EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
510 PM EDT FRI JUN 18 2021
NCZ015-190900-
ELIZABETH CITY RAWS-PASQUOTANK NC
36.21N 76.16W ELEV. 15 FT
510 PM EDT FRI JUN 18 2021
DATE 06/18/21 SAT 06/19/21 SUN 06/20/21 MON
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 71 94 74 90 74
TEMP 78 74 73 72 76 86 91 93 86 79 77 76 78 85 89 89 83 78 77 75 77
DEWPT 63 66 66 67 69 71 70 71 72 71 70 67 68 70 71 70 71 72 72 72 73
MAX/MIN RH 84 47 78 52 93
RH 61 76 80 84 78 61 50 49 62 77 78 74 71 61 56 54 69 84 86 92 88
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW S S
WIND DIR DEG 17 19 21 22 23 24 24 23 21 22 23 24 25 24 23 23 22 22 21 20 18
WIND SPD 9 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 11 14 14 16 10 10 9 10 11
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 14 22 18 24 17 14 18 30 31 34 43 54 55 61 68 60 62 62 72 75 80
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6
POP 12HR 5 5 10 10 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.05
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C C L
TSTMS S S S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2
HAINES 4 4 4 4 4 5 3 5 5 4
MIX HGT 700 1100 5000 4800 1200 1500 4100 4000 1000 1600
T WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW S
T WIND SPD 14 16 20 17 14 17 28 23 14 21
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 12 29 66 66 17 38 78 69 18 47
MAX LVORI 4 4 3 3 4 4 1 3 4 5
STABILITY B E E B B D D C C D
CEILING 30000 20800 12700 5500 8400 15900 7300 10600 11700 26600
PRESSURE 30.0 29.96 29.93 29.85 29.86 29.89 29.94 29.89 29.92 29.88
DATE 06/21 TUE 06/22/21 WED 06/23/21 THU 06/24/21 FRI 06/25/21
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 87 74 90 67 80 65 80 65 83
TEMP 86 81 77 78 88 82 72 71 79 75 68 68 79 74 67 68 81 78
DEWPT 75 74 74 75 74 73 70 69 64 61 60 63 62 63 65 67 67 67
MIN/MAX RH 65 97 61 97 56 85 54 100 59
RH 70 79 92 93 64 75 93 93 60 62 76 84 57 69 92 97 63 69
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW NW N NE NE NE NE NE E E NE E E
WIND SPD 12 10 10 11 14 9 6 9 10 5 4 6 9 6 3 4 8 5
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 60 40 50 70 30 20 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS L L C S C L C C C S S S S
TSTMS S L S C L 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
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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