EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024
NCZ015-250800-
Elizabeth City RAWS-Pasquotank NC
36.21N 76.16W Elev. 15 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024
Date 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat
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 52 63 49 63 51
TEMP 64 59 56 54 54 59 62 62 57 53 52 50 51 58 61 62 58 55 53 52 54
DEWPT 53 54 54 51 52 49 49 47 46 46 46 46 47 46 45 46 47 47 47 48 50
MAX/MIN RH 94 58 88 53 92
RH 67 84 93 91 92 70 62 59 67 76 81 88 86 64 56 55 66 74 80 88 87
WIND DIR SW SW NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E
WIND DIR DEG 23 22 31 01 03 03 03 04 04 04 04 04 04 05 06 06 06 07 07 08 09
WIND SPD 4 3 3 4 10 11 13 13 10 10 9 9 10 11 11 11 10 9 9 6 9
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 25 17 36 32 30 41 53 57 61 44 28 26 25 16 8 11 14 16 17 29 40
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
MIX HGT 400 1100 2700 2600 1500 1900 3100 3000 700 1100
T WIND DIR SW N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 2 6 19 23 18 16 14 12 10 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 1 18 63 51 23 42 47 39 9 15
MAX LVORI 8 8 4 3 4 5 3 3 4 6
STABILITY F F C D D E C C E E
CEILING 8000 30000 4700 1000 1000 1000 30000 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 30.03 30.06 30.17 30.20 30.27 30.29 30.37 30.38 30.42 30.42
Date 04/27Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24
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 70 55 77 59 83 61 84 62 80
TEMP 68 64 58 59 74 70 63 63 80 74 65 65 81 75 66 65 78 72
DEWPT 49 51 52 55 55 57 57 58 59 60 58 60 59 61 60 60 57 57
MIN/MAX RH 49 93 48 92 44 92 44 89 45
RH 51 63 80 86 52 63 81 85 49 62 79 85 47 61 81 83 48 59
WIND DIR E SE S S S S SW W SW S SW SW SW S SW NW N SE
WIND SPD 10 10 6 5 6 10 10 10 8 8 10 9 9 10 9 10 9 6
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR 5 0 0 5 5 5 10 20 10
RAIN SHWRS S
TSTMS 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
LAL(CAT)............................LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL
HAINES(CAT).........................HAINES INDEX
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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