Coded Cities Forecast

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Coded Cities Forecast (CCF, FPUS43 KLMK)

The Coded Cities Forecast is a coded forecast that is routinely issued twice daily around 200 to 400 a.m. and 200 to 400 p.m. along with the Zone Forecast. It provides a detailed overview of the forecast for 14 periods, or the next seven days. The Coded Cities Forecast will have a different sequence depending upon the transmission time. The forecast takes the following format...

4:00am...
LLL D1D2 max/min max/min max FFP1P2P3
    D3D4D5D6D7 min/max min/max min/max min/max min P4P5P6P7P8P9P10P11P12P13P14

4:00pm...
LLL D1D2 min/max min/max min FFP1P2P3
    D3D4D5D6D7 max/min max/min max/min max/min max P4P5P6P7P8P9P10P11P12P13P14

A description of each part of the coded cities forecast follows...

LLL - Three-letter station identifier:

SDF	Louisville	CPV	Campbellsville	JAS	Jasper, IN
RRL	Rough River Lake	FFT	Frankfort	SCT	Scottsburg, IN
BWG	Bowling Green	LEX	Lexington

D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7 - One-word forecast which represents the predominate weather expected during the daylight hours for that day.

The following list gives the corresponding letters and weather elements.

A	Fair	J	Snow Showers	S	Snow
B	Partly Cloudy	K	Smoke	T	Thunderstorms
C	Cloudy	L	Drizzle	U	Sunny
D	Dust	M	Snow Showers	V	Clear
E	Mostly Cloudy	N	Windy	W	Rain Showers
F	Foggy	O	Rain or snow Mixed	X	Sleet
G	Very Hot or Hot/Humid	P	Blizzard	Y	Freezing Rain
H	Haze	Q	Blowing Snow	Z	Freezing Drizzle
I	Very Cold/Wind Chill	R	Rain

max/min or min/max - Temperatures (°F) are encoded with three digits. For example, 52°F is encoded 052, 112°F is encoded 112, 7°F is encoded 007. Temperatures below zero are preceded by the digit 9. For example, -15°F is encoded 915.

FF - The forecaster's identification number with digits 01 through 99.

P1P2P3 - Probability of Precipitation (POP) values for consecutive 12-hour periods through 7 days. If the probability of precipitation is 50% or grater, the corresponding one-word forecast for that day will normally be for the precipitation event. The value is coded as follows:

Percent	Code
near zero	0
5	-
10	1
20	2
30	3
...etc...
90	9
near 100	+

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FPUS43 KLMK 291906
CCFSDF

SDF BB 062/084 065/085 065 34021
    BBEBB 085/062 084/066 080/060 074/054 074 21333444222
RRL EB 060/084 063/085 065 34131
    BBEBB 085/063 085/067 080/061 075/055 075 21233444222
BWG EB 060/084 063/085 065 34131
    BBEBB 085/063 085/067 080/061 075/055 075 21233444222
CPV EB 060/082 063/085 065 34131
    BBEBB 085/063 083/067 080/061 075/055 075 21233444222
FFT BB 057/082 064/085 065 34021
    BBEBB 085/062 083/066 080/060 073/053 073 21333444222
LEX BB 059/082 064/085 065 34021
    BBEBB 085/062 083/066 080/060 073/053 073 21333444222
JAS BB 057/084 065/085 065 34021
    BBEBB 085/062 084/066 080/060 074/054 074 21333444222
SCT BB 058/084 065/085 065 34021
    BBEBB 085/062 084/066 080/060 074/054 074 21333444222=

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