EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
930 AM EST Wed Feb 5 2025
NCZ015-051530-
Elizabeth City RAWS-Pasquotank NC
36.21N 76.16W Elev. 15 ft
930 AM EST Wed Feb 5 2025
Date 02/05/25 Thu 02/06/25 Fri 02/07/25 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
EST 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 41 61 55 66 39
TEMP 40 41 42 44 44 44 48 55 60 57 56 57 56 56 59 61 58 47 44 42 41 41
DEWPT 37 39 41 42 43 43 46 50 53 55 55 56 55 54 51 43 41 38 36 34 33 33
MAX/MIN RH 96 78 96 51 74
RH 89 91 96 94 96 96 91 84 78 94 95 95 95 95 75 51 52 69 73 72 73 74
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE N SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 05 05 04 04 01 24 23 22 22 21 22 23 25 26 31 35 05 06 05 05 05 05
WIND SPD 10 8 6 6 5 4 10 11 10 9 9 10 8 6 8 6 5 5 5 6 8 9
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 99 99 99 99 97 93 88 74 61 65 64 74 72 50 38 23 17 23 25 49 59 65
VSBY 7 7 6 4 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 70 40 20 10 20
QPF 12HR 0.08 0.06 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C L L C C C C S S C
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S
TSTMS S S
LAL
HAINES
MIX HGT 1400 800 500 1300 1300 600 600 2300 1900 600 1100
T WIND DIR NE NE N SW SW SW W NW E NE NE
T WIND SPD 20 11 8 11 16 13 10 8 4 5 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 36 15 9 26 28 13 12 20 10 8 9
MAX LVORI 5 6 7 6 6 6 6 5 3 3 3
STABILITY D D E D D D D B B F D
CEILING 1000 1000 1000 300 7200 8900 300 300 9200 8000 3800
PRESSURE 30.29 30.25 30.13 30.09 30.0 29.96 29.95 30.06 30.11 30.20 30.25
Date 02/08Sun 02/09/25Mon 02/10/25Tue 02/11/25Wed 02/12/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 49 47 71 37 46 38 51 38 49
TEMP 44 49 52 57 69 53 43 38 45 41 41 40 49 45 43 39 48 42
DEWPT 40 45 52 56 56 45 35 34 36 35 37 37 42 41 41 39 42 39
MIN/MAX RH 74 100 58 85 65 91 72 93
RH 85 87100 96 63 73 74 86 71 79 85 91 77 86 MM MM 79 89
WIND DIR NE E SW SW W N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE MM MM MM MM
WIND SPD 10 4 9 12 12 10 10 11 10 9 8 10 12 10 MM MM MM MM
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 OV B2 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV B2 B2
POP 12HR 40 30 20 50 40 50 70 70 50
RAIN C C C S S S C C C C C C L L L L C C
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EXPERIMENTAL ONLY...THIS PRODUCT IS FOR PLANNING AND REVIEW PURPOSES ONLY AND
IS NOT TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR AN OFFICIAL FIRE WEATHER SPOT
FORECAST.
BELOW IS A WEATHER ELEMENT KEY FOR THIS PRODUCT.
(NOTE...WINDS DO NOT REFLECT LOCAL TERRAIN EFFECTS.)
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 DIR DEG(DEGREES)...............20 FT. WIND DIRECTION IN TENS OF DEGREES
RELATIVE TO DUE NORTH.
EXAMPLE: 09 = 90 DEGREES = EAST; 18 = 180 DEGREES = SOUTH;
27 = 270 DEGREES = WEST; 36 = 360 DEGREES = NORTH
WIND SPD(MPH).......................20 FT. WIND SPEED
WIND GUST(MPH)......................20 FT. WIND GUST
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
VSBY................................VISIBILITY VALUE IN STATUTE MILES
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...
S..............SLIGHT CHANCE
C..............CHANCE
L..............LIKELY
O..............OCCASIONAL
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
LAL(CAT)............................LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL
HAINES(CAT).........................HAINES INDEX
MIX HGT(FT AGL).....................MIXING HEIGHT
T WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS).........TRANSPORT WIND DIRECTION
T WIND SPD(MPH).....................TRANSPORT WIND SPEED
SMOKE DISPERSION....................SMOKE DISPERSION CATEGORY
VALUES: VP = VERY POOR; PR = POOR; FR = FAIR; GD = GOOD
ADI (INDEX).........................ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX
CEILING (FT)........................CEILING
PRESSURE (INCHES MERCURY)...........STATION PRESSURE
MAX LVORI (INDEX)...................LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX
STABILITY (CAT).....................PASQUILL TURNER STABILITY
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 DIR............................20 FT. WIND DIRECTION
WIND SPD(MPH).......................20 FT. WIND SPEED
AVG CLOUDS(CAT).....................AVERAGE CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION
WEATHER...
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