Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
252 AM CDT Mon Jul 28 2025

ARZ044-290800-
LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD ASOS-PULASKI AR
34.73N  92.24W Elev. 258 ft
252 AM CDT Mon Jul 28 2025

Date           07/27/25      Mon 07/28/25            Tue 07/29/25            Wed
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                      78          98          79          99          78
TEMP                      79 78 88 95 96 93 87 84 81 80 89 96 95 92 86 83 80 79
DEWPT                     74 73 74 73 72 73 75 75 74 74 76 74 72 73 76 76 75 76
MAX/MIN RH                   88          46          85          46          94
RH                        85 85 63 49 46 52 68 74 79 82 66 49 48 54 72 80 85 91
WIND DIR                  SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  N NW NW  N NW  N  N
WIND SPD                   4  4  5  5  4  3  2  2  2  2  3  3  4  3  2  1  1  2
CLOUDS                    CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)                  1  6 11 31 25 10 11 13  8 17 19 24 29 26 26 19 12 21
POP 12HR                      5          10           5          10           5
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS
TSTMS
STABILITY                           2     3     6     4     1     3     6     4
MIX HGT AGL                      7300  8200  4500   100  9300  9400  4300   100
MIX HGT MSL                      7600  8500  4800   400  9600  9700  4600   400
1700 MHGT T                        96    96                96    96
T WIND DIR                          W     W     W     W     N     N     N     N
T WIND SPD                         11     6     6     6     6     4     3     4


Date           07/30Thu 07/31/25Fri 08/01/25Sat 08/02/25Sun 08/03/25
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            98      77      95      73      88      70      89      70      90
TEMP          94 91 81 77 90 86 78 74 84 83 75 71 84 84 74 70 86 85
DEWPT         75 74 76 75 74 73 75 72 71 70 70 66 67 66 67 66 67 68
MIN/MAX RH         49      94      56      93      61      85      50      87      52
RH            54 58 85 94 60 65 91 93 65 65 84 84 57 55 79 87 53 57
PWIND DIR          NE      NE      NE
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR           30      10      40      30      20      10      20      10      20
RAIN SHWRS       SC          SC SC       IS          IS          IS
TSTMS            SC          SC SC       IS          IS          IS

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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..........................WIND CHILL TEMPERATURE
HEAT INDX...........................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
       F+.............DENSE FOG
       H..............HAZE
       BS.............BLOWING SNOW
       K..............SMOKE
       BD.............BLOWING DUST
       AF.............VOLCANIC ASHFALL
STABILITY (CAT).....................1=A 2=B 3=C 4=D 5=E 6=F
MIX HGT AGL...............MAXIMUM MIXING HEIGHT AGL EXPECTED
MIX HGT MSL...............MAXIMUM MIXING HEIGHT MSL EXPECTED
1700 MHGT T.........................1700 FOOT MIXING HEIGHT TEMPERATURE
T WIND DIR (8 POINT COMPASS)........TRANSPORT WIND DIRECTION
T WIND SPD (MPH)....................TRANSPORT WIND SPEED
WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY...
     EXAMPLE: W = WARNING; Y = ADVISORY; A = WATCH
     IN EFFECT FOR THE INDICATED HOUR

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)......................20 FT. 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