EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026
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Elizabeth City RAWS-Pasquotank NC
36.21N 76.16W Elev. 15 ft
510 AM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026
Date Sun 07/12/26 Mon 07/13/26 Tue 07/14/26
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 83 75 80 74 83
TEMP 77 81 82 80 78 77 76 76 77 79 79 79 77 76 75 75 77 80 82 82 79
DEWPT 75 74 74 74 73 73 72 72 73 72 72 71 71 73 73 73 75 75 75 74 74
MIN/MAX RH 78 90 77 95 78
RH 96 79 78 82 85 86 87 88 88 80 78 78 82 91 94 92 94 85 79 78 85
WIND DIR N NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE E E E
WIND DIR DEG 01 04 05 07 07 09 08 08 09 08 08 08 07 07 06 06 06 06 06 07 07
WIND SPD 2 4 8 10 8 8 8 9 10 10 10 10 9 6 5 6 6 10 10 9 3
CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%) 62 68 77 86 82 81 81 83 82 77 85 84 72 84 79 77 63 58 54 54 35
VSBY 7 7 6 6 7 7 4 4 7 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 70 70 60 50 30
QPF 12HR 0.27 0.70 0.45 0.06 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C L L C C L L C L C S C C C C C C
TSTMS S C C C C C S S S C S S
MIX HGT 2300 2200 900 1500 2500 2800 1100 2000 3200 3000
T WIND DIR NE NE E E E E NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 11 14 21 24 25 19 16 12 12 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR
ADI 31 32 21 46 54 48 15 41 50 36
MAX LVORI 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 4 5
STABILITY C C D D D D D D B B
CEILING 1000 1700 1700 1700 1700 2100 1700 2400 23500 30000
PRESSURE 30.04 30.06 30.07 30.06 30.09 30.10 30.11 30.09 30.12 30.10
Date Wed 07/15/26Thu 07/16/26Fri 07/17/26Sat 07/18/26
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 74 89 78 95 78 94 77 92
TEMP 76 77 88 86 80 80 93 87 81 80 92 85 79 79 90 86
DEWPT 73 75 75 76 75 75 76 75 75 76 74 74 74 75 74 74
MAX/MIN RH 96 63 89 53 88 53 90 57
RH 91 95 66 71 86 87 58 68 83 87 57 69 85 88 59 68
WIND DIR NW NW SW S SW W N SE S N E SE S W S SE
WIND SPD 0 1 4 4 5 4 4 3 3 3 5 4 3 3 8 5
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 5 10 0 5 10 30 20 30
RAIN SHWRS C S C
TSTMS C S C
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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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