Severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the southern Plains Thursday, with large hail the main threat. A few instances of 2+ inch diameter hail are possible. A storm system moving north along the New England coast will bring heavy rain and gusty winds to the region Thursday and Friday. Read More >
EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed May 21 2025
NCZ014-220800-
Buckland Elementary-Gates NC
36.37N 76.76W Elev. 25 ft
510 PM EDT Wed May 21 2025
Date 05/21/25 Thu 05/22/25 Fri 05/23/25 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
EDT 3hrly 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
MIN/MAX 59 78 54 73 49
TEMP 71 66 64 62 62 72 76 77 69 62 59 56 59 67 71 73 65 59 54 51 56
DEWPT 66 64 62 60 59 55 53 53 54 54 51 50 52 51 49 48 49 46 45 44 46
MAX/MIN RH 99 42 81 41 77
RH 85 92 95 95 89 55 45 43 60 73 76 80 79 56 46 41 56 62 70 76 69
WIND DIR N N NW W W W W W W NW W W W W W W W NW NW W W
WIND DIR DEG 01 35 30 28 28 27 27 26 27 31 28 27 27 28 27 27 27 31 31 29 29
WIND SPD 3 3 2 3 5 10 11 10 4 3 3 3 5 9 10 10 3 2 2 2 2
CLOUDS SC B1 SC B1 FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 44 52 48 51 22 5 25 19 19 23 24 19 14 15 21 15 4 8 7 8 7
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 50 5 10 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.06 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C
MIX HGT 600 1200 5700 6000 500 2000 6500 6600 500 1300
T WIND DIR N W W W NW NW W W W NW
T WIND SPD 5 9 24 23 6 11 20 13 4 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR VG VG PR PR VG VG PR PR
ADI 4 20 120 120 4 48 120 120 3 28
MAX LVORI 8 9 3 3 4 5 3 3 3 4
STABILITY F F B C F F B B F F
CEILING 7000 26300 26600 23500 8000 8000 6300 6300 30000 23500
PRESSURE 29.67 29.68 29.72 29.69 29.77 29.84 29.87 29.85 29.92 29.98
Date 05/24Sun 05/25/25Mon 05/26/25Tue 05/27/25Wed 05/28/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MAX/MIN 75 52 74 55 75 61 77 62 79
TEMP 72 66 55 58 72 66 59 61 72 68 64 65 74 70 65 65 76 72
DEWPT 45 50 49 51 49 56 57 59 59 61 61 64 65 65 63 64 63 64
MIN/MAX RH 35 80 44 98 62 97 69 100 60
RH 38 56 77 77 44 71 94 93 64 78 91 97 74 84 95 97 64 76
WIND DIR W W N N W E NE NE E E SE SE S E NW NW W E
WIND SPD 5 1 1 2 3 2 2 3 4 2 2 3 6 3 2 3 4 2
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 10 20 60 50 60 60 50 30
RAIN SHWRS S L L C C L L L L C C S C
TSTMS S C S S S S S S S
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NCZ015-220800-
Elizabeth City RAWS-Pasquotank NC
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
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS
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