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
1020 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024
MDZ021-272000-
Blackwater NWR RAWS-Dorchester MD
38.42N 76.00W Elev. 8 ft
1020 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024
Date Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24
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 63 52 78 62 87
TEMP 59 62 62 57 55 54 53 56 69 75 77 72 67 65 63 66 78 84 85 77
DEWPT 41 42 44 43 47 49 51 54 57 58 59 59 59 59 58 60 62 61 60 61
MIN/MAX RH 48 99 52 87 41
RH 51 49 51 60 74 83 93 93 66 55 54 65 76 81 84 81 59 47 44 58
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW S S SW SW W W W W SW S
WIND DIR DEG 14 15 15 15 16 18 18 20 21 20 20 20 22 24 25 26 28 25 21 18
WIND SPD 5 8 8 5 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 5 4
CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 95 92 88 78 70 62 42 36 40 15 21 8 20 20 10 9 8 15 17 6
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 5 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
MIX HGT 2600 600 1100 2500 2400 400 900 5500 5200
T WIND DIR S S S SW SW SW W NW SW
T WIND SPD 14 14 13 13 11 12 11 9 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 45 14 26 35 38 6 12 54 50
MAX LVORI 3 4 7 3 3 4 5 3 3
STABILITY C E E B B F F A A
CEILING 4000 5500 3200 8900 6300 14800 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 30.45 30.36 30.26 30.22 30.12 30.09 30.04 30.05 30.0
Date Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24
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 62 86 61 78 55 76 57 78
TEMP 67 66 83 76 66 64 76 69 59 59 74 69 61 61 76 69
DEWPT 59 59 60 60 60 60 57 57 55 56 56 55 56 58 59 59
MAX/MIN RH 84 41 93 48 100 50 97 51
RH 75 78 45 58 81 87 52 67 87 90 53 62 85 91 56 MM
WIND DIR S SW S SW W NW NW SE SE E S SE S S S MM
WIND SPD 4 4 10 8 4 4 9 4 3 3 9 6 4 4 10 MM
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 5 20 20 20 5 5 20 30
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C
TSTMS S S S
$$
MDZ022-272000-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
1020 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024
Date Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24
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 61 49 79 61 87
TEMP 58 59 58 54 52 51 50 54 68 76 78 72 67 65 63 66 78 84 85 76
DEWPT 41 40 41 43 44 44 46 50 55 56 57 58 58 57 56 58 61 61 60 60
MIN/MAX RH 48 96 48 84 42
RH 53 49 53 67 74 77 87 86 63 51 49 61 73 75 78 75 56 46 43 58
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W S S
WIND DIR DEG 13 14 14 14 16 17 17 19 23 23 24 22 23 24 25 27 29 27 19 18
WIND SPD 9 9 8 4 5 4 4 6 9 9 8 4 3 4 4 3 4 5 5 3
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
CLOUDS(%) 74 77 84 73 66 69 55 42 43 15 8 7 13 24 9 12 9 15 16 5
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 5 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 5
MIX HGT 2500 600 1100 2800 3200 500 900 6400 5600
T WIND DIR S S S W SW SW W NW SW
T WIND SPD 14 12 13 16 12 13 13 11 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR
ADI 44 9 25 48 55 7 15 73 65
MAX LVORI 3 4 6 3 3 4 4 3 3
STABILITY C E E B B F F A A
CEILING 4400 5500 4000 9700 13800 13800 24900 30000 30000
PRESSURE 30.43 30.34 30.25 30.19 30.09 30.05 30.01 30.02 29.95
Date Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24
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 60 86 60 77 52 73 54 78
TEMP 65 65 83 76 65 63 75 67 57 56 71 66 58 58 75 66
DEWPT 57 57 58 58 58 57 56 56 52 53 55 54 53 56 58 57
MAX/MIN RH 85 40 89 49 100 53 100 50
RH 75 76 43 54 79 83 53 67 83 90 57 65 84 93 55 MM
WIND DIR S SW SW S W NW N SE SE E SE SE S S S MM
WIND SPD 4 5 11 6 4 5 10 5 3 3 10 5 3 4 10 MM
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 5 10 20 10 5 5 10 20
RAIN SHWRS S S
TSTMS S
$$
MDZ025-272000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
1020 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024
Date Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24
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 56 52 67 59 74
TEMP 55 55 55 53 54 53 52 54 62 65 66 64 62 60 60 61 69 73 73 68
DEWPT 46 46 46 47 47 48 49 51 53 54 54 55 55 55 56 56 58 57 57 56
MIN/MAX RH 69 93 63 89 55
RH 72 72 72 80 78 82 89 87 74 67 66 71 81 84 87 83 67 58 57 65
WIND DIR E SE SE SE S S S S SW S S SW SW SW W W W SW S S
WIND DIR DEG 11 12 12 14 16 17 18 19 20 20 20 21 23 24 26 26 26 20 19 19
WIND SPD 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 8
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 73 74 82 75 78 71 54 43 42 19 9 7 10 18 10 13 6 14 13 10
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4
MIX HGT 1200 700 500 600 500 500 500 1800 1400
T WIND DIR SE S S SW SW SW W W SW
T WIND SPD 16 17 18 16 17 18 17 11 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 22 16 17 14 15 12 18 24 19
MAX LVORI 3 4 5 4 3 5 5 4 3
STABILITY D D D C C E E B B
CEILING 4700 5500 3500 10800 13800 13800 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 30.48 30.39 30.29 30.25 30.14 30.10 30.04 30.06 30.01
Date Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24
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 59 73 58 67 54 63 55 68
TEMP 62 61 71 67 61 60 66 62 56 55 62 60 57 58 67 61
DEWPT 55 56 56 56 57 57 55 54 53 53 53 53 54 55 56 56
MAX/MIN RH 86 57 93 65 94 70 99 66
RH 78 83 59 66 87 91 68 75 89 92 73 78 89 93 70 MM
WIND DIR SW SW S S SW NW NE SE SE E SE SE S S S MM
WIND SPD 8 9 11 12 9 9 9 8 6 8 10 10 9 9 10 MM
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 0 5 20 10 5 5 10 20
RAIN SHWRS S S
TSTMS S
$$
VAZ064-272000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
1020 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024
Date Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24
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 53 83 62 89
TEMP 58 62 66 60 55 55 54 58 72 80 81 75 69 66 64 67 79 86 87 79
DEWPT 45 49 51 50 48 48 50 54 57 57 56 58 57 56 56 58 60 58 58 60
MIN/MAX RH 57 96 41 81 36
RH 62 62 57 69 78 76 86 87 59 45 42 55 67 71 75 73 52 39 38 53
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W S S S
WIND DIR DEG 14 15 14 14 16 17 18 21 23 21 22 21 22 23 23 24 25 20 19 17
WIND SPD 4 5 6 4 4 4 4 5 6 5 6 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3
CLOUDS OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 92 92 87 73 62 55 42 32 25 10 21 7 16 6 5 2 10 15 16 6
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 30 5 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
MIX HGT 2400 500 600 5000 5400 500 1100 7100 8000
T WIND DIR SE S SW SW SW SW W W SW
T WIND SPD 12 11 12 10 11 11 10 8 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR PR PR FR GD
ADI 39 8 14 40 78 5 13 68 107
MAX LVORI 3 4 6 3 3 3 4 3 2
STABILITY C E F B B F F A A
CEILING 5500 5500 6300 6300 14800 14800 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 30.27 30.19 30.11 30.09 29.98 29.95 29.92 29.93 29.86
Date Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24
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 63 88 60 83 57 82 58 83
TEMP 68 67 85 77 65 64 80 73 62 61 79 73 63 62 80 74
DEWPT 57 57 57 58 59 60 54 57 54 56 56 56 56 57 58 60
MAX/MIN RH 76 36 95 38 92 41 93 46
RH 69 70 39 53 81 86 41 57 77 84 45 56 78 83 47 MM
WIND DIR S SW SW W NW NW N SE SE E SE SE S S SW MM
WIND SPD 4 4 9 6 3 3 8 3 3 3 9 5 3 3 10 MM
AVG CLOUDS CL FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 5 20 20 20 10 10 20 40
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C
TSTMS S S S S
$$
VAZ081-272000-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
37.25N 77.25W Elev. 50 ft
1020 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024
Date Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24
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 53 81 61 87
TEMP 62 66 70 63 57 56 54 58 71 78 79 73 68 65 63 65 77 84 85 76
DEWPT 49 50 50 51 50 49 51 53 57 58 58 58 57 56 56 58 60 60 59 60
MIN/MAX RH 50 91 45 85 41
RH 63 56 50 66 77 76 87 83 61 50 48 59 69 74 79 77 56 45 42 58
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW S
WIND DIR DEG 12 13 13 12 15 18 19 21 23 23 23 22 22 23 23 24 25 23 22 20
WIND SPD 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 6 9 9 10 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 4 3
CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL
CLOUDS(%) 88 74 70 69 55 60 46 35 18 11 9 4 4 2 1 1 4 11 8 2
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 5 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
MIX HGT 3400 500 900 4800 5500 500 1300 5800 6600
T WIND DIR S S SW W SW SW W W SW
T WIND SPD 11 12 13 16 14 11 12 11 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD GD PR PR FR GD
ADI 40 12 18 83 92 5 23 75 100
MAX LVORI 3 4 6 3 3 4 5 3 3
STABILITY C E F B B F F A A
CEILING 6300 6300 6300 6300 30000 14800 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 30.32 30.26 30.18 30.17 30.06 30.03 30.0 30.01 29.92
Date Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24
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 61 87 61 84 57 83 59 84
TEMP 66 65 84 76 66 65 81 74 62 62 80 74 64 63 81 75
DEWPT 56 58 58 59 59 60 57 59 57 58 58 58 57 59 61 62
MAX/MIN RH 86 39 94 43 100 44 95 47
RH 72 78 42 56 80 85 45 60 85 87 47 58 80 87 51 MM
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W NW N SE S E SE SE S S SW MM
WIND SPD 5 6 11 8 4 3 8 3 3 3 8 5 3 4 10 MM
AVG CLOUDS CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 10 20 20 10 10 10 30
RAIN SHWRS S S C
TSTMS S S
$$
VAZ096-272000-
Great Dismal Swamp RAWS-Suffolk VA
36.61N 76.55W Elev. 35 ft
1020 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024
Date Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 70 52 80 60 86
TEMP 64 68 69 61 55 55 53 57 70 77 78 72 67 64 62 65 77 83 84 76
DEWPT 50 51 52 49 49 49 50 53 56 56 56 57 56 54 54 57 60 59 59 60
MIN/MAX RH 53 93 44 81 41
RH 60 54 54 65 79 80 89 86 61 48 47 59 68 70 75 75 55 44 43 58
WIND DIR E SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 11 12 12 12 15 17 19 20 23 23 23 22 22 23 24 24 25 25 23 21
WIND SPD 4 5 6 4 4 3 3 4 6 9 9 4 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 3
CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL
CLOUDS(%) 78 69 69 62 60 54 45 21 20 18 8 4 2 4 2 2 2 5 7 2
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
MIX HGT 3400 600 700 5200 5300 400 1300 5100 5600
T WIND DIR SE S SW W W SW W W SW
T WIND SPD 11 11 11 16 14 12 13 14 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD GD PR PR GD GD
ADI 39 8 13 103 108 6 26 82 95
MAX LVORI 3 4 6 3 3 3 4 3 3
STABILITY C E F B B F F B B
CEILING 5500 6300 3200 6300 14800 24900 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 30.40 30.34 30.27 30.26 30.14 30.11 30.07 30.09 30.01
Date Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 60 86 62 82 56 81 58 83
TEMP 65 65 83 77 67 65 80 72 61 60 78 72 62 62 80 74
DEWPT 56 58 58 59 59 60 58 59 56 58 58 56 58 59 61 61
MAX/MIN RH 88 40 92 44 100 44 100 47
RH 73 79 43 55 77 83 47 64 85 93 50 57 87 90 52 MM
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW W N E S SE E SE S S S MM
WIND SPD 5 5 11 8 5 4 9 3 3 3 9 5 3 3 10 MM
AVG CLOUDS CL CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 5 20 20 10 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S
TSTMS S S
$$
VAZ098-272000-
Back Bay NWR RAWS-Virginia Beach VA
36.68N 75.93W Elev. 8 ft
1020 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024
Date Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24
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 61 54 74 61 81
TEMP 58 59 59 57 56 55 55 58 67 72 73 69 65 63 62 64 74 78 79 73
DEWPT 49 49 49 50 50 51 51 53 56 56 56 56 56 55 55 56 59 59 58 58
MIN/MAX RH 68 93 54 80 47
RH 71 70 69 76 78 84 88 85 67 57 55 64 72 74 79 76 60 51 49 59
WIND DIR E E SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW S S
WIND DIR DEG 10 10 11 13 15 18 19 19 21 21 21 21 22 23 24 25 25 24 20 19
WIND SPD 10 10 9 8 8 6 5 6 9 10 10 6 8 9 8 9 9 8 8 5
CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 80 64 64 61 63 47 55 25 15 13 7 6 4 2 2 1 2 4 5 5
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 0 0 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 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
MIX HGT 1700 500 400 2000 2000 500 700 1700 2100
T WIND DIR SE S S SW SW SW W W SW
T WIND SPD 14 13 11 12 12 14 16 13 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 30 14 12 33 32 11 17 28 27
MAX LVORI 4 5 6 4 3 4 4 3 3
STABILITY C D E B B E E B B
CEILING 4700 6300 2400 5500 13800 14800 14800 30000 30000
PRESSURE 30.46 30.39 30.32 30.28 30.17 30.15 30.10 30.11 30.03
Date Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24
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 61 81 61 72 56 68 58 75
TEMP 65 65 79 74 65 63 71 66 59 58 67 64 60 61 73 66
DEWPT 57 57 58 58 58 59 58 56 56 56 57 56 57 58 60 59
MAX/MIN RH 82 45 88 59 95 68 97 60
RH 74 77 49 57 76 86 63 70 87 92 70 76 88 91 64 MM
WIND DIR SW SW SW S SW W NE SE SE E E SE S S S MM
WIND SPD 9 8 10 10 10 8 8 6 5 5 10 9 8 8 10 MM
AVG CLOUDS CL CL FW SC SC SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 5 20 20 10 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S
TSTMS S
$$
NCZ014-272000-
Buckland Elementary-Gates NC
36.37N 76.76W Elev. 25 ft
1020 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024
Date Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 72 52 80 59 86
TEMP 65 70 71 62 57 56 54 57 70 77 78 72 66 63 61 64 76 83 84 75
DEWPT 50 50 51 50 50 49 50 53 55 55 56 56 56 54 54 56 59 58 58 58
MIN/MAX RH 49 93 44 84 40
RH 58 50 49 66 77 77 86 86 59 47 47 57 70 72 78 75 56 43 41 56
WIND DIR E SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 11 12 13 13 15 17 18 21 23 23 23 22 22 23 24 24 25 24 23 21
WIND SPD 4 5 5 4 4 3 3 4 8 9 9 4 3 3 3 3 5 8 6 3
CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL
CLOUDS(%) 78 72 67 63 61 57 48 21 13 17 9 2 7 4 1 2 2 4 8 1
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
MIX HGT 4000 600 800 5300 5300 400 1300 5100 5700
T WIND DIR SE S S SW SW SW W W SW
T WIND SPD 10 11 11 16 14 11 13 14 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD GD PR PR GD GD
ADI 37 8 13 97 106 6 28 88 96
MAX LVORI 3 4 6 3 3 3 4 3 3
STABILITY C E E B B F F B B
CEILING 6300 6300 3200 4000 14800 20500 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 30.39 30.34 30.27 30.26 30.14 30.12 30.09 30.09 30.01
Date Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 59 86 61 84 56 83 58 84
TEMP 64 64 83 76 66 65 81 73 61 61 80 73 63 63 81 75
DEWPT 55 58 57 58 58 60 58 59 56 58 57 58 57 59 60 60
MAX/MIN RH 87 39 90 43 100 43 99 46
RH 73 81 41 54 75 84 46 62 84 90 45 58 83 89 49 MM
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW W N E S SE SE SE S S SW MM
WIND SPD 5 5 11 8 5 4 9 3 3 3 9 5 3 3 10 MM
AVG CLOUDS CL CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 5 20 20 10 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S
TSTMS S S
$$
NCZ015-272000-
Elizabeth City RAWS-Pasquotank NC
36.21N 76.16W Elev. 15 ft
1020 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024
Date Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24
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 54 78 60 84
TEMP 65 66 66 60 58 56 55 58 69 75 77 71 66 64 62 64 75 81 82 75
DEWPT 50 49 49 50 51 51 52 55 56 56 56 58 57 56 55 57 59 59 59 60
MIN/MAX RH 53 96 47 85 42
RH 58 54 55 69 78 82 90 90 63 52 48 64 73 76 79 79 57 47 45 59
WIND DIR E E SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 10 11 11 12 15 17 18 19 22 22 22 21 22 23 25 25 26 24 22 21
WIND SPD 9 10 9 6 4 4 4 5 8 10 10 6 5 5 5 6 8 9 8 5
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 67 63 46 46 64 44 49 30 14 15 6 6 5 2 2 1 2 2 3 2
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 0 0 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 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5
MIX HGT 2700 600 1100 4500 4400 500 1200 4100 4100
T WIND DIR SE S S SW SW SW W W SW
T WIND SPD 13 11 10 16 14 13 16 16 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD GD PR PR FR FR
ADI 44 12 17 82 69 10 28 78 73
MAX LVORI 3 4 6 3 3 4 5 3 3
STABILITY B E E B B F F B B
CEILING 5500 6300 3200 3200 26600 14800 14800 30000 30000
PRESSURE 30.44 30.39 30.32 30.30 30.19 30.17 30.12 30.13 30.04
Date Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24
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 60 86 62 79 57 75 59 81
TEMP 65 65 83 77 67 65 77 70 61 60 73 69 62 63 78 71
DEWPT 57 59 59 59 60 61 59 59 58 59 58 59 58 61 61 61
MAX/MIN RH 90 40 91 50 100 55 99 52
RH 75 82 44 54 77 86 53 67 91 95 58 70 89 93 56 MM
WIND DIR SW SW SW S SW W NE E S E E SE S S S MM
WIND SPD 6 5 10 9 8 6 8 5 4 4 9 8 4 5 10 MM
AVG CLOUDS CL CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 5 10 20 10 10 5 20
RAIN SHWRS S S
$$
NCZ030-272000-
Peanut Belt Research Station NC-Bertie NC
36.13N 77.18W Elev. 61 ft
1020 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024
Date Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24
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 74 52 80 57 84
TEMP 66 71 73 65 58 56 54 57 70 77 78 71 64 61 59 62 74 81 82 74
DEWPT 52 51 52 53 51 51 51 53 55 55 55 56 56 54 54 56 59 58 57 58
MIN/MAX RH 48 96 44 90 41
RH 62 50 49 65 76 82 90 87 59 47 45 59 75 78 83 81 59 46 43 57
WIND DIR E SE SE SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 11 12 13 13 16 17 18 20 23 23 23 22 21 22 23 24 25 24 23 21
WIND SPD 4 4 4 4 5 4 3 4 8 9 10 5 4 4 4 4 8 8 8 4
CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 70 67 69 63 51 65 48 25 7 18 9 2 4 3 1 2 1 3 4 1
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 5 0 0 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 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
MIX HGT 4600 700 700 5200 5400 400 1100 4800 5400
T WIND DIR SE S S SW W SW W W SW
T WIND SPD 9 12 10 14 14 11 12 16 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD GD PR PR GD GD
ADI 48 9 12 96 106 6 22 90 99
MAX LVORI 3 4 8 3 3 4 6 3 3
STABILITY B E E B B F F B B
CEILING 7200 3200 3200 3200 28100 14800 26500 30000 30000
PRESSURE 30.35 30.32 30.26 30.26 30.14 30.11 30.09 30.09 30.01
Date Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24
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 59 85 61 84 57 85 59 85
TEMP 64 64 82 76 66 65 81 74 62 62 82 75 64 64 82 76
DEWPT 56 58 58 58 59 60 58 60 58 59 58 58 58 61 61 62
MAX/MIN RH 90 40 95 43 100 41 100 46
RH 75 82 44 54 80 86 46 63 87 91 44 56 82 90 49 MM
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW W NW E SE E SE SE S S SW MM
WIND SPD 6 5 12 8 5 4 8 3 3 3 9 5 3 4 10 MM
AVG CLOUDS CL CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 5 20 20 10 20 5 30
RAIN SHWRS S S S C
TSTMS S S
$$
NCZ030-272000-
Green Cross RAWS-Bertie NC
36.01N 76.90W Elev. 52 ft
1020 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024
Date Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24
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 52 80 58 86
TEMP 67 71 71 63 58 56 54 57 70 77 78 71 65 62 60 63 76 83 84 75
DEWPT 53 52 53 52 52 51 51 55 56 56 56 57 56 55 54 57 59 59 58 59
MIN/MAX RH 51 100 44 88 40
RH 60 51 53 67 79 84 90 93 60 48 47 62 73 78 82 81 56 44 41 58
WIND DIR E E SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 11 11 12 14 15 17 17 20 23 23 23 22 21 23 24 24 25 24 24 22
WIND SPD 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 4 6 8 9 5 3 3 3 3 6 9 8 4
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 65 64 69 64 53 53 45 26 10 17 10 7 11 2 1 9 1 3 5 2
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 5 0 0 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 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
MIX HGT 4600 600 700 5200 5300 400 1300 4900 5400
T WIND DIR SE S S SW SW SW W W SW
T WIND SPD 9 11 9 12 14 11 12 16 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD GD PR PR GD GD
ADI 42 9 11 83 104 5 27 92 99
MAX LVORI 3 5 8 3 3 4 6 3 3
STABILITY C E F B B F F B B
CEILING 4400 6300 3200 3200 26000 30000 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 30.38 30.35 30.28 30.28 30.17 30.14 30.11 30.11 30.03
Date Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24
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 59 87 62 85 58 84 59 85
TEMP 64 64 84 77 67 66 82 75 63 63 81 74 64 64 82 76
DEWPT 57 59 58 59 60 62 59 61 59 60 59 58 59 62 61 62
MAX/MIN RH 93 39 93 43 100 44 100 46
RH 78 84 41 54 77 87 46 63 87 91 47 57 84 93 49 MM
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW W NW E S E SE SE S S SW MM
WIND SPD 4 4 10 6 5 4 9 4 3 3 9 5 3 3 10 MM
AVG CLOUDS CL CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 5 20 20 10 20 10 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S S
TSTMS 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