NWS Pueblo, CO

NEEDLE CREEK RAWS SITE, Colorado Experimental Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrice(PFM).

NEEDLE CREEK RAWS-SAGUACHE CO
38.39N 106.52W ELEV. 8900 FT
642 AM MDT TUE MAY 21 2013

DATE             TUE 05/21/13            WED 05/22/13            THU 05/23/13
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                      54          34          63          35          64
TEMP                41 51 53 50 43 39 37 35 49 62 63 59 49 44 39 35 47 60 64 59
DEWPT               27 28 25 22 23 25 24 24 26 23 22 21 23 23 25 25 26 25 21 17
MIN/MAX RH                   32          64          21          66          18
RH                  57 41 33 33 45 57 59 64 40 22 21 23 36 43 57 66 43 26 19 19
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W NW  W SW SE SW SW  W  W  E  E  E  E SE SW SW SW
WIND SPD             6 11 13 14  5  1  1  4  5  8  6  5  4  5  6  6  5 12 13 13
CLOUDS              SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR                     10          10          20           5           5
CWR 12HR                      0           0           5
RAIN SHWRS                                        IS
TSTMS                                             IS
LAL                  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  3  1
HAINES               2  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  5  4  4  5  4  3  3  5  6  6
10K WIND DIR        NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  W
10K WIND SPD        23 18 19 20 20 18 20 18 17 10 10  8
MIX HGT              5  8  9  6  2 <1 <1 <1  5 12 12  7
T WIND DIR          NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW
T WIND SPD          16 18 19 19 11  9 10  9 11 12  9  6
SMOKE DISP          GD VG VG GD PR PR PR PR FR VG GD FR
CRTCL FWX POT        U  P  P  P  U  U  U  U  U  U  U  U  U  U  U  U  U  P  P  P


DATE               FRI 05/24/13  SAT 05/25/13  SUN 05/26/13  MON 05/27/13
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            35    65      35    66      37    65      37    65
TEMP          43   36 62 60 45   37 63 61 46   39 63 59 45   38 63 59
DEWPT         23   25 21 17 20   24 22 17 22   26 22 18 24   25 22 17
RH            45   64 20 18 36   59 21 18 38   59 21 20 43   59 21 19
PWIND DIR           S    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW
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

National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office