Snow Avalanche Guidance Issued by NWS Riverton, WY
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FWUS45 KRIW 100907
SAGRIW
FORECAST FOR BRIDGER-TETON NATIONAL FOREST AVALANCHE CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
207 AM MST WED FEB 10 2010
.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION
THIS AFTERNOON IN NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING
INCREASING CLOUDS TO THE REGION THIS MORNING AND PERIODS OF LIGHT
SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH ONLY MINOR ACCUMULATIONS
ANTICIPATED. ANOTHER COMPACT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN NORTHWEST FLOW
ALOFT WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE THURSDAY...BEFORE RAPIDLY
MOVING EAST OF THE REGION LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM COULD
BRING MODERATE SNOW TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THURSDAY...BEFORE
TAPERING OFF THURSDAY LATE AFTERNOON/EVENING. AS THE GRADIENT
ALOFT TIGHTENS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...WINDS IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH...WHILE WINDS IN THE
VALLEYS WILL BE LIGHT THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD FROM THIS MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
FORECASTER...SMITH
WYZ012-102315-
RENDEZVOUS PEAK-TETON WY
43.59N 110.89W ELEV. 10318 FT
207 AM MST 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
MST 3HRLY 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
MAX/MIN 16 12 18 18 27
TEMP 9 9 15 16 14 13 13 13 12 12 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 19 25 26 22
DEWPT 5 5 8 8 9 9 8 9 9 9 11 12 14 15 14 15 15 17 20 21 18
RH 83 83 73 70 80 84 80 84 87 87 77 77 84 88 84 88 88 92 81 81 84
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW
WIND SPD 12 12 11 13 13 13 12 16 16 17 19 21 12 16 9 9 11 11 13 13 11
CLOUDS SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUDS(%) 52 52 73 73 77 77 73 73 88 88 91 91 85 85 91 91 90 90 81 81 72
POP 12HR 20 30 60 70 60
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.02 0.10 0.12 0.13
SNOW 12HR T T 1 2 2
SNOW S S C C C C C C C C C C L L L L C C C
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
MST 6HRLY 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17
MIN/MAX 18 25 14 26 18 27 14 30
TEMP 20 19 24 19 16 15 24 22 20 19 25 20 17 15 27 21
DEWPT 16 15 15 12 9 10 12 14 12 14 14 12 9 10 17 14
PWIND DIR SW NW W NW W NW NW SW
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN LT LT
AVG CLOUDS BK BK BK BK SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 60 40 20 20 30 30 20 30
SNOW C C C C S S S S S S S S S S S S
$$
WYZ013-102315-
JACKSON-TETON WY
43.60N 110.73W ELEV. 6451 FT
207 AM MST WED FEB 10 2010
DATE WED 02/10/10 THU 02/11/10 FRI 02/12/10
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
MST 3HRLY 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
MAX/MIN 26 8 25 15 28
TEMP -6 -8 9 21 23 12 12 12 10 8 17 23 23 17 17 17 16 15 22 26 26
DEWPT -8-11 5 15 15 5 5 5 3 0 9 15 18 16 15 15 14 12 18 21 21
RH 91 86 83 77 71 73 73 73 73 69 70 71 81 96 92 92 92 88 84 81 81
WIND DIR NE E S SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 4 3 3 5 4 3 5 5 4 5 5 8 8 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
CLOUDS SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUDS(%) 51 51 71 71 74 74 71 71 86 86 90 90 85 85 89 89 89 89 78 78 72
POP 12HR 20 20 40 50 50
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.02 0.04 0.05 0.04
SNOW 12HR T T T 1 1
SNOW S S S S S S C C C C C C C C C C C C C
DATE SAT 02/13/10 SUN 02/14/10 MON 02/15/10 TUE 02/16/10
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MST 6HRLY 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17
MIN/MAX 15 27 8 26 8 28 3 29
TEMP 18 16 21 24 12 10 17 23 12 10 18 24 9 6 17 25
DEWPT 16 14 16 18 11 7 12 17 11 7 13 17 7 3 11 18
PWIND DIR SW W W SW W W N S
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS BK BK BK BK SC SC BK BK SC SC BK BK SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 50 20 10 10 20 20 10 10
SNOW C C S S S S S S
$$
WYZ012-102315-
SNOW KING MOUNTAIN-TETON WY
43.46N 110.76W ELEV. 7810 FT
207 AM MST 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
MST 3HRLY 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
MAX/MIN 24 16 25 21 29
TEMP 6 5 15 23 23 20 19 18 17 16 21 25 24 23 22 22 21 21 25 29 28
DEWPT 4 3 8 14 16 16 17 17 16 14 15 17 17 19 20 21 20 19 20 22 22
RH 91 91 73 68 74 84 92 96 96 92 77 71 74 84 92 96 96 92 81 75 78
WIND DIR NE E S SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 2 2 2 4 4 3 5 5 4 6 4 5 6 9 3 3 4 4 4 4 3
CLOUDS SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUDS(%) 52 52 67 67 75 75 71 71 87 87 90 90 84 84 89 89 89 89 79 79 72
POP 12HR 20 30 40 50 50
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.02 0.04 0.04 0.04
SNOW 12HR T T T 1 1
SNOW S S S S S S C C C C C C C C C C C C C
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
MST 6HRLY 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17
MIN/MAX 19 29 18 31 17 32 13 31
TEMP 22 20 24 27 21 19 25 29 21 18 25 29 19 15 23 28
DEWPT 21 19 16 18 19 17 15 17 18 16 15 18 17 13 13 18
PWIND DIR SW W W SW W W N S
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS BK BK BK BK SC SC BK BK SC SC BK BK SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 50 30 10 10 20 20 10 20
SNOW C C S S S S S S S S
$$
WYZ012-102315-
FREDS MOUNTAIN-TETON WY
43.79N 110.93W ELEV. 9840 FT
207 AM MST WED FEB 10 2010
DATE WED 02/10/10 THU 02/11/10 FRI 02/12/10
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
MST 3HRLY 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
MAX/MIN 20 14 23 21 30
TEMP 9 10 16 20 17 15 14 14 14 15 20 23 22 21 21 21 21 22 27 30 25
DEWPT 7 7 12 13 14 14 13 12 12 11 16 16 19 20 20 20 19 19 24 25 23
RH 91 87 84 74 88 96 96 92 92 84 84 74 88 96 96 96 92 88 88 81 92
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW SW W W SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW
WIND SPD 9 10 6 9 9 9 9 11 8 13 14 16 12 14 9 9 10 10 12 12 10
CLOUDS SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUDS(%) 52 52 76 76 77 77 76 76 90 90 92 92 86 86 91 91 90 90 83 83 77
POP 12HR 20 30 60 70 60
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.02 0.10 0.10 0.11
SNOW 12HR T T 1 1 2
SNOW S S S S C C C C C C C C L L L L C C C
DATE SAT 02/13/10 SUN 02/14/10 MON 02/15/10 TUE 02/16/10
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MST 6HRLY 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17
MIN/MAX 19 29 15 28 19 31 15 31
TEMP 19 19 26 23 15 15 24 24 19 19 27 24 15 15 26 24
DEWPT 18 16 21 18 14 11 17 18 18 15 21 19 14 11 19 19
PWIND DIR SW W W W W W NW SW
WIND CHAR GN GN LT LT GN GN LT LT
AVG CLOUDS BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC
POP 12HR 60 30 20 20 30 30 20 20
SNOW C C C C S S S S S S S S S S S S
$$
WYZ024-102315-
BLIND BULL SUMMIT-LINCOLN WY
42.97N 110.62W ELEV. 9000 FT
207 AM MST 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
MST 3HRLY 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
MAX/MIN 16 7 19 13 30
TEMP 1 2 13 14 11 9 8 7 7 8 16 18 15 14 14 13 13 14 26 27 19
DEWPT 0 1 11 13 11 8 7 7 6 7 14 17 15 13 13 13 13 13 25 27 19
RH 95 95 91 96100 96 96100 96 96 92 96100 96 96100100 96 96100100
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND SPD 11 5 5 6 6 8 8 9 6 12 13 13 10 13 6 6 8 8 9 9 6
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUDS(%) 53 53 56 56 77 77 75 75 90 90 92 92 87 87 91 91 90 90 83 83 75
POP 12HR 20 20 40 50 50
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.04 0.04 0.06
SNOW 12HR 00-00 T T 1 1
SNOW S S S S S S C C C C C C C C C C C C C
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
MST 6HRLY 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17
MIN/MAX 12 29 13 31 12 32 9 32
TEMP 14 12 25 20 15 13 27 20 14 12 28 19 12 9 27 19
DEWPT 12 11 22 20 11 12 20 20 11 10 20 18 9 8 22 18
PWIND DIR SW W NW NW W NW N S
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT LT GN GN LT
AVG CLOUDS BK BK BK BK SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC
POP 12HR 50 30 20 20 30 30 20 20
SNOW C C S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
$$
WYZ024-102315-
MOUNT COFFIN-LINCOLN WY
42.64N 110.64W ELEV. 10870 FT
207 AM MST WED FEB 10 2010
DATE WED 02/10/10 THU 02/11/10 FRI 02/12/10
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
MST 3HRLY 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
MAX/MIN 14 10 16 16 24
TEMP 6 6 13 14 13 11 10 10 10 10 15 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 23 24 21
DEWPT 2 0 3 7 8 8 5 6 6 4 5 9 12 14 13 14 14 12 15 18 17
RH 83 76 63 73 80 87 80 83 83 76 64 73 84 88 84 88 88 80 71 77 84
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND SPD 13 13 13 17 16 16 13 18 19 20 21 21 17 19 11 11 13 13 14 14 10
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUDS(%) 53 53 59 59 77 77 75 75 86 86 92 92 87 87 92 92 91 91 83 83 72
POP 12HR 20 20 50 70 60
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.07 0.05 0.05
SNOW 12HR 00-00 T 1 1 1
SNOW S S S S S S C C C C C C L L L L C C C
DATE SAT 02/13/10 SUN 02/14/10 MON 02/15/10 TUE 02/16/10
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MST 6HRLY 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17
MIN/MAX 16 23 16 24 15 26 14 26
TEMP 17 16 22 21 17 16 23 21 16 15 24 22 15 14 24 22
DEWPT 13 11 8 14 10 10 5 12 8 8 6 12 6 6 5 11
PWIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW W S
WIND CHAR GN BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS BK BK BK BK SC SC BK BK SC SC BK BK BK BK SC SC
POP 12HR 60 30 20 20 30 30 20 30
SNOW C C S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
$$
WYZ015-102315-
LAVA MOUNTAIN-FREMONT WY
43.66N 110.02W ELEV. 10430 FT
207 AM MST 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
MST 3HRLY 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
MAX/MIN 12 10 14 14 21
TEMP 4 5 10 12 11 10 10 10 10 11 13 14 14 17 17 16 17 18 20 21 19
DEWPT -1 -3 0 3 5 6 4 2 5 4 5 7 10 13 12 9 12 12 13 15 14
RH 79 69 63 66 76 83 76 69 80 73 70 73 84 84 80 73 80 77 74 77 80
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND SPD 11 11 11 12 11 11 11 13 10 13 12 13 17 19 12 12 13 13 14 14 11
CLOUDS SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUDS(%) 44 44 62 62 73 73 66 66 83 83 90 90 85 85 90 90 90 90 76 76 71
POP 12HR 20 30 40 60 50
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.02 0.04 0.05 0.04
SNOW 12HR T T T 1 1
SNOW S S S S C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C
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
MST 6HRLY 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17
MIN/MAX 16 21 15 23 15 27 13 26
TEMP 17 16 20 18 16 15 21 19 16 15 24 21 15 13 23 20
DEWPT 9 10 9 12 8 8 7 11 7 7 10 13 6 5 9 12
PWIND DIR W NW NW NW W NW NW W
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN LT LT
AVG CLOUDS BK BK BK BK SC SC BK BK SC SC BK BK SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 50 30 20 20 30 30 20 20
SNOW C C C C S S S S S S S S S S S S
$$
WYZ015-102315-
TOGWOTEE MOUNTAIN LODGE-TETON WY
43.83N 110.19W ELEV. 8710 FT
207 AM MST WED FEB 10 2010
DATE WED 02/10/10 THU 02/11/10 FRI 02/12/10
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
MST 3HRLY 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
MAX/MIN 18 13 20 16 27
TEMP 4 3 12 18 16 14 14 14 13 13 17 20 19 17 17 17 16 16 23 27 23
DEWPT 3 1 8 11 13 13 13 12 12 11 13 14 16 16 16 15 14 14 19 21 20
RH 95 91 84 73 88 96 96 92 96 91 84 77 88 96 96 92 92 92 84 78 88
WIND DIR NW S W SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND SPD 2 2 3 6 4 5 5 6 5 8 6 8 10 12 5 6 6 5 8 8 5
CLOUDS SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUDS(%) 52 52 79 79 73 73 67 67 84 84 90 90 85 85 89 89 89 89 75 75 70
POP 12HR 20 30 40 60 50
