EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sat Oct 31 2026
NCZ014-312000-
Buckland Elementary-Gates NC
36.37N 76.76W Elev. 25 ft
510 AM EDT Sat Oct 31 2026
Date Sat 10/31/26 Sun 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26
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 66 43 68 43 71
TEMP 51 59 64 63 54 49 47 46 45 58 65 65 55 50 48 46 46 60 68 68 58
DEWPT 43 44 42 40 43 43 43 44 45 47 45 46 49 48 48 47 48 53 52 52 55
MIN/MAX RH 40 100 43 100 51
RH 76 57 45 43 66 80 87 92100 67 48 50 80 93100100100 78 57 57 90
WIND DIR N NE NE NE NE NE NE N N NE E E E NE NE NE NE E E E E
WIND DIR DEG 02 04 03 04 05 05 03 02 02 06 07 07 08 05 04 03 03 07 08 08 08
WIND SPD 3 6 6 5 3 1 2 2 3 5 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 1
CLOUDS FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 12 31 42 38 54 54 52 69 63 48 39 29 23 42 50 69 69 68 71 68 65
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 3400 3200 400 400 3900 3700 400 400 3500 3100
T WIND DIR NE NE NE NE E E E NE E E
T WIND SPD 13 8 4 3 10 8 4 4 6 4
SMOKE DISP FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 61 43 2 5 48 41 2 4 34 28
MAX LVORI 3 3 7 9 4 5 10 10 7 6
STABILITY B B F F B B F F B B
CEILING 23500 20800 17500 10800 9800 13500 11700 11700 9800 9800
PRESSURE 30.34 30.34 30.39 30.40 30.43 30.37 30.39 30.36 30.37 30.27
Date Tue 11/03/26Wed 11/04/26Thu 11/05/26Fri 11/06/26
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 50 76 57 78 62 78 60 75
TEMP 52 54 75 63 59 60 77 67 64 63 76 67 63 61 74 64
DEWPT 52 54 58 60 59 60 63 64 63 63 65 64 63 61 63 62
MAX/MIN RH 100 54 100 60 100 64 100 66
RH 100100 55 83 99100 62 83100100 69 84 96100 69 86
WIND DIR N NE E E E E SE E E SE S S S S S SE
WIND SPD 0 1 3 3 1 2 5 3 1 2 4 2 1 1 3 2
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 30 60 50 60
RAIN SHWRS C C L C C C L
TSTMS S S S
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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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