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Severe Thunderstorms in the East Sunday; Excessive Heat Lingers in the Southern U.S. and Returning to California

Scattered damaging winds from severe thunderstorms will be possible across parts of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States Sunday. Excessive heat will continue over the southern U.S. Sunday before another round of heat arrives Monday through the central and southern U.S. spreading into the East by Independence Day. California will see excessive heat starting Tuesday. Read More >


	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024

NCZ015-300800-
Elizabeth City RAWS-Pasquotank NC
36.21N  76.16W Elev. 15 ft
510 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024

Date           06/29/24      Sun 06/30/24            Mon 07/01/24            Tue
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08

MIN/MAX                      77          94          70          81          65
TEMP             84 81 80 78 81 88 93 91 84 80 77 73 73 77 80 80 75 70 68 66 69
DEWPT            75 75 75 75 77 78 76 76 77 77 75 73 71 66 64 62 62 62 63 62 65
MAX/MIN RH                   94          59         100          54          93
RH               74 82 85 91 88 71 60 63 80 89 96100 92 68 58 55 64 76 85 90 89
WIND DIR          S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW  W  N  N  N  N  N NE  N  N NE
WIND DIR DEG     17 19 20 21 22 21 20 19 20 22 23 28 00 01 01 02 02 03 02 01 03
WIND SPD         10  9  6  6  8 10 10 10  9  9  8  8 10 11 11 11  8  5  4  5  8
CLOUDS           SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)        28 26 29 40 27 35 46 62 74 84 88 89 82 72 57 33 10  7  6 11  7
VSBY              7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  6  6  6  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                      5          50          80          50           5
QPF 12HR                      0        0.22        0.81        0.07           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS                          C  C  C  L  D  D  C  S                     
TSTMS                               C  C  C  L  C  S                           
LAL                     1     1     3     3     4     3     1     1     1     1
HAINES                  4     4     4     4     3     3     3     4     5     5
MIX HGT              1000  1700  5100  4600   900  1500  3600  3700  1300  1900
T WIND DIR              S    SW    SW     S    SW     W     N     N     N    NE
T WIND SPD             16    13    16    21    16    13    17    16    10    12
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    GD    GD    PR    PR    FR    FR    PR    PR
ADI                    13    33    67    79    19    22    42    58    11    45
MAX LVORI               4     6     3     3     5     5     4     2     6     6
STABILITY               E     E     B     C     D     D     D     C     F     F
CEILING             23500 30000 30000 23500  4700  1000  1700  2400 30000 30000
PRESSURE            30.05 30.05 30.04 29.93 29.92 29.90  30.0 30.01 30.07 30.09


Date           07/02Wed 07/03/24Thu 07/04/24Fri 07/05/24Sat 07/06/24
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MAX/MIN          83    66    85    70    94    75    95    76    95
TEMP          81 77 69 71 83 80 73 76 92 87 79 80 93 88 80 80 93 87
DEWPT         64 65 65 67 64 66 66 70 70 72 72 73 74 74 73 76 74 76
MIN/MAX RH       52    99    51    93    48    92    50    95    51
RH            56 67 87 88 52 62 79 83 50 61 81 81 53 63 80 88 54 68
WIND DIR      NE  E  E NE  E SE  S SW  S  S SW SW SW  S SW SW SW  S
WIND SPD      10  6  3  3  6  8  6  6  6 10  9  6  6 10  8  6  8 10
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR          0     0     5     5    10    10    20    20    30
RAIN SHWRS                                            S  S  S     C
TSTMS                                                 S  S        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...
     SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS