EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026
NCZ015-020800-
Elizabeth City RAWS-Pasquotank NC
36.21N 76.16W Elev. 15 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026
Date 04/01/26 Thu 04/02/26 Fri 04/03/26 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 62 80 60 79 60
TEMP 71 66 64 62 63 72 79 78 68 65 62 61 62 71 77 78 69 64 63 61 62
DEWPT 58 58 58 58 59 60 58 58 58 60 60 59 59 60 59 58 58 59 59 59 60
MAX/MIN RH 90 46 96 50 99
RH 64 75 81 88 86 66 50 50 70 85 92 93 92 67 54 51 67 83 89 94 93
WIND DIR S S SW S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 19 20 21 20 20 21 19 17 17 18 19 19 19 20 18 17 17 19 20 21 21
WIND SPD 10 9 6 5 4 8 8 10 9 5 4 3 3 6 9 10 8 5 4 4 4
CLOUDS FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 8 25 30 22 24 20 11 4 7 9 12 23 20 17 9 5 4 5 10 18 21
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 600 700 2700 2500 700 800 3600 3300 700 700
T WIND DIR SW SW SW S S S SW S S SW
T WIND SPD 18 16 16 14 14 13 13 16 16 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 13 17 47 43 11 15 52 50 11 13
MAX LVORI 4 5 3 3 6 7 4 3 5 9
STABILITY E F B C E F B C F F
CEILING 15900 30000 4000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 30.17 30.22 30.29 30.28 30.30 30.32 30.37 30.28 30.28 30.27
Date 04/04Sun 04/05/26Mon 04/06/26Tue 04/07/26Wed 04/08/26
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 80 63 79 50 62 47 66 44 57
TEMP 78 71 64 65 77 69 57 51 60 54 49 49 63 56 48 46 55 49
DEWPT 61 60 61 61 61 62 53 44 41 41 42 43 42 42 39 37 37 37
MIN/MAX RH 50 92 57 94 47 84 43 75 47
RH 54 68 91 88 58 78 88 79 48 61 77 80 46 60 71 71 51 62
WIND DIR S S S S SW SW NW N N E E N NE NE N N NE NE
WIND SPD 9 10 9 10 14 9 8 10 9 3 3 3 8 6 6 11 13 9
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 5 5 60 80 10 0 5 10 10
RAIN SHWRS C L D C
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NCZ030-020800-
Peanut Belt Research Station NC-Bertie NC
36.13N 77.18W Elev. 61 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026
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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