EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Tue Nov 4 2025
NCZ014-050900-
Buckland Elementary-Gates NC
36.37N 76.76W Elev. 25 ft
410 PM EST Tue Nov 4 2025
Date 11/04/25 Wed 11/05/25 Thu 11/06/25 Fri
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 38 70 49 62 36
TEMP 51 46 43 41 43 58 67 67 59 55 53 51 50 57 61 59 48 43 41 39 38
DEWPT 40 39 38 38 37 39 38 39 41 45 46 44 41 37 33 34 36 36 35 36 36
MAX/MIN RH 92 33 77 33 96
RH 66 77 80 89 80 50 35 37 52 69 77 77 71 46 35 38 62 75 79 89 91
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N N N N NE E SE SE S
WIND DIR DEG 24 22 22 21 20 21 22 21 22 23 25 31 35 35 34 34 03 09 13 14 16
WIND SPD 1 1 2 2 3 9 12 12 10 10 5 4 4 9 5 4 1 0 1 1 2
CLOUDS FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL
CLOUDS(%) 12 1 1 2 1 3 19 34 15 3 2 3 2 1 2 2 4 2 5 7 4
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 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 400 400 2700 2200 500 500 4400 4200 400 400
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW NW N NW SE S
T WIND SPD 3 3 21 9 13 8 14 5 2 3
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR
ADI 2 5 74 34 12 8 66 46 1 5
MAX LVORI 5 7 3 2 4 4 2 3 4 8
STABILITY F F C D E F B B F F
CEILING 15900 13500 26600 26600 26200 30000 23500 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 30.25 30.20 30.19 30.04 29.92 29.97 30.15 30.14 30.17 30.14
Date 11/07Sat 11/08/25Sun 11/09/25Mon 11/10/25Tue 11/11/25
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 68 56 73 52 75 46 55 32 49
TEMP 64 62 58 57 71 62 56 54 72 60 52 47 54 43 37 33 47 40
DEWPT 45 54 57 56 56 55 53 53 60 60 50 42 35 32 26 24 24 27
MIN/MAX RH 49 99 55 99 64 100 43 70 38
RH 50 75 95 96 59 78 90 98 66100 93 83 48 65 66 69 40 59
WIND DIR S S SW SW W SW S S SW SW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW
WIND SPD 5 4 4 4 5 2 2 3 8 4 4 5 9 5 4 4 8 3
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW CL
POP 12HR 0 20 10 10 30 40 10 10 0
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C S
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NCZ015-050900-
Elizabeth City RAWS-Pasquotank NC
36.21N 76.16W Elev. 15 ft
410 PM EST Tue Nov 4 2025
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
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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