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Camden Tower Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrix


TNZ022-062200-
CAMDEN TOWER NFDRS SITE-BENTON TN
36.07N  88.17W ELEV. 512 FT
508 AM CDT SAT SEP 6 2008

DATE             SAT 09/06/08            SUN 09/07/08            MON 09/08/08
UTC 3HRLY     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN                      80          59          86          62          89
TEMP             64 71 79 80 77 70 67 63 61 73 82 86 80 71 68 66 64 78 86 89 83
DEWPT            62 61 61 61 61 59 58 57 56 59 61 63 64 63 62 61 61 63 65 65 65
MIN/MAX RH                   50          89          45          91          44
RH               94 72 53 52 58 69 72 79 83 60 50 46 59 74 79 85 89 60 49 45 55
WIND DIR          N  N  N  N NW  N  N NE NE NE  N  N NE NE  E  E  E SE  S  S  S
WIND SPD          3  5  5  4  3  2  1  0  0  2  3  3  1  1  1  0  0  3  5  4  2
HEAT INDEX                81                   82 86 80                87 91 85
CLOUDS           B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)        83 71 59 44 29 29 40 40 45 45 60 60 30 30 30 30 35 35 60 60 63
POP 12HR                      5           5           5          10          10
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                                                                   IS
TSTMS                                                                        IS
MIXHGT M AGL         1564  1656   762     0  1676  2180   861     0  1888  2175
MIXHGT FT AGL        5130  5433  2501     0  5499  7153  2824     0  6193  7136
MIXHGT M MSL         1718  1810   899    59  1830  2334   992    60  2042  2329
MIXHGT FT MSL        5635  5938  2950   193  6004  7658  3254   197  6698  7641
TRANSWIND DIR           N     N     N     N     N     N    NE    NE     E    SE
TWIND SPD MS            4     4     2     2     1     3     1     2     3     3
TWIND SPD MPH          10    10     5     4     3     6     3     4     6     6
VENT INDEX                 7240        2620        4668        2990        6987
CATEGORY DAY                  4           2           3           2           3
500M MIXHGT T          76    82    79    77    79    87    86    84    83    90
500M TWND DIR           N     N    NE    NE    SE     N     E     E     E    SE
500M TWND M/S           5     4     6     3     1     2     2     3     5     3
500M TWND MPH          12    10    14     8     3     5     5     8    11     8
DISPERSION             34    23     5     4    25    20     3     4    25    13
LASI                    3     4     5     4     4     5     5     4     5     6
STABILITY               B     C     F     E     A     B     F     E     A     C
STAG INDEX                    3           3           3           3


DATE           TUE 09/09/08    WED 09/10/08    THU 09/11/08    FRI 09/12/08
UTC 6HRLY      06  12  18  00  06  12  18  00  06  12  18  00  06  12  18  00
CDT 6HRLY      01  07  13  19  01  07  13  19  01  07  13  19  01  07  13  19

MIN/MAX            64      84      61      84      63      87      64      83
TEMP           69  65  81  77  68  62  80  77  67  64  80  79  70  69  82  79
DEWPT          63  61  64  64  61  60  63  65  63  62  66  67  65  63  66  66
MAX/MIN RH         86      48      86      47      88      52      85      51
RH             81  88  57  65  80  93  56  66  86  93  61  67  83  82  59  66
WIND DIR            W       N      NE      NE       E       S       S      SW
WIND SPD            3       6       5       4       4       5       5       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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