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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
511 PM EDT Mon Jul 28 2025

NCZ015-290800-
Elizabeth City RAWS-Pasquotank NC
36.21N  76.16W Elev. 15 ft
511 PM EDT Mon Jul 28 2025

Date           07/28/25      Tue 07/29/25            Wed 07/30/25            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
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                      76          92          75          92          77
TEMP             83 80 78 76 79 87 91 88 82 79 77 75 79 87 91 88 83 81 78 78 80
DEWPT            79 77 77 76 78 76 74 74 75 75 75 75 76 75 74 73 75 75 75 75 77
MAX/MIN RH                  100          59         100          58          96
RH               87 93 97 99 96 71 60 63 79 87 94 99 92 68 59 61 77 82 92 93 91
WIND DIR          E SE  S NW  N NE  E  E SE SE  S SW SW  S SE SE  S  S  S SW SW
WIND DIR DEG     11 12 18 31 00 05 11 11 11 15 19 23 23 17 14 13 16 18 20 21 21
WIND SPD          3  1  1  1  2  3  5  6  3  2  2  1  1  3  5  8  5  4  3  3  3
CLOUDS           FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        23 17 20 40 35 23 17 27 20 12 14 18 14 13 12 17 16 20 30 43 45
VSBY              7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           5          10
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS                                                                     
TSTMS                                                                          
MIX HGT               400   600  4400  3800   500   800  4000  3500   700  1300
T WIND DIR             SE    SW    NE     E     S    SW     S    SE     S    SW
T WIND SPD              4     2     4     8     6     5     4    10    10     9
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                     3     2    34    33     4     5    32    32     5    15
MAX LVORI               8    10     5     4     6     9     4     4     6     7
STABILITY               F     F     A     B     F     F     A     B     F     F
CEILING             30000   300  4700 26600 26600 26600 26600 26600 25100   300
PRESSURE             30.0  30.0 30.02 30.01 30.01 30.01 30.04 30.01 30.01 29.98


Date           07/31Fri 08/01/25Sat 08/02/25Sun 08/03/25Mon 08/04/25
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          93    77    86    74    81    72    82    72    83
TEMP          90 82 78 78 84 78 75 75 80 74 72 74 81 75 73 75 82 77
DEWPT         77 77 76 77 76 75 73 72 70 67 65 65 63 64 65 68 67 68
MIN/MAX RH       64    99    78    96    70    80    54    81    61
RH            66 85 94 97 78 91 94 91 72 79 79 75 55 69 78 79 61 75
WIND DIR       S  S  S  W  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E
WIND SPD       6  6  4  5  9  8  9 11 16 11 10 11 13  9  5  8 11  6
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR         40    60    80    50    40    20    20    20    30
RAIN SHWRS        C  L  C  C  D  C  C  C  C  S        S  S     S  C
TSTMS             C  C  C  S  L  C  S  S  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
WEATHER...
     SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS