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 Sun Mar 17 2024
MDZ021-172000-
Blackwater NWR RAWS-Dorchester MD
38.42N 76.00W Elev. 8 ft
1020 AM EDT Sun Mar 17 2024
Date Sun 03/17/24 Mon 03/18/24 Tue 03/19/24
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 67 41 53 35 51
TEMP 62 65 66 56 50 47 44 42 48 51 52 46 41 39 37 37 45 49 50 46
DEWPT 45 42 39 39 35 33 32 31 26 23 22 24 23 24 24 25 24 22 22 26
MIN/MAX RH 37 67 30 63 32
RH 55 44 37 53 55 58 62 66 41 33 31 42 48 54 59 60 44 34 33 45
WIND DIR W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W
WIND DIR DEG 27 27 27 31 33 33 32 31 30 29 29 31 31 31 30 30 29 29 28 26
WIND SPD 10 10 9 3 3 5 5 6 10 11 11 10 10 10 11 11 16 16 12 5
CLOUDS SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 50 54 40 62 61 67 40 22 23 30 44 46 20 19 31 25 45 52 66 58
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 4 4 5 5 4 3 4 4
MIX HGT 5900 800 1400 5600 6100 1800 2100 7200 7600
T WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W
T WIND SPD 11 10 19 19 18 16 18 25 18
SMOKE DISP GD PR PR GD GD PR FR EX EX
ADI 86 11 32 88 72 20 47 89 92
MAX LVORI 2 3 3 1 2 2 2 1 2
STABILITY C E E C C D D D D
CEILING 18200 6300 8000 5500 4700 30000 30000 15900 9800
PRESSURE 29.63 29.69 29.77 29.85 29.82 29.85 29.86 29.89 29.82
Date Wed 03/20/24Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24
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 39 60 35 50 32 53 39 54
TEMP 42 41 57 50 40 37 48 43 36 34 50 47 42 41 52 47
DEWPT 28 32 34 35 29 22 20 23 24 26 33 36 38 38 39 37
MAX/MIN RH 70 40 66 30 75 47 91 54
RH 57 70 42 55 65 54 33 45 61 73 51 66 86 87 61 67
WIND DIR SW W W NW N N NW NW E NE SE E NE NE N N
WIND SPD 4 9 14 10 6 5 13 5 4 6 10 6 8 10 11 12
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 30 40 30
RAIN S C C C C C
$$
MDZ022-172000-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
1020 AM EDT Sun Mar 17 2024
Date Sun 03/17/24 Mon 03/18/24 Tue 03/19/24
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 67 40 53 33 51
TEMP 62 65 66 57 51 47 43 41 48 51 52 45 40 37 35 35 44 49 50 45
DEWPT 46 42 40 41 38 34 32 30 25 23 22 23 23 22 24 24 24 21 20 24
MIN/MAX RH 38 66 29 66 30
RH 56 43 38 55 62 60 63 64 40 33 31 41 50 54 63 64 46 34 30 43
WIND DIR W W W W NW N NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W W
WIND DIR DEG 27 27 27 27 33 34 32 31 30 29 29 31 31 31 30 30 29 29 28 25
WIND SPD 11 11 9 3 3 4 4 6 10 12 11 8 9 9 10 10 16 16 12 5
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 57 57 39 66 68 79 59 35 24 28 48 44 25 15 23 21 47 53 58 54
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 5
MIX HGT 5900 700 1600 5700 6100 1500 2000 7200 7300
T WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW W W W
T WIND SPD 13 8 18 19 17 12 12 25 20
SMOKE DISP VG PR PR GD VG PR PR EX EX
ADI 94 8 32 83 69 9 40 96 104
MAX LVORI 2 3 3 1 2 3 3 1 2
STABILITY C F E C C E E D D
CEILING 14800 6300 7200 4800 4700 30000 30000 25700 9800
PRESSURE 29.59 29.65 29.73 29.81 29.76 29.80 29.81 29.84 29.78
Date Wed 03/20/24Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24
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 37 60 34 50 32 53 39 53
TEMP 40 40 57 49 39 36 48 43 36 34 50 47 42 41 51 46
DEWPT 26 30 32 34 27 20 18 22 22 25 32 36 38 38 40 37
MAX/MIN RH 71 36 62 29 71 47 92 59
RH 57 67 38 56 62 52 30 43 57 71 51 65 86 89 66 71
WIND DIR SW W W NW N NW NW NW NE NE SE E E NE NE N
WIND SPD 4 8 14 10 5 5 14 5 3 6 10 5 8 12 14 12
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 30 40 40
RAIN C C C C C
$$
MDZ025-172000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
1020 AM EDT Sun Mar 17 2024
Date Sun 03/17/24 Mon 03/18/24 Tue 03/19/24
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 59 44 51 37 49
TEMP 56 58 58 54 52 50 45 45 48 50 50 45 42 40 38 38 44 47 49 47
DEWPT 47 44 44 44 43 39 35 33 29 27 26 27 27 25 26 26 26 24 24 27
MIN/MAX RH 58 72 38 63 37
RH 73 59 60 69 72 67 67 64 47 41 40 49 54 56 63 62 49 40 37 45
WIND DIR W W W SW NW N N NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W
WIND DIR DEG 25 26 25 22 32 35 34 32 32 29 29 31 31 31 31 30 29 29 28 25
WIND SPD 11 12 9 5 5 9 10 11 12 11 13 12 16 16 17 19 19 18 16 11
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC
CLOUDS(%) 65 63 34 63 68 86 67 37 31 31 45 43 37 23 21 16 50 45 51 50
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
MIX HGT 1000 700 1800 5000 5500 3700 3500 6700 6800
T WIND DIR SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW W
T WIND SPD 9 8 21 19 18 25 27 26 24
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD GD GD GD EX EX
ADI 15 12 54 69 55 38 74 91 94
MAX LVORI 3 4 3 1 2 2 1 1 2
STABILITY C E D D D D D D D
CEILING 12700 6300 6300 4700 4700 14800 11000 30000 10800
PRESSURE 29.64 29.68 29.77 29.85 29.80 29.84 29.85 29.88 29.84
Date Wed 03/20/24Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24
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 43 56 38 47 39 50 44 51
TEMP 44 44 54 48 42 39 46 43 40 40 48 48 45 45 50 47
DEWPT 32 34 36 39 32 25 22 24 25 29 34 38 41 41 41 39
MAX/MIN RH 69 49 74 38 66 57 88 67
RH 60 67 50 70 70 57 38 47 55 66 58 70 87 85 72 74
WIND DIR SW W W W NW NW NW NW NE E E E E NE NE N
WIND SPD 11 12 14 10 10 12 16 10 9 11 12 10 11 17 19 17
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 30 40 40
RAIN C C C C C
$$
VAZ064-172000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
1020 AM EDT Sun Mar 17 2024
Date Sun 03/17/24 Mon 03/18/24 Tue 03/19/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 68 38 55 31 53
TEMP 61 66 67 57 51 45 41 40 48 53 54 45 39 36 33 33 44 50 52 47
DEWPT 42 39 34 31 29 29 29 28 23 21 19 20 21 21 22 21 20 19 18 22
MIN/MAX RH 29 64 25 66 26
RH 50 37 29 37 42 54 62 62 37 28 25 36 48 54 63 61 38 29 26 38
WIND DIR W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW W W W W W W
WIND DIR DEG 27 27 26 30 32 33 32 31 30 29 30 32 31 30 28 27 29 28 27 25
WIND SPD 10 10 10 3 3 4 3 3 9 10 10 9 6 5 5 5 11 11 10 3
CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%) 56 50 42 47 58 42 29 21 25 37 50 51 18 15 21 25 35 61 65 49
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 4 5
MIX HGT 6900 600 800 7100 7000 1500 1500 7900 8000
T WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW W W SW
T WIND SPD 17 16 14 14 14 18 11 19 12
SMOKE DISP VG PR PR GD GD PR PR VG VG
ADI 100 13 13 74 65 19 23 75 69
MAX LVORI 2 2 3 1 2 2 3 1 2
STABILITY C E F C C E F C D
CEILING 15900 13800 23500 5500 5500 7200 30000 13800 5500
PRESSURE 29.51 29.57 29.65 29.75 29.70 29.75 29.76 29.79 29.69
Date Wed 03/20/24Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 38 64 34 54 33 55 38 55
TEMP 41 41 61 52 40 36 51 45 37 36 52 48 42 40 53 47
DEWPT 23 26 29 28 25 20 17 22 22 26 30 33 36 35 35 32
MAX/MIN RH 59 26 56 24 69 41 86 46
RH 49 57 29 40 56 53 25 40 55 67 43 57 79 82 50 56
WIND DIR SW SW W NW N N NW NE NE NE SE E NE N N N
WIND SPD 3 5 11 6 3 3 10 4 3 4 8 4 4 8 10 9
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 30 40 30
RAIN S C C C C C
$$
VAZ081-172000-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
37.25N 77.25W Elev. 50 ft
1020 AM EDT Sun Mar 17 2024
Date Sun 03/17/24 Mon 03/18/24 Tue 03/19/24
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 70 43 57 33 54
TEMP 65 69 69 60 57 53 46 44 51 55 56 47 41 38 35 35 46 51 53 48
DEWPT 44 41 40 41 38 33 31 31 25 24 22 22 21 21 21 21 21 20 20 22
MIN/MAX RH 34 59 26 59 27
RH 46 36 34 49 48 46 54 60 36 30 26 37 44 50 57 56 37 29 27 35
WIND DIR W W W W NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW W W W W W SW
WIND DIR DEG 27 26 26 25 30 33 33 33 31 29 29 31 32 31 29 28 29 28 26 22
WIND SPD 9 10 10 4 3 4 4 3 8 9 9 6 8 6 6 6 11 11 10 4
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 57 63 49 69 80 87 63 38 37 46 59 62 47 22 6 10 19 44 43 28
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5
MIX HGT 6600 700 1000 5900 6900 2500 1800 6300 7100
T WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W
T WIND SPD 16 9 16 11 12 21 13 18 14
SMOKE DISP VG PR PR FR GD FR PR GD VG
ADI 96 12 17 54 47 29 29 65 88
MAX LVORI 2 3 2 1 2 2 3 1 2
STABILITY C E E B D D E C C
CEILING 11700 5500 10800 20800 5500 5500 30000 14800 9800
PRESSURE 29.59 29.61 29.68 29.78 29.73 29.76 29.84 29.87 29.78
Date Wed 03/20/24Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24
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 39 65 36 57 36 57 41 56
TEMP 42 42 62 53 42 38 54 48 40 38 54 50 44 43 54 48
DEWPT 25 29 34 32 30 26 22 27 28 29 35 39 40 39 40 37
MAX/MIN RH 61 31 70 26 71 47 93 53
RH 50 59 35 44 63 62 28 44 62 70 48 66 87 85 59 65
WIND DIR SW W W NW N N NW E E E SE E NE NE NE N
WIND SPD 5 6 11 6 3 3 8 4 3 4 8 5 5 8 11 10
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 30 40 30
RAIN S C C C C C
$$
VAZ096-172000-
Great Dismal Swamp RAWS-Suffolk VA
36.61N 76.55W Elev. 35 ft
1020 AM EDT Sun Mar 17 2024
Date Sun 03/17/24 Mon 03/18/24 Tue 03/19/24
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 48 59 34 55
TEMP 65 70 71 62 60 56 50 49 55 58 58 49 43 39 36 36 47 52 54 49
DEWPT 49 45 43 46 46 41 39 36 30 30 28 29 26 25 23 22 22 22 22 26
MIN/MAX RH 37 66 32 61 28
RH 56 41 37 56 60 57 66 61 38 34 32 46 51 55 59 56 37 31 28 41
WIND DIR W W W SW W NW N N NW NW W NW NW NW NW W W W W SW
WIND DIR DEG 28 26 25 24 28 32 35 35 33 30 29 30 32 32 30 29 29 28 26 23
WIND SPD 9 10 10 3 3 3 4 5 8 8 8 3 6 8 8 8 11 11 10 4
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW CL FW FW SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 60 69 55 67 79 92 92 70 52 53 67 65 66 52 13 3 8 24 34 21
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 20 5 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S S S
RAIN SHWRS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 5 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 4
MIX HGT 4900 900 1400 4400 6000 2200 2000 6200 6700
T WIND DIR W SW N NW W NW NW W W
T WIND SPD 14 6 12 11 10 14 13 17 13
SMOKE DISP GD PR PR PR FR FR PR GD VG
ADI 80 5 27 32 38 30 34 68 89
MAX LVORI 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 1 2
STABILITY C E E D D E E C C
CEILING 12700 10800 7200 5500 5500 5500 30000 30000 10800
PRESSURE 29.67 29.69 29.71 29.82 29.77 29.79 29.87 29.93 29.85
Date Wed 03/20/24Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24
