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	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