EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Sat Dec 21 2024
NCZ015-220900-
Elizabeth City RAWS-Pasquotank NC
36.21N 76.16W Elev. 15 ft
410 PM EST Sat Dec 21 2024
Date 12/21/24 Sun 12/22/24 Mon 12/23/24 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
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 25 39 23 46 31
TEMP 33 31 30 28 26 33 38 36 30 27 27 25 25 39 46 44 36 34 33 33 34
DEWPT 20 19 19 19 18 18 18 18 19 20 21 20 20 25 28 30 31 33 33 33 33
MAX/MIN RH 70 43 80 48 99
RH 58 62 64 68 69 52 43 46 63 72 78 80 79 57 48 57 82 94 99 99 97
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE E NE NE NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 34 35 34 35 34 35 35 00 01 00 00 00 00 02 06 07 06 06 29 30 30
WIND SPD 8 6 8 8 8 10 10 9 5 4 4 5 4 5 5 4 2 1 2 2 3
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW CL FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 7 23 24 21 7 5 10 6 10 10 7 6 5 3 6 4 6 5 16 39 45
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3
MIX HGT 500 2200 4000 3800 1400 500 3000 2500 400 400
T WIND DIR N N N N N N NE E SE NW
T WIND SPD 12 16 16 11 9 9 9 6 4 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 10 44 49 44 5 6 27 24 3 7
MAX LVORI 3 3 3 3 4 5 3 5 10 10
STABILITY E E D C F F C C F F
CEILING 17100 20800 30000 30000 30000 20800 23500 30000 30000 4000
PRESSURE 30.27 30.34 30.44 30.45 30.52 30.54 30.57 30.51 30.46 30.35
Date 12/24Wed 12/25/24Thu 12/26/24Fri 12/27/24Sat 12/28/24
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 52 37 52 38 55 41 58 45 59
TEMP 50 43 40 37 52 43 41 40 54 45 43 43 57 48 45 45 58 50
DEWPT 35 37 38 36 41 40 39 38 42 41 41 42 47 46 44 44 49 47
MIN/MAX RH 57 96 65 96 65 96 69 97 72
RH 57 78 92 97 65 90 93 93 65 87 92 96 69 93 95 97 73 89
WIND DIR NW N N N NE N N N NE NE N N NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 6 3 3 4 10 4 3 4 10 4 3 4 9 3 3 3 9 3
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 10 10 20 20 20 20 30 30
RAIN S S S S S S S S S C C 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
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