MONROE NFDRS SITE Point Forecast Matrix
MSZ024-191000-
MONROE NFDRS SITE-MONROE MS
33.87N 88.48W ELEV. 225 FT
313 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2009
DATE 03/18/09 THU 03/19/09 FRI 03/20/09 SAT
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 45 72 39 65 37
TEMP 71 68 58 54 50 46 53 66 71 64 57 50 45 40 51 60 64 60 51 48 43 38
DEWPT 46 47 47 46 47 46 51 50 46 44 43 40 41 38 37 33 32 34 35 35 36 37
MAX/MIN RH 100 42 81 37 89
RH 41 48 66 75 90100 91 56 42 47 60 70 87 93 58 35 30 38 52 61 77 96
WIND DIR S SE S S SE W NW N N N N N N NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 4 2 0 1 1 0 2 6 6 11 8 5 4 4 11 9 9 4 3 2 2 1
WIND CHILL 36
CLOUDS CL FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 5 10 10 24 24 60 60 80 80 55 55 4 4 4 4 4 4 10 10 10 10 25
POP 12HR 5 20 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS
MIXHGT M AGL 803 0 1823 2277 471 300 1313 1485 22 12
MIXHGT FT AGL 2633 0 5980 7471 1546 984 4309 4873 72 38
MIXHGT M MSL 868 65 1889 2343 537 366 1379 1551 88 77
MIXHGT FT MSL 2849 214 6196 7688 1763 1201 4525 5090 288 252
TRANSWIND DIR SE SE SW NW N NE NE NE NE NE
TWIND SPD MS 2 2 2 6 9 5 6 5 3 3
TWIND SPD MPH 5 4 5 13 20 11 14 12 8 6
VENT INDEX 2506 9372 5712 9306 642
CATEGORY DAY 2 4 3 4 1
500M MIXHGT T 70 69 69 70 60 56 55 61 58 58
500M TWND DIR S S SW NW N NE NE NE NE E
500M TWND M/S 5 7 3 6 10 10 6 6 9 9
500M TWND MPH 11 16 8 13 23 23 14 13 20 21
DISPERSION 2 3 19 40 14 11 43 39 3 5
LASI 5 4 5 4 2 4 4 5 4 4
STABILITY C F E C C F E B C F
STAG INDEX 3 0 0 2
DATE 03/21 SUN 03/22/09 MON 03/23/09 TUE 03/24/09 WED 03/25/09
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 67 44 68 48 71 52 72 52 70
TEMP 59 60 48 45 62 62 52 49 64 66 54 53 67 68 56 53 65 66
DEWPT 40 42 42 42 43 45 44 43 46 49 48 46 50 53 53 53 52 51
MIN/MAX RH 42 95 50 96 47 91 51 80 78
RH 48 52 80 89 50 53 73 80 51 54 78 79 54 58 90100 64 57
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S NW
WIND SPD 3 6 6 6 7 6 8 11 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 HUMIDITY
RH (%)..............................RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WIND DIR (8 POINT COMPASS)..........20 FT. WIND DIRECTION
WIND SPD (MPH)......................20 FT. WIND SPEED
WIND CHILL (F)......................WIND CHILL TEMPERATURE
HEAT INDEX (F)......................HEAT INDEX
CLOUDS (CAT)........................CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
EXAMPLE: CL = CLEAR; FW = FEW; SC = SCATTERED;
B1 = MOSTLY CLOUDY; B2 = CONSIDERABLE CLOUDS; OV = OVERCAST
CLOUDS (%)..........................CLOUD COVER AS A PERCENTAGE
POP 12HR (%)........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION
QPF 12HR (IN).......................LIQUID EQUIVALENT PRECIPITATION AMOUNT
WEATHER...
TYPE...
RAIN...........RAIN
RAIN SHWRS.....RAIN SHOWERS
TSTMS..........THUNDERSTORMS
DRIZZLE........DRIZZLE
SNOW...........SNOW
SNOWSHWRS......SNOW SHOWERS
SLEET..........SLEET
FLURRIES.......FLURRIES
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
TYPE...
F..............FOG
PF.............PATCHY FOG
+PF............PATCHY DENSE FOG
F+.............DENSE FOG
H..............HAZE
BS.............BLOWING SNOW
K..............SMOKE
BD.............BLOWING DUST
MIXING HGT M (AGL)..................MIXING HEIGHT IN METERS
MIXING HGT FT (AGL).................MIXING HEIGHT IN FEET
TRANSWIND DIR (8 POINT COMPASS).....TRANSPORT WIND DIRECTION
TWIND SPD MS (M/S)..................TRANSPORT WIND SPEED IN METERS PER SECOND
TWIND SPD MPH (MPH).................TRANSPORT WIND SPEED IN MILES PER HOUR
VENT INDEX (M2/S)...................VENT INDEX IN METERS SQUARED PER SECOND
CATEGORY DAY........................CATEGORY DAY BASED ON VENT INDEX
EXAMPLE: 1 = <2000; 2 = >=2000 AND <4000; 3 = >=4000 AND <8000;
4 = >=8000 AND <16000; 5 = >=16000
500M MIXHGT T (F)...................SURFACE TEMPERATURE NEEDED TO CREATE MIXING
UP TO 500 METERS ABOVE THE GROUND
500M TWND DIR (8 POINT COMPASS).....TRANSPORT WIND DIRECTION AT 500 METERS AGL
500M TWND M/S.......................TRANSPORT WIND AT 500 METERS AGL IN M/S
500M TWND MPH.......................TRANSPORT WIND AT 500 METERS AGL IN MPH
LASI (SAME AS HAINES INDEX).........LOWER ATMOSPHERIC SEVERITY INDEX
MEASURES FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL
EXAMPLE: 1-3 = VERY LOW; 4 = LOW; 5 = MODERATE; 6 = HIGH
STABILITY...........................STABILITY CLASS
EXAMPLE: A = VERY UNSTABLE; B = MODERATELY UNSTABLE; C = SLIGHTLY UNSTABLE
D = NEUTRAL; E = SLIGHTLY STABLE; F = MODERATELY STABLE
G = VERY STABLE
STAG INDEX..........................STAGNATION INDEX
EXAMPLE: 0 = WINDS >= 10 MPH; 1 = WINDS <= 10 MPH WITH RAIN
2 = DRY WITH DECENT WINDS
3 = DRY WITH LIGHT WINDS AND STAGNATE CONDITIONS
WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY...
EXAMPLE: W = WARNING; Y = ADVISORY; A = WATCH
IN EFFECT FOR THE INDICATED HOUR