EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Mon Feb 2 2026
NCZ014-030900-
Buckland Elementary-Gates NC
36.37N 76.76W Elev. 25 ft
410 PM EST Mon Feb 2 2026
Date 02/02/26 Tue 02/03/26 Wed 02/04/26 Thu
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 17 45 32 42 23
TEMP 26 22 22 21 20 34 43 44 35 34 35 34 34 40 41 40 33 30 29 25 23
DEWPT 16 17 17 16 15 26 29 31 31 31 32 33 33 36 35 33 30 27 24 22 19
MAX/MIN RH 85 54 99 75 89
RH 65 81 80 81 82 71 57 60 85 89 89 97 97 86 80 75 89 87 81 89 84
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW S S SW SW W N N NE NE N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 21 22 23 23 22 25 23 21 19 19 21 22 26 34 02 03 03 02 00 00 35
WIND SPD 2 2 2 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
CLOUDS CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%) 0 13 15 8 9 22 28 70 80 77 83 80 71 67 85 89 87 85 80 74 55
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 60 40 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.04 0.01 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S C L L C C C
SNOW C C C C S S
MIX HGT 400 400 2600 2300 400 500 2000 1900 1000 900
T WIND DIR SW SW W SW S SE NE NE N N
T WIND SPD 4 4 9 9 3 2 9 13 16 17
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 2 5 45 41 2 2 31 30 8 19
MAX LVORI 5 6 5 5 6 10 10 5 5 5
STABILITY F F B B F F C D F F
CEILING 30000 23900 20800 9800 6300 1000 1000 1000 1700 4000
PRESSURE 30.19 30.19 30.23 30.17 30.15 30.09 30.10 30.09 30.09 30.02
Date 02/05Fri 02/06/26Sat 02/07/26Sun 02/08/26Mon 02/09/26
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 38 18 45 23 38 16 39 19 42
TEMP 36 28 20 20 42 39 34 25 36 28 22 19 37 33 26 21 41 35
DEWPT 17 18 15 14 17 26 28 21 11 11 10 9 12 17 16 16 19 22
MIN/MAX RH 43 88 36 92 32 69 34 82 39
RH 46 67 81 77 36 59 77 84 35 48 60 65 35 52 65 81 41 58
WIND DIR N N NW W SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
WIND SPD 5 2 1 2 6 4 5 6 10 4 2 2 4 3 3 3 5 2
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 5 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 5
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NCZ015-030900-
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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