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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
141 AM PST WED FEB 10 2010
NVZ464-110015-
KYLE CANYON-CLARK NV
36.27N 115.60W ELEV. (AVERAGE OVER 2.5KM GRID BOX): 6819 FT
141 AM PST WED FEB 10 2010
DATE WED 02/10/10 THU 02/11/10 FRI 02/12/10
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
PST 3HRLY 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
MAX/MIN 40 23 42 29 47
TEMP 22 23 39 40 33 26 25 24 23 24 41 42 37 32 31 30 29 30 46 47 40
DEWPT 14 16 24 28 29 25 13 8 9 13 17 21 26 25 18 15 15 17 25 29 30
MAX/MIN RH 55 96 37 79 44
RH 71 74 54 62 85 96 60 50 54 62 37 43 64 75 58 53 55 58 43 49 67
WIND DIR N NW NW N NW NW NW W W W W W SW SW W W SW SW W W NW
WIND SPD 2 2 3 2 4 4 3 3 4 5 3 4 2 2 1 1 4 4 2 2 1
CLOUDS OV OV B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 92 92 68 68 28 28 28 28 30 30 30 30 32 32 32 32 31 31 31 31 30
POP 12HR 60 5 5 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
10K WIND DIR SE SE E E N N N N NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W NW
10K WIND SPD 14 14 9 9 10 10 10 10 11 11 13 13 11 11 10 10 10 10 9 9 12
MIX HGT 2 2 3 2 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 1
TRANSWND DIR E E E E N N NW NW NW W NW W W W W SW W W W W NW
TRANSWND SPD 9 10 12 6 4 4 6 4 4 5 3 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 3 5
VENTILATION MR MR FR MR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
DATE SAT 02/13/10 SUN 02/14/10 MON 02/15/10 TUE 02/16/10
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
PST 6HRLY 22 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04 10 16
MIN/MAX 29 52 29 54 31 55 35 51
TEMP 31 29 50 43 32 29 53 45 34 31 53 47 38 35 50 42
DEWPT 15 11 21 28 11 7 19 29 12 7 17 26 14 10 17 28
RH 51 46 31 55 41 39 26 53 39 36 24 43 37 35 27 57
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
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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 HUMDITY
RH(%)...............................RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS)...........WIND DIRECTION
WIND SPD(MPH).......................WIND SPEED
CLOUDS(CAT).........................CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
EXAMPLE: CL = CLEAR; FW = FEW; SC = SCATTERED; B1 OR B2 = BROKEN; OV = OVERCAST
CLOUDS(%)...........................CLOUD COVER AS A PERCENTAGE
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION
WEATHER...
TYPE...
RAIN...........RAIN
RAIN SHWRS.....RAIN SHOWERS
TSTMS..........THUNDERSTORMS
DRIZZLE........DRIZZLE
SNOW...........SNOW
SNOWSHWRS......SNOW SHOWERS
SLEET..........SLEET
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
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 FOOT
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; MR = MARGINAL; FR = FAIR;
GD = GOOD; VG = VERY GOOD; EX = EXCELLENT
CRTCL FWX POT........................CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL
EXAMPLE: U = UNLIKELY; P = POSSIBLE; L = LIKELY; S = SEVERE
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).......................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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