EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024
NCZ015-180800-
Elizabeth City RAWS-Pasquotank NC
36.21N 76.16W Elev. 15 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Date 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 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
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 63 83 52 71 55
TEMP 73 69 66 65 66 76 81 81 71 62 58 55 55 64 69 70 65 60 58 56 57
DEWPT 60 61 59 58 60 60 55 58 57 55 53 52 52 53 55 55 55 56 58 56 57
MAX/MIN RH 84 41 93 58 100
RH 65 76 79 79 81 58 41 45 61 77 83 90 90 69 61 60 72 88 98100 99
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW W W N E NE NE NE NE E E E E SE S N N
WIND DIR DEG 18 20 21 22 24 26 27 00 07 06 04 04 05 07 09 10 09 13 17 01 02
WIND SPD 8 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 6 6 8 8 10 6 9 9 6 4 3 4 9
CLOUDS OV OV B2 SC CL FW SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 88 88 86 49 5 7 33 37 18 22 27 40 52 41 30 48 67 66 65 66 60
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 30 5 0 20 30
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0.02
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C S S S C C S S
TSTMS S S S S S
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1
HAINES 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 3 3
MIX HGT 700 900 6100 4900 600 700 1900 1900 800 1200
T WIND DIR SW SW W NE E NE E E SE SE
T WIND SPD 14 14 14 9 8 11 10 9 6 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD FR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 14 20 97 69 6 12 24 25 6 11
MAX LVORI 4 4 3 3 5 5 4 4 9 9
STABILITY D D B A E E B B E F
CEILING 8900 12300 30000 4700 4700 30000 30000 23500 13400 300
PRESSURE 29.97 29.94 29.95 29.92 30.01 30.04 30.09 30.01 30.01 30.01
Date 04/20Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24Tue 04/23/24Wed 04/24/24
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 69 51 62 49 62 49 68 52 73
TEMP 67 62 55 53 61 55 52 51 60 57 52 52 66 62 55 56 71 64
DEWPT 54 51 48 47 45 45 47 47 48 46 46 47 48 49 51 51 52 52
MIN/MAX RH 57 84 56 90 58 89 50 94 48
RH 63 66 78 79 56 69 84 87 63 67 79 83 53 64 87 84 51 65
WIND DIR NE E N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N NE E MM MM MM MM
WIND SPD 10 8 6 10 10 10 10 10 11 10 8 8 10 10 MM MM MM MM
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 20 60 70 30 10 5 10 10
RAIN S C L L C
RAIN SHWRS S C 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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