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.02 0.04 0.05 0.05
SNOW 12HR T T T 1 1
SNOW S S S S S S C C C C C C C C C C C C C
DATE SAT 02/13/10 SUN 02/14/10 MON 02/15/10 TUE 02/16/10
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MST 6HRLY 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17
MIN/MAX 16 27 14 30 14 30 9 31
TEMP 18 17 23 22 16 15 24 24 16 15 24 23 12 10 23 23
DEWPT 17 15 17 18 15 13 17 19 15 12 17 18 11 8 15 18
PWIND DIR SW W W W W W W S
WIND CHAR GN GN LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS BK BK BK BK SC SC BK BK SC SC BK BK SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 50 30 10 10 20 20 20 20
SNOW C C C C S S S S S S S S
$$
WYZ015-102315-
BROOKS LAKE LODGE-FREMONT WY
43.73N 110.01W ELEV. 9340 FT
207 AM MST 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
MST 3HRLY 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
MAX/MIN 15 6 18 11 26
TEMP -2 -2 8 15 12 9 8 8 6 7 13 18 15 13 13 12 11 12 20 26 20
DEWPT -2 -3 6 11 11 8 7 7 6 6 11 14 14 12 12 11 11 11 18 22 19
RH 100 95 91 84 96 96 96 96100 96 91 84 96 96 96 96100 96 92 85 96
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND SPD 5 6 8 9 9 10 9 11 10 11 11 13 13 14 9 9 9 9 10 10 9
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUDS(%) 51 51 58 58 71 71 63 63 83 83 90 90 85 85 88 88 88 88 75 75 74
POP 12HR 20 30 30 60 50
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.05 0.03
SNOW 12HR T T T 1 1
SNOW S S S S S S C C C C C C C C C C C C C
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
MST 6HRLY 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17
MIN/MAX 10 25 8 29 9 30 6 29
TEMP 13 11 19 19 12 9 21 22 13 10 22 21 11 7 20 21
DEWPT 12 11 17 17 11 9 17 20 12 10 18 19 10 7 17 19
PWIND DIR SW W W W W W W SW
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT LT GN LT LT
AVG CLOUDS BK BK BK BK SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 50 30 10 20 30 30 20 20
SNOW C C S S S S S S C C S S S S
$$
BELOW IS A WEATHER ELEMENT KEY FOR THIS PRODUCT
DAY 1 THROUGH DAY 3...
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)...........WIND DIRECTION
WIND SPD(MPH).......................WIND SPEED
CLOUDS(CAT).........................CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
CL.....CLEAR/SUNNY.......................0% TO =< 10%
FW.....MOSTLY CLEAR/MOSTLY SUNNY......> 10% TO =< 30%
SC.....PARTLY CLOUDY/PARTLY SUNNY.....> 30% TO =< 60%
BK.....MOSTLY CLOUDY..................> 60% TO =< 80%
OV.....CLOUDY.........................> 80% TO =< 100%
CLOUDS(%)...........................CLOUD COVER AS A PERCENTAGE
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION
QPF 12HR(IN.).......................AMOUNT OF LIQUID PRECIPITATION
SNOW 12HR(MIN-MAX - IN.)............RANGE OF SNOWFALL
WEATHER...
TYPE...
RAIN...........RAIN
RAIN SHWRS.....RAIN SHOWERS
SPRINKLES......SPRINKLES
TSTMS..........THUNDERSTORMS
DRIZZLE........DRIZZLE
SNOW...........SNOW
SNOWSHWRS......SNOW SHOWERS
FLURRIES.......SNOW FLURRIES
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
OBVIS...............................OBSTRUCTION TO VISIBILITY
F.......FOG
PF......PATCHY FOG
F+......DENSE FOG
PF+.....PATCHY DENSE FOG
H.......HAZE
BS......BLOWING SNOW
K.......SMOKE
BD......BLOWING DUST
VA......VOLCANIC ASH
DAY 4 THROUGH DAY 7...
MAX/MIN TEMP OR MIN/MAX TEMP(F).....MAXIMUM/MINIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE
TEMP(F).............................AIR TEMPERATURE
DEWPT(F)............................DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
PWIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS)..........PREDOMINANT WIND DIRECTION IN 12HR PERIOD
WIND CHAR(MAX SUSTAINED IN 12HR)....WIND CHARACTERISTIC
LT.....LIGHT; < 8 MPH
GN.....GENTLE; 8 - 14 MPH
BZ.....BREEZY; 15 - 22 MPH
WY.....WINDY; 23 - 30 MPH
VW.....VERY WINDY; 31 - 39 MPH
SD.....STRONG/DAMAGING; >= 40 MPH
AVG CLOUDS(CAT).....................AVERAGE CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS