EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Mon Feb 2 2026
NCZ015-030900-
Elizabeth City RAWS-Pasquotank NC
36.21N 76.16W Elev. 15 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 21 43 34 43 28
TEMP 28 25 24 23 23 34 41 41 37 35 36 36 36 39 42 40 34 32 32 29 28
DEWPT 18 18 19 18 19 26 29 32 32 32 33 35 36 38 37 34 32 30 28 25 24
MAX/MIN RH 85 60 97 80 91
RH 65 72 81 81 84 73 63 70 83 89 90 96 99 95 82 80 91 91 84 84 85
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW W SW SW S S SW SW W NW N N N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 24 24 24 24 24 25 22 21 20 20 22 23 25 31 01 02 01 01 00 00 00
WIND SPD 4 3 3 3 3 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 8 8 5 6 6 8 9
CLOUDS CL FW FW FW FW FW FW B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1
CLOUDS(%) 0 11 19 14 7 17 25 75 88 82 86 87 83 65 83 89 91 94 91 86 66
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 70 50 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.08 0.05 0.05
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S L L C C C C
SNOW S C C C C C
MIX HGT 400 400 1700 1300 400 500 1400 1400 1400 1500
T WIND DIR SW SW W SW SW S NW N N N
T WIND SPD 6 8 9 6 3 4 9 16 19 20
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 4 9 23 16 3 4 20 24 24 41
MAX LVORI 5 5 5 5 7 9 8 5 5 4
STABILITY F F B C F F D D E D
CEILING 30000 30000 20800 10800 17100 2400 1000 1000 1000 2400
PRESSURE 30.23 30.25 30.27 30.21 30.20 30.13 30.13 30.11 30.09 30.03
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 37 21 43 25 37 18 38 21 40
TEMP 35 28 23 23 41 39 35 26 36 28 23 21 37 33 27 23 40 34
DEWPT 22 20 18 18 22 28 29 24 15 13 14 14 17 20 20 20 23 24
MIN/MAX RH 53 87 44 92 38 75 43 87 50
RH 59 71 82 82 45 65 78 92 41 53 66 74 45 58 73 89 50 65
WIND DIR N N NW W SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 10 4 3 4 10 5 9 12 12 9 5 5 8 4 4 5 9 4
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR 5 0 5 5 0 5 5 5 5
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NCZ030-030900-
Peanut Belt Research Station NC-Bertie NC
36.13N 77.18W Elev. 61 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
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS