EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
510 PM EDT SAT SEP 25 2021
NCZ015-260900-
ELIZABETH CITY RAWS-PASQUOTANK NC
36.21N 76.16W ELEV. 15 FT
510 PM EDT SAT SEP 25 2021
DATE 09/25/21 SUN 09/26/21 MON 09/27/21 TUE
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 56 78 56 81 62
TEMP 67 62 60 58 59 72 75 75 65 62 60 58 60 74 79 78 70 67 65 64 65
DEWPT 55 55 54 54 56 56 52 51 53 54 55 55 57 56 55 57 60 60 60 60 62
MAX/MIN RH 94 42 94 43 90
RH 67 78 83 86 89 58 45 43 65 77 84 88 91 53 43 48 70 78 82 87 88
WIND DIR N W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW SW S S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 34 27 27 28 31 33 31 31 33 30 27 27 27 24 23 21 20 20 22 23 23
WIND SPD 3 3 4 5 8 10 9 8 4 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 4 8 8 8 8
CLOUDS SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 40 14 3 4 1 2 5 2 2 1 1 2 2 4 8 8 5 6 5 6 6
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 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 5
MIX HGT 500 800 4800 5400 400 300 3800 3800 400 300
T WIND DIR W W NW NW NW W W SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 8 9 12 9 6 4 6 10 11 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 4 9 47 46 3 4 32 36 9 10
MAX LVORI 6 6 3 3 6 8 4 3 4 5
STABILITY B F F B B F F B B F
CEILING 7800 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 26600 16300 14800 30000
PRESSURE 29.94 29.95 30.02 30.01 30.07 30.09 30.13 30.05 30.03 30.01
DATE 09/28 WED 09/29/21 THU 09/30/21 FRI 10/01/21 SAT 10/02/21
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 85 63 79 58 76 57 75 57 76
TEMP 84 75 67 66 77 69 62 61 74 66 60 60 73 66 60 60 74 66
DEWPT 61 64 63 63 64 59 56 57 54 56 54 56 55 56 55 56 56 57
MIN/MAX RH 46 94 58 90 47 91 50 93 50
RH 47 69 87 90 64 69 81 87 51 70 81 88 52 70 84 87 53 73
WIND DIR SW SW SW NW N N N N N N N N N NE N N N E
WIND SPD 10 8 6 4 10 10 8 10 10 10 8 10 10 9 9 10 8 5
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 10 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S S S
TSTMS S
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NCZ030-260900-
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
LAL(CAT)............................LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL
HAINES(CAT).........................HAINES INDEX
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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