Heavy to excessive rainfall may bring flooding to parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Florida, North Carolina, and Virginia Wednesday. Recently burned areas will be particularly vulnerable to flash flooding. Gusty winds and low humidity will bring critical fire weather to parts of the Northwest U.S. and central Alaska on Wednesday where Red Flag Warnings are in effect. Read More >
FNUS81 KBTV 292000
FWMCAE
NATIONAL FIRE DANGER RATING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
314 PM EDT AUG 1 2013
FCST,Stat. ID,yymmdd, hr,w,T, RH,Y,M,D, sp,10, tx, tm, hx,hm,p1,p2,F
fcst,381201,130803,13,2,90,56,2,2,ssw,06,,90,71,100,55,0,0,n
fcst,382301,130803,13,1,93,46,2,2,sw,05,,93,72,93,46,0,0,n
fcst,382603,130803,13,2,91,56,2,2,ssw,05,,91,72,100,56,0,0,n
fcst,383101,130803,13,1,93,51,2,2,ssw,03,,93,72,100,51,0,0,n
fcst,383401,130803,13,1,92,56,2,2,s,04,,92,72,100,56,0,0,n
fcst,383701,130803,13,1,93,49,4,4,ssw,04,,93,72,100,49,0,0,n
FCST | Forecast for NFDRS point |
Stat. ID | See Table Below for all Site Id's for CAE Forecast Points |
yymmdd | year, month, and date (remember the date is always the next day) |
hr | forecast is valid for 1300 local the next day |
w | weather (0 is clear, 1 is scattered clouds, 2 is broken clouds, 3 is overcast, 4 is fog, 5 is drizzle, 6 is rain, 7 is snow/sleet, 8 is showers, and 9 is thunderstorms |
T | Dry bulb temperature at 1300 local tomorrow |
RH | Relative humidity at 1300 local tomorrow |
Y | Lightning activity level from 1300 local today to 0600 local tonight (1 is none, 2 is 1-8 strikes, 3 is 9-15 strikes, 4 is 15-25 strikes, 5 is more than 25 strikes, 6 is dry lightning) |
M | Lightning activity level from 0600 local tonight to 1300 local the next day (see table above for values) |
D | Wind direction (N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW) |
sp | Wind speed in miles per hour |
10 | 10 hour fuel moisture value (not forecast by us) |
tx | Maximum temperature from 1300 today to 1300 tomorrow |
tm | Minimum temperature from 1300 today to 1300 tomorrow |
hx | Maximum relative humidity from 1300 today to 1300 tomorrow |
hm | Minimum relative humidity from 1300 today to 1300 tomorrow |
p1 | Precipitation duration (1300-0600 period) in whole hours |
p2 | Precipitation duration (0600-1300 period) in whole hours |
F | Wet Flag (Y for yes and N for no) Y is used for widespread rain |