EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Wed Oct 7 2026
NCZ015-072000-
Elizabeth City RAWS-Pasquotank NC
36.21N 76.16W Elev. 15 ft
510 AM EDT Wed Oct 7 2026
Date Wed 10/07/26 Thu 10/08/26 Fri 10/09/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 73 57 81 62 77
TEMP 55 66 71 71 64 62 59 58 59 72 79 80 71 67 65 63 63 73 76 74 67
DEWPT 50 51 52 54 58 58 59 58 59 59 59 60 62 63 61 59 60 59 58 58 58
MIN/MAX RH 50 100 49 89 55
RH 86 58 50 54 81 89 99 99100 63 50 51 73 87 88 87 88 62 55 57 74
WIND DIR NE E SE SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW W NW N NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 05 08 12 13 13 18 21 23 23 24 23 23 19 22 26 31 00 04 04 05 06
WIND SPD 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 6 8 5 4 3 3 4 4 8 8 6 5
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 2 3 4 4 2 5 8 30 23 15 18 36 62 56 63 59 58 59 60 62 69
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 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 3100 3000 400 300 3500 3500 500 600 3900 3700
T WIND DIR E SE S SW W SW SW W N NE
T WIND SPD 4 4 6 6 9 8 6 5 16 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR
ADI 20 13 4 7 36 40 5 6 63 70
MAX LVORI 3 5 9 9 5 3 6 6 3 4
STABILITY B B F F B B E E B B
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 23500 23500 20800
PRESSURE 30.04 29.94 29.95 29.94 29.97 29.95 30.03 30.07 30.15 30.18
Date Sat 10/10/26Sun 10/11/26Mon 10/12/26Tue 10/13/26
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 63 76 67 75 69 79 64 76
TEMP 64 65 75 69 69 70 73 71 71 70 77 71 66 65 74 68
DEWPT 59 61 61 64 66 68 71 70 70 70 70 68 64 64 66 64
MAX/MIN RH 86 62 93 91 100 78 100 74
RH 84 86 62 85 91 93 93 97 97100 79 90 93 98 76 87
WIND DIR NE NE E E E E SE S S SW SW W NW NW N N
WIND SPD 3 4 10 5 6 11 12 11 10 11 11 5 4 5 8 4
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 10 40 70 70 40 20 10
RAIN SHWRS S C L L L L C C S S
TSTMS S S S
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NCZ030-072000-
Peanut Belt Research Station NC-Bertie NC
36.13N 77.18W Elev. 61 ft
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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