Slight Risk for Excessive Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorms Thursday

Additional rounds of thunderstorms are expected Thursday and Thursday night across Oklahoma and north Texas, with risks for both large hail and flash flooding. Strong winds may accompany any storms from east Texas northeast through the lower Great Lakes. Read More >

	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
930 AM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

NCZ014-051530-
Buckland Elementary-Gates NC
36.37N  76.76W Elev. 25 ft
930 AM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

Date           02/05/25      Thu 02/06/25            Fri 02/07/25            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
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          62          54          68          36
TEMP          38 38 38 39 40 41 46 56 61 59 58 58 58 55 59 64 64 50 44 40 38 38
DEWPT         33 34 36 38 39 40 43 50 53 56 57 56 56 53 46 40 36 37 33 31 30 30
MAX/MIN RH                   97          75          96          36          73
RH            80 87 92 96 97 96 89 80 75 90 96 92 94 93 63 41 36 60 66 70 73 73
WIND DIR      NE NE NE NE  N SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW  N  E NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG  06 05 04 04 35 24 22 22 22 22 22 24 25 28 31 31 34 07 06 05 06 06
WIND SPD       6  4  4  3  3  3  8 10 10  6  6  6  5  4  5  4  4  3  3  4  4  4
CLOUDS        OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)     99 99 99 99 98 95 93 84 66 72 61 74 67 36 32 19 16 21 26 49 56 66
VSBY           7  5  4  3  2  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     60          40          20          10          20
QPF 12HR                   0.07        0.05        0.01           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN           C  L  C  C  C  C  S                                      S  S  C
RAIN SHWRS                          S  S  S  S  S  S                           
TSTMS                                     S  S                                 
LAL                                                                            
HAINES                                                                         
MIX HGT        1900  1300  1000  1600  1600   500   600  2900  3000   600  1300
T WIND DIR       NE    NE     N    SW    SW    SW     W    NW    NW    NE    NE
T WIND SPD       16    10     5    10    17    18     9    12     9     8     6
SMOKE DISP       PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI              33     8     6    29    34    19    13    42    42     6     5
MAX LVORI         5     8     9     6     5     5     7     5     3     3     3
STABILITY         D     E     F     D     D     D     E     B     B     F     E
CEILING        1000  1000  1000  1000  1000  1700  1000  1000  9800  8000 12000
PRESSURE      30.27 30.23 30.13 30.07 29.94 29.92 29.92 30.03 30.07 30.17 30.21


Date           02/08Sun 02/09/25Mon 02/10/25Tue 02/11/25Wed 02/12/25
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          49    45    72    35    46    35    46    35    47
TEMP          45 47 51 58 70 55 42 36 44 41 36 37 46 42 39 36 45 41
DEWPT         36 40 50 57 53 44 32 32 32 32 33 34 37 37 37 35 37 35
MIN/MAX RH       68    96    51    81    55    89    68    92      
RH            70 76 96 96 55 65 68 84 63 70 87 89 72 82 MM MM 73 81
WIND DIR       E NE  S SW  W  N NE NE NE NE NE  N NE NE MM MM MM MM
WIND SPD       5  3  6 10 10  8  6  5  6  3  3  5  9  5 MM MM MM MM
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2
POP 12HR         40    30    20    50    40    50    70    70    50
RAIN           C  C  C     S  S  C  C  C  C  C  C  L  L  L  L  C  C
SNOW                                S  C     S  S  S               

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
WEATHER...
     SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS
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