NWS Pueblo, CO

GREAT SAND DUNES RAWS SITE, Colorado Experimental Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrice(PFM).

GREAT SAND DUNES RAWS-ALAMOSA CO
37.72N 105.51W ELEV. 8230 FT
1146 AM MDT WED JUN 19 2013

DATE             WED 06/19/13            THU 06/20/13            FRI 06/21/13
MDT 3HRLY     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3HRLY     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

MAX/MIN                      77          48          76          46          77
TEMP                   73 76 75 63 56 51 48 63 72 75 73 60 53 48 46 63 74 76 73
DEWPT                  17 12 11 11 11 12 11 15 11  8  6 13 14 14 12 12  9  9  6
MIN/MAX RH                    8          23           8          25           7
RH                     12  9  8 13 16 20 22 15  9  7  7 15 21 25 25 13  8  7  7
WIND DIR                W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD               14 18 19 10 11 10 10 12 20 24 24 12 10 11 10 12 21 25 21
WIND GUST              32 31 34    26    21 24 34 40 39 25 20 24 20 25 35 41 36
CLOUDS                 FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
CWR 12HR                      0           0           0
LAL                     1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
HAINES                  5  6  6  6  6  6  5  5  5  6  6  6  6  6  5  4  5  6  6
10K WIND DIR           SW SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW SW SW
10K WIND SPD           25 28 28 31 29 34 35 34 23 27 27
MIX HGT                13 16 15  2 <1 <1 <1  5 12 15 12
T WIND DIR             SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD             27 31 31 20 17 19 17 23 26 29 27
SMOKE DISP             EX EX EX FR PR PR PR GD EX EX EX
CRTCL FWX POT           P  L  L  U  U  U  P  P  L  L  L  P  P  P  P  P  L  L  L
FIRE WEATHER                                    A  A  A
RED FLAG                W  W  W


DATE               SAT 06/22/13  SUN 06/23/13  MON 06/24/13  TUE 06/25/13
MDT 6HRLY     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

MIN/MAX            47    75      46    76      46    77      48    78
TEMP          54   47 72 71 53   46 73 72 54   46 73 73 55   48 75 74
DEWPT         15   17 11 11 16   18 12 11 19   20 14 14 19   20 17 17
RH            21   30  9 10 23   32  9  9 25   35 10 10 24   33 11 11
PWIND DIR          SW    SW       W    SW      SW    SW       W     W
WIND CHAR         <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW
POP 12HR            5     5       5     5       5     5       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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