Fire Weather Forecasting

Fire Weather

Raleigh Fire Weather Program Notes:

The NWS office in Raleigh provides spot forecasts for any wildfire within our county warning area. For prescribed burns, requests will only be honored from federal agencies.

Our office also provides a Fire Weather Forecast for our county warning area. Details about our fire weather program can be found in our Fire Weather Operating Plan - Operating Plan in Adobe PDF format.

National Fire Weather web page:

The National Fire Weather web page is an experimental product allowing for easy access to a wide variety of data that will aid such activities as fire suppression efforts, forest and land management decision support, and emergency incident response.

Raleigh Forecast Products:

• Raleigh Fire Weather Forecasts (FWF)   [ Alternate ]

• Raleigh Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices (PFW)   [ Alternate ]

• Raleigh Fire Danger Rating Forecast (FWM)   [ Alternate ]

• Raleigh Red Flag Warning (RFW)   [ Alternate ]

Fire Weather Forecasts and Outlooks from Around NC :

• Raleigh, NC   [ Alternate ]

• Newport-Morehead City, NC   [ Alternate ]

• Wilmington, NC   [ Alternate ]

• Blacksburg, VA   [ Alternate ]

• Wakefield, VA   [ Alternate ]

• Greenville-Spartanburg, SC   [ Alternate ]

• Columbia, SC   [ Alternate ]

• Morristown, TN   [ Alternate ]

Fire Weather Watches and Red Flag Warnings from Around NC :

• Raleigh, NC   [ Alternate ]

• Newport-Morehead City, NC   [ Alternate ]

• Wilmington, NC   [ Alternate ]

• Blacksburg, VA   [ Alternate ]

• Wakefield, VA   [ Alternate ]

• Greenville-Spartanburg, SC   [ Alternate ]

• Columbia, SC   [ Alternate ]

• Morristown, TN   [ Alternate ]

Spot Forecasts:

• SPOT Forecast Request Form

• Instructions for Requesting a Web Based Spot Forecast

• Latest SPOT Forecast - Text Format  (Use above link to SPOT Forecast Request Form for complete data)

National Forecasts and Outlooks:

• SPC Fire Weather Graphics

• Day 2 - 24 Hour Total Precipitation

• Day 4 and 5 - 48 Hour Total Precipitation

• National Fire Weather Outlook

• Multi-season Outlooks

Weather Observations and Drought Indexes:

• RAWS Observations via a Clickable Map

• RAWS Summaries

• Archived RAWS Data

• WIMS Fire Weather Observations Collective

• Palmer Drought Index

• Keetch-Byram Drought Index

Fire Danger and Fuel Moisture Information:

• Observed Haines Index

• Observed Fire Danger Rating

• Forecast Fire Danger Rating

• Observed 10 Hour Fuel Moisture

• Observed 100 Hour Fuel Moisture

• Visual Greenness Map

• Relative Greenness Map

• Wildland Fire Assessment System

Other Links:

• North Carolina Division of Forest Resources

• Wildland Fire Assessment System

• National Weather Service Fire Weather