#7 day dew point forecast how to#

Note that due to a 3-hour minimum time resolution, this element is right justified in the column beneath the approximate ending time of the MAX/MIN period. The effective time periods for MaxT and MinT are set as follows: In AFM / PFM products, the middle number within the range is the representative single value for that area. This is illustrated in the AFM / PFM format documents. The nighttime MIN and daytime MAX may be displayed as single integer (e.g., -2, 8, 53, 102), or as a range (e.g., 54 56 60) if the MAX/MIN temperatures are expected to vary across the area. Maximum/Minimum temperatures: MAX/MIN (or alternatively, MIN/MAX for afternoon issuance) is the forecast of maximum or minimum temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit (F). Once again, the local time zone is LST, but the forecast time intervals are at least 6 hours (indicated by 6HRLY). The second block is valid from 66 hours through Day 7. Listed on the far left of the time lines are the 3-letter time zone abbreviations (e.g., UTC, LST). The following two lines provide the forecast times at 3 hour intervals (indicated by 3HRLY) out to 60 hours (2 ½ days) into the future. The day and date labels are left justified above the 6:00 a.m. The day of the week will be expressed by the standard 3-letter identifiers (SUN, MON, TUE, WED, THU, FRI, SAT) followed by the month, day and year (MM/DD/YY). TEMP 46 41 48 46 38 36 52 50 41 37 61 60 49 44 61 59ĭEWPT 35 32 30 30 29 29 29 30 30 31 33 35 39 39 41 42ĪVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1īelow the product issuance time/date, the forecast date and time blocks will be displayed. WIND DIR W NW W W S SE SE S SW SW W W S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Some of these values are forecast in 12 hour intervals while others are forecast in 3 and 6 hour intervals.

#7 day dew point forecast how to#

HOW TO READ/INTERPRET THE FORECAST MATRICES There are several forecast parameters which appear in the PFM and AFM products. These two products will be routinely issued twice a day around 4 am and 4 pm LST and updated as needed. The matrices will display forecast weather parameters in 3, 6, and 12 hour intervals out to 7 days in the future. The AFM will display forecast matrices for each county in the Morristown forecast area.

POINT FORECAST MATRICES (PFM) and AREA FORECAST MATRICES (AFM) The PFM will display point forecast matrices for the following four points: Tri-Cities airport, Knoxville airport, Oak Ridge and Chattanooga airport.