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 May 18 2024
MDZ021-182000-
Blackwater NWR RAWS-Dorchester MD
38.42N 76.00W Elev. 8 ft
1020 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024
Date Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24
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 56 72 55 74
TEMP 62 64 63 61 59 57 57 58 67 70 71 66 60 58 56 59 68 72 73 66
DEWPT 58 59 59 57 56 55 55 55 57 58 58 56 54 53 52 54 56 57 58 58
MIN/MAX RH 81 93 61 86 57
RH 87 84 87 87 91 93 93 90 71 66 63 70 81 83 86 83 65 59 60 75
WIND DIR E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE E E NE NE NE NE NE NE E
WIND DIR DEG 10 10 11 09 07 05 04 04 03 03 05 06 07 05 04 04 03 04 06 11
WIND SPD 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 6 6 6 5 3 3 3 5 6 6 5 4
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 92 95 95 92 90 92 93 88 84 79 72 55 41 42 45 52 48 43 32 21
VSBY 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 70 20 10 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.20 0.03 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L L C S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 3
MIX HGT 1800 1200 1200 3400 3300 600 1300 3800 3700
T WIND DIR E N N N N N N N N
T WIND SPD 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MAX LVORI 6 8 8 6 4 6 6 4 4
STABILITY C E E C C E E B B
CEILING 300 300 1000 1000 1700 8500 30000 1700 1700
PRESSURE 29.93 29.96 29.96 30.01 30.01 30.03 30.03 30.09 30.04
Date Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24
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 77 58 80 64 84 62 78
TEMP 58 59 75 70 62 62 78 74 67 68 82 76 66 65 76 71
DEWPT 55 55 59 58 57 61 62 62 63 65 65 66 62 60 59 59
MAX/MIN RH 100 54 100 54 97 53 90 52
RH 89 88 58 67 85 95 58 66 87 90 56 71 87 83 56 66
WIND DIR SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW NW N E SE
WIND SPD 3 2 4 6 4 4 8 9 8 8 6 5 3 4 6 6
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 30 30 20
RAIN SHWRS C C S
TSTMS C S S
$$
MDZ022-182000-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
1020 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024
Date Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24
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 64 53 67 52 69
TEMP 61 63 60 58 56 55 54 56 62 65 66 61 57 55 53 55 63 67 68 62
DEWPT 56 56 56 54 53 52 52 53 55 55 54 52 52 51 50 52 54 55 55 53
MIN/MAX RH 74 93 64 93 61
RH 84 78 86 87 90 90 93 90 78 71 65 72 83 86 89 89 72 65 63 72
WIND DIR E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E
WIND DIR DEG 09 09 10 09 07 05 04 04 04 04 05 05 05 04 04 04 04 04 05 09
WIND SPD 5 5 4 3 3 3 5 5 10 10 10 5 3 3 4 5 9 8 8 4
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 91 92 93 90 87 89 90 88 85 78 65 56 50 49 51 57 50 45 31 24
VSBY 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 60 30 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.10 0.02 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L L C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT 1700 1200 1300 2600 2500 800 1600 2700 2500
T WIND DIR E N N N N N N N N
T WIND SPD 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MAX LVORI 7 8 8 6 4 6 8 6 4
STABILITY C E E C C E E C B
CEILING 300 1000 1000 1000 1000 30000 30000 1700 1700
PRESSURE 29.90 29.93 29.92 29.97 29.97 30.01 30.0 30.04 30.02
Date Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24
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 74 53 80 61 84 60 77
TEMP 54 55 71 66 57 58 77 73 65 66 82 75 65 63 75 69
DEWPT 50 53 57 55 53 57 60 60 60 63 64 64 61 59 57 58
MAX/MIN RH 99 53 100 51 100 51 93 50
RH 87 93 61 68 86 96 57 65 85 90 55 69 87 87 54 67
WIND DIR SE E SE SE S S S S S SW SW SW NW N E SE
WIND SPD 2 2 4 5 3 3 8 8 6 8 8 6 3 3 6 5
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 30 30 20
RAIN SHWRS C C S
TSTMS C S S
$$
MDZ025-182000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
1020 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024
Date Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24
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 61 54 61
TEMP 58 58 56 56 56 56 55 56 58 60 61 58 57 56 55 56 58 60 60 58
DEWPT 55 54 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 52 52 52 53 53 53 52
MIN/MAX RH 83 93 76 93 75
RH 91 87 90 90 91 91 93 90 83 79 76 82 88 89 91 88 82 79 77 81
WIND DIR E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 07 07 07 07 06 04 04 04 03 04 04 04 04 03 04 04 03 04 05 06
WIND SPD 8 8 8 9 9 11 13 14 14 14 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 8
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 90 90 94 90 90 92 89 88 81 71 65 61 57 57 60 62 56 52 40 33
VSBY 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 60 30 10 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.10 0.02 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L L C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT 1000 1100 1200 1500 1400 1100 1200 1600 1500
T WIND DIR E N N N N N N N N
T WIND SPD 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MAX LVORI 7 8 8 7 6 8 8 6 6
STABILITY C D D D D D D D C
CEILING 1400 1700 1000 1000 1000 1000 30000 1700 1700
PRESSURE 29.95 29.96 29.94 30.01 30.01 30.03 30.02 30.09 30.07
Date Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24
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 53 63 57 68 61 73 61 70
TEMP 55 55 62 61 58 59 67 66 62 63 71 68 63 62 69 66
DEWPT 52 54 54 54 56 58 58 60 60 61 62 62 61 59 58 58
MAX/MIN RH 100 71 100 72 99 69 93 66
RH 92 96 74 79 92 96 73 83 91 93 72 81 93 89 68 77
WIND DIR E NE E SE S S S S S S S SW W N SE SE
WIND SPD 4 3 6 8 5 5 9 10 11 10 10 10 8 9 8 9
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 20 30 10
RAIN SHWRS S C S S
TSTMS S C S
$$
VAZ064-182000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
1020 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024
Date Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 63 57 72 55 77
TEMP 61 62 61 61 59 58 58 59 67 70 71 66 60 58 56 59 70 75 76 69
DEWPT 59 59 59 58 58 57 57 58 59 59 59 60 58 56 55 57 59 59 59 59
MIN/MAX RH 89 98 64 96 54
RH 93 92 93 92 95 96 97 96 74 68 66 81 93 94 96 93 68 58 56 72
WIND DIR SE E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E NE NE NE NE NE E
WIND DIR DEG 12 10 08 08 06 03 03 03 02 03 04 07 07 06 06 04 04 05 05 11
WIND SPD 5 5 4 3 2 3 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 3 3
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 95 95 96 95 95 93 92 89 86 78 68 53 47 47 48 51 43 41 31 20
VSBY 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 90 20 10 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.41 0.03 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS D C S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4
MIX HGT 1400 700 1100 3600 3500 500 1100 5000 4900
T WIND DIR E N N N N N N N N
T WIND SPD 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MAX LVORI 8 10 10 6 6 9 9 6 4
STABILITY C F F C C F F A A
CEILING 300 300 300 1000 2400 5100 6300 2400 30000
PRESSURE 29.79 29.82 29.84 29.88 29.85 29.88 29.88 29.92 29.88
Date Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 55 80 58 85 65 86 61 80
TEMP 59 60 77 72 62 63 82 78 69 69 84 77 66 65 78 72
DEWPT 56 57 58 60 57 60 62 64 62 64 65 67 60 60 59 59
MAX/MIN RH 100 47 98 48 89 51 89 49
RH 91 91 52 67 85 90 51 62 77 83 53 71 80 83 52 65
WIND DIR S SW SE SE S S S S S SW SW W N N E S
WIND SPD 2 2 3 4 3 3 5 5 4 4 6 3 3 3 4 4
AVG CLOUDS FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 20 40 30 20
RAIN SHWRS S C C S
TSTMS S C C S
$$
VAZ081-182000-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
37.25N 77.25W Elev. 50 ft
1020 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024
Date Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24
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 64 57 71 55 77
TEMP 62 63 62 61 59 58 58 58 66 69 70 65 60 58 56 59 70 75 76 68
DEWPT 60 61 60 59 58 57 57 57 58 59 59 59 58 57 54 55 58 59 59 59
MIN/MAX RH 90 97 66 96 54
RH 95 93 93 93 96 96 96 96 76 70 69 82 93 96 93 87 66 58 56 74
WIND DIR SE E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E
WIND DIR DEG 12 10 09 07 06 04 02 03 03 02 03 05 05 02 03 03 03 04 04 10
WIND SPD 6 6 6 4 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 3 3 2 3 3 6 6 5 3
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 95 96 96 96 97 96 96 95 93 88 81 66 52 51 53 55 54 51 37 20
VSBY 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 80 30 20 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.21 0.22 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C S C C C C S S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
MIX HGT 1500 1100 1200 2900 3200 600 1200 4900 4800
T WIND DIR E N N N N N N N N
T WIND SPD 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MAX LVORI 8 10 9 6 6 9 8 4 4
STABILITY C E E C C F F B B
CEILING 300 300 300 1000 1700 6300 30000 30000 2400
PRESSURE 29.79 29.84 29.85 29.90 29.89 29.92 29.93 29.98 29.94
Date Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24
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 53 79 57 85 64 87 64 82
TEMP 58 58 76 71 61 63 82 77 68 69 85 78 68 68 80 74
DEWPT 55 56 59 60 57 60 63 64 62 64 66 68 64 62 63 62
MAX/MIN RH 100 50 100 48 92 52 90 51
RH 90 92 56 68 87 90 53 64 80 84 54 71 87 81 56 66
WIND DIR SE S E SE S S S S S SW SW SW NW N E S
WIND SPD 2 2 3 4 3 3 5 5 4 5 6 5 3 3 4 4
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 10 30 30 30
RAIN SHWRS C C C
TSTMS C C C
$$
VAZ096-182000-
Great Dismal Swamp RAWS-Suffolk VA
36.61N 76.55W Elev. 35 ft
1020 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024
Date Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24
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 66 57 67 55 71
TEMP 61 64 63 61 59 59 58 59 64 66 66 62 59 57 56 58 66 69 70 64
DEWPT 60 61 61 59 58 57 57 58 58 58 57 56 55 54 54 56 57 57 57 56
MIN/MAX RH 88 96 71 96 61
RH 95 90 94 93 96 94 96 96 81 75 73 82 88 90 94 93 73 66 62 75
WIND DIR E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N NE NE NE NE E
WIND DIR DEG 11 10 08 07 06 05 03 03 03 03 03 03 03 02 02 03 03 03 04 07
WIND SPD 5 6 8 5 4 3 5 5 9 9 8 4 3 3 4 5 9 10 9 4
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%) 94 95 93 96 97 96 96 96 93 87 81 73 60 61 62 67 68 63 51 30
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 80 60 30 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.39 0.22 0.06 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C L L C C S S
TSTMS S
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
MIX HGT 1400 1200 1300 2500 2500 900 1800 3400 3300
T WIND DIR E N N N N N N N N
T WIND SPD 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MAX LVORI 8 9 9 7 6 7 9 6 4
STABILITY C E E C C E E C C
CEILING 1000 1000 300 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1700
PRESSURE 29.84 29.87 29.88 29.94 29.94 29.97 29.97 30.03 30.02
Date Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24
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 53 76 55 83 63 87 65 83
TEMP 56 58 74 68 59 61 80 76 67 68 84 79 69 69 81 75
DEWPT 53 56 58 59 56 59 61 64 63 65 65 67 66 64 63 63
MAX/MIN RH 100 54 100 49 97 50 93 51
RH 89 94 57 72 90 93 52 66 87 90 53 67 90 85 54 67
WIND DIR E NE NE E SE SW S SE S SW SW SW W N E SW
WIND SPD 2 2 5 3 3 2 3 5 5 5 6 4 3 3 5 3
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 20 30 20
RAIN SHWRS S C S
TSTMS S C S
$$
VAZ098-182000-
Back Bay NWR RAWS-Virginia Beach VA
36.68N 75.93W Elev. 8 ft
1020 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024
Date Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24
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 58 64 57 65
TEMP 60 61 61 60 60 59 59 59 62 63 64 61 59 58 58 59 62 64 65 62
DEWPT 58 58 58 58 58 57 57 57 57 56 56 56 56 56 55 55 56 56 55 55
MIN/MAX RH 89 95 75 93 70
RH 92 91 91 92 93 93 93 93 83 79 75 83 90 91 90 88 80 74 71 77
WIND DIR E E E E E NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 11 10 08 07 07 05 04 03 03 02 02 02 02 02 02 03 02 03 03 04
WIND SPD 8 10 10 12 11 11 13 14 16 16 16 14 12 12 12 12 14 13 12 9
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%) 93 95 93 95 96 95 96 95 92 85 78 77 67 69 67 70 68 64 55 47
VSBY 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 80 60 30 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.35 0.25 0.10 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C L L C C S S
TSTMS S
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 3 3
MIX HGT 1200 1200 1200 1800 1700 1200 1500 2200 2200
T WIND DIR E N N N N N N N N
T WIND SPD 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MAX LVORI 8 9 8 7 6 8 8 6 4
STABILITY D D D D D D D D D
CEILING 1500 300 1000 1000 1000 1000 300 700 1700
PRESSURE 29.90 29.92 29.92 29.97 29.98 30.01 30.01 30.06 30.07
Date Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24
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 68 59 75 64 82 66 77
TEMP 59 59 67 65 61 62 73 71 66 68 80 76 69 68 76 72
DEWPT 55 56 57 57 58 60 62 63 63 65 65 66 65 64 63 62
MAX/MIN RH 94 68 99 64 97 56 89 63
RH 87 90 70 76 90 93 69 75 91 91 59 70 86 85 65 71
WIND DIR NE NE NE E SE SW SE S S SW SW SW W N SE S
WIND SPD 5 3 8 6 4 3 8 9 8 9 9 9 8 8 8 8
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC B1
POP 12HR 5 5 0 5 10 20 30 20
RAIN SHWRS S C S
TSTMS S C S
$$
NCZ014-182000-
Buckland Elementary-Gates NC
36.37N 76.76W Elev. 25 ft
1020 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024
Date Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24
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 57 68 55 72
TEMP 63 66 66 62 60 59 58 59 64 67 67 63 59 57 56 58 66 70 71 64
DEWPT 60 62 62 60 58 58 57 58 58 58 57 57 56 55 54 56 56 57 57 56
MIN/MAX RH 81 98 69 93 59
RH 90 86 88 93 95 96 96 96 81 73 70 81 89 93 93 93 70 63 61 75
WIND DIR E E E E NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE N N N NE NE NE E
WIND DIR DEG 11 10 08 07 06 05 03 03 03 02 02 03 03 02 02 02 03 03 04 07
WIND SPD 5 6 6 5 3 3 4 5 8 8 8 4 3 3 3 5 9 10 9 4
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 93 94 93 95 97 96 96 95 94 89 83 73 60 59 60 65 68 63 50 27
VSBY 7 7 6 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 80 60 30 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.33 0.25 0.05 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C L L C C S S
TSTMS S C
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 3
MIX HGT 1400 1200 1300 2500 2700 900 1700 3900 3700
T WIND DIR E N N N N N N N N
T WIND SPD 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MAX LVORI 8 9 10 7 6 8 8 6 4
STABILITY C E E C C E E C C
CEILING 1700 1000 300 1000 1200 1000 1000 1000 2400
PRESSURE 29.81 29.86 29.88 29.94 29.94 29.97 29.97 30.03 30.02
Date Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24
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 77 55 85 63 88 65 84
TEMP 56 57 74 69 59 61 82 77 67 68 85 79 69 69 82 75
DEWPT 53 56 58 59 56 59 60 64 63 64 65 67 66 65 62 63
MAX/MIN RH 100 52 100 46 98 48 97 49
RH 90 96 55 70 90 93 48 65 88 88 51 67 90 86 52 68
WIND DIR E NE NE E SE SW S SE S SW SW W W N E SW
WIND SPD 3 2 4 3 3 2 3 4 4 5 8 4 3 3 5 4
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 20 30 20
RAIN SHWRS S C S
TSTMS S C S
$$
NCZ015-182000-
Elizabeth City RAWS-Pasquotank NC
36.21N 76.16W Elev. 15 ft
1020 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024
Date Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24
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 58 66 56 70
TEMP 63 66 64 62 61 60 60 59 63 65 65 63 60 58 57 59 65 68 69 64
DEWPT 61 62 62 60 59 59 58 58 58 58 57 56 56 55 55 56 57 57 57 56
MIN/MAX RH 86 97 73 96 64
RH 92 88 92 94 94 96 93 96 84 77 74 80 89 89 92 90 75 68 66 75
WIND DIR E E E E NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 11 10 09 07 06 06 03 03 03 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 03 03 04
WIND SPD 8 9 10 9 8 8 10 10 12 12 12 10 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 9
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%) 92 92 92 96 96 96 96 95 93 87 80 77 71 71 69 72 71 67 62 49
VSBY 7 7 6 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 80 70 40 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.51 0.43 0.25 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C L L L L L C C C C
TSTMS S C S S
LAL 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4
MIX HGT 1300 1300 1300 2100 2200 1200 2000 2900 2800
T WIND DIR E N N N N N N N N
T WIND SPD 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MAX LVORI 9 9 9 7 6 8 9 6 4
STABILITY C D D D D D D D D
CEILING 1100 300 300 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1700
PRESSURE 29.87 29.87 29.89 29.96 29.97 30.0 30.0 30.05 30.05
Date Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24
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 55 73 58 80 64 86 66 82
TEMP 58 59 71 67 61 62 78 74 67 68 84 79 70 69 80 75
DEWPT 55 57 59 59 59 61 62 64 64 65 65 67 66 65 64 63
MAX/MIN RH 96 62 100 56 98 51 93 53
RH 90 93 66 74 93 97 59 71 90 89 53 67 87 87 57 65
WIND DIR NE NE NE E SE W SE SE S SW SW S SW NW SE S
WIND SPD 5 4 8 6 3 3 5 8 6 8 9 8 5 5 6 6
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1 SC B1
POP 12HR 5 5 0 5 5 20 30 20
RAIN SHWRS S C S
TSTMS S C S
$$
NCZ030-182000-
Peanut Belt Research Station NC-Bertie NC
36.13N 77.18W Elev. 61 ft
1020 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024
Date Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24
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 58 68 55 73
TEMP 64 71 70 66 61 60 59 59 65 67 67 63 59 57 56 59 67 71 72 65
DEWPT 63 66 66 63 60 59 58 58 59 59 59 58 57 55 54 55 57 57 57 57
MIN/MAX RH 81 99 73 97 58
RH 97 86 88 92 96 96 96 96 81 75 74 84 93 94 93 87 70 62 60 76
WIND DIR SE E E NE NE NE NE NE NE N N NE NE N N N NE NE NE E
WIND DIR DEG 12 10 08 06 05 04 02 03 03 02 02 03 03 02 01 02 03 04 04 07
WIND SPD 5 4 5 4 3 3 4 5 8 9 8 4 3 3 3 5 9 10 9 3
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW
CLOUDS(%) 90 93 88 93 96 97 97 95 95 90 84 74 60 57 56 61 65 64 51 23
VSBY 7 6 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 80 70 30 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.40 0.37 0.13 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C L D L L C C C C S S
TSTMS C C S S
LAL 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 3
MIX HGT 1400 1200 1300 2700 2800 900 1900 3900 4200
T WIND DIR SE N N N N N N N N
T WIND SPD 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MAX LVORI 8 10 10 6 6 9 10 6 4
STABILITY C E E C C E E C C
CEILING 3200 700 300 1000 1700 1000 4600 1000 2400
PRESSURE 29.76 29.81 29.85 29.92 29.92 29.94 29.95 30.01 30.0
Date Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24
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 79 56 85 63 88 65 85
TEMP 56 57 76 70 60 62 82 77 67 68 85 79 69 69 83 76
DEWPT 54 56 59 61 58 61 61 65 63 65 65 68 66 65 63 64
MAX/MIN RH 100 50 100 48 97 48 97 48
RH 93 96 56 73 93 96 49 67 87 90 51 69 90 87 52 67
WIND DIR E NE NE E SE S SW S S SW SW W SW N E S
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 4 4 8 4 3 3 5 4
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S
TSTMS S S S
$$
NCZ030-182000-
Green Cross RAWS-Bertie NC
36.01N 76.90W Elev. 52 ft
1020 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024
Date Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24
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 58 69 54 73
TEMP 64 72 71 66 62 61 59 60 65 68 68 63 59 57 55 58 67 71 72 66
DEWPT 64 67 67 64 61 60 59 59 59 59 59 58 57 56 55 56 57 57 58 58
MIN/MAX RH 81 99 70 99 59
RH 100 83 88 94 96 98 97 98 80 73 72 83 93 94 99 92 70 61 61 75
WIND DIR SE E E NE NE NE N NE NE N N NE N N N N NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 13 11 08 06 05 05 02 03 03 02 02 03 02 01 01 02 03 03 04 06
WIND SPD 5 4 5 3 3 3 3 5 8 8 8 4 3 3 3 4 8 10 9 3
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%) 91 93 90 95 96 96 96 94 94 90 85 76 64 60 61 65 68 66 58 31
VSBY 7 7 4 4 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 90 80 40 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.39 0.56 0.15 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C L D D D C C C C C C
TSTMS C C S S
LAL 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4
MIX HGT 1400 1200 1300 2500 2700 800 1800 3700 3600
T WIND DIR SE N N N N N N N N
T WIND SPD 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MAX LVORI 8 10 10 7 6 9 10 6 4
STABILITY C E E C C E E C C
CEILING 2400 1000 300 1000 1700 1000 1000 1000 1700
PRESSURE 29.79 29.82 29.86 29.93 29.93 29.96 29.96 30.02 30.02
Date Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24
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 79 57 85 63 89 66 86
TEMP 58 59 76 71 61 63 82 77 67 68 86 80 70 70 84 77
DEWPT 54 56 59 61 58 61 61 65 63 65 65 68 66 66 63 65
MAX/MIN RH 96 53 100 46 100 47 97 46
RH 86 90 57 72 90 93 49 67 87 90 50 67 87 87 49 67
WIND DIR NE NE NE E SE SW S SE S SW SW SW SW N E SW
WIND SPD 3 2 4 3 2 2 3 3 4 4 6 4 3 3 5 4
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S
TSTMS S S S
$$
EXPERIMENTAL ONLY...THIS PRODUCT IS FOR PLANNING AND REVIEW PURPOSES ONLY AND
IS NOT TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR AN OFFICIAL FIRE WEATHER SPOT
FORECAST.
BELOW IS A WEATHER ELEMENT KEY FOR THIS PRODUCT.
(NOTE...WINDS DO NOT REFLECT LOCAL TERRAIN EFFECTS.)
DAY 1 THROUGH 3...
MAX/MIN TEMP or MIN/MAX TEMP(F).....MAXIMUM/MINIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE
TEMP(F).............................AIR TEMPERATURE
DEWPT(F)............................DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
MIN/MAX RH or MAX/MIN RH(%).........MAXIMUM/MINIMUM HUMIDITY
RH(%)...............................RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS)...........20 FT. WIND DIRECTION
WIND DIR DEG(DEGREES)...............20 FT. WIND DIRECTION IN TENS OF DEGREES
RELATIVE TO DUE NORTH.
EXAMPLE: 09 = 90 DEGREES = EAST; 18 = 180 DEGREES = SOUTH;
27 = 270 DEGREES = WEST; 36 = 360 DEGREES = NORTH
WIND SPD(MPH).......................20 FT. WIND SPEED
WIND GUST(MPH)......................20 FT. WIND GUST
WIND CHILL..........................WIND CHILL TEMPERATURE
HEAT INDX...........................HEAT INDEX
CLOUDS(CAT).........................CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
EXAMPLE: CL = CLEAR; FW = FEW; SC = SCATTERED;
B1 = MOSTLY CLOUDY; B2 = CONSIDERABLE CLOUDS; OV = OVERCAST
CLOUDS(%)...........................CLOUD COVER AS A PERCENTAGE
VSBY................................VISIBILITY VALUE IN STATUTE MILES
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION
QPF 12HR(IN)........................LIQUID EQUIVALENT PRECIPITATION AMOUNT
WEATHER...
TYPE...
RAIN...........RAIN
RAIN SHWRS.....RAIN SHOWERS
TSTMS..........THUNDERSTORMS
DRIZZLE........DRIZZLE
SNOW...........SNOW
SNOWSHWRS......SNOW SHOWERS
SLEET..........SLEET
FLURRIES.......FLURRIES
FRZG RAIN......FREEZING RAIN
FRZG DRZL......FREEZING DRIZZLE
COVERAGE...
S..............SLIGHT CHANCE
C..............CHANCE
L..............LIKELY
O..............OCCASIONAL
D..............DEFINITE
AR.............AREAS
PA.............PATCHY
OBVIS...............................OBSTRUCTION TO VISIBILITY
TYPE...
F..............FOG
PF.............PATCHY FOG
F+.............DENSE FOG
H..............HAZE
BS.............BLOWING SNOW
K..............SMOKE
BD.............BLOWING DUST
AF.............VOLCANIC ASHFALL
LAL(CAT)............................LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL
HAINES(CAT).........................HAINES INDEX
MIX HGT(FT AGL).....................MIXING HEIGHT
T WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS).........TRANSPORT WIND DIRECTION
T WIND SPD(MPH).....................TRANSPORT WIND SPEED
SMOKE DISPERSION....................SMOKE DISPERSION CATEGORY
VALUES: VP = VERY POOR; PR = POOR; FR = FAIR; GD = GOOD
ADI (INDEX).........................ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX
CEILING (FT)........................CEILING
PRESSURE (INCHES MERCURY)...........STATION PRESSURE
MAX LVORI (INDEX)...................LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX
STABILITY (CAT).....................PASQUILL TURNER STABILITY
WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY...
EXAMPLE: W = WARNING; Y = ADVISORY; A = WATCH
IN EFFECT FOR THE INDICATED HOUR
DAY 4 THROUGH 7...
MAX/MIN TEMP or MIN/MAX TEMP(F).....MAXIMUM/MINIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE
TEMP(F).............................AIR TEMPERATURE
DEWPT(F)............................DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
RH(%)...............................RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WIND DIR............................20 FT. WIND DIRECTION
WIND SPD(MPH).......................20 FT. WIND SPEED
AVG CLOUDS(CAT).....................AVERAGE CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS