EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
950 AM EDT Sun Aug 31 2025
NCZ014-312000-
Buckland Elementary-Gates NC
36.37N 76.76W Elev. 25 ft
950 AM EDT Sun Aug 31 2025
Date Sun 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue 09/02/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 78 59 77 59 78
TEMP 73 77 76 67 62 60 60 62 74 76 75 68 63 61 59 61 73 76 76 68
DEWPT 56 54 54 56 56 56 56 59 60 60 59 59 59 58 58 60 59 57 57 58
MIN/MAX RH 43 93 55 100 49
RH 54 44 46 68 80 87 88 90 63 57 58 73 87 90 96 97 62 51 52 70
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE N N N NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N NE E
WIND DIR DEG 04 04 04 04 03 01 00 01 04 03 04 04 03 00 35 35 01 02 04 07
WIND SPD 8 9 9 3 2 2 3 5 9 9 9 4 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 2
CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%) 15 47 43 12 10 6 12 14 34 52 46 38 13 16 26 31 39 51 53 35
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 5400 500 700 5100 4900 600 800 5600 6500
T WIND DIR NE NE N NE NE NE N NE E
T WIND SPD 14 5 4 14 13 4 2 6 3
SMOKE DISP GD PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR
ADI 82 3 6 97 93 4 2 49 19
MAX LVORI 3 6 7 3 4 7 10 4 4
STABILITY C F F B B F F A A
CEILING 4000 30000 30000 2400 3200 3200 26600 23500 3200
PRESSURE 30.11 30.11 30.10 30.12 30.09 30.09 30.07 30.09 30.04
Date Wed 09/03/25Thu 09/04/25Fri 09/05/25Sat 09/06/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 58 81 60 84 66 85 64 84
TEMP 60 60 79 70 62 63 83 74 68 68 83 77 67 65 82 74
DEWPT 58 60 58 60 61 63 64 68 68 68 67 66 64 63 60 61
MAX/MIN RH 100 47 100 51 100 54 96 45
RH 94100 49 72 97100 53 81 99100 59 69 88 92 47 64
WIND DIR N NW E SE SE SE S SE S SW SW SW SW W SW S
WIND SPD 0 1 3 3 1 2 4 3 2 2 4 3 2 2 3 2
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 5 5 20 20 30 10 5
RAIN SHWRS S S C
TSTMS S S C
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NCZ015-312000-
Elizabeth City RAWS-Pasquotank NC
36.21N 76.16W Elev. 15 ft
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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