EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
950 AM EDT Sun Jun 1 2025
NCZ015-012000-
Elizabeth City RAWS-Pasquotank NC
36.21N 76.16W Elev. 15 ft
950 AM EDT Sun Jun 1 2025
Date Sun 06/01/25 Mon 06/02/25 Tue 06/03/25
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 77 61 78 58 83
TEMP 70 75 77 72 67 64 62 64 74 78 76 68 63 60 58 64 75 81 81 73
DEWPT 47 48 50 56 58 60 61 63 60 58 55 55 55 55 54 56 55 54 55 58
MIN/MAX RH 37 99 48 85 39
RH 44 38 38 57 74 89 99 96 63 50 48 62 76 82 85 78 49 39 40 57
WIND DIR W SW S S S S W NW N N NE NE E E NW W N E SE SE
WIND DIR DEG 28 21 18 17 19 20 27 33 00 02 04 06 07 06 33 29 35 10 11 14
WIND SPD 3 6 6 5 4 3 3 3 8 9 8 4 2 2 2 2 3 4 6 5
CLOUDS CL CL FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 1 4 23 68 61 63 56 39 22 11 7 3 4 5 6 5 3 2 2 1
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 30 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0.04 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C S
TSTMS S S
MIX HGT 6200 1200 1100 4500 4400 900 500 4500 4000
T WIND DIR SW S SW W N NE N NE E
T WIND SPD 11 10 11 9 10 6 2 8 6
SMOKE DISP GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 81 9 19 49 52 5 3 43 36
MAX LVORI 3 5 9 3 3 5 6 3 3
STABILITY B E F B B F F A B
CEILING 5500 5500 4700 30000 3200 30000 23500 30000 30000
PRESSURE 29.85 29.88 29.89 29.94 30.0 30.09 30.13 30.23 30.25
Date Wed 06/04/25Thu 06/05/25Fri 06/06/25Sat 06/07/25
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 63 85 65 87 68 88 71 87
TEMP 65 68 82 75 68 71 84 78 71 73 84 79 73 75 85 79
DEWPT 59 61 61 63 63 66 65 67 67 70 70 71 71 72 72 71
MAX/MIN RH 86 47 92 50 92 61 93 61
RH 80 79 48 66 84 84 53 70 87 90 63 77 93 90 65 78
WIND DIR S W SE S S SW S S S S S S SW SW S S
WIND SPD 3 2 6 5 3 3 9 8 4 4 10 6 4 4 9 5
AVG CLOUDS CL CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 10 30 30 40
RAIN SHWRS S C S C C C
TSTMS S S 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
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS