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 Fri May 17 2024
MDZ021-172000-
Blackwater NWR RAWS-Dorchester MD
38.42N 76.00W Elev. 8 ft
1020 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024
Date Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24
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 74 57 65 55 67
TEMP 69 72 73 68 62 60 58 59 62 64 64 61 58 57 56 57 63 66 66 62
DEWPT 58 59 59 57 56 55 55 56 57 58 57 56 55 54 54 55 56 56 56 55
MIN/MAX RH 58 90 75 93 68
RH 68 64 61 68 80 83 89 90 83 81 78 84 90 90 93 93 79 71 70 79
WIND DIR NE NE E E SE SE SE E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE E
WIND DIR DEG 03 05 10 10 12 12 11 10 10 10 08 08 07 05 03 05 04 04 04 11
WIND SPD 5 3 4 5 3 3 3 4 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 9 8 8 6
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 73 79 77 59 65 77 93 93 94 88 85 83 75 82 83 80 76 72 67 61
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 30 70 40 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.13 0.15 0.31
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C L L L C C C C C C C S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT 3800 600 800 1600 1500 900 1000 2400 2600
T WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N
T WIND SPD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MAX LVORI 4 6 8 6 6 8 8 6 6
STABILITY C E F C C E D C C
CEILING 3200 3200 5400 1000 1000 1000 1000 700 1700
PRESSURE 29.90 29.92 29.93 29.95 29.94 29.94 29.93 29.98 29.96
Date Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24
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 53 72 51 76 55 78 62 81
TEMP 56 57 70 64 55 56 73 68 59 60 76 72 65 66 79 74
DEWPT 53 54 56 54 52 54 56 57 56 58 60 61 62 64 62 62
MAX/MIN RH 96 55 100 50 100 54 100 53
RH 91 90 61 70 90 93 55 68 90 94 58 68 90 93 56 66
WIND DIR E NE NE E E NE SE SE SE S S SE SW W SW W
WIND SPD 3 5 9 5 3 3 3 5 4 3 8 6 6 8 9 6
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 10 10 10 10 20 30 30
RAIN SHWRS S C C S C
TSTMS S C C
$$
MDZ022-172000-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
1020 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024
Date Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24
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 53 64 52 64
TEMP 66 69 69 64 58 56 54 55 60 63 63 59 56 54 53 54 60 63 63 59
DEWPT 57 57 56 54 54 53 53 54 55 55 55 54 52 52 52 53 54 54 53 53
MIN/MAX RH 62 96 73 100 69
RH 74 66 64 72 86 90 96 96 84 76 75 82 87 93 96 96 81 72 70 80
WIND DIR NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE E
WIND DIR DEG 03 04 06 07 08 09 09 09 10 09 08 08 07 05 04 05 04 04 05 07
WIND SPD 6 8 8 4 3 3 3 3 6 5 5 6 5 5 6 8 9 10 10 6
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 86 79 73 64 57 68 88 92 92 85 77 82 71 77 79 80 74 70 63 60
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 20 60 40 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.07 0.09 0.22
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C L L C C C C C S S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT 3400 500 800 1400 1400 900 1200 2400 2200
T WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N
T WIND SPD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MAX LVORI 4 7 9 7 6 8 10 8 6
STABILITY C E F C C E D C C
CEILING 3200 11600 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1700
PRESSURE 29.87 29.89 29.92 29.93 29.92 29.92 29.90 29.94 29.93
Date Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24
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 52 68 49 73 52 78 59 81
TEMP 54 55 66 61 53 54 70 65 56 57 75 71 63 63 79 73
DEWPT 51 52 53 51 49 52 54 54 53 56 58 59 59 61 62 61
MAX/MIN RH 95 57 99 51 100 52 100 51
RH 92 92 63 70 87 92 56 68 90 96 55 66 87 94 56 67
WIND DIR NE NE NE E NE NE E SE SE SE SE S SW W W W
WIND SPD 4 8 10 6 3 4 5 4 3 3 6 4 5 6 10 5
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 10 10 10 5 10 30 20
RAIN SHWRS S C C S S
TSTMS C S
$$
MDZ025-172000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
1020 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024
Date Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24
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 64 56 60 55 60
TEMP 62 63 63 61 58 57 56 57 59 60 60 58 57 56 55 56 59 60 60 58
DEWPT 56 55 55 54 54 54 54 54 54 55 54 54 53 54 54 54 53 53 53 53
MIN/MAX RH 75 93 81 97 78
RH 82 76 76 79 86 90 92 93 85 83 81 86 88 92 95 93 82 79 79 84
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 02 03 04 04 06 06 08 08 09 08 07 07 06 04 04 05 04 04 04 04
WIND SPD 11 10 10 8 5 4 4 6 9 9 10 10 11 11 13 13 14 14 13 11
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 84 75 75 65 61 74 87 90 91 83 78 85 74 82 84 82 77 72 65 66
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 20 50 40 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.08 0.09 0.18
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C C C C C C S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 3
MIX HGT 900 500 700 900 800 900 1300 1900 1800
T WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N
T WIND SPD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MAX LVORI 6 7 9 8 7 8 10 8 7
STABILITY D E E C D D D D D
CEILING 3200 11700 1000 1000 1000 1700 1000 1000 1000
PRESSURE 29.92 29.93 29.94 29.97 29.96 29.95 29.93 29.97 29.97
Date Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24
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 53 60 53 66 55 68 60 73
TEMP 55 55 60 58 54 55 64 62 57 57 67 65 61 62 71 68
DEWPT 53 52 52 52 52 53 53 54 55 56 58 58 59 59 61 60
MAX/MIN RH 99 74 97 66 99 70 97 66
RH 94 91 77 82 92 91 68 77 94 95 73 79 93 91 70 74
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE E S SW W SW SW
WIND SPD 12 13 14 10 8 9 9 8 6 6 9 9 10 10 11 10
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 20 10 10 10 5 10 30 20
RAIN SHWRS S C C S S
TSTMS C S
$$
VAZ064-172000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
1020 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024
Date Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24
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 77 59 67 55 66
TEMP 70 75 76 70 65 62 60 61 64 66 66 62 59 57 56 57 62 65 65 61
DEWPT 60 60 61 60 59 58 58 59 60 61 60 58 57 57 56 57 57 57 56 57
MIN/MAX RH 57 95 78 100 71
RH 71 60 59 71 82 87 94 95 87 83 80 88 94100100100 84 75 74 87
WIND DIR NE E E SE SE SE SE E E E E E NE NE N NE NE N NE E
WIND DIR DEG 05 09 10 12 14 14 13 11 10 09 08 07 06 03 02 03 03 02 04 10
WIND SPD 3 3 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%) 72 75 79 79 87 96 97 96 97 91 84 91 90 88 93 89 81 81 78 65
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 80 80 40 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.30 0.35 0.28 0.41
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C L D D L L L C C C C C C S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
MIX HGT 3600 1200 800 1100 1100 700 700 2800 3200
T WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N
T WIND SPD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MAX LVORI 4 6 9 8 7 10 10 8 6
STABILITY C E F C C E E C C
CEILING 3200 3200 2400 800 1000 300 1000 1000 2400
PRESSURE 29.76 29.76 29.77 29.79 29.77 29.79 29.80 29.85 29.82
Date Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24
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 53 74 51 79 54 83 62 83
TEMP 55 57 72 65 55 56 76 70 59 60 80 75 66 66 81 74
DEWPT 54 55 55 55 52 53 53 56 55 57 61 64 62 63 60 63
MAX/MIN RH 99 51 100 44 100 49 97 47
RH 96 91 54 70 90 89 46 62 88 90 52 69 87 90 49 69
WIND DIR E NE NE E E NE E SE S S S S SW SW W W
WIND SPD 2 2 6 3 1 1 3 3 3 3 6 5 4 4 10 4
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 10 10 10 10 30 30 30
RAIN SHWRS S C C S C
TSTMS C C C
$$
VAZ081-172000-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
37.25N 77.25W Elev. 50 ft
1020 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024
Date Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24
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 79 59 71 57 66
TEMP 72 77 78 71 65 63 61 61 67 70 70 66 61 60 58 59 63 65 65 61
DEWPT 61 61 62 61 59 59 59 60 62 64 63 61 60 58 58 58 59 59 58 58
MIN/MAX RH 56 97 76 100 76
RH 69 59 59 71 81 86 94 97 85 81 78 84 95 94100 96 87 81 79 88
WIND DIR NE E SE E SE SE SE SE E E E E NE NE N NE NE N NE E
WIND DIR DEG 04 09 11 11 12 12 13 12 11 09 07 07 06 03 02 03 03 02 04 08
WIND SPD 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 3 3 4 5 8 6 5 4
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 62 86 87 73 81 93 95 95 95 91 89 93 92 92 93 90 88 87 83 70
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 80 70 60 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.24 0.38 0.46 0.34
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C D D L L L L L L C C C C C C S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 3 2 3 3 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT 3800 900 900 1300 1300 900 900 2200 2200
T WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N
T WIND SPD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MAX LVORI 4 6 9 8 6 9 10 9 7
STABILITY C E E C C E E C C
CEILING 3200 3200 2400 1600 1000 300 1000 1000 1000
PRESSURE 29.80 29.80 29.81 29.84 29.79 29.79 29.81 29.87 29.87
Date Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24
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 54 72 51 78 54 83 63 85
TEMP 56 58 70 64 55 56 75 69 59 60 80 76 67 67 83 76
DEWPT 55 55 55 56 52 54 57 58 56 57 62 65 63 65 64 66
MAX/MIN RH 96 56 100 50 100 51 97 51
RH 95 90 60 76 92 94 55 70 92 91 54 69 87 91 54 71
WIND DIR NE NE NE E NE NE E E S S S S SW W W W
WIND SPD 3 3 9 4 2 3 3 3 2 2 5 4 4 3 10 4
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 10 10 10 10 20 30 30
RAIN SHWRS S S S C S C
TSTMS S C C
$$
VAZ096-172000-
Great Dismal Swamp RAWS-Suffolk VA
36.61N 76.55W Elev. 35 ft
1020 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024
Date Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24
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 76 58 73 59 67
TEMP 70 74 75 69 64 61 59 61 68 71 72 68 63 62 60 61 64 66 66 63
DEWPT 61 60 60 58 57 57 57 60 62 63 63 62 61 60 60 60 60 59 58 57
MIN/MAX RH 58 96 72 100 74
RH 73 62 60 68 78 87 93 97 82 77 75 82 92 95100 98 87 79 75 81
WIND DIR NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 02 03 08 11 11 13 12 12 11 11 08 07 06 03 02 04 03 03 03 04
WIND SPD 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 4 4 6 8 9 9 10 8
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 64 81 84 65 63 86 94 94 92 88 87 91 92 92 93 90 89 87 83 75
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 60 70 60 40
QPF 12HR 0 0.19 0.80 0.25 0.33
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C L L C L L L L C C C C C C C
TSTMS S S
LAL 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3
MIX HGT 3400 700 800 1700 1500 700 1000 2100 2300
T WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N
T WIND SPD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MAX LVORI 4 6 9 8 6 9 10 9 6
STABILITY B F F C C E E C C
CEILING 8000 4700 2400 2400 2400 1000 300 1000 1400
PRESSURE 29.88 29.89 29.89 29.90 29.84 29.84 29.84 29.90 29.92
Date Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24
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 56 68 53 76 55 82 64 85
TEMP 58 58 67 62 56 58 74 68 59 60 79 75 67 68 83 77
DEWPT 56 56 56 55 54 57 58 58 57 59 61 64 63 65 64 65
MAX/MIN RH 96 63 100 56 100 51 94 51
RH 93 93 68 78 94 97 58 70 94 96 54 69 87 91 53 67
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E W E S SW W SW W
WIND SPD 5 6 10 6 4 5 6 4 2 3 4 4 5 5 9 5
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 20 10 10 5 20 20 30
RAIN SHWRS C S S S S S C
TSTMS S S C
$$
VAZ098-172000-
Back Bay NWR RAWS-Virginia Beach VA
36.68N 75.93W Elev. 8 ft
1020 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024
Date Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24
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 59 68 60 66
TEMP 65 67 67 65 62 61 60 61 65 67 68 65 63 62 61 61 64 65 66 63
DEWPT 59 58 57 57 56 57 57 59 59 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 59 59 57 57
MIN/MAX RH 69 95 74 99 73
RH 80 72 70 75 82 86 90 92 80 77 75 83 90 93 96 97 84 81 73 81
WIND DIR N NE NE E E SE SE SE E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 02 03 05 07 10 12 13 11 11 11 08 07 07 03 03 04 03 03 03 03
WIND SPD 10 8 9 6 4 3 4 6 10 10 11 11 11 11 12 14 16 16 16 14
CLOUDS B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 72 66 77 63 62 81 93 93 91 85 88 91 87 89 93 89 88 85 83 76
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 40 70 60 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.61 0.27 0.27
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C L C L L L L C C C C C C S
TSTMS S S
LAL 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT 1800 800 800 900 900 800 1000 1700 1700
T WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N
T WIND SPD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MAX LVORI 4 6 9 7 6 9 10 8 6
STABILITY B E E C D D D D D
CEILING 17100 11800 4000 900 1800 300 300 1000 1000
PRESSURE 29.94 29.94 29.93 29.96 29.90 29.88 29.87 29.93 29.95
Date Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24
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 58 66 57 70 59 75 65 80
TEMP 60 60 65 63 59 60 69 66 61 62 73 72 67 68 78 75
DEWPT 57 56 56 56 56 58 60 59 59 61 62 62 63 65 65 64
MAX/MIN RH 93 70 99 67 100 62 95 58
RH 89 89 74 79 91 93 72 77 93 95 66 71 88 90 63 70
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E N E S SW W SW SW
WIND SPD 14 16 14 12 10 10 10 9 6 6 8 8 10 10 10 9
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 20 10 10 10 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S S S S
TSTMS S S S
$$
NCZ014-172000-
Buckland Elementary-Gates NC
36.37N 76.76W Elev. 25 ft
1020 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024
Date Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24
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 79 59 74 59 68
TEMP 72 77 78 71 65 63 61 62 69 72 73 68 64 62 60 61 65 67 67 63
DEWPT 61 61 61 60 58 57 58 61 63 64 65 63 62 61 60 61 61 60 58 58
MIN/MAX RH 55 97 71 100 74
RH 69 59 57 68 78 82 91 97 81 76 75 84 95 98100100 88 79 74 83
WIND DIR NE NE E SE E SE SE SE SE E E E NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 03 04 09 12 11 12 12 12 12 11 07 07 06 03 02 04 03 03 03 04
WIND SPD 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 4 5 5 4 5 4 4 5 6 8 9 8 6
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 53 84 84 69 67 89 94 94 93 89 88 91 93 93 94 89 89 87 84 77
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 70 70 60 40
QPF 12HR 0 0.22 0.72 0.26 0.42
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C L L C L L L L C C C C C C C
TSTMS C C
LAL 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3
MIX HGT 3800 800 800 1800 1500 600 1100 2100 2400
T WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N
T WIND SPD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MAX LVORI 4 6 10 7 6 10 10 10 6
STABILITY C E F C C E E C C
CEILING 3600 4000 2400 1700 1700 300 300 1000 1700
PRESSURE 29.87 29.88 29.88 29.89 29.84 29.84 29.84 29.89 29.92
Date Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24
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 56 71 52 77 54 83 63 86
TEMP 58 59 69 64 56 57 74 68 58 60 80 76 67 68 84 77
DEWPT 56 56 55 55 54 56 57 58 57 58 60 63 63 65 63 64
MAX/MIN RH 96 58 100 52 100 47 97 49
RH 93 90 62 74 95 96 56 70 96 93 51 65 87 91 50 65
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E W S S SW W W W
WIND SPD 4 5 10 6 3 5 5 4 2 2 5 4 5 5 9 5
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 20 10 10 5 20 20 30
RAIN SHWRS C S S S S S C
TSTMS S S C
$$
NCZ015-172000-
Elizabeth City RAWS-Pasquotank NC
36.21N 76.16W Elev. 15 ft
1020 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024
Date Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24
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 74 59 74 61 70
TEMP 69 72 73 68 64 62 60 62 69 72 73 69 65 63 62 63 67 69 69 66
DEWPT 61 60 59 58 57 58 58 60 62 63 64 64 62 62 62 63 62 61 59 59
MIN/MAX RH 60 96 71 100 70
RH 76 66 62 70 79 86 93 94 80 74 73 84 91 97100 99 84 76 71 79
WIND DIR NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE E E E NE NE N NE NE N NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 02 05 07 08 08 11 12 12 12 11 08 07 06 03 02 04 03 02 03 03
WIND SPD 6 6 8 6 4 3 3 5 9 9 8 9 8 8 10 11 12 13 13 13
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 65 72 82 65 61 79 91 92 91 87 86 91 92 92 92 88 86 87 86 80
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 40 70 60 40
QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0.62 0.28 0.39
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C L C L L L L C C C C C C C
TSTMS C C S S
LAL 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 1
HAINES 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3
MIX HGT 2700 900 900 1300 1200 700 1000 2100 2000
T WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N
T WIND SPD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MAX LVORI 4 6 9 7 6 9 10 8 6
STABILITY C E E C C D D D D
CEILING 9800 4700 3200 2400 1700 300 300 1000 1000
PRESSURE 29.93 29.93 29.92 29.94 29.88 29.85 29.85 29.92 29.93
Date Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24
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 59 69 57 74 58 81 65 85
TEMP 61 61 68 64 59 60 72 68 61 63 79 75 68 69 83 77
DEWPT 57 58 58 57 57 59 61 60 60 61 62 64 64 66 64 65
MAX/MIN RH 93 68 100 61 100 54 96 51
RH 88 90 70 78 94 95 66 75 96 93 56 69 87 90 53 66
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N E S SW W SW W
WIND SPD 11 12 14 11 9 9 10 8 4 5 8 5 9 9 10 8
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 20 10 10 5 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS C S S S S S S S
TSTMS S S S
$$
NCZ030-172000-
Peanut Belt Research Station NC-Bertie NC
36.13N 77.18W Elev. 61 ft
1020 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024
Date Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24
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 80 60 76 60 69
TEMP 72 77 79 72 66 64 62 63 71 74 75 70 65 63 61 62 66 68 68 64
DEWPT 61 62 62 63 62 61 60 63 65 66 66 65 64 63 61 62 62 61 59 59
MIN/MAX RH 55 99 73 100 73
RH 69 60 58 73 85 89 96 99 83 78 76 87 97100100100 87 79 73 84
WIND DIR NE NE E E SE SE SE SE E SE NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 05 05 10 11 12 13 12 13 10 12 05 06 05 03 02 03 03 03 03 04
WIND SPD 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 8 8 8 6
CLOUDS SC B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 48 86 80 71 72 90 97 94 90 89 90 89 91 93 94 88 89 90 87 79
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 30 70 70 60 40
QPF 12HR 0 0.17 0.69 0.34 0.37
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C C L L L C L L L L C C C C C C C
TSTMS C C S S
LAL 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 1
HAINES 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT 4200 800 800 1900 1800 700 1000 2100 2100
T WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N
T WIND SPD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MAX LVORI 4 7 10 9 7 10 10 9 6
STABILITY B E E C C E E C C
CEILING 4700 2400 1300 1700 400 400 1000 1000 1000
PRESSURE 29.84 29.85 29.85 29.85 29.79 29.80 29.81 29.87 29.88
Date Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24
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 55 71 52 77 54 83 63 86
TEMP 58 58 69 64 56 57 74 68 58 60 80 76 67 68 84 77
DEWPT 56 56 57 57 55 56 58 60 57 59 61 65 64 66 64 66
MAX/MIN RH 99 59 100 54 100 49 100 50
RH 93 93 65 78 96 96 57 76 97 96 52 69 90 93 51 69
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE N N NE E E SW SW S SW W W W
WIND SPD 4 5 10 5 3 4 4 3 2 2 5 4 4 4 10 5
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 20 10 10 5 20 20 30
RAIN SHWRS C S S S S S S C
TSTMS S S C
$$
NCZ030-172000-
Green Cross RAWS-Bertie NC
36.01N 76.90W Elev. 52 ft
1020 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024
Date Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24
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 80 61 77 61 70
TEMP 73 78 79 73 67 65 62 64 72 75 76 71 66 64 62 63 67 69 69 65
DEWPT 62 62 63 62 61 59 60 63 66 67 67 66 64 63 63 63 63 63 60 60
MIN/MAX RH 56 97 71 100 73
RH 68 58 58 69 81 82 93 97 81 76 74 84 94 97100100 87 79 73 84
WIND DIR NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE E NE NE NE N N NE NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 04 06 10 11 12 13 12 13 13 10 06 06 05 02 02 03 03 03 03 03
WIND SPD 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 5 8 9 8 6
CLOUDS SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV B2
CLOUDS(%) 43 85 81 74 66 84 96 92 89 89 92 89 92 93 92 86 88 89 88 81
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 60 70 60 40
QPF 12HR 0 0.10 0.63 0.32 0.41
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C L L C L L L L C C C C C C C
TSTMS C C S S
LAL 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 1
HAINES 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT 3900 800 800 1700 1600 600 1000 2100 2100
T WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N
T WIND SPD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MAX LVORI 4 6 9 8 6 9 10 9 6
STABILITY C F F C C E E C C
CEILING 5500 3200 2400 1700 1000 300 300 1000 1000
PRESSURE 29.86 29.88 29.88 29.88 29.82 29.82 29.84 29.88 29.90
Date Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24
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 57 71 55 78 56 84 65 87
TEMP 59 60 69 65 58 60 76 70 60 62 81 77 69 69 85 78
DEWPT 57 58 57 58 56 58 61 61 59 60 62 65 64 67 65 66
MAX/MIN RH 96 61 100 56 100 49 97 48
RH 93 92 65 77 93 93 60 74 96 94 53 67 84 92 50 66
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE N N NE E NE W SW SW SW W W W
WIND SPD 5 5 10 5 3 5 5 3 2 2 4 3 5 5 9 6
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 20 10 10 5 20 20 30
RAIN SHWRS C S S S S S S C
TSTMS S S 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