EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
950 AM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025
NCZ015-302000-
Elizabeth City RAWS-Pasquotank NC
36.21N 76.16W Elev. 15 ft
950 AM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025
Date Mon 06/30/25 Tue 07/01/25 Wed 07/02/25
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 93 78 94 75 86
TEMP 88 93 92 86 82 80 79 81 87 92 88 85 81 79 76 78 83 84 83 80
DEWPT 77 75 75 75 74 75 74 75 75 74 74 74 74 73 74 74 74 75 75 74
MIN/MAX RH 55 86 55 93 72
RH 70 56 58 70 77 85 85 84 68 57 64 70 79 83 93 89 74 74 77 82
WIND DIR SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 21 20 20 19 20 21 22 22 22 22 21 21 22 23 23 24 25 24 23 21
WIND SPD 9 10 12 11 11 11 11 12 13 16 16 13 13 11 10 10 9 9 8 4
CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%) 14 29 27 20 16 19 17 20 17 24 38 40 54 64 70 78 76 80 79 64
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 7
POP 12HR 20 0 20 50 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.05 0.12 0.52
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C C L L L L C
TSTMS S S C C C C C L L C
MIX HGT 4600 900 2100 4900 4400 1200 2000 2800 2600
T WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 20 20 20 23 20 20 19 18 20
SMOKE DISP GD PR PR GD GD PR PR FR FR
ADI 79 20 56 96 89 20 41 61 63
MAX LVORI 3 4 4 3 3 4 5 3 4
STABILITY C D D C C D D C C
CEILING 8300 30000 30000 30000 4000 7200 4000 1000 3200
PRESSURE 29.97 29.98 29.98 30.0 29.92 29.90 29.92 29.96 29.95
Date Thu 07/03/25Fri 07/04/25Sat 07/05/25Sun 07/06/25
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 73 91 74 90 73 90 74 92
TEMP 75 77 89 85 77 78 88 84 76 77 88 84 77 78 90 86
DEWPT 74 74 72 74 73 74 71 71 70 71 68 70 70 72 71 72
MAX/MIN RH 99 56 97 52 89 49 87 51
RH 98 93 57 69 88 89 57 65 82 84 52 63 79 82 54 63
WIND DIR SW W SE S SW NW NE E SE NE E SE S SW S S
WIND SPD 3 3 4 3 2 3 8 4 2 3 8 5 3 3 8 6
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR 30 20 10 10 5 5 5 10
RAIN SHWRS C S
TSTMS C 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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