EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025
NCZ015-090800-
Elizabeth City RAWS-Pasquotank NC
36.21N 76.16W Elev. 15 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025
Date 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 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 58 70 56 71 62
TEMP 66 63 60 59 58 67 68 67 60 59 58 57 59 67 70 69 65 64 64 63 64
DEWPT 64 57 53 52 52 52 52 51 50 50 49 50 53 55 56 56 58 59 60 60 62
MAX/MIN RH 92 53 80 62 93
RH 92 81 76 77 80 59 56 56 68 71 73 76 79 66 62 64 79 85 88 91 93
WIND DIR N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 01 01 01 01 01 02 03 04 04 05 05 05 05 06 06 06 06 06 06 05 06
WIND SPD 12 12 12 12 12 14 16 16 12 11 11 11 11 13 12 11 10 9 9 10 12
CLOUDS B2 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 76 33 22 20 21 28 43 43 47 43 45 54 57 63 76 82 89 86 90 94 88
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 5 0 0 20
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S C
TSTMS
MIX HGT 900 1100 4400 4300 2100 2200 4100 3700 1200 1200
T WIND DIR N N NE NE NE NE E NE E E
T WIND SPD 18 17 21 20 17 16 19 18 13 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 19 25 67 65 26 37 55 51 15 20
MAX LVORI 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 4 5 6
STABILITY D D D D D D D D D D
CEILING 5500 6300 2400 2400 3200 2400 30000 4700 1700 2400
PRESSURE 30.13 30.17 30.29 30.31 30.38 30.38 30.40 30.34 30.29 30.22
Date 10/11Sun 10/12/25Mon 10/13/25Tue 10/14/25Wed 10/15/25
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 73 63 70 56 69 56 71 57 71
TEMP 71 66 65 64 68 63 59 57 68 62 58 58 70 64 60 57 70 63
DEWPT 65 64 64 64 65 61 58 56 58 58 56 57 60 59 58 57 59 58
MIN/MAX RH 78 100 84 100 70 98 71 99 67
RH 80 93 96100 89 93 97 99 70 89 93 95 71 86 94 99 68 84
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE N N NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 16 13 14 17 17 16 13 14 14 10 10 11 12 9 8 10 11 8
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 50 60 50 30 20 20 10 10 5
RAIN SHWRS C C L C C C C S S S S
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NCZ030-090800-
Peanut Belt Research Station NC-Bertie 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
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