Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024
MDZ021-170800-
Blackwater NWR RAWS-Dorchester MD
38.42N 76.00W Elev. 8 ft
510 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024
Date 05/16/24 Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun
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 57 73 56 64 54
TEMP 68 63 61 59 62 68 70 71 67 61 59 57 57 61 63 63 60 57 56 55 56
DEWPT 59 58 57 57 58 58 58 58 56 55 55 55 56 57 58 57 55 54 54 54 55
MAX/MIN RH 96 61 93 81 100
RH 73 84 87 93 87 70 66 64 69 81 87 93 96 87 84 82 84 89 92 96 96
WIND DIR N N N N NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 02 02 01 01 03 03 04 08 09 09 10 09 09 10 10 09 08 08 07 06 06
WIND SPD 6 3 3 3 5 5 4 5 6 5 3 3 3 4 5 6 8 8 8 9 10
CLOUDS SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 46 46 62 76 76 69 74 67 74 83 91 94 95 93 92 90 89 93 96 93 92
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 5 40 50 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0.16 0.18
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT 600 1800 3600 3300 700 900 1500 1500 700 1300
T WIND DIR N NE NE E E E E E NE NE
T WIND SPD 10 11 10 10 8 10 12 12 13 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 8 23 44 33 10 10 25 25 13 24
MAX LVORI 5 6 3 3 6 6 5 4 5 5
STABILITY E E C C E E C C D D
CEILING 2900 1700 13400 3200 9800 4700 4000 4000 3200 4000
PRESSURE 29.80 29.86 29.92 29.92 29.94 29.94 30.01 30.0 29.98 29.93
Date 05/19Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24
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 65 53 72 51 76 55 79 62 81
TEMP 64 60 55 56 70 64 55 56 73 68 59 60 77 73 66 66 79 73
DEWPT 55 55 53 54 55 54 52 54 55 57 56 59 60 61 63 62 60 60
MIN/MAX RH 70 99 54 100 51 100 53 96 51
RH 73 84 93 93 59 70 89 92 53 68 89 96 56 67 90 86 52 64
WIND DIR NE E E NE E E E NE S S SE S S S W NW NW NW
WIND SPD 10 9 6 9 8 8 4 3 4 8 4 4 10 10 5 10 9 3
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 40 20 10 5 5 10 10 30 20
RAIN SHWRS C C S C S S
TSTMS C S
$$
MDZ022-170800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024
Date 05/16/24 Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun
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 56 69 54 64 53
TEMP 65 62 59 57 60 64 67 66 63 59 57 55 56 61 63 63 60 57 55 54 55
DEWPT 57 57 56 55 56 56 56 56 54 53 53 53 54 56 56 55 53 53 52 53 54
MAX/MIN RH 93 66 93 73 98
RH 75 84 90 93 88 75 68 69 73 81 86 93 93 83 78 75 78 87 90 96 96
WIND DIR N N N N N NE NE NE E NE E NE E E E E E E E NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 01 01 01 01 02 03 03 06 07 06 06 06 07 08 08 09 08 07 07 06 06
WIND SPD 8 5 5 5 6 8 8 8 6 4 3 3 3 5 6 6 8 6 8 8 10
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 64 73 82 84 84 81 78 68 66 82 88 90 92 91 90 88 91 93 90 91 91
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 5 30 50 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.13 0.16
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C C C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT 700 1800 3000 2700 800 1000 1400 1400 700 1100
T WIND DIR N NE NE NE E E E E NE NE
T WIND SPD 16 14 16 11 10 8 13 13 14 16
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 15 33 51 42 8 8 29 25 14 25
MAX LVORI 5 6 4 4 6 6 5 4 5 5
STABILITY E E C C E E C C D D
CEILING 1700 1000 2400 2400 11000 7600 5100 4700 4000 4800
PRESSURE 29.76 29.79 29.88 29.90 29.92 29.92 29.98 29.96 29.95 29.90
Date 05/19Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24
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 63 52 67 49 73 54 79 60 81
TEMP 62 59 54 55 65 60 53 54 70 66 57 59 76 72 63 64 78 72
DEWPT 53 53 52 53 54 51 49 52 54 54 54 57 60 60 61 61 59 59
MIN/MAX RH 70 99 61 100 53 100 53 100 49
RH 73 80 93 93 67 71 86 93 57 65 89 93 57 67 93 90 52 63
WIND DIR NE E NE NE E E E NE E SE SE SE SE S SW NW NW W
WIND SPD 11 10 9 10 10 8 3 4 5 6 3 3 8 9 6 10 6 5
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 40 20 10 5 5 10 10 20 20
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S S
TSTMS S S
$$
MDZ025-170800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024
Date 05/16/24 Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun
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 56 62 54 61 54
TEMP 63 61 59 58 59 60 61 60 59 57 56 55 55 59 61 61 59 56 55 55 56
DEWPT 56 57 56 55 56 56 55 55 54 54 54 53 55 55 56 55 54 53 54 54 55
MAX/MIN RH 94 80 99 80 100
RH 79 88 90 91 91 85 81 83 83 91 94 94 99 87 84 81 84 89 94 97 98
WIND DIR N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 00 01 01 01 01 02 03 04 04 05 05 05 07 07 07 08 07 07 07 06 06
WIND SPD 12 11 11 11 11 12 12 11 10 9 5 5 5 8 10 10 12 12 13 14 16
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 66 73 84 86 82 79 76 69 69 82 90 89 91 92 89 89 92 94 96 92 90
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7
POP 12HR 5 5 20 40 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.10 0.18
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C C L L L L C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2
MIX HGT 800 1200 1200 1100 800 800 1100 1100 900 1300
T WIND DIR N N NE NE NE E E E NE NE
T WIND SPD 16 20 20 14 13 10 17 17 18 20
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 16 26 31 24 15 10 24 24 18 36
MAX LVORI 5 5 4 4 6 8 5 4 5 5
STABILITY D D D D D E C D D D
CEILING 1700 1000 2400 2400 11700 8000 5500 4700 4000 4700
PRESSURE 29.77 29.82 29.92 29.94 29.95 29.95 30.01 30.0 29.98 29.93
Date 05/19Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24
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 61 53 61 53 66 57 70 60 73
TEMP 60 58 54 55 61 58 55 55 64 63 59 60 68 66 62 63 71 68
DEWPT 53 53 53 53 53 52 52 53 54 55 56 58 58 59 61 60 60 59
MIN/MAX RH 76 99 73 97 66 97 70 97 63
RH 79 85 95 94 77 78 90 92 69 76 91 94 71 78 95 91 68 73
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E SE E SE S SW NW W W
WIND SPD 16 13 14 16 14 11 5 8 6 8 5 4 8 9 10 10 4 3
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 40 20 10 5 5 10 10 20 20
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S S S
TSTMS S S
$$
VAZ064-170800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024
Date 05/16/24 Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun
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 55 77 59 66 55
TEMP 71 65 60 57 62 70 75 75 70 65 62 60 60 63 65 65 62 58 57 56 57
DEWPT 60 60 58 57 59 60 60 61 60 59 58 58 60 60 61 60 58 57 57 56 57
MAX/MIN RH 100 58 96 81 100
RH 68 85 93100 92 70 59 61 71 81 87 93100 90 87 83 87 95100100100
WIND DIR N NE NE N NE NE E E E SE SE E E E E E E E NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 01 04 02 02 04 05 08 10 11 12 13 11 11 11 09 08 08 07 06 05 05
WIND SPD 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4
CLOUDS SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 26 24 28 45 64 65 69 69 88 92 94 96 94 93 92 90 93 94 96 96 93
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7
POP 12HR 5 20 60 60 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.23 0.24 0.30
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C L L L L L L L L L L C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 2 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT 500 1400 4000 3700 800 800 1300 1300 1000 1000
T WIND DIR NE N E SE SE SE E E NE NE
T WIND SPD 9 4 5 8 10 6 11 12 9 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 5 14 22 27 10 8 23 24 7 14
MAX LVORI 8 10 4 3 5 8 6 5 8 8
STABILITY F F C C E F C C E E
CEILING 30000 30000 3200 4000 4000 2400 300 1000 1000 300
PRESSURE 29.65 29.73 29.77 29.73 29.76 29.77 29.82 29.81 29.79 29.76
Date 05/19Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24
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 65 53 73 51 79 57 83 62 82
TEMP 64 60 55 57 71 65 55 56 76 71 61 62 80 75 66 66 80 73
DEWPT 56 56 55 55 55 55 52 53 54 57 55 57 59 64 62 61 58 60
MIN/MAX RH 73 100 53 100 45 94 49 92 45
RH 75 87 99 92 57 72 92 90 47 62 81 84 49 68 87 84 47 63
WIND DIR NE NE E NE E E SE N E SE S S S S W N NW S
WIND SPD 6 3 3 4 5 4 3 3 4 5 3 3 6 5 4 6 6 3
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 50 20 10 5 5 10 20 30 20
RAIN SHWRS C C S S C S
TSTMS S C S
$$
VAZ081-170800-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
37.25N 77.25W Elev. 50 ft
510 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024
Date 05/16/24 Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun
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 56 79 59 70 58
TEMP 72 65 61 58 62 72 77 77 71 65 63 61 61 66 69 70 66 62 60 59 60
DEWPT 61 60 59 57 59 61 60 61 61 60 59 59 61 63 64 63 62 60 58 59 58
MAX/MIN RH 100 55 100 79 100
RH 68 85 93 97 90 69 57 58 71 84 87 93100 90 84 80 88 92 94100 93
WIND DIR N NE N N NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE E E E E E NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 00 02 01 01 04 04 05 10 10 12 12 12 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 05
WIND SPD 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 5 4 3 3 3 4 4 6 5 5 4 5 6
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 19 18 27 43 55 59 69 71 82 87 91 94 93 93 93 90 92 94 93 94 93
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
POP 12HR 5 20 60 70 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.25 0.33 0.66
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C L L L L L L D D L L L
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 3 4 4 2 3 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT 500 1300 4100 3700 700 800 1800 1600 1000 900
T WIND DIR NE N E SE SE SE SE E NE NE
T WIND SPD 9 6 6 6 10 9 9 9 11 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 4 18 29 20 9 8 22 19 8 11
MAX LVORI 6 10 4 3 5 8 6 5 6 8
STABILITY F F B C E E C C E E
CEILING 7200 7200 7200 4000 4000 2400 1000 1000 800 300
PRESSURE 29.68 29.77 29.82 29.78 29.82 29.82 29.86 29.84 29.82 29.77
Date 05/19Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24
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 66 54 72 51 78 55 84 62 84
TEMP 65 62 57 58 70 64 55 56 75 69 60 61 81 76 66 67 82 75
DEWPT 58 59 55 56 57 56 53 53 56 58 55 58 61 65 63 63 61 62
MIN/MAX RH 75 100 59 100 50 100 49 100 47
RH 78 90 94 93 63 75 94 91 52 68 86 90 51 69 90 87 50 64
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE E E S S S S W N NW E
WIND SPD 8 6 4 6 9 5 3 3 4 4 3 3 5 5 3 4 6 3
AVG CLOUDS OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 60 30 10 10 10 5 20 30 20
RAIN SHWRS L C C S S C S
TSTMS S C S
$$
VAZ096-170800-
Great Dismal Swamp RAWS-Suffolk VA
36.61N 76.55W Elev. 35 ft
510 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024
Date 05/16/24 Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun
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 56 77 59 73 60
TEMP 71 65 61 59 63 71 76 75 70 65 62 60 62 68 71 72 68 64 62 61 62
DEWPT 61 61 60 59 60 61 60 60 59 58 58 58 61 63 65 64 63 61 61 61 61
MAX/MIN RH 100 58 97 77 100
RH 70 86 95 99 90 71 59 60 68 78 87 93 97 84 80 77 84 91 97100 98
WIND DIR N N N N N N NE NE E E SE SE E SE SE E E E E NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 00 01 00 00 02 02 03 06 09 11 12 12 11 12 12 10 09 08 08 05 06
WIND SPD 3 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 6 4 3 6 9
CLOUDS SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 29 18 20 45 58 58 68 67 77 82 85 90 90 90 90 87 91 94 93 93 91
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
POP 12HR 0 5 40 70 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.10 0.28 0.68
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C C L L D D L L L
TSTMS S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1
HAINES 4 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 4 4
MIX HGT 500 1600 3900 3600 700 800 1700 1600 600 1000
T WIND DIR N N NE E E SE SE E NE NE
T WIND SPD 9 6 10 8 8 8 10 9 9 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 5 26 43 22 7 8 20 18 7 15
MAX LVORI 8 10 4 3 6 6 5 4 7 8
STABILITY F F A C E E C C E E
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 3200 9800 3200 1700 1700 1700 300
PRESSURE 29.75 29.81 29.87 29.85 29.89 29.89 29.93 29.90 29.88 29.82
Date 05/19Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24
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 69 56 70 53 76 57 83 63 84
TEMP 68 64 59 59 68 63 56 57 74 69 61 62 80 76 67 67 82 75
DEWPT 59 59 57 58 57 55 54 56 58 58 57 60 61 64 63 64 62 63
MIN/MAX RH 70 100 63 100 54 100 50 97 49
RH 73 84 93 96 68 76 93 96 57 68 88 93 53 67 87 89 52 65
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E NE S S SW NW N E
WIND SPD 10 10 10 10 12 9 5 5 8 5 2 2 3 5 5 4 4 3
AVG CLOUDS OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 60 40 20 10 10 5 10 20 20
RAIN SHWRS L L C C S S S S
TSTMS S S S
$$
VAZ098-170800-
Back Bay NWR RAWS-Virginia Beach VA
36.68N 75.93W Elev. 8 ft
510 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024
Date 05/16/24 Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun
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 60 67 58 69 61
TEMP 69 65 63 61 63 66 66 65 64 61 60 59 60 65 68 68 66 64 63 62 62
DEWPT 59 60 59 58 59 58 57 57 57 57 57 57 59 60 61 60 62 60 60 61 60
MAX/MIN RH 90 72 99 75 100
RH 71 84 88 89 88 76 74 75 78 87 90 93 97 83 78 75 85 89 91 97 92
WIND DIR N N N N N N NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 35 00 00 35 01 02 04 05 07 07 11 10 10 11 10 10 09 08 09 05 06
WIND SPD 8 6 5 6 10 10 9 9 8 5 3 3 5 8 10 10 10 10 10 12 16
CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 43 27 27 60 69 63 68 61 75 80 84 89 87 87 89 88 92 93 90 92 89
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
POP 12HR 5 5 30 60 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.22 0.53
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C L L D D L L L
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT 500 1200 1900 1700 900 800 1200 1100 900 1200
T WIND DIR N N N NE E E SE E E NE
T WIND SPD 9 14 17 13 9 10 16 16 14 20
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 8 26 44 28 12 11 24 24 16 31
MAX LVORI 6 5 4 4 6 8 5 5 5 5
STABILITY E D D C E E C D D D
CEILING 26600 1700 1700 2400 4700 4000 2400 2400 2400 1000
PRESSURE 29.78 29.85 29.92 29.93 29.95 29.94 30.01 29.97 29.96 29.89
Date 05/19Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24
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 68 58 66 57 70 60 76 65 78
TEMP 67 64 60 60 65 63 59 60 69 66 62 63 75 72 67 67 77 73
DEWPT 59 59 58 58 58 56 56 57 58 58 59 61 62 63 64 64 63 62
MIN/MAX RH 70 96 74 97 66 100 62 95 59
RH 75 83 93 93 78 78 90 90 68 75 92 93 65 73 90 89 63 70
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE E SE SW W N SE
WIND SPD 18 17 17 16 17 14 10 11 11 9 5 3 8 9 9 8 6 5
AVG CLOUDS OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 60 40 20 10 10 10 10 20 20
RAIN SHWRS L C C C S S S S S
TSTMS S S
$$
NCZ014-170800-
Buckland Elementary-Gates NC
36.37N 76.76W Elev. 25 ft
510 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024
Date 05/16/24 Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun
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 56 80 59 74 60
TEMP 71 65 62 58 63 72 78 77 72 66 63 61 62 69 72 73 69 64 62 61 61
DEWPT 61 61 59 58 61 61 61 61 60 59 58 58 62 64 65 65 64 63 62 61 61
MAX/MIN RH 100 55 97 75 100
RH 70 87 91100 93 68 57 58 67 78 84 90100 84 79 76 86 96 99100100
WIND DIR N N N N NE NE NE E E E SE SE E SE SE E E E E NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 35 00 00 00 03 03 02 07 10 11 12 12 11 13 12 11 09 08 08 04 05
WIND SPD 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 6 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 3 3 5 8
CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 20 18 20 42 47 50 67 70 77 81 87 90 89 89 90 88 90 93 95 93 90
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
POP 12HR 0 10 40 70 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.09 0.34 0.72
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C C L L D D L L L
TSTMS S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1
HAINES 4 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 4 4
MIX HGT 400 1400 4300 4000 700 1000 1800 1700 600 1000
T WIND DIR N N NE E E SE SE E NE NE
T WIND SPD 6 6 9 8 9 9 9 8 9 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 4 23 38 23 8 12 20 17 8 14
MAX LVORI 6 10 4 3 5 8 5 5 9 9
STABILITY F F A C E E C C E E
CEILING 7200 7200 24300 4000 10300 2400 1700 1700 1000 300
PRESSURE 29.73 29.81 29.86 29.84 29.88 29.88 29.92 29.88 29.86 29.81
Date 05/19Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24
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 69 56 70 52 77 56 84 63 84
TEMP 68 64 59 59 69 63 56 57 75 69 60 61 81 76 67 67 82 75
DEWPT 60 60 57 58 57 55 54 56 57 58 56 59 61 64 63 64 62 62
MIN/MAX RH 70 100 63 100 52 100 49 100 48
RH 76 86 93 96 66 74 93 96 55 68 87 93 50 66 87 90 51 64
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E NE SW S SW NW N E
WIND SPD 10 10 10 9 11 8 4 5 6 5 2 3 3 4 4 3 4 3
AVG CLOUDS OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 60 40 20 10 10 5 10 20 20
RAIN SHWRS L L C C S S S S
TSTMS S S S
$$
NCZ015-170800-
Elizabeth City RAWS-Pasquotank NC
36.21N 76.16W Elev. 15 ft
510 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024
Date 05/16/24 Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun
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 58 75 60 74 62
TEMP 71 66 63 60 64 71 74 71 69 65 63 61 63 69 73 73 69 66 64 63 64
DEWPT 60 61 60 59 60 61 60 59 58 58 58 59 61 63 65 65 65 63 63 63 63
MAX/MIN RH 100 62 94 74 100
RH 69 83 90 96 88 72 62 66 68 78 84 92 94 81 76 75 86 90 96100 96
WIND DIR N N N N NE NE NE E E E E E E SE SE E E E E NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 35 00 00 35 02 02 05 06 08 09 11 10 11 12 12 10 09 09 11 04 06
WIND SPD 5 3 3 4 6 6 8 9 8 5 3 5 5 6 8 8 9 6 4 8 11
CLOUDS SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 35 21 15 42 58 58 66 66 76 78 84 88 88 87 89 87 88 92 91 90 89
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
POP 12HR 0 5 30 70 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.28 0.57
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C L L D D L L L
TSTMS S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1
HAINES 4 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT 500 1400 3100 2800 800 900 1500 1200 900 1200
T WIND DIR N N N NE E E SE E NE NE
T WIND SPD 6 9 13 10 8 9 12 10 8 14
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 4 26 48 32 10 13 25 17 8 22
MAX LVORI 6 9 3 4 5 6 4 5 6 6
STABILITY F F C C E E C C D D
CEILING 30000 30000 1700 2400 10800 4600 2400 1700 1700 500
PRESSURE 29.78 29.85 29.92 29.92 29.94 29.93 29.98 29.95 29.93 29.86
Date 05/19Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24
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 71 59 69 57 74 60 81 65 83
TEMP 70 66 61 61 68 64 59 60 72 69 63 64 79 75 68 69 81 75
DEWPT 61 61 59 60 59 57 57 58 60 60 60 62 63 65 65 65 64 63
MIN/MAX RH 70 99 70 100 61 100 57 97 54
RH 73 85 93 97 74 78 92 93 65 72 91 93 59 71 89 87 56 65
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E SE SW W NE SE
WIND SPD 16 16 16 16 16 14 10 11 11 10 5 4 4 8 8 6 4 5
AVG CLOUDS OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 60 40 20 20 10 10 10 20 20
RAIN SHWRS L L C C S S S S S S
TSTMS S S S
$$
NCZ030-170800-
Peanut Belt Research Station NC-Bertie NC
36.13N 77.18W Elev. 61 ft
510 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024
Date 05/16/24 Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun
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 58 82 61 76 61
TEMP 72 66 62 60 64 74 79 80 74 68 65 63 64 71 74 75 70 66 64 62 63
DEWPT 62 61 60 59 61 62 62 62 63 62 61 60 63 66 67 67 67 65 63 62 63
MAX/MIN RH 100 53 97 76 100
RH 71 85 93 96 91 66 55 55 70 80 87 91 97 85 79 76 90 97 97100100
WIND DIR N NW N N NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 33 33 00 01 05 04 03 06 11 12 13 13 12 13 15 13 09 08 10 04 05
WIND SPD 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 5 4 3 3 3 4 5 4 3 3 3 4 5
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 20 17 29 47 33 40 68 72 78 86 89 93 90 86 90 87 87 91 92 94 90
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
POP 12HR 5 30 40 70 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.15 0.36 0.65
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C L L D D L L L
TSTMS S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1
HAINES 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2
MIX HGT 400 1300 4600 4200 700 800 2300 2000 600 1200
T WIND DIR NW NE NE E SE SE S SE NE N
T WIND SPD 4 6 6 6 11 9 9 5 10 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 3 19 33 24 10 8 24 17 8 14
MAX LVORI 6 9 3 3 5 6 5 6 9 9
STABILITY F F A B E E C C E E
CEILING 6400 5600 20800 4000 4100 4100 1000 1700 1000 300
PRESSURE 29.71 29.79 29.85 29.82 29.85 29.86 29.89 29.85 29.84 29.78
Date 05/19Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24
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 56 71 52 77 56 84 63 84
TEMP 69 65 59 59 69 64 56 57 75 69 60 62 81 76 67 67 82 75
DEWPT 61 60 58 58 58 56 55 55 58 59 57 60 61 65 64 65 62 64
MIN/MAX RH 70 100 63 100 54 100 50 100 49
RH 76 85 96 96 68 75 96 93 55 71 90 93 52 69 91 93 51 69
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E NE SW S SW NW N NE
WIND SPD 9 10 9 9 10 8 4 5 5 4 3 2 3 3 3 3 4 3
AVG CLOUDS OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 60 40 20 10 10 5 10 20 20
RAIN SHWRS L L C C S S S S
TSTMS S S S
$$
NCZ030-170800-
Green Cross RAWS-Bertie NC
36.01N 76.90W Elev. 52 ft
510 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024
Date 05/16/24 Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun
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 59 81 61 77 63
TEMP 72 66 63 61 65 75 80 79 73 67 65 63 64 72 76 76 72 68 66 64 65
DEWPT 62 62 61 59 61 62 62 62 63 61 60 60 64 67 68 67 68 65 64 64 64
MAX/MIN RH 100 54 99 73 100
RH 71 86 92 94 87 65 55 57 71 81 84 90 99 85 77 74 88 92 94100 98
WIND DIR N N N N NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 33 33 35 00 04 03 02 09 11 12 13 13 12 13 14 12 10 08 12 04 05
WIND SPD 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 4 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 2 4 5
CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 OV OV OV OV B2
CLOUDS(%) 20 17 19 44 36 41 66 73 79 83 86 89 88 86 90 86 88 91 91 91 86
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
POP 12HR 0 10 30 70 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.09 0.27 0.54
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C C L L D D L L L
TSTMS S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1
HAINES 4 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT 400 1300 4600 3900 600 800 2300 2100 500 1200
T WIND DIR NW NE NE E E SE S S NE N
T WIND SPD 4 6 8 6 9 9 9 6 9 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 4 19 34 19 9 8 25 19 6 16
MAX LVORI 6 9 3 3 5 9 5 6 7 8
STABILITY F F A C E E C C E E
CEILING 6300 6300 30000 4000 4700 4700 1700 1700 1000 300
PRESSURE 29.75 29.82 29.87 29.85 29.89 29.89 29.92 29.89 29.85 29.81
Date 05/19Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24
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 72 57 71 55 78 58 85 64 86
TEMP 71 67 60 60 70 65 58 59 76 70 62 63 82 77 68 69 84 77
DEWPT 63 62 59 59 60 57 56 57 59 60 58 61 62 65 64 65 63 65
MIN/MAX RH 69 100 66 100 52 100 48 100 46
RH 75 86 95 96 70 75 93 93 56 70 88 93 51 67 87 88 49 67
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E NE SW SW SW W N E
WIND SPD 9 9 10 9 11 9 5 5 8 4 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 4
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 60 40 20 10 10 5 10 20 20
RAIN SHWRS L L C C S S S S
TSTMS S S S
$$
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
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS