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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
504 AM CST MON NOV 23 2009

TXZ076-232215-
BARNHART RAWS-CROCKETT TX
30.99N 101.16W ELEV. 2562 FT
504 AM CST MON NOV 23 2009

DATE             MON 11/23/09            TUE 11/24/09            WED 11/25/09
UTC 3HRLY     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3HRLY     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18

MAX/MIN                      75          43          58          29          65
TEMP             38 51 67 75 69 59 52 48 43 49 56 58 47 37 33 31 29 43 60 65 54
DEWPT            38 43 41 39 41 42 43 37 30 26 22 20 18 20 22 20 18 19 20 21 22
MIN/MAX RH                   35         100          27          64          18
RH              100 71 44 35 52 83100 76 57 42 29 27 37 52 61 61 63 38 22 18 28
WIND DIR          S  S  S SW  S SW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW  N NE  E SE
WIND SPD          3  7 14 10  5  0 10 11 11 12 12 10  5  4  3  3  2  2  3  3  4
WIND CHILL                               36
CLOUDS           CL FW CL CL FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)         1 13  5  5  6 12 65 58 49 40 31 21 11 12 12 13 15 14 13 14 15
POP 12HR                      0          10          10           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
OBVIS            PF
LAL               1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
MIX HGT          <1 <1  2  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5 <1
T WIND DIR        S  S  S SW  S  S SW NE  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW  N  N  N  S SE
T WIND SPD        6 17 21 20  9  9  9 25 23 25 24 23  6  4  5  6  4  1  2  2  4
SMOKE DISP       PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR


DATE               THU 11/26/09  FRI 11/27/09  SAT 11/28/09  SUN 11/29/09
UTC 6HRLY     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00
CST 6HRLY     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MIN/MAX            37    62      35    64      39    66      43    62
TEMP          41   37 59 52 38   35 60 54 42   39 62 57 46   43 59 55
DEWPT         21   23 27 29 27   29 26 31 38   36 41 46 45   43 43 39
MAX/MIN RH         61    22      67    23      79    30      76    35
RH            44   61 25 31 55   67 27 32 57   76 35 42 71   76 39 43
PWIND DIR          SE     S       S    SW      SW     W       W    NW
WIND CHAR         <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0     0       5     5       5     5       5    10

$$

TXZ139-232215-
COLEMAN RAWS-COLEMAN TX
31.51N  99.66W ELEV. 1452 FT
504 AM CST MON NOV 23 2009

DATE             MON 11/23/09            TUE 11/24/09            WED 11/25/09
UTC 3HRLY     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3HRLY     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18

MAX/MIN                      80          45          63          32          63
TEMP             40 55 72 80 74 62 54 49 46 49 59 63 54 41 39 36 33 38 57 63 54
DEWPT            38 43 45 43 43 43 43 39 35 31 26 25 24 25 26 24 22 23 23 24 24
MIN/MAX RH                   25          85          25          72          23
RH               89 83 45 25 36 67 85 74 65 50 30 25 34 53 59 64 69 55 30 24 33
WIND DIR          S  S  S  S  S  W  N  N  N NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W SW  S  S
WIND SPD          1  2 10 10  5  4  7 10  8 12 14 10  3  5  4  4  3  3  3  2  2
CLOUDS           CL CL CL CL CL FW B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)         1  2  5  5  5  6 80 62 58 43 27 18  9  8  8  9 10 10 11 12 14
POP 12HR                      0          10          10           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
OBVIS            PF
LAL               1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
MIX HGT          <1 <1  2  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4 <1
T WIND DIR        W SW  S SW  S  S  W  N  N  N NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW
T WIND SPD        4  3 17 21  9 10  5 21 23 20 25 24  5  5  5  6  6  5 10  8  2
SMOKE DISP       PR PR PR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR


DATE               THU 11/26/09  FRI 11/27/09  SAT 11/28/09  SUN 11/29/09
UTC 6HRLY     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00
CST 6HRLY     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MIN/MAX            32    62      37    66      39    67      45    65
TEMP          39   33 56 54 43   38 60 58 45   40 61 60 50   46 61 59
DEWPT         23   26 31 30 31   30 32 35 38   40 45 48 49   46 50 41
MAX/MIN RH         75    21      87    25      87    35      65    27
RH            53   69 28 31 64   84 33 33 54   81 44 45 62   62 32 35
PWIND DIR           S    SE       E     E       E    NE      NE     N
WIND CHAR         <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     15>   15>
AVG CLOUDS    FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0     0       5     5       5     5      10    20
RAIN SHWRS                                                      IS IS

$$

TXZ155-232215-
COLORADO BEND RAWS-SAN SABA TX
31.05N  98.50W ELEV. 1259 FT
504 AM CST MON NOV 23 2009

DATE             MON 11/23/09            TUE 11/24/09            WED 11/25/09
UTC 3HRLY     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3HRLY     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18

MAX/MIN                      74          47          63          37          66
TEMP             42 53 66 74 68 59 54 51 48 51 59 63 55 45 41 40 38 45 59 66 56
DEWPT            42 48 49 48 48 51 54 49 45 41 36 33 30 30 31 29 27 28 28 29 29
MIN/MAX RH                   42          96          35          67          27
RH               96 83 57 42 53 80 96 86 74 58 41 35 43 58 64 63 64 50 32 27 38
WIND DIR         NW  S  S  S  S  S  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N
WIND SPD          0  3  9 10  3  3  5  9  7 10 10  9  4  4  4  5  5  5  4  3  3
CLOUDS           CL FW CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)         1 14  5 16 27 52 85 85 82 61 40 24  9  8  8  8  8  8  9 12 15
POP 12HR                      0          20          10           5           0
QPF 12HR                      0        0.01           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                         IS IS
OBVIS            PF
LAL               1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
MIX HGT          <1 <1  2  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4 <1
T WIND DIR       SW SW  S  S  S  S  S NW  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N
T WIND SPD        5 12 17 19 11  9  9 11 26 24 24 23  6  6  8  8  8 14 18 12  3
SMOKE DISP       PR PR PR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR


DATE               THU 11/26/09  FRI 11/27/09  SAT 11/28/09  SUN 11/29/09
UTC 6HRLY     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00
CST 6HRLY     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MIN/MAX            37    65      39    65      41    66      44    66
TEMP          41   38 59 56 43   40 59 57 45   42 60 58 47   45 61 59
DEWPT         29   29 34 34 34   32 37 38 39   42 48 50 47   45 53 51
MAX/MIN RH         80    27      82    35      95    41      89    41
RH            64   74 33 39 68   76 42 47 76   88 47 56 83   86 49 51
PWIND DIR          NE     E       E     E      NE    NE      NE     N
WIND CHAR         <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC   SC SC B1 B1   B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0     5       5     5       5     5      10    20
RAIN SHWRS                                                      IS IS

$$

TXZ128-232215-
HAMBY RAWS-CALLAHAN TX
32.50N  99.62W ELEV. 1900 FT
504 AM CST MON NOV 23 2009

DATE             MON 11/23/09            TUE 11/24/09            WED 11/25/09
UTC 3HRLY     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3HRLY     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18

MAX/MIN                      76          40          62          32          61
TEMP             41 53 68 76 70 58 49 45 41 45 54 62 53 42 38 35 32 38 50 60 52
DEWPT            34 38 38 35 36 33 30 29 28 26 24 23 22 23 23 22 21 20 20 20 19
MIN/MAX RH                   26          68          21          61          22
RH               86 74 50 26 36 55 63 63 60 43 27 21 27 41 46 56 61 50 32 22 28
WIND DIR          S  S  S SW SW NW NW  N  N NW NW NW  N NW  W  W NW NW  N  N NE
WIND SPD          5  7 14 16  8 10 10  8  7 14 17 14  8  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4
WIND CHILL                                                       26
CLOUDS           CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)         1  2  5  5  5  7 44 27 38 28 18 12  7  7  7  8  9 10 12 13 15
POP 12HR                      0          10           5           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL               1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
MIX HGT          <1 <1  2  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4 <1
T WIND DIR        S  S SW SW  S  S  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W NW NW NW  N
T WIND SPD        5  6 21 23  6  9 10 12 10 20 26 26  6  4  5  6  6  5 10 10  2
SMOKE DISP       PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR


DATE               THU 11/26/09  FRI 11/27/09  SAT 11/28/09  SUN 11/29/09
UTC 6HRLY     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00
CST 6HRLY     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MIN/MAX            32    59      38    64      42    66      44    63
TEMP          38   32 49 53 42   38 55 57 46   42 57 59 48   44 56 57
DEWPT         22   24 27 26 29   26 29 34 38   39 41 45 45   44 42 37
MAX/MIN RH         66    24      67    25      70    28      73    35
RH            48   63 35 32 55   67 37 29 47   67 44 35 52   73 46 40
PWIND DIR          NE    NE      NE    NE       N     N       N     N
WIND CHAR         <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   15>     15>   15>
AVG CLOUDS    FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW SC SC SC   SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0     0       5     5       5     5      10    20
RAIN SHWRS                                                      IS IS

$$

TXZ170-232215-
MASON RAWS-MASON TX
30.74N  99.19W ELEV. 1463 FT
504 AM CST MON NOV 23 2009

DATE             MON 11/23/09            TUE 11/24/09            WED 11/25/09
UTC 3HRLY     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3HRLY     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18

MAX/MIN                      76          48          63          33          65
TEMP             40 53 68 76 70 60 54 51 49 53 61 63 52 43 40 37 34 44 61 65 53
DEWPT            40 46 48 47 47 50 52 47 43 38 34 31 28 29 29 27 26 27 27 28 28
MIN/MAX RH                   36          90          30          70          25
RH              100 77 55 36 48 72 90 83 74 51 34 30 43 55 62 67 69 47 29 26 41
WIND DIR          N  S  S  S  S SW  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NE  E
WIND SPD          1  1  9 10  3  3  3  8  9 11 12 10  4  5  4  3  3  3  3  3  3
CLOUDS           OV B2 FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)        90 82 12 22 31 45 86 84 80 59 38 24  9 10 10 11 12 12 12 13 13
POP 12HR                      0          20          10           5           0
QPF 12HR                      0        0.01           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                         IS IS
OBVIS            PF
LAL               1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
MIX HGT          <1 <1  2  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4 <1
T WIND DIR       SW  S  S  S  S  S SW NW  N  N  N NW NW  W NW NW NW NW  N  N NE
T WIND SPD        5 13 16 20 14  6  6 10 25 23 24 21  6  6  8  6  6  5 13  9  4
SMOKE DISP       PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR


DATE               THU 11/26/09  FRI 11/27/09  SAT 11/28/09  SUN 11/29/09
UTC 6HRLY     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00
CST 6HRLY     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MIN/MAX            32    65      36    67      39    67      45    66
TEMP          40   33 61 54 43   37 63 57 45   40 64 59 50   46 64 58
DEWPT         28   28 31 33 33   33 34 37 39   40 46 50 50   46 53 50
MAX/MIN RH         88    24     100    27     100    40      83    33
RH            64   88 29 40 73   96 34 42 68  100 46 58 77   79 38 45
PWIND DIR           E    SE      SE     E       E    NE      NE    NE
WIND CHAR         <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW SC SC   SC SC SC B1   B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0     5       5     5       5     5      10    20
RAIN SHWRS                                                      IS IS

$$

TXZ065-232215-
PAINT CREEK RAWS-COKE TX
31.91N 100.58W ELEV. 1854 FT
504 AM CST MON NOV 23 2009

DATE             MON 11/23/09            TUE 11/24/09            WED 11/25/09
UTC 3HRLY     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3HRLY     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18

MAX/MIN                      77          40          63          31          64
TEMP             41 53 69 77 71 58 49 44 41 46 59 63 53 43 36 35 32 40 58 64 55
DEWPT            35 40 35 32 31 33 35 31 27 24 20 19 17 19 21 19 17 17 17 17 17
MIN/MAX RH                   20          72          20          56          17
RH               89 68 36 20 26 50 72 62 57 43 23 20 27 40 50 50 54 41 22 17 24
WIND DIR          S  S  S SW  W  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW  W  W  W  W SW  S SE  E
WIND SPD          7  9 15 14  4 10  8  8  8 11 14 11  7  3  3  4  4  4  3  3  3
WIND CHILL                               35                      26
CLOUDS           CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)         1  2  5  5  5  6 50 36 37 28 20 14  9  8  8 10 11 13 14 14 15
POP 12HR                      0           5           5           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL               1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
MIX HGT          <1 <1  2  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4 <1
T WIND DIR       SW SW SW SW SW SW  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  E
T WIND SPD        5  9 23 21  6  8 12 13  9 16 26 24  6  5  5  5  6  4  8  5  3
SMOKE DISP       PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR


DATE               THU 11/26/09  FRI 11/27/09  SAT 11/28/09  SUN 11/29/09
UTC 6HRLY     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00
CST 6HRLY     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18

MIN/MAX            34    64      35    68      39    68      43    63
TEMP          39   35 58 55 40   36 62 59 44   40 62 61 47   44 59 57
DEWPT         20   23 25 25 26   28 26 31 38   38 39 45 45   44 45 36
MAX/MIN RH         62    18      63    20      74    25      68    31
RH            47   59 23 25 48   60 26 27 50   70 33 33 54   64 38 40
PWIND DIR           E    SE       E     E       E    NE      NE     N
WIND CHAR         <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0     0       5     5       5     5       5    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 GUST(MPH)......................20 FT. WIND GUST
WIND CHILL..........................WIND CHILL TEMPERATURE
HEAT INDX...........................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
       F+.............DENSE FOG
       H..............HAZE
       BS.............BLOWING SNOW
       K..............SMOKE
       BD.............BLOWING DUST
       AF.............VOLCANIC ASHFALL
LAL(CAT)............................LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL
HAINES(CAT).........................HAINES INDEX
10K WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS).......10000 FOOT WIND DIRECTION
10K WIND SPD(MPH)...................10000 FOOT WIND SPEED
MIX HGT(THOUSANDS OF FT AGL)........MIXING HEIGHT
     EXAMPLE: 6 = 6000 FEET; 12 = 12000 FEET; <1 = LESS THAN 1000 FEET
T WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS).........TRANSPORT WIND DIRECTION
T WIND SPD(MPH).....................TRANSPORT WIND SPEED
SMOKE DISP(CAT(KT-FT))...................SMOKE DISPERSION CATEGORY
     EXAMPLE: PR = POOR; FR = FAIR; GD = GOOD; VG = VERY GOOD; EX = EXCELLENT
FOSBERG.............................FOSBERG FIRE WEATHER INDEX
WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY...
     EXAMPLE: W = WARNING; Y = ADVISORY; A = WATCH
     IN EFFECT FOR THE INDICATED HOUR

DAY 4 THROUGH 7...
MAX/MIN TEMP OR MIN/MAX TEMP(F).....MAXIMUM/MINIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE
TEMP(F).............................AIR TEMPERATURE
DEWPT(F)............................DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
RH(%)...............................RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WIND SPD(MPH).......................20 FT. WIND SPEED
     EXAMPLE: <15 = LESS THAN 15 MPH; 15> = 15 MPH OR GREATER
AVE CLOUDS(CAT).....................AVERAGE CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION
WEATHER...
     SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS








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