EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Tue Jan 21 2025
NCZ015-220900-
Elizabeth City RAWS-Pasquotank NC
36.21N 76.16W Elev. 15 ft
410 PM EST Tue Jan 21 2025
Date 01/21/25 Wed 01/22/25 Thu 01/23/25 Fri
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 21 30 19 39 23
TEMP 27 25 24 23 22 26 29 29 25 23 21 20 21 30 37 37 31 28 26 25 24
DEWPT 14 18 20 19 15 15 15 15 15 17 19 20 21 25 24 22 20 19 18 18 18
MAX/MIN RH 87 52 100 52 78
RH 56 74 86 84 73 63 54 54 66 76 90 99100 82 60 55 63 67 71 75 78
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
WIND DIR DEG 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 01 00 35 35 34 33 32 31 31 32 32 33 35
WIND SPD 10 10 10 10 14 13 12 10 5 4 3 4 4 6 8 5 3 3 3 4 5
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 100100100 99 91 68 27 7 8 25 39 49 76 82 82 80 79 61 62 61 58
VSBY 6 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 100 10 5 20 10
QPF 12HR 0.27 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 4 00-00 00-00
FRZG RAIN S S
RAIN S S S
SNOW D D D C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 2 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4
MIX HGT 2100 2100 3600 3400 400 400 1500 1400 400 400
T WIND DIR N N N N N N N NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 20 29 25 18 11 8 9 9 6 8
SMOKE DISP PR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 30 66 70 50 6 9 18 17 5 8
MAX LVORI 4 4 3 3 6 9 8 3 3 4
STABILITY D D D D F E D D E E
CEILING 4700 4700 7200 30000 30000 4000 2400 2400 20800 23500
PRESSURE 30.43 30.38 30.39 30.42 30.43 30.35 30.32 30.20 30.19 30.18
Date 01/24Sat 01/25/25Sun 01/26/25Mon 01/27/25Tue 01/28/25
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 40 21 41 27 49 33 48 31 47
TEMP 38 31 25 23 39 34 30 29 46 41 36 34 46 40 35 32 45 39
DEWPT 23 23 21 19 21 24 24 24 29 30 30 31 36 36 34 30 29 29
MIN/MAX RH 50 89 45 85 48 90 65 100 46
RH 54 72 83 84 48 65 77 80 51 66 78 90 69 85 96 92 51 68
WIND DIR N N N NW W SW SW SW SW SW W W SW W W W W W
WIND SPD 10 3 4 4 5 3 4 4 10 3 3 3 9 4 5 6 10 4
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 10 40 20 20
RAIN C C S S S
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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
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