EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
511 PM EDT Mon Jul 28 2025
NCZ015-290800-
Elizabeth City RAWS-Pasquotank NC
36.21N 76.16W Elev. 15 ft
511 PM EDT Mon Jul 28 2025
Date 07/28/25 Tue 07/29/25 Wed 07/30/25 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
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 76 92 75 92 77
TEMP 83 80 78 76 79 87 91 88 82 79 77 75 79 87 91 88 83 81 78 78 80
DEWPT 79 77 77 76 78 76 74 74 75 75 75 75 76 75 74 73 75 75 75 75 77
MAX/MIN RH 100 59 100 58 96
RH 87 93 97 99 96 71 60 63 79 87 94 99 92 68 59 61 77 82 92 93 91
WIND DIR E SE S NW N NE E E SE SE S SW SW S SE SE S S S SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 11 12 18 31 00 05 11 11 11 15 19 23 23 17 14 13 16 18 20 21 21
WIND SPD 3 1 1 1 2 3 5 6 3 2 2 1 1 3 5 8 5 4 3 3 3
CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 23 17 20 40 35 23 17 27 20 12 14 18 14 13 12 17 16 20 30 43 45
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS
TSTMS
MIX HGT 400 600 4400 3800 500 800 4000 3500 700 1300
T WIND DIR SE SW NE E S SW S SE S SW
T WIND SPD 4 2 4 8 6 5 4 10 10 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 3 2 34 33 4 5 32 32 5 15
MAX LVORI 8 10 5 4 6 9 4 4 6 7
STABILITY F F A B F F A B F F
CEILING 30000 300 4700 26600 26600 26600 26600 26600 25100 300
PRESSURE 30.0 30.0 30.02 30.01 30.01 30.01 30.04 30.01 30.01 29.98
Date 07/31Fri 08/01/25Sat 08/02/25Sun 08/03/25Mon 08/04/25
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 93 77 86 74 81 72 82 72 83
TEMP 90 82 78 78 84 78 75 75 80 74 72 74 81 75 73 75 82 77
DEWPT 77 77 76 77 76 75 73 72 70 67 65 65 63 64 65 68 67 68
MIN/MAX RH 64 99 78 96 70 80 54 81 61
RH 66 85 94 97 78 91 94 91 72 79 79 75 55 69 78 79 61 75
WIND DIR S S S W N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E
WIND SPD 6 6 4 5 9 8 9 11 16 11 10 11 13 9 5 8 11 6
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 40 60 80 50 40 20 20 20 30
RAIN SHWRS C L C C D C C C C S S S S C
TSTMS C C C S L C S 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
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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