NWS Pueblo, CO

SPRINGFIELD METAR SITE, Colorado Experimental Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrice(PFM).

SPRINGFIELD METAR-BACA CO
37.28N 102.60W ELEV. 4390 FT
608 PM MDT SUN MAY 19 2013

DATE           05/19/13      MON 05/20/13            TUE 05/21/13            WED
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                      45          73          45          74          48
TEMP                58 51 46 45 63 71 73 71 57 53 48 47 63 70 73 73 62 54 52 48
DEWPT               34 37 38 39 39 36 34 34 35 36 35 39 35 35 30 34 30 36 37 39
MAX/MIN RH                   78          24          73          20          69
RH                  40 59 73 79 41 28 24 26 43 52 60 74 35 27 20 24 30 50 56 71
WIND DIR             N NW  W NW  N  N NW NW  W  W  N  W NW SW SW  N  S SE SE  E
WIND SPD             5  4  6  9 10  6 11 12  9 12 13 14  8 11 14 11  4  5  6  4
CLOUDS              B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR                     20          20          20          10          10
CWR 12HR                      5           5           5           0
RAIN SHWRS          IS                IS IS IS                IS IS
TSTMS               IS                IS IS IS                IS IS
LAL                  3  1  1  1  1  1  3  3  3  1  1  1  1  1  2  2
HAINES               4  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  4  3
10K WIND DIR        NW  W  W SW  W NW NW  W NW  W  W NW  W  W SW  W
10K WIND SPD        14 17 16 12 13 12  9 32 20 25 26 23 24 23 16 18
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  6 13 13 11 <1 <1 <1 <1  6 10 12 11
T WIND DIR          NW  N  W  W  N NW NW NW NW NW  N  N NW  W SW SW
T WIND SPD          13 12  5 10 11  9 11 16  8 11 16 12  8 11 14 14
SMOKE DISP          PR PR PR PR FR VG VG EX PR PR PR PR PR VG VG VG
CRTCL FWX POT        U  U  U  U  U  U  P  P  U  U  U  U  U  P  P  P  U  U  U  U


DATE           05/22/13  THU 05/23/13  FRI 05/24/13  SAT 05/25/13  SUN 05/26/13
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          82      55    82      58    85      59    88      61    89
TEMP          76 80 62   58 80 82 62   59 84 84 64   61 87 88 67   63 89 87
DEWPT         37 33 40   44 45 42 53   52 51 45 55   52 45 34 44   42 33 31
RH            24 18 44   59 29 24 72   78 32 26 73   72 23 15 43   46 14 13
PWIND DIR        SW      SE    SE      SE     S       S    SW       S    SW
WIND CHAR       <15     <15   <15     <15   15>     15>   15>     15>   <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC   SC SC B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   FW FW SC SC   FW SC SC
POP 12HR          5       5    10      20    20      20    10      10    10
RAIN SHWRS                     IS IS   IS IS IS IS   IS    IS IS         IS
SPRINKLES                                                     IS         IS
TSTMS                          IS IS   IS IS IS IS   IS    IS IS         IS

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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