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 40 66 40 57 39 58 44 57
TEMP 43 43 63 55 45 42 55 50 43 41 56 52 47 46 55 50
DEWPT 26 29 35 37 32 30 26 30 31 33 39 42 43 44 44 41
MAX/MIN RH 61 33 67 30 77 49 96 59
RH 52 59 35 51 60 62 32 46 63 74 53 69 86 93 66 71
WIND DIR SW SW W W N N NW E E E E E E NE NE N
WIND SPD 6 6 12 6 4 3 8 3 3 5 9 5 8 10 16 10
AVG CLOUDS FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 40 50 40
RAIN S C C C C C
$$
VAZ098-172000-
Back Bay NWR RAWS-Virginia Beach VA
36.68N 75.93W Elev. 8 ft
1020 AM EDT Sun Mar 17 2024
Date Sun 03/17/24 Mon 03/18/24 Tue 03/19/24
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 65 49 56 39 54
TEMP 62 64 64 60 57 55 51 50 53 55 55 49 45 43 41 41 48 52 53 50
DEWPT 51 47 45 47 48 44 41 38 33 32 31 32 31 28 26 26 25 24 26 28
MIN/MAX RH 50 71 39 59 32
RH 69 53 50 63 71 67 69 65 47 40 40 52 57 55 57 55 41 33 34 42
WIND DIR W W W SW W NW N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W
WIND DIR DEG 27 26 25 23 24 33 00 35 34 34 32 33 33 32 32 30 30 29 27 25
WIND SPD 10 9 9 6 5 9 10 11 12 10 9 9 13 17 17 18 17 14 12 11
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 64 66 52 66 78 91 94 68 53 49 68 74 77 60 31 7 11 22 39 25
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 20 5 20 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0 0.01 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S S S S S
RAIN SHWRS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 5 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 4
MIX HGT 2000 1000 2400 3800 3700 4300 4000 6400 6700
T WIND DIR SW SW N NW NW NW NW NW W
T WIND SPD 10 8 21 16 10 18 26 21 18
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR GD GD VG VG
ADI 24 7 55 54 29 35 66 71 65
MAX LVORI 3 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 2
STABILITY C E D D D D D D D
CEILING 13800 11300 5500 5500 4700 4400 20600 30000 10800
PRESSURE 29.70 29.73 29.76 29.86 29.81 29.82 29.89 29.95 29.88
Date Wed 03/20/24Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24
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 45 63 44 52 45 56 48 56
TEMP 47 47 61 55 48 45 51 49 46 46 54 53 50 49 55 52
DEWPT 31 33 40 41 38 34 30 31 34 37 41 44 46 46 47 44
MAX/MIN RH 61 44 70 42 70 60 94 69
RH 53 59 46 57 68 66 44 50 63 71 61 71 87 89 75 73
WIND DIR SW W W W N N N NE E E E E E NE NE N
WIND SPD 13 13 13 9 9 11 11 9 9 11 12 11 13 16 21 17
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 40 50 40
RAIN S C C C C C
$$
NCZ014-172000-
Buckland Elementary-Gates NC
36.37N 76.76W Elev. 25 ft
1020 AM EDT Sun Mar 17 2024
Date Sun 03/17/24 Mon 03/18/24 Tue 03/19/24
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 48 59 34 55
TEMP 65 69 70 61 60 57 50 49 55 58 58 49 43 39 36 36 47 52 54 48
DEWPT 49 45 42 46 46 41 38 36 30 29 27 28 26 24 23 23 22 22 21 26
MIN/MAX RH 37 65 30 62 27
RH 57 42 37 57 60 56 65 62 38 34 30 44 51 54 60 60 37 31 27 41
WIND DIR W W W SW W NW N N NW W W NW NW NW NW W W W W SW
WIND DIR DEG 28 26 25 24 27 32 34 35 32 29 28 30 32 32 30 29 29 28 26 23
WIND SPD 8 9 10 3 3 3 4 4 6 8 9 3 6 8 8 6 10 11 10 4
CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL FW FW SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 57 70 55 67 78 93 92 73 55 54 68 61 68 45 10 3 8 23 32 19
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 20 5 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S S S
