       8       8       4       3       4       3       4       4
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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