Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
1020 AM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024
MDZ021-172000-
Blackwater NWR RAWS-Dorchester MD
38.42N 76.00W Elev. 8 ft
1020 AM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Date Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24
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 71 59 77 49 70
TEMP 64 69 70 66 63 61 60 62 70 75 75 66 58 55 51 52 62 68 69 63
DEWPT 55 56 57 59 59 58 57 57 59 57 56 54 51 48 47 48 50 52 53 53
MIN/MAX RH 62 92 48 90 53
RH 74 64 65 79 87 91 90 85 68 54 51 65 77 78 87 86 65 57 57 70
WIND DIR S S SE SE S S SW W NW NW N NE NE NE NE E E S S S
WIND DIR DEG 17 16 15 14 16 19 23 29 32 33 35 05 06 05 05 07 11 17 18 16
WIND SPD 8 9 6 8 8 6 3 3 6 9 8 8 8 5 5 6 5 5 6 4
CLOUDS B2 OV OV B2 OV B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW B1 SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 85 93 92 85 93 64 41 46 28 40 37 25 22 56 47 65 35 51 72 70
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 40 50 5 0 20
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.11 0 0 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C S S S C
TSTMS S S
LAL 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 5 3 4 4 5 4 4 3
MIX HGT 1700 600 500 4700 4400 1400 1700 2800 2500
T WIND DIR S SE SW NW NW NE NE E S
T WIND SPD 11 8 6 16 10 9 10 10 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD FR PR PR PR PR
ADI 33 8 8 89 79 10 25 39 18
MAX LVORI 4 6 6 3 3 4 6 3 3
STABILITY C D E B B E E B C
CEILING 8000 11700 8000 30000 4700 26600 26600 1700 1700
PRESSURE 30.03 29.97 29.89 29.92 29.90 29.96 30.01 30.01 29.95
Date Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24Tue 04/23/24
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 52 69 45 62 46 65 45 68
TEMP 56 56 67 59 50 48 60 56 49 49 63 57 49 49 65 62
DEWPT 53 50 41 43 37 35 33 37 40 41 38 41 43 45 43 47
MAX/MIN RH 90 36 64 35 78 37 93 40
RH 90 79 38 55 61 59 36 49 71 74 39 55 80 86 44 59
WIND DIR W N NW NW N N NW N E N NW E SE N SW S
WIND SPD 3 8 9 6 10 6 8 4 3 5 9 8 6 6 9 10
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 40 5 5 10 20 10 10 10
RAIN S S
RAIN SHWRS C
$$
MDZ022-172000-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
1020 AM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Date Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24
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 71 58 77 48 66
TEMP 63 68 70 66 62 61 59 61 70 75 75 65 58 54 51 51 59 64 65 60
DEWPT 54 52 54 56 57 58 56 57 59 56 55 52 49 47 46 47 49 51 51 51
MIN/MAX RH 53 94 47 89 58
RH 71 57 56 72 84 90 91 88 68 52 50 63 72 77 83 86 68 63 60 72
WIND DIR S S SE SE SE S SW W NW NW N NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE
WIND DIR DEG 17 16 14 14 15 19 21 27 32 33 01 04 05 05 04 06 08 09 12 12
WIND SPD 8 9 9 8 6 8 4 4 8 9 10 9 8 6 6 8 6 6 5 4
CLOUDS B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 79 92 92 86 93 85 54 28 44 48 40 31 34 61 49 66 38 53 65 67
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 40 50 5 0 20
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.11 0 0 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C S S S C
TSTMS S
LAL 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 4 3 5 5 5 4 4 3
MIX HGT 2200 600 800 4900 4600 1600 1700 2800 2600
T WIND DIR S S SW NW N NE NE E SE
T WIND SPD 11 8 6 18 13 8 10 11 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR
ADI 44 8 8 100 89 10 27 37 23
MAX LVORI 3 5 6 3 3 4 5 3 3
STABILITY C D E B B E D B B
CEILING 1000 10800 4700 30000 17000 30000 1700 1000 11700
PRESSURE 30.01 29.96 29.87 29.87 29.86 29.94 29.97 30.01 29.92
Date Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24Tue 04/23/24
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 50 69 43 62 44 63 43 66
TEMP 53 54 67 59 48 46 60 55 48 47 61 55 47 47 63 59
DEWPT 51 48 40 41 35 34 32 37 39 40 38 41 42 44 43 46
MAX/MIN RH 93 34 66 34 79 40 96 43
RH 93 80 37 51 59 62 35 50 71 75 42 59 83 88 48 62
WIND DIR SW NW NW NW N N NW NE E N E SE E N S S
WIND SPD 3 6 6 6 10 6 6 5 3 4 9 8 4 5 10 10
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 40 5 5 20 20 10 10 10
RAIN S S S
RAIN SHWRS C S
$$
MDZ025-172000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
1020 AM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Date Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24
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 62 55 67 50 59
TEMP 58 61 62 59 58 57 56 57 63 66 66 60 56 53 51 51 55 58 58 56
DEWPT 52 51 52 54 54 53 53 54 56 55 53 50 49 48 47 48 49 50 49 50
MIN/MAX RH 70 94 61 89 72
RH 81 71 71 83 88 89 92 90 78 67 63 70 78 83 87 88 79 75 73 82
WIND DIR S SE SE SE S S SW W NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E SE
WIND DIR DEG 16 14 13 14 16 19 21 25 29 02 03 03 03 03 03 04 06 08 09 11
WIND SPD 9 9 10 11 10 12 10 8 8 9 10 12 13 12 11 11 10 9 8 5
CLOUDS B2 OV OV B2 OV OV B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 77 91 93 85 93 89 84 32 32 50 42 34 36 56 48 65 42 54 61 66
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 40 50 0 0 20
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.09 0 0 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C S S S C
TSTMS S S
LAL 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 4 3 4 4 5 5 4 3
MIX HGT 400 500 500 500 600 1500 1500 1400 1300
T WIND DIR S S S NW NE NE NE NE E
T WIND SPD 9 10 10 9 6 11 18 12 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 11 12 12 12 8 17 33 29 13
MAX LVORI 5 6 6 5 3 4 4 4 6
STABILITY D D D B C D D D C
CEILING 300 8900 4700 30000 4000 4700 10000 4300 13800
PRESSURE 30.07 30.02 29.92 29.92 29.90 30.0 30.01 30.04 29.98
Date Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24Tue 04/23/24
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 52 63 48 58 48 58 48 60
TEMP 53 53 61 57 51 49 57 54 50 50 57 54 50 50 59 57
DEWPT 51 49 45 45 40 37 36 41 42 42 42 44 44 45 46 48
MAX/MIN RH 95 51 71 45 78 56 88 59
RH 93 86 55 65 67 63 46 61 75 75 57 69 81 83 63 72
WIND DIR SW NW NE S N N NE E E N E E NE N SE S
WIND SPD 3 9 8 5 11 10 8 6 5 8 11 11 9 11 11 10
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 40 10 5 20 30 20 10 10
RAIN S C C S
RAIN SHWRS C S
$$
VAZ064-172000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
1020 AM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Date Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24
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 76 60 82 51 75
TEMP 67 73 75 70 65 63 61 64 74 79 80 70 61 57 54 55 66 72 73 66
DEWPT 51 56 57 59 59 57 56 57 56 52 50 52 52 51 51 50 51 53 55 55
MIN/MAX RH 52 84 34 90 49
RH 57 55 54 68 80 80 83 79 53 39 35 54 73 80 90 83 58 52 53 68
WIND DIR S S SE S S SW SW W NW NW N NE E E E E SE SE SE SE
WIND DIR DEG 18 17 15 16 18 22 24 28 31 31 34 04 07 07 07 08 13 14 14 12
WIND SPD 3 4 5 5 5 4 3 3 5 6 5 5 4 4 3 5 4 4 3 3
CLOUDS OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 89 89 86 78 67 51 32 20 28 38 33 13 11 42 40 64 52 72 76 76
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 30 40 5 5 30
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.03 0 0 0.02
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C C C C
TSTMS S
LAL 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 5 3 4 4 6 6 5 3 2
MIX HGT 2400 500 600 6500 6400 600 1700 3000 2700
T WIND DIR S S SW W NW NE E SE E
T WIND SPD 9 9 10 16 11 4 9 9 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR
ADI 29 9 11 110 111 6 21 35 14
MAX LVORI 3 5 5 3 2 5 6 3 3
