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Winborn Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrix


MSZ002-051000-
WINBORN NFDRS SITE-MARSHALL MS
34.69N  89.30W ELEV. 500 FT
239 PM CDT THU SEP 4 2008

DATE           09/04/08      FRI 09/05/08            SAT 09/06/08            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                      68          82          63          86          61
TEMP          80 77 73 72 70 69 74 80 81 77 70 68 65 64 72 82 85 79 72 69 65 62
DEWPT         72 71 69 68 66 65 67 69 69 68 67 64 63 62 64 64 64 65 63 61 61 60
MAX/MIN RH                   91          65          94          49          94
RH            76 81 88 87 89 89 77 68 65 72 88 87 91 94 78 55 49 62 75 77 87 94
WIND DIR       S SW SW SW NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE  E
WIND SPD      10  6  3  2  0  2  3  4  5  3  2  3  2  2  3  4  5  3  2  1  1  0
HEAT INDEX    80                   83 84                   84 86
CLOUDS        OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     88 85 85 75 75 70 70 55 55 45 45 45 45 45 45 40 40 35 35 45 45 40
POP 12HR                     30          30          10          10          10
QPF 12HR                   0.07           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
MIXHGT M AGL          556   282  1207  1275   273     0  1339  1390   608     0
MIXHGT FT AGL        1823   925  3961  4183   895     0  4393  4560  1995     0
MIXHGT M MSL          678   404  1329  1397   395    98  1461  1512   725    77
MIXHGT FT MSL        2223  1325  4361  4583  1297   322  4793  4960  2380   252
TRANSWIND DIR           W     W     W    NW     N     N     N     N    NW     N
TWIND SPD MS            4     2     1     4     4     2     4     4     2     2
TWIND SPD MPH          10     4     3     9     9     5    10     9     4     4
VENT INDEX                 3288        4191        2232        6048        2098
CATEGORY DAY                  2           2           2           3           2
500M MIXHGT T          75    70    71    75    74    74    76    81    81    79
500M TWND DIR           W     W    NW    NW     N    NE     N     N     N    NE
500M TWND M/S           7     3     1     5     7     8     5     4     4     4
500M TWND MPH          16     8     2    12    17    19    12     9     9     9
DISPERSION             14     8    12    10     8     5    34    23     3     4
LASI                    2     2     2     3     3     3     3     5     5     4
STABILITY               D     E     B     C     F     E     A     C     F     E
STAG INDEX                    1           3           2           3           3


DATE            09/07  MON 09/08/08    TUE 09/09/08    WED 09/10/08    THU 09/11/08
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            90      64      92      66      87      65      88      65      88
TEMP           87  81  69  65  87  85  71  67  82  81  71  66  83  81  71  66  83  82
DEWPT          63  65  64  64  65  67  65  64  64  64  62  60  61  62  62  62  64  66
MIN/MAX RH         42     100      43      92      47      82      42      86      47
RH             45  58  84  95  48  55  84  91  54  55  73  82  48  52  73  86  52  59
WIND DIR           NE       E      SW      NW       N      NE      NE       E       S
WIND SPD            2       3       3       3       6       4       4       4       3
AVG CLOUDS     SC  SC  SC  SC  SC  SC  SC  B1  B1  B1  B1  SC  SC  SC  SC  SC  SC  SC
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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