RAIN SHWRS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
MIX HGT 4900 800 1700 4200 5900 2100 1900 6100 6600
T WIND DIR W SW N NW W NW NW W W
T WIND SPD 14 8 12 11 10 16 13 18 14
SMOKE DISP GD PR PR PR GD FR PR GD VG
ADI 76 6 31 43 53 32 36 80 91
MAX LVORI 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 1 2
STABILITY C F E D C E E C C
CEILING 12200 10800 6300 6300 13300 5500 30000 30000 10800
PRESSURE 29.68 29.69 29.71 29.82 29.77 29.79 29.88 29.94 29.86
Date Wed 03/20/24Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24
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 39 67 39 59 37 59 43 58
TEMP 42 42 63 56 45 41 56 50 42 40 56 52 46 45 56 50
DEWPT 26 28 34 36 31 30 25 29 31 33 37 42 43 44 43 41
MAX/MIN RH 62 30 70 29 81 47 99 55
RH 53 57 34 48 59 65 30 44 64 76 49 69 89 95 62 71
WIND DIR SW SW W W N N NW E SE E E E E NE NE N
WIND SPD 6 6 12 6 4 3 8 3 3 5 9 5 8 10 16 10
AVG CLOUDS FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 40 50 40
RAIN C C C C C C
$$
NCZ015-172000-
Elizabeth City RAWS-Pasquotank NC
36.21N 76.16W Elev. 15 ft
1020 AM EDT Sun Mar 17 2024
Date Sun 03/17/24 Mon 03/18/24 Tue 03/19/24
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 70 50 58 36 56
TEMP 65 68 69 61 59 57 52 51 55 57 57 49 44 41 38 38 48 53 55 50
DEWPT 54 49 47 48 49 48 43 40 34 33 32 32 31 29 26 25 25 24 25 29
MIN/MAX RH 45 73 37 63 30
RH 69 51 45 62 68 71 71 65 46 40 38 52 60 62 60 58 41 32 31 44
WIND DIR W W W SW SW NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W
WIND DIR DEG 27 26 25 24 22 29 34 35 35 33 29 33 32 33 31 30 30 28 27 25
WIND SPD 10 10 9 4 3 5 8 9 10 9 8 5 10 12 12 12 13 12 11 8
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 FW CL FW FW SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 58 66 53 66 75 93 91 76 65 53 63 71 68 65 25 2 6 12 33 19
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 30 5 20 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0 0.01 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C C C C S S
RAIN SHWRS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 5 4 3 4 4 4 5 5 4
MIX HGT 3100 600 1700 3700 4500 3000 2700 6100 6500
T WIND DIR SW SW N NW W NW NW NW W
T WIND SPD 10 9 17 10 6 16 21 19 16
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD VG
ADI 39 7 36 32 30 30 48 61 67
MAX LVORI 3 4 3 2 2 3 2 1 2
STABILITY C E D D D D D D D
CEILING 13800 10800 8900 5500 4700 5500 30000 30000 10800
PRESSURE 29.71 29.75 29.75 29.85 29.81 29.80 29.88 29.97 29.89
Date Wed 03/20/24Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24
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 42 67 42 57 42 59 47 59
TEMP 45 45 64 57 47 44 55 50 45 44 57 54 49 48 57 52
DEWPT 30 32 38 40 37 35 31 33 35 38 42 46 47 47 48 44
MAX/MIN RH 65 38 74 39 81 56 97 63
RH 57 60 39 54 69 70 41 51 70 80 58 74 94 96 71 74
WIND DIR SW W W W N N N E SE E E E E NE NE N
WIND SPD 10 10 13 8 6 6 9 6 5 10 12 8 11 14 20 14
AVG CLOUDS FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 40 50 40
RAIN C C C C C C
$$
NCZ030-172000-
Peanut Belt Research Station NC-Bertie NC
36.13N 77.18W Elev. 61 ft
1020 AM EDT Sun Mar 17 2024
Date Sun 03/17/24 Mon 03/18/24 Tue 03/19/24
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 48 59 33 55
TEMP 65 69 70 62 60 57 50 49 55 58 58 48 42 38 35 35 46 52 54 48
DEWPT 49 44 42 46 46 42 38 36 31 29 26 26 24 22 22 23 22 21 21 24
MIN/MAX RH 36 63 29 64 27
RH 57 40 36 55 60 57 62 61 39 33 29 42 49 52 60 62 38 29 27 39
WIND DIR W W W SW W NW N N NW NW W NW NW NW NW W NW W W SW
WIND DIR DEG 29 27 26 24 26 30 34 35 33 30 29 31 32 32 30 29 30 28 26 23
WIND SPD 8 8 10 3 3 4 5 4 6 8 9 4 8 8 8 6 11 11 10 3
CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC FW CL CL FW SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 53 74 52 67 78 93 90 78 57 61 65 57 70 38 12 2 5 20 30 14
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 20 5 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S S S
RAIN SHWRS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 4
MIX HGT 4700 1000 2000 4600 5700 2500 2300 5800 6200
T WIND DIR SW SW NW NW W NW NW NW W
T WIND SPD 13 9 14 11 10 16 12 16 14
SMOKE DISP GD PR PR FR FR FR PR GD GD
ADI 71 7 35 39 50 28 33 61 85
MAX LVORI 2 3 3 2 2 2 3 1 2
STABILITY C F E D D D E C C
CEILING 11700 9800 5500 5500 8500 13800 30000 30000 10800
PRESSURE 29.67 29.68 29.71 29.81 29.76 29.78 29.88 29.95 29.86
Date Wed 03/20/24Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24
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 39 67 39 60 38 60 43 59
TEMP 42 42 63 56 45 41 57 51 43 41 57 53 47 45 57 51
DEWPT 25 29 34 37 33 32 27 32 32 34 39 44 43 44 44 41
MAX/MIN RH 62 30 72 29 81 49 100 55
RH 50 60 33 49 62 70 31 48 65 76 51 70 86 96 61 68
WIND DIR SW SW W W N N NW E SE E E E NE NE NE N
WIND SPD 5 5 12 5 3 3 6 3 3 5 9 5 8 10 14 10
AVG CLOUDS FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 40 50 40
RAIN C C C C C C
$$
NCZ030-172000-
Green Cross RAWS-Bertie NC
36.01N 76.90W Elev. 52 ft
1020 AM EDT Sun Mar 17 2024
Date Sun 03/17/24 Mon 03/18/24 Tue 03/19/24
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 73 49 60 35 56
TEMP 66 71 72 63 61 58 51 50 56 59 59 50 44 40 37 37 48 53 55 49
DEWPT 52 46 44 47 47 44 40 37 33 31 28 29 26 24 23 23 23 22 22 26
MIN/MAX RH 37 66 30 59 27
RH 62 41 37 56 60 58 66 61 42 34 30 44 50 52 56 56 37 29 27 39
WIND DIR W W W W SW W N N N NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW
WIND DIR DEG 28 27 26 24 23 29 34 35 34 30 29 31 32 32 31 29 30 28 27 24
WIND SPD 6 8 9 3 3 3 4 4 6 8 8 4 8 9 8 6 11 11 10 3
CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL CL FW SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 52 72 55 66 74 92 94 79 61 61 67 64 69 46 16 2 4 14 30 15
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 30 5 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C C C C
RAIN SHWRS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 5 4 3 4 4 5 4 4 4
MIX HGT 4600 700 1800 3900 5600 2900 2500 5900 6500
T WIND DIR SW SW NW NW W NW NW NW W
T WIND SPD 12 11 16 10 9 14 11 16 16
SMOKE DISP GD PR PR PR FR FR PR GD VG
ADI 67 8 30 31 33 27 36 60 90
MAX LVORI 2 3 3 2 2 2 3 1 2
STABILITY C F E D D D E C C
CEILING 11700 10800 5500 5500 5500 13800 30000 30000 10800
PRESSURE 29.69 29.71 29.73 29.82 29.79 29.79 29.89 29.96 29.88
Date Wed 03/20/24Thu 03/21/24Fri 03/22/24Sat 03/23/24
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 40 67 41 62 40 60 45 60
TEMP 43 43 64 56 46 43 59 53 45 42 57 54 48 47 58 52
DEWPT 26 30 35 39 35 33 29 33 34 36 41 46 46 46 46 44
MAX/MIN RH 61 32 72 30 82 51 100 58
RH 51 59 34 53 65 68 32 47 66 79 55 74 91 96 64 74
WIND DIR SW SW W W N N NW E SE E E E E NE NE N
WIND SPD 5 5 12 6 3 3 6 4 3 5 9 5 8 10 16 10
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 40 50 40
RAIN C C C C C C
$$
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