NWS Pueblo, CO

ALAMADITAS MESA SITE, Colorado Experimental Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrice(PFM).

ALAMADITAS MESA PRESCRIBED BURN
37.13N 106.26W ELEV. 9430 FT
859 PM MDT MON JUN 17 2013

DATE           06/17/13      TUE 06/18/13            WED 06/19/13            THU
MDT 3HRLY     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3HRLY     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

MIN/MAX                      46          73          48          76          45
TEMP                55 50 50 47 61 70 72 69 59 54 51 50 66 73 74 71 59 52 49 47
DEWPT               31 31 30 31 34 29 24 15 19 21 31 29 31 18 16 10 10  8 14 13
MAX/MIN RH                   55          13          47           9          25
RH                  40 48 46 53 36 22 16 12 21 27 46 44 27 12 11  9 14 16 24 25
WIND DIR             E  N SW SW SW SW SW SW  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W
WIND SPD             3  5  3  4  5 11 17 17 10 10 12 11 10 20 19 20 10 12 14 12
CLOUDS              SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL
POP 12HR                     20          10          10           5           5
CWR 12HR                      5           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS          IS                IS IS
TSTMS               IS                IS IS
LAL                  2  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES               5  4  4  3  4  5  5  6  6  6  3  3  3  5  6  6  6  6  5  5
10K WIND DIR        NW SE SW  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW  W SW SW SW SW
10K WIND SPD         3  1  9 11  4 11 19 23 25 26 24 18 23 25 26 28
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  6 12 12  8 <1 <1 <1 <1  6 11 13 14
T WIND DIR           N NE  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD           8  3  8 12  4 11 18 21 19 17 21 19 18 26 27 26
SMOKE DISP          PR PR PR PR PR VG EX EX PR PR PR PR VG EX EX EX
CRTCL FWX POT        U  U  U  U  U  P  P  P  P  P  U  U  P  L  L  L  P  P  P  P
FIRE WEATHER                                                A  A  A


DATE           06/20/13  FRI 06/21/13  SAT 06/22/13  SUN 06/23/13  MON 06/24/13
MDT 6HRLY     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

MAX/MIN          76      47    73      48    73      48    73      47    74
TEMP          73 72 54   48 71 70 53   49 71 69 53   49 71 69 53   48 71 70
DEWPT         12 12 15   20 23 19 24   29 24 22 23   29 24 21 22   28 26 22
RH             9 10 21   33 16 14 32   46 17 17 31   46 17 16 29   46 18 16
PWIND DIR        SW      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW
WIND CHAR       <15     <15   15>     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL FW   CL CL FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC   FW FW FW
POP 12HR          5       5     5       5    10       5    10       5     5

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; BK = 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
       K..............SMOKE
       F..............FOG
     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; FR = FAIR; GD = GOOD; VG = VERY GOOD; EX = EXCELLENT
CRTCL FWX POT........................CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL
     CRTCL FWX POT USES TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY, WIND, WIND GUST, AND HAINES
     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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