EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
620 AM EDT FRI OCT 19 2018
NCZ015-192100-
ELIZABETH CITY RAWS-PASQUOTANK NC
36.21N 76.16W ELEV. 15 FT
620 AM EDT FRI OCT 19 2018
DATE FRI 10/19/18 SAT 10/20/18 SUN 10/21/18
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 68 60 73 49 60
TEMP 46 61 66 67 61 61 62 63 64 69 71 69 62 58 54 51 50 58 60 58 52
DEWPT 41 43 46 47 51 53 58 59 61 61 61 59 57 54 52 46 43 39 38 37 37
MIN/MAX RH 46 92 67 92 42
RH 83 53 48 50 70 75 89 89 91 75 71 70 84 89 92 84 77 49 44 45 56
WIND DIR N NE S S S S SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW N NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 34 06 16 19 20 20 20 22 24 26 25 25 27 29 30 31 32 33 34 33 33
WIND SPD 3 3 5 6 6 10 9 10 6 10 10 11 10 14 16 18 17 18 17 16 11
CLOUDS CL CL CL FW FW SC B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW CL FW CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 0 2 4 7 10 37 73 91 96 92 97 80 68 48 41 8 22 5 6 4 5
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 40 70 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.05 0.20 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN L L
RAIN SHWRS C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 4 4 4 4 3 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT 3400 3200 300 300 2400 2900 2100 2500 4700 4700
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 4 14 26 34 29 31 34 35 31 21
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR GD FR GD VG GD
ADI 32 42 28 38 61 73 44 88 89 68
MAX LVORI 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 1 2
STABILITY F B B D D C C D D C
CEILING 30000 23500 30000 2400 1000 1700 25800 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 30.38 30.25 30.13 30.0 29.89 29.81 29.84 29.92 30.11 30.17
DATE MON 10/22/18 TUE 10/23/18 WED 10/24/18 THU 10/25/18
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 43 64 48 70 52 67 51 65
TEMP 48 47 62 56 51 51 68 60 55 54 65 59 54 53 63 60
DEWPT 39 40 40 41 45 46 46 50 49 50 49 49 49 48 48 49
MAX/MIN RH 79 42 89 44 90 52 87 53
RH 71 76 44 59 79 83 44 69 80 87 56 70 83 84 57 67
WIND DIR N N NW S SW W W W NW N N N N N N NE
WIND SPD 10 6 3 3 4 3 6 4 6 9 10 10 10 11 11 10
AVG CLOUDS CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 5 5 10 20
RAIN SHWRS S S
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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
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS
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