Power Pacific system will continue to bring significant impacts for Pacific Northwest into northern California the remainder of the week. Dangerous coastal affects, heavy rain, flooding, strong winds, and higher elevation mountain snow continues. Meanwhile, a storm across the east is set to bring the first accumulating snow to many higher elevations of the Catskills into the central Appalachians. Read More >
EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Thu Nov 21 2024
NCZ015-220900-
Elizabeth City RAWS-Pasquotank NC
36.21N 76.16W Elev. 15 ft
410 PM EST Thu Nov 21 2024
Date 11/21/24 Fri 11/22/24 Sat 11/23/24 Sun
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 34 51 40 60 39
TEMP 48 44 40 37 37 43 49 49 46 43 42 41 41 51 58 57 49 45 43 42 40
DEWPT 34 34 31 28 27 28 28 30 31 32 34 35 36 38 39 40 41 39 38 38 37
MAX/MIN RH 73 42 80 47 91
RH 58 66 71 70 67 54 44 47 57 65 71 77 81 60 50 53 76 81 84 86 91
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND DIR DEG 26 27 27 27 26 27 26 26 25 25 26 27 28 29 28 28 27 27 28 28 27
WIND SPD 9 10 10 11 10 12 16 16 14 16 16 14 12 14 14 12 9 8 8 8 6
CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 37 17 10 22 11 13 18 30 42 35 28 25 21 24 28 20 11 12 13 10 7
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 5 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4
MIX HGT 600 900 5400 4900 2000 1800 4800 4400 500 400
T WIND DIR W W W W W W NW W W W
T WIND SPD 18 21 23 27 28 21 24 18 12 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR VG VG FR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 19 26 83 82 44 31 73 64 10 8
MAX LVORI 3 3 1 2 3 3 3 4 4 6
STABILITY E D D D D D D D E E
CEILING 5500 11700 30000 30000 4700 30000 30000 30000 30000 13800
PRESSURE 29.67 29.64 29.65 29.60 29.60 29.67 29.84 29.90 30.0 30.07
Date 11/24Mon 11/25/24Tue 11/26/24Wed 11/27/24Thu 11/28/24
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 62 43 66 53 69 45 58 41 60
TEMP 59 52 47 44 63 59 56 54 67 56 50 46 57 49 44 42 58 50
DEWPT 39 43 42 42 45 47 47 50 51 45 41 38 39 40 40 40 41 44
MIN/MAX RH 44 94 48 83 49 77 49 93 52
RH 47 72 84 94 52 64 72 86 56 66 72 75 51 74 84 93 54 80
WIND DIR W W W SW SW S SW SW W NW N N E N W W SW W
WIND SPD 10 4 3 3 9 8 10 10 11 6 8 8 6 5 5 5 10 6
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 10 10 20 20
RAIN S S S
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NCZ030-220900-
Peanut Belt Research Station NC-Bertie NC
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