EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Tue Jan 13 2026
NCZ015-132100-
Elizabeth City RAWS-Pasquotank NC
36.21N 76.16W Elev. 15 ft
850 AM EST Tue Jan 13 2026
Date Tue 01/13/26 Wed 01/14/26 Thu 01/15/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 57 40 58 33 43
TEMP 45 54 55 46 44 42 42 40 49 55 57 50 48 46 40 34 38 41 40 31
DEWPT 29 28 29 32 32 32 32 31 34 34 37 39 40 38 37 34 28 22 17 16
MIN/MAX RH 36 71 46 95 40
RH 53 38 37 58 64 66 69 72 56 46 48 65 74 75 86 99 68 46 40 54
WIND DIR SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 22 21 21 19 20 21 22 21 22 22 21 21 22 24 28 30 32 31 31 31
WIND SPD 6 9 8 5 6 6 6 6 10 10 10 9 8 8 9 10 14 13 11 9
CLOUDS CL FW CL CL CL CL CL SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 1 8 2 2 1 2 3 30 63 83 87 75 42 57 74 80 69 58 37 19
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 20 40 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S
RAIN SHWRS C C C C
SNOWSHWRS S C C
MIX HGT 2000 300 300 1200 1000 700 2500 4400 5500
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 10 11 11 16 18 16 23 21 16
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD
ADI 35 8 9 27 24 19 52 58 57
MAX LVORI 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 2
STABILITY C E E C D D D D D
CEILING 20800 25600 30000 18200 8900 7200 2400 30000 30000
PRESSURE 30.05 29.97 29.89 29.84 29.69 29.61 29.57 29.76 29.78
Date Fri 01/16/26Sat 01/17/26Sun 01/18/26Mon 01/19/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 20 42 31 53 30 46 24 42
TEMP 26 22 39 36 34 33 52 45 37 31 44 38 32 25 40 36
DEWPT 12 12 14 20 23 24 32 33 28 25 24 24 21 19 19 21
MAX/MIN RH 68 35 71 45 75 43 75 39
RH 56 65 35 51 63 68 45 63 70 78 45 57 64 80 42 53
WIND DIR NW W SW S SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W
WIND SPD 9 6 9 8 8 8 11 4 5 6 11 8 8 8 10 6
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 5 0 0 10 10 20 10 5
RAIN 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
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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