EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sat Oct 10 2026
NCZ015-102000-
Elizabeth City RAWS-Pasquotank NC
36.21N 76.16W Elev. 15 ft
510 AM EDT Sat Oct 10 2026
Date Sat 10/10/26 Sun 10/11/26 Mon 10/12/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 74 68 79 65 78
TEMP 68 72 72 72 70 70 68 70 71 74 76 78 75 72 69 66 65 72 76 76 69
DEWPT 62 65 66 67 67 67 68 69 71 74 75 74 73 70 67 65 64 67 67 67 66
MIN/MAX RH 79 100 88 98 71
RH 79 79 82 83 90 90 99 98100100 97 88 93 93 95 94 97 84 74 74 89
WIND DIR NE E E E E E E E SE SE S S S SW SW SW W W NW NW N
WIND DIR DEG 06 07 08 08 08 09 10 10 12 15 17 17 19 22 23 24 25 28 31 32 34
WIND SPD 9 11 13 12 12 13 14 16 16 14 14 12 11 10 10 10 11 12 11 10 3
CLOUDS B2 OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 86 88 86 90 93 96 97 92 91 94 88 75 74 54 35 38 35 45 53 43 30
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 6 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 30 90 90 50 5
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.89 0.51 0.01 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S S S C L
RAIN SHWRS D D D L C C C C
TSTMS S S S S C C C
MIX HGT 2100 1900 1200 1200 1800 1700 900 1500 4400 4200
T WIND DIR E E E SE SE S SW W NW NW
T WIND SPD 21 25 23 20 23 25 20 20 24 19
SMOKE DISP FR FR PR PR FR FR PR PR GD GD
ADI 60 57 21 35 49 51 20 39 66 90
MAX LVORI 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 6
STABILITY D D D D D D D E C C
CEILING 2400 1700 1700 300 300 1700 30000 30000 6300 3700
PRESSURE 30.26 30.23 30.21 30.07 30.0 29.87 29.81 29.77 29.81 29.86
Date Tue 10/13/26Wed 10/14/26Thu 10/15/26Fri 10/16/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 61 80 64 77 60 72 59 75
TEMP 63 62 79 73 67 65 75 69 62 60 71 65 60 60 73 68
DEWPT 63 62 67 67 64 63 64 61 58 58 60 58 57 59 62 61
MAX/MIN RH 100 65 97 63 93 64 96 65
RH 100100 67 81 92 95 69 76 88 91 67 78 90 94 68 78
WIND DIR NW NW SW S SW W N NE N N NE E SE SW SW S
WIND SPD 2 3 4 3 4 5 9 4 3 5 8 4 3 4 9 5
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 10
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NCZ030-102000-
Peanut Belt Research Station NC-Bertie NC
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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