STABILITY B E F A B F E C C
CEILING 12300 5400 9300 7900 30000 30000 26600 1000 1700
PRESSURE 29.87 29.84 29.76 29.80 29.77 29.81 29.84 29.84 29.79
Date Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24Tue 04/23/24
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 52 72 44 64 43 65 43 71
TEMP 57 56 70 61 50 47 62 56 47 47 63 56 47 48 68 63
DEWPT 52 45 39 41 35 34 33 37 40 40 37 41 41 43 41 45
MAX/MIN RH 83 30 65 32 83 37 94 35
RH 83 66 32 48 56 61 34 49 75 75 39 56 79 84 37 52
WIND DIR N N NW NW N N NW NE N N E SE S W SW S
WIND SPD 3 8 5 6 5 3 3 4 2 3 9 6 3 4 9 6
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 40 5 10 20 20 10 10 20
RAIN S S S
RAIN SHWRS C S
$$
VAZ081-172000-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
37.25N 77.25W Elev. 50 ft
1020 AM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Date Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24
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 79 62 84 53 77
TEMP 69 76 77 72 68 65 64 66 76 81 82 72 63 59 56 57 68 74 75 68
DEWPT 56 58 59 59 58 56 55 57 57 54 52 55 55 54 52 52 53 56 58 57
MIN/MAX RH 50 76 35 89 50
RH 64 55 53 64 71 73 74 72 53 39 36 55 75 83 86 83 59 53 56 68
WIND DIR S SW S S S SW SW W W NW NW NE E E E E SE S SE SE
WIND DIR DEG 18 20 19 18 20 21 23 25 29 30 31 06 08 07 07 07 12 16 13 11
WIND SPD 4 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 3 3
CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 83 90 86 80 64 55 12 6 9 24 28 16 13 26 32 56 30 58 66 71
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 30 5 0 30
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.03 0 0 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C C C
TSTMS S S S
LAL 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
HAINES 5 5 4 5 5 6 5 5 5
MIX HGT 2700 500 600 6600 7400 500 1600 3200 2800
T WIND DIR SE S SW W NW N E SE SE
T WIND SPD 6 10 9 16 11 1 6 9 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR
ADI 41 12 14 109 120 1 22 31 24
MAX LVORI 3 3 4 3 3 6 6 3 3
STABILITY B D F B A F F A B
CEILING 12700 11700 23500 30000 30000 30000 26600 20800 12400
PRESSURE 29.92 29.87 29.84 29.87 29.82 29.85 29.86 29.89 29.84
Date Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24Tue 04/23/24
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 54 73 47 65 45 64 44 71
TEMP 59 57 71 63 52 50 63 57 49 48 62 56 48 49 68 63
DEWPT 54 49 45 47 40 38 38 42 43 43 42 42 43 44 44 48
MAX/MIN RH 86 37 68 37 88 43 96 39
RH 83 75 39 56 63 63 39 57 79 83 47 60 84 85 42 58
WIND DIR NE NE N NW N N N E E N NE E NE NW SW S
WIND SPD 3 6 4 4 6 4 4 4 3 3 9 6 5 5 8 8
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 40 10 10 30 30 20 10 20
RAIN C C C S S
RAIN SHWRS C S
TSTMS S
$$
VAZ096-172000-
Great Dismal Swamp RAWS-Suffolk VA
36.61N 76.55W Elev. 35 ft
1020 AM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Date Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24
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 80 63 84 53 77
TEMP 69 76 78 73 69 66 65 66 76 82 82 72 63 59 56 57 68 74 75 69
DEWPT 60 60 60 60 58 58 58 59 59 56 55 57 55 54 52 53 54 55 57 56
MIN/MAX RH 51 81 38 90 48
RH 74 58 54 64 69 75 78 78 56 41 40 59 75 83 86 86 61 52 54 64
WIND DIR S SW S S S SW SW SW W W NW E E NE NE NE E SE SE E
WIND DIR DEG 18 21 20 17 20 21 22 24 28 29 32 07 07 05 06 06 09 13 11 11
WIND SPD 4 6 5 5 6 8 6 6 8 8 6 4 4 4 4 6 4 5 4 4
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 82 87 86 85 91 80 30 8 6 28 34 17 17 27 34 50 19 41 65 72
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 30 5 0 30
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.02 0 0 0.04
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C C
TSTMS S S S
LAL 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
HAINES 5 6 4 6 5 6 6 5 4
MIX HGT 3100 600 1000 6600 7200 900 1500 3000 2500
T WIND DIR S S SW W NW SE E E SE
T WIND SPD 5 9 10 16 10 2 6 9 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR
ADI 25 10 20 100 115 1 20 30 24
MAX LVORI 3 4 4 1 3 6 6 3 3
STABILITY B D D B B F F B B
CEILING 12700 12700 6300 30000 30000 30000 30000 23500 11700
PRESSURE 30.01 29.96 29.92 29.94 29.88 29.92 29.92 29.97 29.90
Date Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24Tue 04/23/24
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 56 71 50 65 47 62 45 71
TEMP 60 58 69 63 54 52 63 58 51 50 60 55 48 49 68 64
DEWPT 56 54 48 48 44 41 39 43 43 44 42 45 45 46 47 49
MAX/MIN RH 92 42 69 40 83 48 96 42
RH 89 85 46 58 69 66 42 57 75 80 51 68 88 89 46 58
WIND DIR SE N NE SE N NE NE E NE NE NE NE NE N N SE
WIND SPD 3 6 8 5 4 5 6 6 5 4 10 9 6 6 9 8
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 40 10 10 40 50 30 10 10
RAIN S C C C C S
RAIN SHWRS C
TSTMS S
$$
VAZ098-172000-
Back Bay NWR RAWS-Virginia Beach VA
36.68N 75.93W Elev. 8 ft
1020 AM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Date Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24
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 72 61 76 53 64
TEMP 65 70 71 68 65 63 62 64 70 74 74 67 61 58 55 55 60 63 63 61
DEWPT 58 58 58 58 58 57 56 57 58 57 57 56 55 53 51 52 52 53 53 54
MIN/MAX RH 61 83 52 89 67
RH 78 67 63 70 78 80 81 79 65 56 55 68 81 82 85 89 75 70 70 78
WIND DIR SE SE S S S SW SW SW W N NE E NE NE NE NE E E E E
WIND DIR DEG 15 15 16 17 19 21 21 24 27 34 04 07 05 03 04 04 07 09 11 11
WIND SPD 9 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 9 10 10 10 8 9 8 6
CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV OV OV SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 79 88 89 88 93 88 48 14 9 29 39 22 30 43 40 54 31 40 56 69
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 30 5 0 30
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.05 0 0 0.04
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C S C C C
TSTMS S S
LAL 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 5 5 3 4 4 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT 1400 600 700 4700 3400 1200 1400 1800 1600
T WIND DIR S S SW W SW E NE E SE
T WIND SPD 9 11 13 12 4 6 13 11 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 19 12 13 53 26 9 27 28 22
MAX LVORI 3 4 4 3 3 5 5 4 5
STABILITY C D D B B E D B C
CEILING 12700 11700 5500 30000 4700 30000 30000 23500 15900
PRESSURE 30.06 30.01 29.97 29.96 29.92 29.96 29.97 30.02 29.96
Date Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24Tue 04/23/24
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 56 65 53 61 52 60 52 65
TEMP 58 57 64 60 55 54 60 57 54 53 59 56 53 54 63 61
DEWPT 55 54 50 49 48 43 41 43 44 44 45 46 46 47 48 50
MAX/MIN RH 92 55 75 49 74 59 80 55
RH 89 89 59 66 75 66 51 58 70 71 61 67 77 77 58 67
WIND DIR SE N NE E N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE SE
WIND SPD 4 10 10 8 9 11 10 10 10 10 11 10 10 10 10 10
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 40 10 10 40 50 30 10 10
RAIN S C C C C S
RAIN SHWRS C S
$$
NCZ014-172000-
Buckland Elementary-Gates NC
36.37N 76.76W Elev. 25 ft
1020 AM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Date Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24
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 81 63 85 53 79
TEMP 70 77 79 74 69 67 65 67 77 82 83 72 64 59 56 57 69 76 77 70
DEWPT 60 60 60 60 58 58 58 59 59 55 53 56 56 55 53 53 54 56 57 57
MIN/MAX RH 49 81 36 93 47
RH 71 56 52 61 68 73 78 75 54 40 36 57 75 85 90 86 59 49 50 63
WIND DIR S SW S S S SW SW SW W W NW NE E NE NE NE E SE SE E
WIND DIR DEG 18 21 20 18 20 22 22 24 28 29 30 06 07 06 06 06 10 14 13 11
WIND SPD 4 6 4 4 6 6 6 6 8 8 6 3 4 4 4 5 4 5 4 4
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 81 86 85 85 87 84 23 7 5 23 30 16 14 19 24 43 13 43 66 72
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 30 5 0 30
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.02 0 0 0.05
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C S C C C
TSTMS S S S
LAL 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
HAINES 5 6 4 6 5 5 5 5 4
MIX HGT 3400 600 1000 6600 7300 500 1500 3100 2700
T WIND DIR S S SW W NW SW E SE SE
T WIND SPD 5 9 11 17 11 2 5 9 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR
ADI 26 9 20 108 119 1 20 28 23
MAX LVORI 3 3 4 1 3 6 7 3 3
STABILITY B E D B B F F A B
CEILING 12700 12000 5500 30000 30000 30000 30000 23500 12200
PRESSURE 30.01 29.96 29.92 29.95 29.88 29.92 29.92 29.97 29.89
Date Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24Tue 04/23/24
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 56 73 50 65 46 63 45 72
TEMP 61 58 71 64 55 52 63 57 50 49 61 56 49 50 69 64
DEWPT 56 54 49 49 43 41 40 43 44 45 42 44 44 46 46 49
MAX/MIN RH 92 42 68 40 89 46 98 40
RH 85 86 45 58 64 66 43 59 81 85 49 64 84 87 43 59
WIND DIR SE N NE SE N N NE E NE NE NE NE NE N N SE
WIND SPD 3 6 6 4 4 5 5 6 4 3 10 9 5 5 10 8
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 20 10 40 50 30 10 10
RAIN S C C C C S
RAIN SHWRS C S
TSTMS S
$$
NCZ015-172000-
Elizabeth City RAWS-Pasquotank NC
36.21N 76.16W Elev. 15 ft
1020 AM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Date Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24
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 79 63 83 53 71
TEMP 69 76 78 73 68 66 64 66 76 81 81 71 63 59 56 56 64 69 70 65
DEWPT 62 61 61 61 60 58 58 59 60 57 57 58 57 55 53 53 54 55 55 57
MIN/MAX RH 55 81 41 93 58
RH 78 61 56 67 76 75 81 78 58 44 44 62 81 87 90 89 70 61 60 76
WIND DIR S S S S S SW SW SW W W N E NE NE NE NE E E E E
WIND DIR DEG 17 19 17 18 20 21 22 24 26 27 00 07 06 04 04 05 07 09 10 09
WIND SPD 5 6 6 8 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 6 6 8 8 10 6 9 9 6
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 78 85 87 88 88 91 49 9 6 23 43 15 18 32 28 44 18 31 52 74
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 30 5 0 20
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.09 0 0 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S C S S S C
TSTMS S S S
LAL 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
HAINES 5 5 4 4 4 5 6 5 4
MIX HGT 1800 600 800 6300 5400 800 1500 2000 1800
T WIND DIR SE S SW W NW E NE E E
T WIND SPD 5 10 11 16 9 2 9 11 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR
ADI 17 12 14 97 84 2 25 27 23
MAX LVORI 3 4 4 3 3 6 6 3 4
STABILITY B D D B B F E B B
CEILING 13600 10800 6300 30000 30000 30000 30000 26600 15900
PRESSURE 30.05 30.02 29.98 29.98 29.92 29.95 29.95 30.01 29.95
Date Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24Tue 04/23/24
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 56 70 51 64 48 62 48 69
TEMP 59 58 68 62 55 53 62 57 51 50 60 56 51 52 67 62
DEWPT 58 56 51 49 47 45 44 44 46 46 47 46 47 48 49 50
MAX/MIN RH 100 49 77 48 87 55 93 49
RH 97 94 55 62 74 74 51 61 82 86 61 69 85 87 52 64
WIND DIR S N NE E N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N NE E
WIND SPD 3 9 10 8 6 10 10 10 10 10 11 10 8 8 10 10
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 20 10 40 50 30 10 10
RAIN S C C C C S
RAIN SHWRS C S S
TSTMS S
$$
NCZ030-172000-
Peanut Belt Research Station NC-Bertie NC
36.13N 77.18W Elev. 61 ft
1020 AM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Date Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24
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 83 63 85 55 82
TEMP 72 79 81 75 70 67 65 67 77 82 83 73 65 61 58 59 72 79 80 72
DEWPT 59 59 59 58 57 57 57 59 59 55 53 55 55 55 54 55 56 57 59 59
MIN/MAX RH 46 81 34 90 46
RH 65 51 48 56 65 70 75 75 53 39 35 52 71 81 87 87 58 48 49 65
WIND DIR S SW SW S S SW SW SW W W NW N E NE NE E E S SE E
WIND DIR DEG 19 23 21 19 20 22 22 24 28 28 30 33 09 06 05 07 10 17 14 09
WIND SPD 4 6 4 4 8 6 5 5 8 8 6 3 4 4 4 6 4 5 3 3
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 77 85 87 83 73 82 23 5 4 13 14 8 9 9 10 30 9 45 68 70
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 30 5 0 30
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.02 0 0 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C S C C C
TSTMS S S S
LAL 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
HAINES 5 5 4 6 5 6 6 5 4
MIX HGT 3900 700 1000 6600 7200 500 1300 3500 3400
T WIND DIR SW S SW W NW W W SE S
T WIND SPD 10 8 11 16 11 3 2 5 8
SMOKE DISP FR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR
ADI 63 9 19 99 114 2 7 35 33
MAX LVORI 3 3 4 1 2 5 7 4 3
STABILITY B D F B B F F A C
CEILING 12700 11700 17500 30000 30000 30000 30000 23500 4700
PRESSURE 29.98 29.94 29.92 29.95 29.87 29.92 29.89 29.92 29.84
Date Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24Tue 04/23/24
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 57 75 51 66 46 64 45 72
TEMP 62 60 73 65 56 53 64 58 50 49 62 57 49 50 69 64
DEWPT 60 55 53 52 43 42 41 45 46 47 44 45 44 46 46 49
MAX/MIN RH 99 46 69 41 95 46 96 39
RH 93 86 49 63 63 66 43 63 85 90 51 64 84 86 44 58
WIND DIR SE NE NE SE N NE NE E NE NE NE NE NE N NW SE
WIND SPD 3 6 6 3 4 5 5 4 4 3 10 9 6 5 9 8
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 20 20 40 50 30 10 10
RAIN S S C C C C S
RAIN SHWRS C S
TSTMS S
$$
NCZ030-172000-
Green Cross RAWS-Bertie NC
36.01N 76.90W Elev. 52 ft
1020 AM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Date Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24
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 83 64 87 56 82
TEMP 72 79 81 75 70 68 66 68 79 84 85 75 66 62 59 60 72 79 80 72
DEWPT 60 60 60 60 58 57 58 59 60 55 53 56 57 56 55 56 57 58 58 60
MIN/MAX RH 46 78 33 91 45
RH 66 52 49 60 66 68 75 73 52 37 33 53 73 82 88 87 59 49 48 66
WIND DIR S SW SW S S SW SW SW W W W N E NE NE NE E S SE E
WIND DIR DEG 19 23 21 18 20 22 22 24 27 28 29 00 08 06 05 06 10 16 12 09
WIND SPD 3 6 4 5 8 8 6 6 8 8 8 3 4 4 4 6 4 6 5 4
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 76 83 86 84 79 86 36 6 5 14 21 9 9 13 13 31 9 37 63 73
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 30 5 0 30
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.06 0 0 0.03
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C C C
TSTMS S S S
LAL 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
HAINES 5 5 4 5 5 6 6 5 4
MIX HGT 3900 600 1200 6700 7300 500 1400 3600 3000
T WIND DIR SW S SW W NW SW NW SE SE
T WIND SPD 9 8 11 16 11 3 3 6 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR
ADI 54 8 24 101 116 2 11 44 37
MAX LVORI 3 3 4 1 3 5 7 4 3
STABILITY B D D B B F F A B
CEILING 12700 11700 6000 30000 30000 30000 30000 23500 14800
PRESSURE 30.01 29.98 29.95 29.97 29.89 29.93 29.92 29.95 29.87
Date Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24Tue 04/23/24
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 58 75 52 67 47 64 46 74
TEMP 63 60 73 66 57 54 65 59 51 50 62 57 50 51 71 65
DEWPT 60 57 54 52 46 44 43 47 47 47 45 46 45 48 46 51
MAX/MIN RH 96 46 70 43 95 50 97 38
RH 89 89 51 61 68 68 45 64 86 90 54 67 84 88 41 60
WIND DIR SE N NE E N NE E E NE NE NE NE NE N N SE
WIND SPD 3 5 6 3 4 5 6 5 5 4 10 10 6 6 10 9
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 20 20 40 50 30 10 10
RAIN S S C C C C S
RAIN SHWRS C S
TSTMS 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