132  
FOUS54 KMEG 240850  
PFWMEG  
 
FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN  
350 AM CDT THU JUL 24 2008  
 
MSZ002-242200-  
WINBORN NFDRS SITE-MARSHALL MS  
34.69N 89.30W  
350 AM CDT THU JUL 24 2008  
 
DATE THU 07/24/08 FRI 07/25/08 SAT 07/26/08  
UTC 3HRLY 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23  
CDT 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 91 73 93 74 94  
TEMP 67 76 85 90 89 81 75 74 74 81 89 92 91 84 78 76 75 82 90 93 92  
DEWPT 67 65 65 64 65 67 68 67 68 70 71 70 71 72 72 72 72 73 74 74 75  
MIN/MAX RH 42 84 49 91 54  
RH 100 69 51 42 45 64 80 79 83 70 54 49 52 68 82 85 90 73 58 54 57  
WIND DIR E SE SE E E SE S S S SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW W W SW  
WIND SPD 3 3 4 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 1 1 2 3 5 5 4  
HEAT INDEX 87 92 91 83 85 95 98 98 89 87100104103  
CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC  
CLOUDS(%) 22 45 45 50 50 50 50 45 45 50 50 50 50 55 55 50 50 50 50 50 50  
POP 12HR 10 10 30 20 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.06  
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS  
TSTMS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS  
MIXHGT M AGL 1651 2071 1705 0 1952 2046 1337 0 2177 2281  
MIXHGT FT AGL 5417 6796 5595 0 6405 6713 4385 0 7141 7484  
MIXHGT M MSL 1773 2193 1827 109 2075 2168 1458 86 2302 2403  
MIXHGT FT MSL 5817 7196 5995 359 6808 7113 4785 281 7552 7884  
TRANSWIND DIR S W E SE W W S S W W  
TWIND SPD MS 2 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 3 3  
TWIND SPD MPH 4 2 3 4 6 3 3 3 8 6  
VENT INDEX 4386 4144 4336 2982 7209  
CATEGORY DAY 2 2 3 2 3  
500M MIXHGT T 82 88 88 87 88 90 91 90 90 93  
500M TWND DIR SE S SE S W SW S W W W  
500M TWND M/S 2 0 2 4 3 1 2 3 2 3  
500M TWND MPH 4 1 4 10 6 3 5 8 5 6  
DISPERSION 11 11 2 3 23 18 3 2 30 25  
LASI 3 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 3 4  
STABILITY E A B F E B C F E B  
STAG INDEX 3 2 1 1 2  
 
DATE SUN 07/27/08 MON 07/28/08 TUE 07/29/08 WED 07/30/08  
UTC 6HRLY 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23  
CDT 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
 
MIN/MAX 73 96 74 98 75 95 73 93  
TEMP 79 74 92 94 79 75 93 96 81 76 92 93 81 74 88 91  
DEWPT 74 72 73 74 73 72 73 74 74 73 73 73 73 72 73 74  
MAX/MIN RH 95 50 92 47 91 51 96 55  
RH 84 95 54 52 83 92 52 49 79 91 54 52 77 96 61 57  
WIND DIR SW SW S SW SW W SW S  
WIND SPD 4 2 3 4 3 3 4 5  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 10 20 10 20  
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS  
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS  
 

 
 
ARZ027-242200-  
POINSETT NFDRS SITE-POINSETT AR  
35.53N 90.69W  
350 AM CDT THU JUL 24 2008  
 
DATE THU 07/24/08 FRI 07/25/08 SAT 07/26/08  
UTC 3HRLY 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23  
CDT 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 92 73 94 73 95  
TEMP 68 77 85 91 90 82 76 75 74 81 90 93 92 84 78 76 74 82 92 94 93  
DEWPT 67 64 63 62 63 66 67 67 68 70 70 69 70 71 71 71 71 72 72 72 72  
MIN/MAX RH 38 82 45 92 49  
RH 95 66 47 38 41 58 73 76 81 68 52 46 49 65 80 86 92 71 53 49 50  
WIND DIR E E SE SE SE SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW  
WIND SPD 3 4 5 4 4 3 2 1 1 3 5 6 6 3 2 2 3 4 6 6 5  
HEAT INDEX 86 92 91 84 85 96 99 98 89 87100104102  
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC  
CLOUDS(%) 28 45 45 50 50 50 50 45 45 50 50 50 50 55 55 50 50 50 50 50 50  
POP 12HR 10 10 30 20 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS  
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS  
MIXHGT M AGL 1666 2374 1741 0 2089 2488 1730 0 848 1628  
MIXHGT FT AGL 5467 7788 5712 0 6852 8164 5676 0 2782 5341  
MIXHGT M MSL 1760 2465 1840 53 2187 2590 1833 64 944 1724  
MIXHGT FT MSL 5775 8086 6035 174 7175 8496 6013 209 3097 5654  
TRANSWIND DIR E E SE SE SW SW SW SW SW W  
TWIND SPD MS 2 0 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 3  
TWIND SPD MPH 5 1 4 5 8 8 6 4 5 6  
VENT INDEX 4930 4364 7770 6546 5172  
CATEGORY DAY 3 3 4 3 3  
500M MIXHGT T 83 89 91 90 90 93 93 91 92 94  
500M TWND DIR E E SE S W SW SW SW SW SW  
500M TWND M/S 4 2 4 6 4 4 5 6 4 2  
500M TWND MPH 9 4 9 13 9 9 12 13 9 5  
DISPERSION 15 10 4 3 25 29 12 4 17 22  
LASI 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4  
STABILITY E B B F E B C F E B  
STAG INDEX 3 0 2 2 3  
 
DATE SUN 07/27/08 MON 07/28/08 TUE 07/29/08 WED 07/30/08  
UTC 6HRLY 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23  
CDT 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
 
MIN/MAX 71 99 72 99 74 97 73 94  
TEMP 78 72 93 97 79 73 93 97 80 75 94 95 81 74 89 92  
DEWPT 71 70 69 68 69 69 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 71 72  
MAX/MIN RH 91 39 88 40 86 44 90 50  
RH 78 91 45 40 72 88 46 42 73 86 47 45 70 90 56 53  
WIND DIR W S S SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND SPD 3 3 6 4 4 5 5 6  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 10 20 10 20  
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS  
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS  
 

 
 
TNZ022-242200-  
CAMDEN TOWER NFDRS SITE-BENTON TN  
36.07N 88.17W  
350 AM CDT THU JUL 24 2008  
 
DATE THU 07/24/08 FRI 07/25/08 SAT 07/26/08  
UTC 3HRLY 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23  
CDT 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 89 64 91 72 92  
TEMP 64 74 84 88 87 78 71 68 65 74 84 90 89 80 73 73 73 80 89 91 90  
DEWPT 62 60 59 58 59 61 61 60 62 65 67 67 69 70 70 70 70 72 73 74 74  
MIN/MAX RH 36 92 48 93 57  
RH 93 62 43 36 40 56 70 77 90 76 57 48 52 72 90 90 92 75 60 57 59  
WIND DIR E E E NE NE E SE S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW W W SW  
WIND SPD 4 3 4 2 2 2 1 1 0 2 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 5 5 4  
HEAT INDEX 86 94 93 80 84 98101 99  
CLOUDS CL SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC  
CLOUDS(%) 3 45 45 50 50 50 50 45 45 50 50 50 50 55 55 50 50 50 50 50 50  
POP 12HR 10 10 30 40 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.05 0.05 0.21  
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS  
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS  
MIXHGT M AGL 1376 1588 1240 0 1054 1867 896 0 2136 2734  
MIXHGT FT AGL 4514 5209 4067 0 3459 6126 2940 0 7007 8971  
MIXHGT M MSL 1534 1742 1394 64 1213 2021 1050 76 2293 2891  
MIXHGT FT MSL 5034 5714 4572 210 3980 6631 3445 249 7524 9484  
TRANSWIND DIR E E SE SE E W S S SW SW  
TWIND SPD MS 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 3  
TWIND SPD MPH 4 2 4 4 3 4 3 4 8 6  
VENT INDEX 3484 3206 4042 2868 8673  
CATEGORY DAY 2 2 2 2 4  
500M MIXHGT T 78 83 84 85 85 88 88 88 89 93  
500M TWND DIR E E SE S S SW SW SW W SW  
500M TWND M/S 4 1 2 2 0 3 3 5 4 3  
500M TWND MPH 10 3 5 5 1 6 6 11 9 8  
DISPERSION 14 12 2 4 4 15 4 3 26 27  
LASI 5 6 5 4 3 4 4 3 3 4  
STABILITY E A B F E A C F E B  
STAG INDEX 3 3 2 1 1  
 
DATE SUN 07/27/08 MON 07/28/08 TUE 07/29/08 WED 07/30/08  
UTC 6HRLY 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23  
CDT 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
 
MIN/MAX 71 96 70 95 73 95 72 92  
TEMP 76 72 92 94 77 71 90 93 77 74 92 93 80 73 88 90  
DEWPT 73 72 73 74 72 70 71 73 73 72 73 74 73 72 73 73  
MAX/MIN RH 100 50 97 50 95 52 97 55  
RH 90 100 55 53 85 97 55 53 88 95 55 55 81 97 60 58  
WIND DIR SW NW SE SW E SW SW SW  
WIND SPD 2 1 5 5 3 4 3 6  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 10 20 10 20  
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS  
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS  
 

 
 
TNZ053-242200-  
CHICKASAW STATE FOREST NFDRS SITE-CHESTER TN  
35.37N 88.83W  
350 AM CDT THU JUL 24 2008  
 
DATE THU 07/24/08 FRI 07/25/08 SAT 07/26/08  
UTC 3HRLY 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23  
CDT 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 89 68 91 73 94  
TEMP 64 74 84 88 87 78 71 70 69 76 85 90 89 81 75 75 74 81 90 93 92  
DEWPT 64 62 62 61 63 65 64 63 64 67 69 69 71 71 71 71 72 73 74 74 74  
MIN/MAX RH 40 86 50 95 54  
RH 99 67 48 41 45 65 79 79 85 74 59 50 55 72 88 90 94 75 59 54 56  
WIND DIR E E SE NE NE E SE S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW W W SW  
WIND SPD 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 2 4 4 4 3 2 2 3 4 5 5 4  
HEAT INDEX 84 88 88 89 95 95 85 86 99104102  
CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC  
CLOUDS(%) 10 45 45 50 50 50 50 45 45 50 50 50 50 55 55 50 50 50 50 50 50  
POP 12HR 10 10 30 30 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.11  
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS  
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS  
MIXHGT M AGL 1497 1960 1429 0 1368 1701 892 0 2123 2310  
MIXHGT FT AGL 4910 6430 4689 0 4487 5579 2926 0 6966 7578  
MIXHGT M MSL 1644 2108 1583 72 1524 1837 1034 77 2260 2444  
MIXHGT FT MSL 5392 6916 5192 235 4998 6026 3392 252 7414 8018  
TRANSWIND DIR E N E SE S SW S S W W  
TWIND SPD MS 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 3 3  
TWIND SPD MPH 5 3 3 4 4 3 3 4 8 8  
VENT INDEX 4216 3712 3674 2132 7332  
CATEGORY DAY 3 2 2 1 4  
500M MIXHGT T 81 86 86 87 87 88 89 89 89 92  
500M TWND DIR E NE E S S S S SW W W  
500M TWND M/S 4 1 3 4 3 2 3 5 3 4  
500M TWND MPH 10 3 6 10 6 4 8 12 8 9  
DISPERSION 13 12 2 3 12 9 2 2 28 29  
LASI 5 5 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 4  
STABILITY E A B F E B C F E B  
STAG INDEX 3 2 2 2 1  
 
DATE SUN 07/27/08 MON 07/28/08 TUE 07/29/08 WED 07/30/08  
UTC 6HRLY 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23  
CDT 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
 
MIN/MAX 72 97 70 97 73 96 73 92  
TEMP 78 73 93 95 78 71 91 95 78 74 92 94 81 74 88 90  
DEWPT 74 73 74 76 74 71 72 75 74 74 74 75 74 73 73 74  
MAX/MIN RH 100 51 99 49 99 52 99 56  
RH 86 100 55 55 88 99 55 53 88 99 56 54 81 99 61 59  
WIND DIR S SW S SW SW W SW SW  
WIND SPD 4 1 5 4 3 3 4 7  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 10 20 10 20  
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS  
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS  
 

 
 
ARZ049-242200-  
ST FRANCIS SITE-LEE AR  
34.76N 90.72W  
350 AM CDT THU JUL 24 2008  
 
DATE THU 07/24/08 FRI 07/25/08 SAT 07/26/08  
UTC 3HRLY 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23  
CDT 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 92 75 93 76 94  
TEMP 72 80 88 91 90 83 78 77 76 82 90 92 91 85 80 78 77 84 92 93 92  
DEWPT 69 68 67 66 67 68 68 68 69 71 71 70 71 72 71 71 71 72 73 73 73  
MIN/MAX RH 44 81 49 84 53  
RH 91 66 51 44 47 60 71 74 80 69 54 49 51 65 77 79 84 68 55 53 54  
WIND DIR NE SE S S SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W W SW  
WIND SPD 2 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 1 3 4 5 5 3 2 2 3 4 5 5 4  
HEAT INDEX 80 91 94 94 86 87 96 99 98 90 80 89101103102  
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC  
CLOUDS(%) 41 45 45 50 50 50 50 45 45 50 50 50 50 55 55 50 50 50 50 50 50  
POP 12HR 10 10 30 20 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS  
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS  
MIXHGT M AGL 1658 2601 2154 2 1987 2511 1723 0 2366 2638  
MIXHGT FT AGL 5438 8534 7067 5 6519 8238 5652 0 7763 8656  
MIXHGT M MSL 1735 2679 2232 80 2065 2589 1801 69 2445 2716  
MIXHGT FT MSL 5693 8790 7323 261 6775 8494 5908 228 8021 8912  
TRANSWIND DIR SE W SE S W SW SW S W W  
TWIND SPD MS 3 1 2 2 4 3 2 1 4 3  
TWIND SPD MPH 6 2 4 5 9 8 5 3 9 8  
VENT INDEX 5358 5092 10356 4364 10864  
CATEGORY DAY 3 3 4 3 4  
500M MIXHGT T 84 91 92 91 88 93 93 92 93 95  
500M TWND DIR E E SE SW W W SW SW W W  
500M TWND M/S 3 1 3 6 6 4 4 5 5 3  
500M TWND MPH 8 2 8 14 14 9 10 12 11 8  
DISPERSION 10 7 3 3 28 29 6 2 36 26  
LASI 3 4 4 3 3 4 5 4 4 4  
STABILITY E A B F E B C F E B  
STAG INDEX 3 2 2 2 1  
 
DATE SUN 07/27/08 MON 07/28/08 TUE 07/29/08 WED 07/30/08  
UTC 6HRLY 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23  
CDT 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
 
MIN/MAX 74 99 74 99 75 97 75 94  
TEMP 80 75 95 97 80 75 94 97 81 76 93 95 82 76 90 92  
DEWPT 72 71 71 72 71 71 71 72 72 71 72 72 72 73 73 73  
MAX/MIN RH 86 42 87 43 86 46 90 52  
RH 78 86 47 45 74 87 48 45 74 86 50 47 72 90 58 54  
WIND DIR SW S S SW SW SW SW S  
WIND SPD 3 2 4 4 4 4 5 6  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 10 20 10 20  
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS  
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS  
 

 
 
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  
MIXHGT M AGL........................MIXING HEIGHT IN METERS ABOVE GROUND LEVEL  
MIXHGT FT AGL.......................MIXING HEIGHT IN FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL  
MIXHGT M MSL........................MIXING HEIGHT IN METERS MEAN SEA LEVEL  
MIXHGT FT MSL.......................MIXING HEIGHT IN FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL  
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  
DISPERSION..........................DISPERSION INDEX FOR SMOKE DISPERSION  
EXAMPLE: 1-6 = VERY POOR; 7-12 = POOR; 13-20 = GENERALLY POOR  
21-40 = FAIR; 41-60 = GENERALLY GOOD; 61-100 = GOOD  
101+ = EXCELLENT  
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  
 
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 DIR (8 POINT COMPASS)..........20 FT. WIND DIRECTION  
WIND SPD (MPH)......................20 FT. WIND SPEED  
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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