EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Mon Mar 2 2026
NCZ015-030900-
Elizabeth City RAWS-Pasquotank NC
36.21N 76.16W Elev. 15 ft
410 PM EST Mon Mar 2 2026
Date 03/02/26 Tue 03/03/26 Wed 03/04/26 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
EST 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 41 60 49 69 52
TEMP 42 43 44 44 45 50 56 59 53 51 51 51 51 60 67 67 58 55 54 53 53
DEWPT 39 41 42 44 44 48 52 53 50 51 51 51 50 55 55 55 53 53 53 53 53
MAX/MIN RH 100 79 100 64 100
RH 90 93 94 98 97 93 84 80 92 98100100 99 85 67 65 84 93 96100100
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE N W S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 03 04 04 03 05 34 25 19 16 18 20 21 22 24 23 21 17 19 20 21 21
WIND SPD 10 8 6 5 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 6 4 3 4 4 4 4
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 95 95 94 96 95 88 63 50 55 61 43 42 35 26 18 24 26 64 61 67 65
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 50 10 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.10 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C C C S
MIX HGT 1100 700 1900 1800 800 700 3100 3100 700 800
T WIND DIR NE NE SE S S SW W SW S SW
T WIND SPD 16 10 4 5 9 10 11 9 11 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 16 12 11 12 7 12 39 37 8 13
MAX LVORI 6 8 9 8 9 9 5 6 8 8
STABILITY D E C C F F B B E E
CEILING 1000 1000 300 1700 1700 1700 3200 14800 2400 2400
PRESSURE 30.5 30.44 30.42 30.36 30.34 30.28 30.30 30.26 30.29 30.26
Date 03/05Fri 03/06/26Sat 03/07/26Sun 03/08/26Mon 03/09/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 73 56 75 56 74 57 74 57 72
TEMP 70 63 58 57 72 63 59 57 72 66 59 58 72 66 59 57 70 64
DEWPT 57 55 56 57 60 58 57 57 60 57 57 57 59 57 56 57 59 57
MIN/MAX RH 59 100 61 100 60 99 58 99 61
RH 65 75 93100 65 82 93 99 66 73 93 96 64 74 91 99 68 77
WIND DIR SW S SW SW SW S SW SW SW S SW SW SW S SW SW SW S
WIND SPD 8 4 5 5 9 4 4 4 9 6 8 8 10 6 5 5 10 5
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 10 10 10 10 10 30 30 40
RAIN S C C C C C
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NCZ030-030900-
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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