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 Tue Sep 17 2024
MDZ021-172000-
Blackwater NWR RAWS-Dorchester MD
38.42N 76.00W Elev. 8 ft
1020 AM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024
Date Tue 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24
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 68 77 64 79
TEMP 77 79 77 72 71 70 69 70 74 76 75 71 68 67 67 67 73 77 77 71
DEWPT 68 68 68 68 68 69 68 68 69 69 68 67 67 66 66 66 67 66 66 65
MIN/MAX RH 69 100 79 99 68
RH 74 69 75 88 90 97 99 93 84 79 79 87 96 98 98 97 80 68 68 81
WIND DIR E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 07 07 07 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 04 03 01 00 35 00 00 35 35 00
WIND SPD 11 12 11 10 8 6 6 6 9 8 8 5 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 3
CLOUDS B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 83 85 92 95 97 98 98 95 89 86 82 83 81 79 82 82 77 70 62 69
VSBY 7 7 7 5 4 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 50 70 50 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.21 0.15 0.03 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C L L L L C C C C S S S S S S S S S
TSTMS S S
LAL 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4
MIX HGT 3400 900 1500 2200 1800 600 1100 5100 4800
T WIND DIR NE E E NE NE N N NE N
T WIND SPD 20 16 16 13 13 9 6 9 6
SMOKE DISP GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR
ADI 60 16 26 28 25 7 11 50 48
MAX LVORI 4 6 5 4 5 9 9 5 6
STABILITY D D D D D E E D C
CEILING 1700 300 300 300 300 700 5400 4000 11700
PRESSURE 30.04 30.01 29.96 29.97 29.93 29.92 29.88 29.89 29.86
Date Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24
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 63 81 62 77 59 75 58 74
TEMP 65 66 80 70 64 64 75 68 62 61 73 66 61 61 73 67
DEWPT 64 65 63 63 62 62 62 60 59 59 58 57 57 58 59 58
MAX/MIN RH 97 55 97 62 92 58 89 60
RH 96 96 55 78 93 94 62 77 91 92 58 73 86 90 62 74
WIND DIR N N N NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 2 4 8 6 5 8 10 10 8 10 11 10 8 9 10 10
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 20 30 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S S S S C C S S S S
TSTMS S S
$$
MDZ022-172000-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
1020 AM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024
Date Tue 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24
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 78 68 75 65 78
TEMP 76 77 75 71 71 71 69 70 73 74 73 71 69 68 67 67 73 76 75 70
DEWPT 69 68 68 68 69 69 68 68 69 69 69 68 68 67 66 66 67 66 66 66
MIN/MAX RH 74 100 85 99 71
RH 78 74 79 90 93 97100 95 87 85 87 90 97 99 97 97 81 71 74 87
WIND DIR E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 08 08 07 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 04 03 00 35 34 35 00 01 01 01
WIND SPD 11 12 11 10 9 8 8 8 8 9 8 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 4
CLOUDS B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 77 84 94 97 97 98 98 97 90 83 86 86 82 81 89 82 76 70 73 74
VSBY 7 7 7 5 4 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 50 60 50 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.79 0.48 0.04 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C L L L L C C C C S S S S
TSTMS C C
LAL 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 4 5
MIX HGT 2600 600 1100 1900 1700 1200 1400 3900 3500
T WIND DIR NE E NE NE NE N N NE NE
T WIND SPD 19 16 19 16 14 10 11 13 9
SMOKE DISP FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR
ADI 53 18 24 31 28 8 19 56 52
MAX LVORI 5 5 5 4 5 8 8 4 6
STABILITY D D D D D E E D C
CEILING 1000 300 300 300 300 300 300 4000 10800
PRESSURE 30.02 29.98 29.93 29.93 29.88 29.87 29.84 29.85 29.84
Date Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24
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 62 78 62 74 60 73 60 73
TEMP 66 65 77 68 64 64 73 66 62 62 71 65 62 62 72 65
DEWPT 64 64 64 64 63 63 62 60 59 59 59 58 59 58 60 59
MAX/MIN RH 97 64 97 68 90 63 90 66
RH 94 97 64 87 97 97 70 81 90 91 66 79 89 88 66 81
WIND DIR N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 3 5 9 8 6 10 12 11 10 11 13 12 10 10 13 10
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 20 20 30 20 30 20 30
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S C S S C C S S S C
TSTMS S S S
$$
MDZ025-172000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
1020 AM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024
Date Tue 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24
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 75 69 74 67 74
TEMP 73 74 73 71 71 71 70 71 73 74 73 71 70 69 69 70 71 73 72 70
DEWPT 69 70 69 69 70 70 69 69 69 70 69 69 69 68 67 68 67 67 67 66
MIN/MAX RH 88 100 86 98 82
RH 88 89 90 94 97 96 99 94 87 88 89 94 98 96 96 93 85 82 85 88
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 04 35 34 34 00 00 01 01 01
WIND SPD 18 18 19 18 16 14 13 12 11 12 11 10 8 6 8 9 8 9 9 8
CLOUDS B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 73 83 93 96 96 96 97 93 88 81 86 87 82 84 81 82 75 64 72 71
VSBY 7 6 4 5 4 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 60 70 40 10 20
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.40 0.04 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S L L L L L L C C C C S S
TSTMS S S
LAL 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 5
MIX HGT 1200 1000 900 1400 1300 1400 1400 2200 1900
T WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE N N NE NE
T WIND SPD 23 23 27 21 21 16 16 20 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 29 24 35 35 31 18 30 49 42
MAX LVORI 5 5 5 4 5 8 8 4 5
STABILITY D D D D D D D D C
CEILING 1000 300 300 300 300 300 300 2900 7300
PRESSURE 30.04 30.01 29.94 29.95 29.90 29.89 29.86 29.88 29.86
Date Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24
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 65 74 65 71 64 70 63 70
TEMP 68 68 72 69 67 67 69 66 65 65 68 65 65 65 69 66
DEWPT 66 65 65 65 65 65 64 62 62 60 60 60 60 60 61 60
MAX/MIN RH 95 77 94 80 89 75 86 74
RH 95 91 79 87 93 94 83 86 89 84 77 83 85 84 76 82
WIND DIR N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 8 11 11 13 13 17 19 19 17 18 18 20 17 17 18 18
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 20 20 30 30 30 30 30
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S C C C C C S C C C
TSTMS S S S
$$
VAZ064-172000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
1020 AM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024
Date Tue 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24
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 67 74 64 77
TEMP 73 75 74 70 69 69 68 69 72 74 72 70 67 66 66 66 72 75 75 69
DEWPT 68 69 68 68 68 68 68 68 69 69 69 68 66 66 65 65 66 65 65 66
MIN/MAX RH 79 100 86 100 71
RH 84 82 79 93 97 97100 98 90 86 89 93 98 99 96 97 83 71 71 90
WIND DIR NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 06 07 06 06 05 04 04 04 04 04 03 03 00 35 35 35 35 00 00 01
WIND SPD 10 10 10 6 5 4 4 4 5 4 5 3 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 3
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%) 95 96 96 96 97 98 97 95 90 90 83 82 77 80 77 78 70 61 51 46
VSBY 7 6 5 4 4 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 70 70 50 30 30
QPF 12HR 0.21 0.46 0.12 0.16 0.03
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C L L L L L L C C C C C C S S S S C C
TSTMS C C S S S S
LAL 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 2 2
HAINES 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
MIX HGT 2600 1000 1300 1900 1800 900 700 3500 4000
T WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE N N N NW
T WIND SPD 11 12 10 10 11 9 6 6 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 32 12 17 21 22 5 5 16 14
MAX LVORI 5 6 8 5 6 9 9 5 7
STABILITY D E E D D F F D D
CEILING 1700 1000 300 300 1000 300 2400 1700 4000
PRESSURE 29.87 29.85 29.81 29.82 29.78 29.77 29.76 29.77 29.69
Date Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24
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 61 80 60 76 58 73 57 72
TEMP 63 64 78 72 63 62 74 68 60 60 71 65 59 59 70 66
DEWPT 63 63 63 63 62 62 62 62 59 59 59 59 57 57 58 59
MAX/MIN RH 100 58 100 65 98 63 94 66
RH 99 98 61 75 99100 66 83 96 97 66 83 93 93 67 79
WIND DIR N N N NE N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 2 3 4 3 3 3 6 5 4 4 6 5 4 5 6 5
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 20 10 20 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S S S S
TSTMS S
$$
VAZ081-172000-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
37.25N 77.25W Elev. 50 ft
1020 AM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024
Date Tue 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24
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 75 68 76 66 77
TEMP 73 74 73 71 71 70 69 70 73 76 75 71 69 68 67 67 71 76 75 69
DEWPT 70 71 70 70 70 70 69 70 70 71 71 70 69 67 67 66 69 69 69 68
MIN/MAX RH 88 100 85 100 81
RH 90 89 90 96 97100100100 91 86 87 96100 98100 98 94 81 81 98
WIND DIR E E NE NE NE NE NE NE N NW N N N N N N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 07 07 06 06 05 05 04 04 36 33 00 01 01 00 35 35 00 00 00 01
WIND SPD 9 10 9 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 97 98 96 93 93 92 87 85 85 65 68 73 76 79 75 75 72 61 43 44
VSBY 4 5 3 4 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 90 60 40 20 30
QPF 12HR 1.09 0.37 0.10 0.08 0.02
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS D L L L L C C C C C C S S C C
TSTMS C C S S
LAL 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 2 2
HAINES 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3
MIX HGT 2000 600 700 1700 1600 700 900 3600 3300
T WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE
T WIND SPD 16 9 5 9 10 6 8 9 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 46 8 9 16 19 4 7 29 38
MAX LVORI 6 9 10 7 7 9 9 5 10
STABILITY D E F C D F F D B
CEILING 1000 300 300 300 1000 300 300 1000 1700
PRESSURE 29.87 29.85 29.81 29.82 29.81 29.81 29.79 29.81 29.76
Date Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24
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 63 79 62 76 60 73 59 73
TEMP 65 65 78 70 63 63 74 67 62 61 71 65 61 61 72 65
DEWPT 65 64 66 66 63 63 66 65 61 60 63 61 58 60 63 62
MAX/MIN RH 100 67 100 75 98 72 95 72
RH 99 98 67 89100100 76 94 98 98 75 88 90 96 73 89
WIND DIR N N N NE N N NE NE NE N NE NE NE N NE NE
WIND SPD 1 3 4 3 3 4 6 5 4 5 8 6 4 5 8 5
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 10 20 10 20 20 30 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S C S S S
TSTMS S
$$
VAZ096-172000-
Great Dismal Swamp RAWS-Suffolk VA
36.61N 76.55W Elev. 35 ft
1020 AM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024
Date Tue 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24
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 69 80 66 78
TEMP 75 75 75 72 71 71 70 71 76 79 79 73 70 69 69 69 74 76 76 70
DEWPT 72 72 72 71 71 70 69 71 72 71 71 70 69 68 67 68 70 70 69 68
MIN/MAX RH 90 100 77 100 79
RH 90 90 91 97100 99100 99 88 77 78 90 98 97 95 97 88 82 79 93
WIND DIR E E E NE E E NE NW W W NW N N N N N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 08 07 07 06 07 08 06 29 27 27 30 01 01 34 34 35 00 00 01 02
WIND SPD 10 10 10 6 3 2 2 2 3 3 4 2 2 1 2 2 3 3 3 2
CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 98 93 88 87 84 85 83 82 77 50 53 57 59 67 78 65 71 60 57 55
VSBY 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 90 40 20 10 30
QPF 12HR 1.58 0.07 0.01 0 0.03
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS D L L C C S S S S S S C C S
TSTMS C C S S S S
LAL 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 3
HAINES 3 3 3 3 4 3 2 3 3
MIX HGT 2100 500 600 2900 2700 600 800 3300 3000
T WIND DIR E E S W N NE NE N NE
T WIND SPD 16 5 3 4 8 9 8 9 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 43 6 4 23 20 5 6 27 26
MAX LVORI 6 10 10 8 6 9 8 5 7
STABILITY D E F B D F F C D
CEILING 1000 900 300 9800 2400 1000 1000 1000 1700
PRESSURE 29.89 29.87 29.84 29.85 29.84 29.84 29.84 29.85 29.81
Date Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24
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 64 79 63 75 62 74 61 73
TEMP 66 65 78 72 65 65 74 68 64 64 72 67 64 63 71 68
DEWPT 65 65 66 66 64 65 66 64 62 63 63 62 60 62 64 62
MAX/MIN RH 100 67 100 76 97 71 96 68
RH 97100 67 81 97100 76 87 93 97 73 83 88 97 79 81
WIND DIR N N N NE N N NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 1 3 5 3 3 5 9 9 6 8 10 9 6 8 10 8
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 20 10 20 20 30 20 30
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S S C S S S C
TSTMS S
$$
VAZ098-172000-
Back Bay NWR RAWS-Virginia Beach VA
36.68N 75.93W Elev. 8 ft
1020 AM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024
Date Tue 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24
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 75 70 79 69 76
TEMP 74 74 73 72 72 72 71 72 75 77 76 73 72 71 71 71 73 75 74 71
DEWPT 72 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 70 71 70 69 71 72 71 71 69
MIN/MAX RH 90 100 82 100 89
RH 93 91 93 97 97 97100 95 87 82 84 93 99 98 95100 95 90 89 95
WIND DIR E E E E E E E NW W NE E E N NW NW N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 07 07 07 07 08 09 07 30 26 05 07 08 01 32 33 34 00 01 02 01
WIND SPD 16 16 16 12 10 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 4 5 6 6 6 5
CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 97 96 92 87 86 85 84 79 73 54 55 65 52 62 71 68 65 60 56 60
VSBY 4 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 90 50 20 5 20
QPF 12HR 1.14 0.17 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS D L L C C S S S S S S S S S
TSTMS S S S S S S
LAL 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
HAINES 3 3 3 4 4 3 2 2 3
MIX HGT 800 500 600 1300 1200 1200 1200 2200 2100
T WIND DIR NE E SE W N NE NE N N
T WIND SPD 18 11 3 3 8 12 11 11 16
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 23 12 6 7 10 10 14 31 34
MAX LVORI 5 7 10 7 6 8 8 5 7
STABILITY D D E D C E E D D
CEILING 300 300 700 300 8000 300 300 1000 2400
PRESSURE 29.95 29.92 29.88 29.90 29.87 29.88 29.87 29.89 29.87
Date Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24
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 67 76 67 74 66 73 66 73
TEMP 69 69 75 71 68 69 73 69 68 68 71 68 67 68 71 69
DEWPT 68 68 69 68 67 67 69 67 64 65 66 64 64 65 67 65
MAX/MIN RH 99 79 96 88 94 80 90 81
RH 95 96 81 89 95 94 88 94 88 90 83 88 90 90 87 88
WIND DIR N N N NE N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 4 9 10 10 10 12 16 16 16 16 17 17 16 16 17 16
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 20 10 30 20 30 30 30
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C S S C C C C S C
TSTMS S
$$
NCZ014-172000-
Buckland Elementary-Gates NC
36.37N 76.76W Elev. 25 ft
1020 AM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024
Date Tue 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24
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 68 81 66 78
TEMP 75 76 75 72 71 70 69 70 76 79 79 72 70 69 68 69 73 76 76 70
DEWPT 72 72 72 71 70 70 69 70 71 71 71 70 69 68 67 68 70 70 69 70
MIN/MAX RH 89 100 77 98 79
RH 90 87 90 97 97100100100 85 77 77 93 97 97 97 97 89 81 79 99
WIND DIR E E NE NE E E W W W W NW N N N N N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 08 07 06 06 06 08 28 25 26 27 29 00 35 35 34 35 00 00 01 02
WIND SPD 10 9 9 4 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 2 2 3 3 3 2
CLOUDS OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 98 91 85 83 81 82 80 81 72 45 48 51 55 69 79 67 70 56 56 54
VSBY 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 90 40 20 10 30
QPF 12HR 1.23 0.09 0 0 0.04
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS D L L C C S S S S C C
TSTMS C C S S C C
LAL 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 3
HAINES 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT 2100 500 600 2900 2800 1300 1200 3500 3000
T WIND DIR E E S W NW NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 19 5 4 5 8 9 8 8 9
SMOKE DISP FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 49 6 4 28 24 5 14 23 24
MAX LVORI 6 9 10 6 6 9 9 5 9
STABILITY D F F C B F F C D
CEILING 1700 1000 300 15600 2500 1000 1000 1000 1700
PRESSURE 29.88 29.86 29.84 29.85 29.82 29.84 29.82 29.85 29.80
Date Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24
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 63 79 62 76 61 74 61 73
TEMP 66 65 79 69 64 64 74 67 63 63 72 65 62 63 71 67
DEWPT 65 65 65 66 64 64 66 65 62 63 62 62 60 61 63 62
MAX/MIN RH 100 63 100 74 100 68 97 68
RH 98100 63 89100100 75 92 97100 71 90 93 96 76 85
WIND DIR N N N NE N N NE NE NE N NE NE NE N NE NE
WIND SPD 1 3 5 3 3 4 9 6 5 8 10 8 5 6 10 6
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 20 10 20 20 30 20 30
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C S S S C
TSTMS S
$$
NCZ015-172000-
Elizabeth City RAWS-Pasquotank NC
36.21N 76.16W Elev. 15 ft
1020 AM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024
Date Tue 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24
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 69 83 67 79
TEMP 75 76 76 73 72 71 70 71 77 80 80 74 71 70 69 70 75 77 76 71
DEWPT 73 73 72 72 71 71 70 71 71 71 71 70 70 70 69 69 71 71 70 69
MIN/MAX RH 87 100 75 100 81
RH 94 88 87 95 96100100100 82 76 75 87 96 99100 97 87 82 82 95
WIND DIR E E E E E SE SW W W SW S E W NW NW N N N NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 08 08 07 07 09 14 23 26 25 23 19 08 29 31 32 34 35 02 04 04
WIND SPD 11 12 10 6 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 3
CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 97 82 82 80 78 78 75 72 68 42 39 48 51 55 67 65 57 62 61 64
VSBY 5 3 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 80 30 20 5 30
QPF 12HR 1.70 0.05 0.02 0 0.04
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS D L L C C S S S S C C S
TSTMS S C C S S S S
LAL 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
HAINES 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT 1700 500 1000 2600 2400 1100 1200 2800 2600
T WIND DIR E SE SW W NW NE N N N
T WIND SPD 18 4 6 8 6 6 9 8 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 45 5 8 32 28 4 14 18 23
MAX LVORI 6 10 10 6 6 9 9 5 7
STABILITY D E F C B F F D D
CEILING 1000 300 300 13800 3200 3200 300 1000 1700
PRESSURE 29.92 29.90 29.87 29.89 29.85 29.87 29.86 29.88 29.85
Date Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24
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 64 79 64 77 64 75 64 75
TEMP 67 67 78 70 66 66 75 68 66 66 73 67 65 66 74 68
DEWPT 67 66 67 66 65 66 67 65 64 64 64 63 62 64 65 63
MAX/MIN RH 100 68 100 76 94 71 94 73
RH 100 98 68 88 97100 77 91 94 94 74 87 90 93 74 86
WIND DIR N N NE NE N N NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 3 6 8 6 6 10 12 12 11 13 16 13 11 12 14 12
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 20 10 30 20 30 30 30
RAIN SHWRS S S S C S S S C C S S C
TSTMS S
$$
NCZ030-172000-
Peanut Belt Research Station NC-Bertie NC
36.13N 77.18W Elev. 61 ft
1020 AM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024
Date Tue 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24
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 78 67 82 66 78
TEMP 75 77 76 73 71 70 68 69 76 80 80 72 70 69 68 68 74 77 77 70
DEWPT 72 72 73 72 70 70 68 69 70 70 70 70 69 68 67 68 69 69 69 70
MIN/MAX RH 87 100 72 97 76
RH 90 86 89 96 97 99100100 84 72 72 92 97 97 97100 84 76 76100
WIND DIR E E E E E NE SW SW W W W N N N N N N N N NE
WIND DIR DEG 08 08 07 07 07 06 23 24 26 25 25 34 00 35 34 01 01 00 01 02
WIND SPD 10 9 6 3 2 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2
CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 97 82 82 80 80 79 76 77 55 39 41 41 49 63 79 71 65 51 48 49
VSBY 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 80 30 20 10 40
QPF 12HR 1.29 0.04 0.09 0 0.08
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS D C C C C S S S S C C
TSTMS S C C S S C C
LAL 3 2 1 2 2 1 1 3 3
HAINES 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT 1800 500 500 3000 3000 700 900 3800 3000
T WIND DIR E SE S W NW NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 17 6 2 5 3 6 6 6 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 37 6 2 30 26 4 8 24 20
MAX LVORI 6 10 10 8 7 9 9 5 9
STABILITY D F F B B F F C B
CEILING 1700 1000 26700 20800 13800 3200 300 1000 2000
PRESSURE 29.84 29.84 29.82 29.84 29.80 29.84 29.81 29.84 29.79
Date Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24
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 64 79 62 77 60 74 60 74
TEMP 66 65 79 71 64 63 76 68 63 62 73 66 62 62 73 67
DEWPT 66 65 65 67 63 63 64 65 62 62 62 62 60 61 62 63
MAX/MIN RH 100 62 100 66 100 66 99 67
RH 99100 63 89 97100 66 90 97100 68 88 93 99 68 88
WIND DIR N N N NE N N NE NE NE N NE NE N N NE NE
WIND SPD 1 3 5 3 3 4 9 5 5 6 9 6 5 5 9 5
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 10 20 10 20 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S
TSTMS S S
$$
NCZ030-172000-
Green Cross RAWS-Bertie NC
36.01N 76.90W Elev. 52 ft
1020 AM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024
Date Tue 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24
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 78 67 84 66 80
TEMP 75 77 77 73 72 70 68 69 77 82 82 73 70 69 68 69 76 79 78 70
DEWPT 73 73 73 72 71 70 68 69 71 70 70 70 70 68 67 68 71 70 69 70
MIN/MAX RH 87 100 67 100 74
RH 93 87 87 97 97 99100100 82 67 67 90100 97 97 97 85 74 74100
WIND DIR E E E E E SE W W W W W NW N N NW N N N N NE
WIND DIR DEG 08 08 08 08 08 12 25 26 25 25 25 30 34 34 33 00 01 00 02 03
WIND SPD 10 6 6 3 2 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 2
CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 92 82 81 79 79 78 77 80 59 39 40 44 50 56 72 67 59 52 50 61
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 10 40
QPF 12HR 0.96 0.02 0.12 0 0.08
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS D C C C C S S C C S
TSTMS S C C S S C C
LAL 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 3
HAINES 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT 1800 500 500 3500 3200 600 900 3800 3100
T WIND DIR E SE S W NW NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 14 4 1 5 4 6 6 6 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 33 6 1 44 38 4 8 23 19
MAX LVORI 8 10 10 7 7 9 8 5 9
STABILITY D F F B B F F C C
CEILING 1700 300 30000 22200 13800 3200 500 1000 2200
PRESSURE 29.86 29.86 29.84 29.86 29.82 29.84 29.84 29.86 29.81
Date Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24
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 64 81 62 78 62 76 61 76
TEMP 67 66 80 72 64 64 77 68 63 64 75 67 62 63 75 67
DEWPT 66 66 66 66 63 64 66 65 63 63 63 62 61 63 64 63
MAX/MIN RH 100 61 100 69 100 64 100 68
RH 97100 62 84 98100 69 90100 99 66 84 97100 69 87
WIND DIR N N N NE N N NE NE N N NE NE N N NE NE
WIND SPD 1 3 5 3 3 4 9 5 6 8 9 6 5 5 9 5
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 20 20 10 20 20 30 20 30
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S C S S S C
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