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Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
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EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
256 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013
NCZ105-190915-
BACK ISLAND
34.53N 77.72W ELEV. 20 FT
256 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013
DATE 05/18/13 SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE
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 67 80 67 80 67
TEMP 82 76 70 68 67 70 76 78 76 72 70 69 68 70 77 78 77 73 69 68 68 70
DEWPT 64 64 64 64 65 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 67 67 67 66 66 66 66 67 67 67
MAX/MIN RH 90 66 95 67 98
RH 54 67 86 89 89 89 72 66 71 82 88 92 95 90 71 67 68 79 90 95 98 89
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 18 17 17 16 17 18 18 17 17 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 21 21 22
WIND SPD 8 6 6 6 5 5 9 11 12 10 9 8 8 9 11 13 12 11 8 5 5 5
WIND GUST 9 8 8 8 6 8 11 14 16 13 11 10 10 11 14 18 16 14 10 8 8 10
CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 89 84 83 82 83 85 82 80 80 81 82 83 85 86 85 84 82 81 81 81 81 80
VSBY 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6
POP 12HR 20 40 50 60 50
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.10 0.25 0.32 0.16
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S C C C C C C L L L C C S S S
TSTMS S S S S S C C C C C C L L L C C S S S
LAL 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4
HAINES 4 4 4 3 3 5 3 3 3
DSI 2 2
MIX HGT 6300 1600 1400 4700 4700 300 300 4900 4600
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 11 10 9 12 14 12 11 14 16
ADI 43 7 15 45 48 12 14 51 51
MAX LVORI 3 5 5 3 4 5 5 4 3
STABILITY C D C C C D C C C
CEILING 11700 11700 11700 11700 4000 8000 6300 5500 4000 5500
PRESSURE 30.09 30.12 30.10 30.14 30.12 30.12 30.12 30.14 30.10
DATE 05/21 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
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 83 67 84 67 84 66 84 65 84
TEMP 83 76 69 71 84 77 69 71 84 77 68 70 83 76 67 69 84 77
DEWPT 65 65 65 65 64 65 64 65 65 64 64 65 63 64 63 63 64 65
MIN/MAX RH 55 93 51 90 52 95 51 93 51
RH 56 68 87 83 51 65 85 80 52 65 88 85 51 66 88 83 51 67
WIND DIR SW S SW SW SW S S SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S
WIND SPD 10 10 6 6 8 9 8 5 6 9 8 6 6 6 5 4 5 6
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 20 5 10 10 10 10 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S
TSTMS S S S S S S
$$
NCZ099-190915-
BORDER BELT
34.41N 78.79W ELEV. 89 FT
256 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013
DATE 05/18/13 SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE
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 66 82 66 81 66
TEMP 82 78 70 68 67 69 75 79 78 72 68 67 67 68 76 78 76 72 68 68 67 68
DEWPT 64 64 65 65 65 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 67 67 67 67 67 66 66 66 67 67
MAX/MIN RH 94 64 99 68 100
RH 54 64 85 94 93 89 74 64 67 82 94 97 99 96 75 68 72 83 94 96100 97
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW
WIND DIR DEG 18 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 17 17 18 18 19 19 20 20 18 19 19 20 22
WIND SPD 6 6 5 5 5 5 9 11 12 10 8 6 6 8 9 10 9 9 6 4 4 4
WIND GUST 8 8 6 6 6 8 11 14 16 13 10 9 9 10 11 13 11 11 9 4 4 9
CLOUDS B1 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 69 92 91 90 88 87 84 80 81 82 85 88 88 87 86 84 82 79 79 78 77 76
VSBY 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6
POP 12HR 40 50 50 60 50
QPF 12HR 0.34 0.13 0.50 0.47 0.14
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C S S C C C C C C C L L L C C S S S
TSTMS S S S S S S S C C C C C C C L L L C C S S S
LAL 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4
HAINES 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
DSI 3 2
MIX HGT 6300 2300 300 5100 5200 300 300 4900 4700
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 10 9 9 12 14 11 10 12 12
ADI 35 7 10 46 50 11 13 42 41
MAX LVORI 3 6 6 4 4 6 8 4 4
STABILITY B D C C C D C C C
CEILING 4000 11700 9800 8900 3200 4700 4700 4000 2400 4000
PRESSURE 30.01 30.02 30.01 30.03 30.01 30.02 30.02 30.05 30.02
DATE 05/21 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
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 85 66 86 66 85 65 84 64 85
TEMP 84 78 68 69 85 79 68 70 85 79 68 69 84 77 67 68 84 77
DEWPT 65 65 65 65 64 64 65 65 64 64 64 65 63 64 63 62 63 64
MIN/MAX RH 52 96 48 93 48 95 49 91 48
RH 54 66 89 87 50 61 88 85 49 61 88 87 51 63 86 81 48 65
WIND DIR SW S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S
WIND SPD 6 8 5 5 6 8 6 5 5 8 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 20 5 10 10 20 10 20 20 30
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S S S C C
TSTMS S S S S S S S S C C
$$
NCZ109-190915-
NATURE CONSERVANCY
34.05N 78.29W ELEV. 56 FT
256 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013
DATE 05/18/13 SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE
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 68 79 68 78 68
TEMP 79 74 72 71 69 71 74 76 74 72 70 70 69 70 75 77 76 73 70 70 69 70
DEWPT 66 67 67 67 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 67 67 67 67 67 66 66 67 67 67 67
MAX/MIN RH 90 72 92 71 95
RH 64 73 80 83 90 84 76 72 76 82 88 90 92 89 76 71 72 81 88 90 95 91
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 18 17 17 17 17 18 18 17 18 18 18 19 19 20 20 19 20 20 20 21 22 22
WIND SPD 10 9 10 10 8 8 10 13 14 12 11 10 10 11 13 16 16 11 9 8 6 5
WIND GUST 12 11 12 12 9 10 13 18 19 16 14 13 13 14 18 20 20 14 11 10 9 11
CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 46 69 68 67 74 85 81 77 78 80 82 84 85 86 85 84 82 80 80 80 78 76
VSBY 9 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6
POP 12HR 10 30 50 60 50
QPF 12HR 0 0.09 0.23 0.31 0.10
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C C C C C L L L C C S S S
TSTMS S S S C C C C C C L L L C C S S S
LAL 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 4
HAINES 4 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
DSI 2 2
MIX HGT 4200 1200 1700 3900 3900 300 300 4200 4200
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 13 13 11 14 17 14 13 17 18
ADI 53 12 20 47 50 14 16 55 55
MAX LVORI 3 4 5 3 4 5 5 4 3
STABILITY B E D C C D C C C
CEILING NONE 11700 11700 9800 8000 6300 6300 5500 4700 4700
PRESSURE 30.09 30.10 30.09 30.12 30.10 30.10 30.10 30.13 30.10
DATE 05/21 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
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 81 67 82 67 81 66 82 67 82
TEMP 81 75 69 70 82 76 70 71 82 75 68 69 82 75 69 70 82 75
DEWPT 65 65 65 65 65 65 65 65 65 64 64 64 63 64 63 63 64 65
MIN/MAX RH 59 90 56 90 57 94 54 88 54
RH 59 72 85 82 56 69 84 81 57 69 87 85 54 68 82 80 54 70
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW S S SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S
WIND SPD 11 12 8 6 9 10 8 5 8 11 9 6 8 8 5 4 5 9
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 20 5 10 10 10 10 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S S S
TSTMS S S S S S S S S
$$
NCZ107-190915-
HORTICULTURAL CRS
34.32N 77.92W ELEV. 43 FT
256 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013
DATE 05/18/13 SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE
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 67 80 67 79 67
TEMP 81 76 69 68 67 70 75 78 75 72 70 69 69 70 76 78 77 73 70 69 68 71
DEWPT 65 65 65 65 65 66 66 66 66 65 66 66 67 67 67 66 66 66 66 67 67 67
MAX/MIN RH 92 67 94 67 97
RH 58 69 88 92 90 88 73 67 72 81 87 91 94 90 72 67 67 78 88 93 97 89
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 18 17 17 16 17 18 18 17 18 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 20 20 21 21 22 22
WIND SPD 9 8 8 8 4 5 10 12 12 11 9 9 9 10 12 14 13 11 9 6 6 5
WIND GUST 11 9 9 9 4 8 13 16 16 14 11 11 11 13 16 19 18 14 11 9 9 10
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 69 80 79 78 80 85 82 79 80 81 82 84 85 86 85 84 82 81 80 80 79 78
VSBY 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6
POP 12HR 10 30 50 60 50
QPF 12HR 0 0.09 0.26 0.34 0.14
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C C C C C C L L L C C S S S
TSTMS S S S S C C C C C C L L L C C S S S
LAL 2 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 4
HAINES 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 3 3
DSI 2 2
MIX HGT 5900 1400 700 4600 4600 500 300 4600 4600
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 12 11 9 13 16 12 12 16 17
ADI 41 13 10 47 47 12 15 54 54
MAX LVORI 3 5 6 3 4 5 5 4 3
STABILITY B E D C C D C C C
CEILING 11700 11700 11700 11700 4000 7200 6300 5500 4700 4700
PRESSURE 30.10 30.12 30.11 30.14 30.12 30.12 30.12 30.15 30.11
DATE 05/21 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
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 82 68 82 67 82 67 83 67 83
TEMP 83 76 70 71 83 77 69 71 83 77 69 70 83 76 69 69 83 76
DEWPT 65 65 65 65 65 64 64 65 65 64 64 65 63 64 63 63 64 64
MIN/MAX RH 55 90 54 90 54 92 52 89 52
RH 55 67 84 82 55 66 85 81 55 65 85 83 52 66 83 82 52 67
WIND DIR SW S SW SW SW S S SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S
WIND SPD 10 11 8 6 8 9 8 5 6 10 8 6 6 6 5 4 5 8
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 20 5 10 10 10 10 20 10 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S
TSTMS S S S S S S
$$
NCZ096-190915-
TURNBULL CREEK
34.68N 78.58W ELEV. 98 FT
256 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013
DATE 05/18/13 SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE
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 66 82 66 81 66
TEMP 83 78 70 68 67 69 75 79 77 71 68 67 67 68 75 79 77 72 68 67 67 68
DEWPT 63 64 64 65 65 66 66 65 65 65 66 66 67 67 67 66 66 66 66 66 67 67
MAX/MIN RH 94 62 99 66 100
RH 52 63 86 94 93 91 72 62 66 81 93 98 99 96 75 66 68 80 93 97100 97
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 18 17 17 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 19 20 20 19 19 19 21 22
WIND SPD 6 6 6 5 3 5 9 10 11 9 6 5 6 8 9 9 9 8 6 4 4 4
WIND GUST 8 8 8 6 3 8 11 13 14 11 9 8 9 10 11 11 11 10 9 4 4 9
CLOUDS B1 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 65 95 94 93 90 88 84 81 82 83 85 88 88 88 86 85 82 80 79 78 77 77
VSBY 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6
POP 12HR 50 50 50 70 50
QPF 12HR 0.45 0.13 0.45 0.48 0.17
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C S S C C C C C C C L L L C C S S S
TSTMS S S S S S S S C C C C C C C L L L C C S S S
LAL 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4
HAINES 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
DSI 3 3
MIX HGT 6900 2000 300 5200 5300 300 300 5000 5000
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 10 10 8 12 14 10 10 12 12
ADI 43 7 10 43 47 11 13 39 39
MAX LVORI 3 6 6 4 4 8 8 4 4
STABILITY B D C C C D C C C
CEILING 10800 10800 9800 8900 3200 5500 4700 4000 2400 3200
PRESSURE 30.01 30.02 30.02 30.04 30.02 30.02 30.03 30.05 30.03
DATE 05/21 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
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 85 66 86 66 86 66 85 65 85
TEMP 84 78 69 69 85 79 68 69 85 79 69 69 84 78 67 67 84 78
DEWPT 65 65 65 65 64 64 64 65 63 63 64 65 63 63 63 63 63 63
MIN/MAX RH 50 95 48 94 46 94 48 93 48
RH 52 63 88 87 49 59 86 86 48 58 85 86 50 61 86 84 48 61
WIND DIR SW S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S
WIND SPD 6 6 4 5 6 6 6 5 5 6 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 20 5 10 10 20 20 20 20 30
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S S S S S C C
TSTMS S S S S S S S S S S C C
$$
NCZ110-190915-
SUNNY POINT
34.00N 77.96W ELEV. 30 FT
256 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013
DATE 05/18/13 SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE
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 69 77 69 76 69
TEMP 78 74 72 71 69 71 73 75 73 71 70 70 70 71 74 75 75 72 71 70 70 71
DEWPT 67 68 67 67 66 66 67 67 67 66 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67
MAX/MIN RH 87 75 92 75 92
RH 66 74 79 81 87 85 79 75 79 85 89 91 92 89 79 75 75 83 88 91 92 88
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S SW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 18 17 17 17 18 19 18 18 18 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 21 20 21 22 22 22
WIND SPD 10 10 11 12 8 8 11 13 14 14 13 12 12 13 16 18 18 14 11 9 8 8
WIND GUST 12 12 13 14 9 10 14 18 19 19 18 16 16 18 20 24 24 19 14 11 10 11
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 34 42 41 40 59 83 80 77 79 80 82 83 85 86 84 82 82 82 81 81 78 75
VSBY 9 6 6 9 9 4 4 9 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6
POP 12HR 10 20 50 50 40
QPF 12HR 0 0.08 0.21 0.26 0.09
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C C C C C C C C C S S S
TSTMS S S S S C C C C C C C C C S S S
LAL 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
HAINES 4 5 5 3 3 4 3 3 3
DSI 2 2
MIX HGT 3700 400 1600 3100 3100 300 300 3500 3800
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 13 14 11 14 18 17 16 19 20
ADI 50 14 19 42 45 16 19 56 59
MAX LVORI 3 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 3
STABILITY B E D C C D C C D
CEILING NONE NONE 11700 10800 8900 8000 7200 2400 4700 5500
PRESSURE 30.13 30.13 30.12 30.15 30.14 30.14 30.13 30.17 30.13
DATE 05/21 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
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 78 70 78 69 78 68 78 68 79
TEMP 78 74 72 72 78 74 70 71 77 73 70 70 77 73 70 70 78 74
DEWPT 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 65 64 65 64 64 65 66
MIN/MAX RH 68 87 67 92 67 91 64 89 62
RH 68 76 82 82 68 77 87 85 67 77 87 86 65 75 83 83 64 76
WIND DIR S S SW SW S S S SW S S S S S S SW W SW S
WIND SPD 13 13 10 9 10 12 10 8 10 12 9 8 9 9 6 4 6 10
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 20 5 10 10 10 10 20 10 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S
TSTMS S S S S S S
$$
NCZ099-190915-
WHITEVILLE
34.34N 78.73W ELEV. 98 FT
256 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013
DATE 05/18/13 SUN 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE
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 66 81 66 80 66
TEMP 81 76 71 69 68 70 75 78 76 71 68 68 67 69 76 78 77 72 69 69 67 69
DEWPT 65 65 65 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 67 67 67 67 67 66 66 67 67 67
MAX/MIN RH 92 68 97 68 98
RH 58 67 85 90 92 87 75 68 71 83 93 94 97 94 75 69 71 81 91 93 98 95
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 17 18 18 18 19 19 19 20 19 19 19 21 22
WIND SPD 8 6 5 5 5 6 9 11 12 10 8 6 8 9 11 11 10 9 8 5 4 4
WIND GUST 9 8 6 6 6 9 11 14 16 13 10 9 10 11 14 14 13 11 10 8 4 10
CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 74 88 87 86 85 85 82 79 80 81 83 85 86 87 86 84 82 79 79 79 77 76
VSBY 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6
POP 12HR 20 40 40 70 50
QPF 12HR 0.08 0.11 0.41 0.42 0.13
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S C C C C C C L L L C C S S S
TSTMS S S S S S S C C C C C C L L L C C S S S
LAL 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4
HAINES 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
DSI 3 2
MIX HGT 5400 1800 900 4600 4700 300 300 4800 4800
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 11 9 9 13 16 11 11 14 13
ADI 36 7 12 44 48 11 14 45 45
MAX LVORI 3 5 6 3 4 6 7 4 4
STABILITY B D C C C D C C C
CEILING 10800 11700 10800 8900 3200 5500 5500 4700 4700 4700
PRESSURE 30.04 30.06 30.05 30.07 30.06 30.06 30.06 30.09 30.06
DATE 05/21 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
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 84 66 84 66 84 66 84 65 84
TEMP 83 77 68 70 84 78 69 70 84 77 68 69 83 77 68 69 84 77
DEWPT 66 65 65 65 64 65 65 65 64 64 64 65 64 64 63 63 64 65
MIN/MAX RH 54 96 51 93 50 96 51 91 50
RH 55 69 90 87 52 65 87 83 51 64 89 87 52 65 86 82 50 68
WIND DIR S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S
WIND SPD 8 9 5 5 8 9 6 5 6 8 6 5 5 6 5 4 4 5
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 20 5 10 10 20 10 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S S S S S
TSTMS S S S S S S S S S S
$$
THIS PRODUCT IS FOR PLANNING AND REVIEW PURPOSES ONLY AND
IS NOT TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR AN OFFICIAL FIRE WEATHER SPOT
FORECAST. THE DATA DISPLAYED ARE CALCULATED FROM A 2.5 BY
2.5 KM DIGITAL DATABASE AND ONLY APPROXIMATES THE EXPECTED
WEATHER CONDITIONS. PLEASE RELAY ANY COMMENTS YOU HAVE TO
THE NWS VIA EMAIL AT ILM.WEBMASTER@NOAA.GOV.
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
DSI (CAT)...........................DAVIS STABILITY INDEX
MIX HGT(FT AGL).....................MIXING HEIGHT
T WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS).........TRANSPORT WIND DIRECTION
T WIND SPD(MPH).....................TRANSPORT WIND SPEED
ADI (INDEX).........................ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX
CEILING (FT)........................CEILING
MAX LVORI (INDEX)...................LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX
PRESSURE (INCHES MERCURY)...........STATION PRESSURE
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
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