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
510 PM EDT Sun Sep 15 2024
MDZ021-160800-
Blackwater NWR RAWS-Dorchester MD
38.42N 76.00W Elev. 8 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Sep 15 2024
Date 09/15/24 Mon 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24 Wed
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 60 78 66 77 67
TEMP 72 66 64 62 63 72 76 77 72 69 68 67 68 73 76 76 72 70 69 68 69
DEWPT 61 61 60 60 61 62 62 64 65 66 67 67 68 69 69 70 69 69 69 68 69
MAX/MIN RH 97 60 100 79 100
RH 70 83 87 93 93 71 62 63 79 89 96100100 87 79 82 90 97100100100
WIND DIR E NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E
WIND DIR DEG 07 06 05 04 04 06 07 06 06 06 06 06 07 07 08 09 08 09 10 10 10
WIND SPD 6 5 3 4 6 10 11 11 9 8 8 9 10 12 12 10 8 5 4 5 5
CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 35 46 52 66 66 73 82 81 87 89 92 94 92 90 90 82 84 82 81 84 79
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 10 50 70 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.90 0.45
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C L L L L C C C C C
TSTMS S S C C S S S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 2
HAINES 5 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 3 3
MIX HGT 500 800 4600 4200 1100 1100 2800 2500 900 900
T WIND DIR E NE E E E E E E E E
T WIND SPD 12 13 16 18 17 17 18 16 12 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 11 17 65 59 16 24 46 42 13 13
MAX LVORI 5 6 4 4 5 5 4 5 8 8
STABILITY E E C D D D D D E E
CEILING 26600 1000 23500 8700 4500 300 300 1000 300 300
PRESSURE 30.26 30.23 30.23 30.18 30.14 30.06 30.05 30.0 29.96 29.92
Date 09/18Thu 09/19/24Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24
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 79 66 79 65 79 62 76 60 75
TEMP 78 73 68 68 78 72 68 67 77 71 65 64 74 68 63 62 73 67
DEWPT 70 69 68 68 68 67 65 66 64 65 64 64 62 60 60 61 60 59
MIN/MAX RH 73 100 68 100 60 100 60 100 58
RH 75 86 99100 71 84 93 97 65 80 96 99 65 76 91 97 63 74
WIND DIR SE E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 8 4 3 3 5 4 3 4 9 9 4 9 11 10 6 9 10 9
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 40 30 30 30 30 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS C C S C C C C S C C S S S S S S S S
TSTMS S C S S
$$
MDZ022-160800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Sep 15 2024
Date 09/15/24 Mon 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24 Wed
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 61 78 67 77 67
TEMP 71 66 64 62 64 72 76 77 73 70 69 68 69 73 76 76 72 70 69 68 69
DEWPT 63 61 60 60 61 63 64 65 67 67 68 68 68 69 70 70 70 69 68 68 69
MAX/MIN RH 94 64 100 79 100
RH 75 84 87 93 91 73 66 67 81 90 96100 96 87 82 82 93 97 98100100
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E
WIND DIR DEG 06 06 05 05 05 07 06 06 06 06 07 07 07 08 08 09 09 09 10 10 10
WIND SPD 8 5 4 5 8 11 12 12 10 10 10 10 11 13 12 10 8 5 4 5 5
CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 38 48 49 63 64 75 80 85 89 90 89 94 90 88 87 84 85 79 78 86 76
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 10 50 70 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.98 0.50
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C L L L L C C C C C
TSTMS S S C C S S S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 2
HAINES 5 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 3 3
MIX HGT 600 1300 3500 3300 1200 1300 2600 2300 900 900
T WIND DIR E NE E NE E E E E E E
T WIND SPD 12 12 19 20 18 19 20 17 11 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR FR PR PR PR
ADI 13 28 56 56 17 29 48 41 11 14
MAX LVORI 5 6 4 3 5 5 4 5 8 8
STABILITY E E C D D D D D E E
CEILING 26600 26600 23500 4800 300 500 300 300 300 300
PRESSURE 30.21 30.19 30.19 30.15 30.10 30.04 30.02 29.97 29.93 29.89
Date 09/18Thu 09/19/24Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24
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 79 66 79 65 77 63 74 61 73
TEMP 78 73 68 68 78 72 68 67 76 70 66 65 73 68 63 63 72 66
DEWPT 70 69 68 68 69 68 66 66 66 65 64 63 62 62 61 60 61 60
MIN/MAX RH 74 100 69 100 67 100 66 97 64
RH 76 88100100 74 87 92 97 71 84 93 94 68 81 93 91 68 81
WIND DIR SE E E NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 8 4 3 4 6 4 3 6 10 10 8 11 14 12 9 10 11 10
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 40 20 30 30 30 30 30 20 20
RAIN SHWRS C C S S C C C S C C S C S C S S S S
TSTMS S S S
$$
MDZ025-160800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Sep 15 2024
Date 09/15/24 Mon 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24 Wed
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 75 69 74 69
TEMP 71 69 68 67 68 72 74 74 72 71 70 69 70 73 74 74 72 70 70 69 70
DEWPT 65 64 63 63 64 65 66 67 68 68 69 69 69 70 70 70 70 70 69 69 69
MAX/MIN RH 90 78 100 86 100
RH 81 85 84 86 88 79 78 80 87 92 97100 97 91 89 89 94100 99100 99
WIND DIR NE E E NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E SE E E
WIND DIR DEG 06 07 07 06 06 05 05 05 06 07 07 07 07 08 09 09 09 10 11 11 10
WIND SPD 17 16 13 14 16 18 19 19 18 18 17 17 17 18 18 14 12 11 11 11 10
CLOUDS SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 49 51 50 59 66 78 79 84 89 89 90 91 90 87 82 83 84 75 73 75 73
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 20 50 70 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.03 1.42 0.74
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C C L L L L C C C C C
TSTMS S S C C S S S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 2
HAINES 5 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 3 3
MIX HGT 1600 1700 2200 2000 1300 1000 2400 1300 800 800
T WIND DIR E NE NE NE E E E E E E
T WIND SPD 20 20 25 26 23 19 23 17 16 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR FR PR PR PR
ADI 24 40 53 51 24 26 51 29 15 13
MAX LVORI 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 7
STABILITY D D D D D D D D D D
CEILING 26600 26600 23500 4000 300 1700 300 1200 300 300
PRESSURE 30.25 30.21 30.22 30.17 30.12 30.06 30.05 30.0 29.96 29.92
Date 09/18Thu 09/19/24Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24
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 75 68 74 67 73 65 72 64 70
TEMP 74 71 69 69 74 71 68 68 72 69 67 66 71 68 66 65 70 67
DEWPT 70 69 69 69 69 68 67 67 67 65 65 65 64 63 63 62 62 61
MIN/MAX RH 85 100 83 100 80 97 75 93 74
RH 88 94100100 86 90 98 98 84 88 95 95 78 84 89 90 77 79
WIND DIR SE E E NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 11 10 8 8 10 10 9 13 14 16 16 18 18 19 16 18 17 17
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1
POP 12HR 40 20 30 30 30 30 30 20 30
RAIN SHWRS C C S S C C C S C C S C C C S S S C
TSTMS S S
$$
VAZ064-160800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Sep 15 2024
Date 09/15/24 Mon 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24 Wed
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 59 77 65 75 66
TEMP 71 65 63 61 62 71 75 76 71 68 67 66 67 71 74 74 71 69 68 67 68
DEWPT 62 61 59 59 61 61 61 62 64 65 66 66 67 69 69 70 69 68 67 67 67
MAX/MIN RH 100 60 100 84 100
RH 73 85 87 94 97 71 62 63 79 89 97100100 94 85 87 95 99 99100 99
WIND DIR E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E
WIND DIR DEG 08 06 04 03 03 05 05 05 06 05 05 05 05 05 06 07 08 08 08 08 08
WIND SPD 4 4 3 3 4 9 9 9 6 5 5 8 8 10 10 8 5 4 3 3 3
CLOUDS SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 37 43 51 72 81 81 88 89 87 90 92 92 94 93 93 88 85 84 82 79 82
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 20 60 70 50
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.21 1.30 0.33
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C L L L L L L C C C C C
TSTMS S S S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2
HAINES 5 4 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT 600 1000 4300 4200 1000 900 2200 2100 800 600
T WIND DIR E NE NE NE NE NE E E E E
T WIND SPD 10 10 14 16 13 16 18 14 11 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 8 16 44 48 13 21 38 31 9 4
MAX LVORI 6 8 4 4 6 5 4 6 9 10
STABILITY E E D D E D D D E F
CEILING 26600 300 1000 2400 2400 300 300 300 1000 300
PRESSURE 30.09 30.09 30.10 30.04 30.0 29.89 29.88 29.82 29.79 29.76
Date 09/18Thu 09/19/24Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24
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 77 64 77 64 77 62 74 59 72
TEMP 76 71 66 66 76 71 66 66 76 70 65 64 73 67 62 61 71 65
DEWPT 70 70 66 66 67 67 65 65 66 66 64 64 63 62 60 59 59 60
MIN/MAX RH 76 100 71 100 69 100 68 100 64
RH 81 97100100 74 88 97 97 71 87 97100 71 86 94 94 67 85
WIND DIR E NE NE N NE NE N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE
WIND SPD 4 3 2 3 4 2 2 3 5 4 3 5 8 6 4 4 6 5
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 50 30 40 20 30 20 30 20 20
RAIN SHWRS C C C S C C S S S C S S S C S S S S
TSTMS S C S S
$$
VAZ081-160800-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
37.25N 77.25W Elev. 50 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Sep 15 2024
Date 09/15/24 Mon 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24 Wed
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 64 76 67 77 67
TEMP 73 69 67 65 66 72 75 75 72 70 69 68 69 73 76 76 72 70 69 68 69
DEWPT 64 63 63 62 63 64 65 67 67 67 68 68 69 72 72 72 70 69 68 67 68
MAX/MIN RH 91 71 100 86 100
RH 73 82 88 91 91 77 71 76 84 91 97100100 97 89 89 93 97 97 97 97
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E SE E
WIND DIR DEG 06 05 04 03 03 05 05 05 05 05 05 06 06 07 08 09 09 10 10 12 11
WIND SPD 6 5 3 4 5 10 10 10 8 6 6 8 8 10 10 9 4 3 2 3 3
CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 57 64 71 80 80 86 90 93 93 93 93 91 91 85 84 80 82 77 77 75 73
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 40 70 70 40
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.62 0.93 0.10
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C L L L L L L L L C C C C C
TSTMS S S S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2
HAINES 5 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT 700 1300 3500 3100 1100 1200 2400 2200 800 1000
T WIND DIR E NE NE NE NE E E E E S
T WIND SPD 13 14 19 19 17 16 17 17 8 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 15 25 58 54 16 23 36 40 8 5
MAX LVORI 5 6 4 4 6 5 4 6 9 10
STABILITY E E D D D D D D E F
CEILING 23500 1000 1700 1800 1700 300 300 1000 1000 19300
PRESSURE 30.11 30.09 30.09 30.03 29.97 29.86 29.84 29.79 29.79 29.81
Date 09/18Thu 09/19/24Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24
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 80 64 79 65 76 64 74 62 74
TEMP 79 72 67 67 77 72 68 67 75 70 66 66 73 68 64 64 73 67
DEWPT 71 70 67 67 68 69 66 66 68 68 65 64 65 65 62 62 63 63
MIN/MAX RH 74 100 70 100 75 100 74 98 70
RH 77 93100100 74 91 94 97 78 92 98 94 77 90 94 93 73 88
WIND DIR S E NE NE N NE N N NE NE N N NE NE NE N NE NE
WIND SPD 4 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 5 3 3 5 8 5 4 6 8 5
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 40 20 40 20 40 20 30 20 30
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S C S S S C S S S C S S S C
TSTMS S C S S S S
$$
VAZ096-160800-
Great Dismal Swamp RAWS-Suffolk VA
36.61N 76.55W Elev. 35 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Sep 15 2024
Date 09/15/24 Mon 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24 Wed
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 77 69 79 67
TEMP 74 71 69 68 69 73 76 76 73 71 71 70 71 75 78 78 73 70 69 68 69
DEWPT 66 66 65 64 65 67 69 69 69 70 70 70 71 73 72 72 70 69 69 68 69
MAX/MIN RH 90 76 100 79 100
RH 76 84 87 88 87 81 79 79 87 97 98100100 93 83 82 91 97100100100
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E SE E SE SE SE SE
WIND DIR DEG 05 05 05 05 05 05 05 05 06 06 08 07 08 11 11 12 11 13 14 15 14
WIND SPD 9 8 5 8 9 11 11 11 10 9 8 9 9 10 10 9 4 3 3 3 2
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 63 71 73 79 76 89 91 89 88 90 90 91 83 82 76 68 71 67 66 66 60
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 60 70 70 40
QPF 12HR 0 0.05 0.72 0.89 0.09
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C L L L L L L L L C C C C C C C
TSTMS C C S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 2 2
HAINES 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT 800 1300 2900 2500 1200 1200 2800 2500 900 700
T WIND DIR NE NE NE NE E E E E SE SW
T WIND SPD 14 18 23 21 16 18 20 16 4 3
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 16 30 56 48 17 28 49 45 5 3
MAX LVORI 5 5 4 4 5 5 4 6 10 10
STABILITY D D D D D D D D E F
CEILING 1000 1000 1000 1000 1700 300 1000 1700 1500 30000
PRESSURE 30.13 30.11 30.11 30.03 29.97 29.89 29.89 29.84 29.85 29.87
Date 09/18Thu 09/19/24Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24
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 66 81 65 77 65 76 64 75
TEMP 79 74 69 69 79 73 68 67 76 71 67 67 75 70 66 66 74 69
DEWPT 71 70 68 68 69 69 67 67 68 67 66 66 66 65 63 64 66 64
MIN/MAX RH 70 100 67 100 71 100 69 97 71
RH 77 87 97 98 72 87 97100 76 87 97 97 74 84 90 93 75 84
WIND DIR S S S NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 4 2 2 2 4 2 2 3 8 4 3 8 10 8 5 6 10 6
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 40 20 30 20 40 20 40 30 40
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S C S S C S S S C C S C C
TSTMS S S C S S
$$
VAZ098-160800-
Back Bay NWR RAWS-Virginia Beach VA
36.68N 75.93W Elev. 8 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Sep 15 2024
Date 09/15/24 Mon 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24 Wed
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 71 77 71 78 70
TEMP 74 73 72 71 72 75 76 76 74 73 72 71 72 76 77 77 74 72 72 71 71
DEWPT 68 67 66 66 68 69 70 71 70 71 71 71 72 73 73 72 71 71 71 70 71
MAX/MIN RH 87 80 100 83 100
RH 81 82 82 84 87 83 83 84 88 94 98100100 92 86 85 90 97 97 98 99
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND DIR DEG 05 06 06 06 05 05 05 06 06 07 08 09 09 11 11 11 11 13 15 15 15
WIND SPD 19 18 16 17 16 19 17 18 18 17 16 17 16 17 16 13 10 10 8 8 8
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 62 63 62 70 81 85 91 88 90 89 88 85 85 75 67 64 67 61 61 59 59
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 50 70 70 40
QPF 12HR 0 0.06 0.47 0.85 0.33
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C L L L L L L C C C C C C C
TSTMS S S S S S S C C S S S S
LAL 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 2 2
HAINES 5 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 4 4
MIX HGT 800 1100 2000 1900 1300 1200 3000 1500 1000 1100
T WIND DIR NE NE NE NE E E E E SE SW
T WIND SPD 24 24 26 27 20 23 20 16 9 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR FR PR PR PR
ADI 23 35 52 53 21 31 49 33 11 10
MAX LVORI 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 8 8
STABILITY D D D D D D D D D D
CEILING 23500 15500 1200 300 1800 1300 300 1600 1700 13500
PRESSURE 30.17 30.14 30.14 30.09 30.03 29.94 29.96 29.92 29.90 29.92
Date 09/18Thu 09/19/24Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24
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 79 69 78 69 75 68 74 68 74
TEMP 78 74 71 71 77 74 71 70 74 72 70 69 73 71 69 69 73 71
DEWPT 73 72 71 71 71 71 69 70 70 69 68 69 67 67 66 67 67 66
MIN/MAX RH 82 100 79 100 82 100 79 98 78
RH 84 92 98100 82 90 94100 86 90 96 98 80 87 91 94 81 85
WIND DIR SE S S N NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 9 5 4 4 8 4 5 9 12 13 11 14 16 16 14 16 16 14
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 30 20 30 20 30 30 40 30 30
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S C S S S C S C C C C C C C
TSTMS S S S S
$$
NCZ014-160800-
Buckland Elementary-Gates NC
36.37N 76.76W Elev. 25 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Sep 15 2024
Date 09/15/24 Mon 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24 Wed
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 76 68 79 67
TEMP 74 71 69 68 69 73 75 75 72 70 70 69 70 75 78 78 73 70 69 68 69
DEWPT 66 65 65 64 65 67 68 69 70 69 70 69 70 72 72 71 71 69 68 67 68
MAX/MIN RH 90 77 100 80 100
RH 76 82 87 87 87 81 79 81 93 97100100100 91 83 80 94 98 99 99 98
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E SE E SE SE S SE
WIND DIR DEG 05 05 04 05 05 05 05 05 06 06 07 07 08 11 11 12 11 13 14 16 15
WIND SPD 9 8 5 6 8 10 10 11 9 9 6 8 8 10 10 9 4 3 2 2 2
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 67 75 79 80 78 89 90 89 88 90 92 90 82 82 77 69 69 67 70 67 59
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 60 70 70 40
QPF 12HR 0 0.07 1.28 0.97 0.05
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C L L L L L L L L C C C C C C C
TSTMS C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1
HAINES 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT 800 1200 2800 2400 1100 1200 2800 2700 900 700
T WIND DIR NE NE NE NE E E SE SE S S
T WIND SPD 16 17 21 21 17 18 23 14 5 3
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 17 27 53 47 18 28 54 46 5 4
MAX LVORI 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 7 10 10
STABILITY D D D D D D D D F F
CEILING 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1700 1700 26600
PRESSURE 30.13 30.10 30.10 30.02 29.96 29.87 29.87 29.82 29.84 29.87
Date 09/18Thu 09/19/24Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24
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 65 80 65 77 65 75 63 75
TEMP 79 73 68 68 78 73 68 67 76 71 67 67 74 69 65 65 74 68
DEWPT 70 70 68 67 69 69 66 67 67 68 66 66 66 66 63 64 65 65
MIN/MAX RH 69 100 69 100 72 100 72 100 71
RH 74 90100 98 74 88 95100 75 90 97 97 75 88 93 97 74 89
WIND DIR S SE S N NE NE N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 4 2 1 2 3 2 2 3 6 3 3 6 9 5 5 5 9 6
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 40 20 30 20 40 20 40 20 40
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S C S S C S S S C S S S C
TSTMS C S C S S
$$
NCZ015-160800-
Elizabeth City RAWS-Pasquotank NC
36.21N 76.16W Elev. 15 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Sep 15 2024
Date 09/15/24 Mon 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24 Wed
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 70 79 70 80 69
TEMP 75 73 72 71 71 75 78 78 75 73 72 71 72 76 79 79 75 72 71 70 71
DEWPT 67 68 67 67 67 69 70 70 70 71 71 71 72 72 73 72 71 71 70 70 71
MAX/MIN RH 90 75 100 77 100
RH 76 83 84 88 87 81 78 78 86 95 98100100 87 81 79 87 97 98100 99
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S
WIND DIR DEG 05 05 05 05 05 05 06 06 07 07 08 09 10 12 13 13 12 15 16 18 16
WIND SPD 13 13 11 12 13 16 16 16 13 13 12 13 12 14 13 10 8 5 3 3 3
CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 69 69 75 80 84 90 92 89 89 88 89 88 82 76 73 61 59 54 54 57 56
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 70 70 60 40
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.13 1.02 0.66 0.04
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C L L L L L L L L C C C C C C C
TSTMS S S S S C C S S
LAL 1 1 2 2 2 1 3 3 2 2
HAINES 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 4
MIX HGT 900 1400 2600 2400 1400 1300 3000 2200 1100 900
T WIND DIR NE NE NE NE E E SE SE S SW
T WIND SPD 21 20 23 25 23 24 24 14 6 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR GD PR PR PR
ADI 22 36 52 52 26 37 57 43 7 5
MAX LVORI 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 9 9
STABILITY D D D D D D D D E E
CEILING 2400 2400 1100 500 6300 1000 1700 1700 24900 9700
PRESSURE 30.14 30.11 30.11 30.04 29.98 29.92 29.92 29.88 29.89 29.92
Date 09/18Thu 09/19/24Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24
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 67 82 67 78 67 76 65 77
TEMP 81 75 70 70 80 75 70 69 77 73 69 68 75 71 67 67 76 71
DEWPT 71 70 69 70 70 69 68 69 69 68 67 67 67 66 66 67 67 65
MIN/MAX RH 69 100 67 100 74 98 73 100 69
RH 72 85 96 99 72 83 93 99 77 86 94 96 77 83 95 98 74 80
WIND DIR S S SW NW NE NE N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 6 3 2 3 5 3 3 5 10 10 9 12 13 12 10 12 12 11
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 30 20 30 20 40 30 40 30 40
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S C S S C S C C C C C C C
TSTMS S C S S
$$
NCZ030-160800-
Peanut Belt Research Station NC-Bertie NC
36.13N 77.18W Elev. 61 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Sep 15 2024
Date 09/15/24 Mon 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24 Wed
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 76 67 79 66
TEMP 74 71 69 68 69 73 75 75 72 70 69 68 69 75 78 78 73 70 68 67 69
DEWPT 66 65 65 64 65 66 67 68 69 69 69 68 69 72 71 71 71 69 68 67 68
MAX/MIN RH 90 76 100 78 100
RH 76 81 87 87 87 80 76 79 90 97100100100 92 81 81 95 99100100 97
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE S S S
WIND DIR DEG 05 05 04 04 04 05 05 05 06 05 06 07 08 11 12 14 12 14 15 17 15
WIND SPD 9 9 6 8 9 10 10 10 10 9 6 8 6 9 9 6 3 3 1 2 2
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 78 79 82 87 85 88 91 90 88 89 91 90 85 79 78 68 67 63 64 63 56
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 70 70 60 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.24 1.42 0.66 0.03
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C L L L L L L L L C C C C C C C
TSTMS S S S S
LAL 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 1
HAINES 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT 700 1300 2500 2400 1000 1200 2800 2600 800 700
T WIND DIR NE NE NE NE E E SE SE S SE
T WIND SPD 16 18 19 20 18 16 17 12 5 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR FR PR PR PR
ADI 16 27 44 44 18 24 42 35 4 4
MAX LVORI 5 4 4 4 5 5 4 7 10 10
STABILITY D D D D D D D D F F
CEILING 1700 1000 1000 300 300 1000 1700 2400 2400 4700
PRESSURE 30.09 30.06 30.06 29.97 29.90 29.82 29.81 29.78 29.84 29.85
Date 09/18Thu 09/19/24Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24
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 65 80 65 77 64 75 63 75
TEMP 79 73 68 68 78 73 68 67 76 71 66 66 74 69 65 65 74 68
DEWPT 69 71 68 67 69 70 67 67 68 68 66 66 66 66 63 64 65 65
MIN/MAX RH 69 100 69 100 74 100 74 100 71
RH 72 93100 97 74 92 98100 76 90 99 99 76 90 94 97 74 90
WIND DIR S SE SW NE N NE N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 4 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 5 3 3 6 9 5 5 6 9 6
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 40 20 30 20 40 20 40 20 30
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S C S S C S S S C S S S C
TSTMS C S C S S
$$
NCZ030-160800-
Green Cross RAWS-Bertie NC
36.01N 76.90W Elev. 52 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Sep 15 2024
Date 09/15/24 Mon 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24 Wed
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 77 68 80 67
TEMP 74 71 70 68 69 73 76 76 73 71 70 69 70 76 79 79 74 71 69 68 70
DEWPT 66 66 66 66 66 68 69 69 70 70 70 69 70 72 72 71 71 70 69 68 69
MAX/MIN RH 93 76 100 77 100
RH 76 84 87 91 90 84 79 79 90 97100100100 87 79 77 90 97100100 97
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S
WIND DIR DEG 05 05 05 05 05 05 05 06 06 06 07 08 10 12 13 15 13 15 16 18 16
WIND SPD 9 9 6 8 9 10 10 10 10 9 6 8 6 9 8 6 3 3 1 2 2
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 77 78 79 87 85 89 93 89 89 88 90 88 82 78 77 66 64 59 57 60 54
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 70 80 60 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.29 1.85 0.69 0.02
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C L L D D L L L L C C C C C C C
TSTMS S S S S S S
LAL 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1
HAINES 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT 900 1200 2600 2500 1200 1200 3000 2700 1000 800
T WIND DIR NE NE NE NE E E SE SE S S
T WIND SPD 18 18 20 20 19 17 18 13 5 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR FR PR PR PR
ADI 17 27 46 47 18 23 46 39 4 4
MAX LVORI 5 5 4 4 5 5 4 5 10 10
STABILITY D D D D D D D D F F
CEILING 1700 2400 1000 300 300 1000 1700 2200 2400 4000
PRESSURE 30.10 30.09 30.09 29.98 29.92 29.84 29.84 29.81 29.85 29.87
Date 09/18Thu 09/19/24Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24
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 66 82 65 79 65 77 64 77
TEMP 80 74 69 69 80 74 68 67 77 72 68 67 76 71 66 66 76 70
DEWPT 70 71 68 69 70 70 67 67 68 68 67 67 66 66 64 65 66 65
MIN/MAX RH 67 100 66 100 69 100 69 100 69
RH 72 90 97 99 71 87 97100 75 87 97100 71 84 93 97 71 84
WIND DIR S SE SW NE N NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 3 2 1 2 3 2 2 2 5 3 3 6 9 6 4 5 8 5
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 40 20 30 20 40 20 40 30 30
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S C S S C S S S C C S S C
TSTMS C S C 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