EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026
NCZ015-060800-
Elizabeth City RAWS-Pasquotank NC
36.21N 76.16W Elev. 15 ft
510 PM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026
Date 06/05/26 Sat 06/06/26 Sun 06/07/26 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 68 93 72 93 73
TEMP 81 73 71 69 71 82 91 92 85 77 75 73 74 84 92 91 82 76 74 74 75
DEWPT 61 59 59 58 61 64 60 60 65 63 63 62 64 67 66 65 69 68 68 68 70
MAX/MIN RH 74 33 73 42 84
RH 51 62 65 68 71 54 35 34 51 62 67 70 72 55 43 42 64 76 83 83 84
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW NW NE
WIND DIR DEG 18 20 21 22 23 23 22 22 19 20 22 23 23 24 24 24 23 20 23 33 04
WIND SPD 8 9 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 10 10 10 8 3 2 2 2 8
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 6 11 18 25 21 25 27 43 40 31 30 38 43 13 24 33 60 59 49 47 36
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 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S
TSTMS S S S
MIX HGT 800 600 5400 5300 1000 1100 5400 5100 1100 1600
T WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW W W W N
T WIND SPD 12 12 14 13 14 18 16 13 10 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 9 14 73 72 15 26 65 86 6 31
MAX LVORI 3 4 3 2 3 3 3 3 5 5
STABILITY E E B C D D C B F F
CEILING 30000 6300 26600 23500 20800 11300 14800 5500 7900 4000
PRESSURE 30.01 30.01 30.02 29.94 29.92 29.92 29.93 29.85 29.89 30.01
Date 06/08Tue 06/09/26Wed 06/10/26Thu 06/11/26Fri 06/12/26
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 81 65 81 66 86 71 91 75 94
TEMP 80 70 65 68 80 74 67 70 85 79 72 73 89 84 76 77 92 86
DEWPT 64 63 63 64 61 62 64 66 63 66 66 68 68 70 69 70 70 72
MIN/MAX RH 59 93 51 93 47 85 48 83 47
RH 59 78 92 87 53 67 90 87 49 63 82 84 49 62 81 82 49 62
WIND DIR NE NE E E E SE S S S S S SW S S SW SW S S
WIND SPD 13 10 4 5 9 6 3 4 8 9 5 6 9 8 6 5 8 8
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 5 0 5 10 20 20 40 20 30
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C S S S C
TSTMS S S C 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
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS