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 Tue Sep 17 2024
MDZ021-180800-
Blackwater NWR RAWS-Dorchester MD
38.42N 76.00W Elev. 8 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024
Date 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri
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 68 77 65 79 63
TEMP 74 71 70 69 70 74 76 76 71 68 67 66 67 74 77 77 71 68 66 64 66
DEWPT 68 68 69 68 68 69 69 68 67 67 66 66 66 67 65 65 64 65 64 63 64
MAX/MIN RH 97 77 100 61 99
RH 82 90 97 97 95 86 81 78 87 97 97100 97 78 67 66 79 90 93 97 92
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 06 06 06 05 05 05 06 04 03 03 01 35 01 01 00 00 00 02 34 34 00
WIND SPD 10 10 9 10 9 10 8 8 4 4 4 3 4 4 5 4 3 3 3 3 3
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 95 95 96 98 94 89 87 86 86 82 81 81 79 72 67 59 60 51 49 47 42
VSBY 6 5 4 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 70 50 20 20 10
QPF 12HR 0.28 0.32 0.02 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L L L L C C C C S S S S S S S S S
TSTMS S S
LAL 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT 700 1400 2400 2400 500 1000 3500 3300 400 800
T WIND DIR E NE NE N N NW N NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 14 18 20 19 16 14 16 10 4 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 18 31 44 43 12 20 46 41 3 9
MAX LVORI 5 5 4 4 6 8 4 4 6 8
STABILITY D D D D E E D D F E
CEILING 1000 900 1000 1700 4000 3700 3200 4700 5500 4000
PRESSURE 30.01 29.95 29.95 29.92 29.90 29.86 29.87 29.84 29.86 29.84
Date 09/20Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24
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 62 77 58 75 57 74 58 77
TEMP 79 72 66 64 75 68 62 61 73 66 60 60 72 66 61 61 75 69
DEWPT 62 63 63 63 61 60 60 58 56 55 56 56 55 56 57 59 58 59
MIN/MAX RH 53 99 55 96 51 94 51 98 52
RH 56 74 90 94 61 76 93 90 55 67 87 88 54 69 87 92 55 70
WIND DIR N NE NE N NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE E
WIND SPD 8 9 4 6 10 9 5 9 11 10 5 9 10 9 4 6 8 6
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 20 10 20 10 10 5 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S S S
$$
MDZ022-180800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024
Date 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri
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 68 75 65 78 62
TEMP 73 71 70 69 69 73 74 74 70 68 67 66 67 73 77 76 70 67 65 63 65
DEWPT 68 69 69 68 68 69 69 69 68 68 67 66 66 67 66 65 65 64 64 62 63
MAX/MIN RH 100 82 100 64 100
RH 84 93 97 97 97 87 85 84 93100100100 97 81 69 69 84 90 97 98 93
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE N N N N N NE NE NE NW N N
WIND DIR DEG 06 06 06 05 05 05 06 04 02 02 35 34 00 01 02 04 04 05 33 34 35
WIND SPD 10 9 8 8 8 10 9 9 4 3 3 3 4 5 5 4 3 2 3 3 3
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%) 96 96 96 98 94 88 86 88 87 84 81 86 76 73 68 68 66 58 54 55 50
VSBY 6 6 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 70 50 20 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.51 0.26 0.02 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L L L L C C C C S S S S S S S S S S S
TSTMS C C
LAL 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT 600 1100 2000 2000 900 1200 3100 2900 500 800
T WIND DIR E NE N N NW NW N NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 12 18 16 18 12 11 12 11 6 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 18 20 38 39 10 18 36 35 3 12
MAX LVORI 7 5 5 5 8 8 4 5 8 9
STABILITY D D D D E E D D F F
CEILING 1000 1000 1000 1700 1700 4300 2400 4000 3200 2400
PRESSURE 29.98 29.92 29.92 29.86 29.85 29.81 29.82 29.81 29.81 29.79
Date 09/20Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24
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 78 62 74 60 72 57 73 58 75
TEMP 76 70 65 64 73 67 63 62 71 65 60 60 71 66 61 61 73 68
DEWPT 63 64 63 62 62 60 60 57 57 56 56 56 56 57 57 58 59 60
MIN/MAX RH 60 97 64 93 59 93 56 97 58
RH 64 81 93 93 68 79 90 84 61 73 87 88 60 74 89 91 62 75
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E
WIND SPD 10 10 8 10 14 11 9 11 14 11 9 11 12 10 4 9 10 8
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 30 10 20 10 20 10 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S C S S
$$
MDZ025-180800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024
Date 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri
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 69 74 67 74 66
TEMP 72 71 70 69 70 73 74 73 71 69 68 67 68 72 73 73 70 68 67 67 67
DEWPT 69 70 70 69 69 69 70 69 69 69 68 67 67 67 67 67 66 66 65 65 65
MAX/MIN RH 100 85 100 77 97
RH 92 99 98100 99 89 87 87 95100 99 99 97 84 80 81 87 93 94 96 93
WIND DIR NE NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N NE NE NE N N N
WIND DIR DEG 06 06 07 06 06 04 05 04 03 02 00 34 00 01 01 03 03 03 34 34 00
WIND SPD 18 18 17 16 19 16 13 12 10 10 10 8 10 9 10 9 8 5 6 9 9
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 95 96 95 96 91 87 83 87 87 83 83 81 78 69 64 68 66 58 58 55 53
VSBY 6 6 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 70 50 20 20 10
QPF 12HR 0.35 0.11 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L L L L C C C C S S S S S S S
TSTMS S S
LAL 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT 800 900 2200 2200 1200 1300 2000 1900 1200 1300
T WIND DIR E NE NE N NW NW N NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 18 23 13 18 14 14 16 16 12 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 27 27 30 39 14 23 31 30 13 21
MAX LVORI 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 6 6
STABILITY D D D D D D D D E D
CEILING 4000 300 900 1000 1100 1700 2400 3200 3200 1700
PRESSURE 30.01 29.93 29.93 29.88 29.87 29.84 29.85 29.84 29.84 29.81
Date 09/20Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24
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 74 66 72 64 70 62 69 63 71
TEMP 73 70 67 66 71 68 65 65 69 66 63 63 68 66 64 64 70 68
DEWPT 65 65 64 64 63 61 61 59 59 57 57 58 58 58 59 60 61 61
MIN/MAX RH 74 93 72 88 66 85 67 92 69
RH 77 84 91 92 76 79 88 83 70 73 81 83 70 75 85 87 71 78
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 13 16 13 16 19 17 14 16 18 17 14 16 17 16 10 11 11 13
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 30 10 20 10 20 10 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S C S S S
$$
VAZ064-180800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024
Date 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri
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 74 64 78 61
TEMP 72 70 69 68 68 72 73 73 69 67 66 65 66 73 76 76 70 66 64 62 64
DEWPT 68 68 68 68 68 69 69 69 68 66 66 65 65 66 65 65 66 64 63 62 62
MAX/MIN RH 100 84 100 64 100
RH 87 93 97100100 90 87 87 97 98100 99 97 79 69 69 87 92 97100 93
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N NE NE NW NW NW N
WIND DIR DEG 06 05 04 04 04 04 04 03 03 01 35 35 35 00 01 03 04 30 31 32 34
WIND SPD 6 6 4 6 5 6 4 4 3 2 2 2 3 4 3 3 1 1 1 2 2
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 93 96 97 95 94 92 92 86 82 80 80 80 78 70 64 52 46 42 42 34 31
VSBY 6 4 4 5 3 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 70 60 30 20 10
QPF 12HR 0.72 0.21 0.09 0.01 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L L L L L L C C C C S S S S S S
TSTMS C C S S S S
LAL 1 1 3 3 2 1 2 2 1 1
HAINES 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT 800 1100 2000 2000 800 800 3100 3200 500 500
T WIND DIR E E NE N N NW N NW W W
T WIND SPD 10 12 11 12 9 10 12 6 3 3
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 13 16 29 28 5 12 37 27 2 4
MAX LVORI 7 8 5 7 9 9 5 6 8 10
STABILITY D E D D F F C D F F
CEILING 1000 300 1000 1500 3200 4600 8900 5000 15900 18200
PRESSURE 29.85 29.79 29.80 29.77 29.76 29.75 29.76 29.70 29.72 29.73
Date 09/20Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24
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 60 78 58 74 56 73 57 75
TEMP 79 71 64 63 76 68 62 61 72 65 59 59 71 65 60 60 73 67
DEWPT 62 62 61 62 61 61 60 59 56 56 55 56 55 57 56 57 59 60
MIN/MAX RH 53 100 56 100 54 97 54 97 58
RH 57 75 90 97 60 78 93 94 58 73 87 91 57 75 87 90 62 79
WIND DIR NE E N N NE E NE NE NE E NE NE NE E E NE E E
WIND SPD 4 3 1 3 6 3 2 3 6 3 3 4 5 3 3 3 5 3
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 20 5 10 5 10 5 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S
$$
VAZ081-180800-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
37.25N 77.25W Elev. 50 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024
Date 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri
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 68 76 66 77 63
TEMP 72 70 69 69 69 73 75 75 71 69 68 67 68 73 76 75 70 67 66 64 66
DEWPT 70 70 69 69 69 71 71 71 70 68 67 67 66 69 69 68 67 66 64 63 63
MAX/MIN RH 100 85 100 74 98
RH 93100100100100 92 87 87 97 98 98100 94 88 78 78 91 97 93 98 91
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NW NE N NE N N N N N N NE N NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 05 05 04 03 03 04 33 04 02 04 01 35 01 01 00 02 05 01 32 32 33
WIND SPD 5 4 3 3 3 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 4 4 3 2 0 1 2 2
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 89 93 92 88 83 85 70 72 78 78 79 77 77 71 66 49 49 41 39 40 35
VSBY 3 4 7 7 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 70 40 30 30 10
QPF 12HR 0.51 0.25 0.07 0.01 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L L C C C C C C C C S S S S C C
TSTMS C C S S
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 3 3 1 1 2 2 1 1
HAINES 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT 600 700 2200 2200 600 900 3200 3000 500 500
T WIND DIR E E NE N N NW N N NW W
T WIND SPD 8 9 10 11 8 9 11 10 5 3
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 7 11 22 24 6 11 35 34 4 4
MAX LVORI 9 9 5 7 9 9 5 6 8 10
STABILITY E E D D F F C D F F
CEILING 1000 300 1000 1000 1700 3200 7200 4700 13800 15900
PRESSURE 29.84 29.81 29.81 29.79 29.79 29.77 29.79 29.73 29.76 29.77
Date 09/20Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24
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 62 77 59 74 57 73 58 77
TEMP 78 71 65 64 75 69 63 61 72 66 60 60 71 66 61 61 75 69
DEWPT 65 64 62 62 63 63 60 60 59 59 56 57 58 59 57 59 60 62
MIN/MAX RH 60 98 61 100 58 96 59 99 58
RH 65 80 90 93 65 82 92 96 63 78 88 90 63 77 87 93 60 78
WIND DIR N E N N NE NE NE N NE NE N N NE NE NE N NE E
WIND SPD 4 3 2 3 6 3 3 4 9 4 3 5 6 4 3 3 5 3
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S
$$
VAZ096-180800-
Great Dismal Swamp RAWS-Suffolk VA
36.61N 76.55W Elev. 35 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024
Date 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri
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 69 80 67 78 64
TEMP 73 71 70 70 71 76 79 79 74 71 69 68 69 74 77 76 71 68 67 65 67
DEWPT 71 71 70 69 71 72 71 71 70 69 68 67 68 70 70 68 67 67 65 65 65
MAX/MIN RH 100 74 100 74 100
RH 93100100 97 99 87 77 77 87 94 97 98 97 87 79 77 88 97 93100 93
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE W N NE NE N N N N N NE NE NE NW N N
WIND DIR DEG 06 06 05 04 03 03 27 35 02 05 01 34 00 02 02 03 05 03 33 33 34
WIND SPD 6 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 0 1 1 2
CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 86 88 84 82 80 74 54 57 65 69 69 78 68 72 66 59 58 50 47 49 40
VSBY 7 7 7 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 50 30 20 30 20
QPF 12HR 0.11 0.03 0.01 0.02 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S S C C S S S S C C S S S
TSTMS S S S S
Obvis PF PF
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1
HAINES 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT 500 800 3000 3000 500 700 3000 2800 500 500
T WIND DIR E NE N N NW NW NW N N NW
T WIND SPD 4 6 6 10 9 8 9 10 6 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 5 6 21 28 4 6 26 27 3 5
MAX LVORI 9 9 6 5 8 9 5 6 8 10
STABILITY E F C C F F C D F F
CEILING 1000 300 1000 1700 1000 1000 2900 4000 6300 15900
PRESSURE 29.87 29.84 29.84 29.81 29.82 29.80 29.84 29.78 29.80 29.79
Date 09/20Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24
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 63 77 62 73 60 74 59 77
TEMP 77 71 66 65 75 70 65 64 72 67 62 62 72 67 62 62 75 70
DEWPT 65 65 63 64 64 63 62 62 61 59 58 58 59 59 60 61 62 63
MIN/MAX RH 62 100 62 95 64 90 59 100 60
RH 67 81 90 97 69 78 89 92 68 75 87 87 64 76 94 98 64 78
WIND DIR N NE N N NE NE NE N NE NE NE N NE NE NE N NE NE
WIND SPD 5 4 3 5 10 8 6 9 11 9 6 9 10 9 3 5 8 4
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 10 20 10 20 10 20 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S S
$$
VAZ098-180800-
Back Bay NWR RAWS-Virginia Beach VA
36.68N 75.93W Elev. 8 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024
Date 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri
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 78 69 76 67
TEMP 73 71 71 70 71 75 77 77 74 72 71 70 70 74 75 75 72 70 69 68 69
DEWPT 71 71 71 70 71 71 71 71 70 71 70 69 70 71 70 70 68 68 67 67 68
MAX/MIN RH 100 79 100 82 100
RH 93100100100 99 86 82 82 88 97 97 97 99 91 86 84 89 93 93 97 96
WIND DIR E E E E NE N NE NE NE NE N N N N N NE NE N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 07 08 11 07 05 02 05 05 06 04 02 33 01 01 01 03 03 02 35 34 34
WIND SPD 12 10 10 8 6 5 6 6 4 5 4 4 6 6 8 8 5 4 3 5 6
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 87 84 85 82 78 70 56 58 67 61 65 74 72 69 60 55 62 48 45 44 45
VSBY 7 7 7 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 50 20 10 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.16 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S S S S S S S S S
TSTMS S S S S
Obvis PF PF
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1
HAINES 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT 500 800 3000 3000 1200 1100 2100 2000 800 900
T WIND DIR NE NE N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 8 8 9 16 13 12 13 16 11 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 10 9 28 37 10 17 30 32 10 13
MAX LVORI 8 8 6 5 8 8 5 5 7 8
STABILITY D D D D E E D D E E
CEILING 3200 4700 3200 1000 1000 1200 2400 3200 5500 2400
PRESSURE 29.92 29.88 29.89 29.86 29.87 29.85 29.87 29.84 29.84 29.84
Date 09/20Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24
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 76 67 74 66 72 65 72 66 75
TEMP 75 72 69 68 73 70 68 67 71 69 66 66 71 69 67 67 74 71
DEWPT 68 67 66 67 66 64 64 63 63 61 60 61 62 61 62 64 64 65
MIN/MAX RH 76 98 74 90 71 86 68 92 69
RH 79 84 90 96 78 81 87 87 76 76 81 84 71 75 84 89 71 81
WIND DIR N NE N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 10 10 10 12 17 16 14 16 18 17 14 16 16 16 10 10 12 10
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 10 20 20 20 20 20 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S S S S
$$
NCZ014-180800-
Buckland Elementary-Gates NC
36.37N 76.76W Elev. 25 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024
Date 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri
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 68 81 66 78 63
TEMP 73 71 70 69 70 76 80 79 74 70 69 67 68 74 77 76 71 67 66 64 66
DEWPT 71 70 70 69 70 71 71 71 70 69 68 67 68 70 69 68 69 67 65 64 65
MAX/MIN RH 100 73 100 73 100
RH 94 98100100100 85 75 78 88 97 97100100 87 76 77 94100 97100 97
WIND DIR NE NE NE N W NE W N N NE N N N N N NE NE N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 06 06 06 00 29 03 27 01 00 02 01 34 01 02 02 03 04 00 34 34 34
WIND SPD 5 3 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 0 1 1 2
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%) 82 84 81 80 80 67 50 53 62 66 71 78 70 72 64 59 58 50 51 51 41
VSBY 7 7 7 2 1 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 40 30 20 40 20
QPF 12HR 0.11 0.01 0.07 0.04 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S S C C S S S S S S C C S S S
TSTMS S S C C
Obvis PF PF
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1
HAINES 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT 500 600 3000 3000 900 1000 3200 2900 500 500
T WIND DIR E NE N N N NW NW N N NW
T WIND SPD 6 5 6 10 9 8 9 10 8 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 5 5 30 33 5 8 25 25 4 6
MAX LVORI 10 10 6 6 8 9 5 8 9 10
STABILITY F F C C F F C D F F
CEILING 1000 300 1700 1700 1000 1000 4000 4000 6300 14800
PRESSURE 29.86 29.84 29.84 29.80 29.82 29.80 29.84 29.77 29.80 29.80
Date 09/20Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24
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 62 77 60 74 58 74 58 77
TEMP 78 71 65 64 75 69 63 62 72 66 61 61 72 66 61 61 75 69
DEWPT 65 65 63 64 63 63 61 62 60 59 58 58 59 60 59 61 62 63
MIN/MAX RH 60 100 62 100 63 96 59 100 60
RH 64 81 93100 66 81 95100 66 78 90 90 64 81 93100 63 81
WIND DIR N NE N N NE NE NE N NE NE NE N NE NE N N NE NE
WIND SPD 4 4 3 4 10 6 4 6 11 8 4 6 10 8 3 4 6 4
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 20 10 10 10 20 10 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S S S
$$
NCZ015-180800-
Elizabeth City RAWS-Pasquotank NC
36.21N 76.16W Elev. 15 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024
Date 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri
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 69 82 68 79 64
TEMP 73 71 71 70 71 77 81 80 75 72 71 69 70 75 78 77 72 68 67 65 67
DEWPT 72 71 71 70 71 71 71 71 70 70 70 69 69 70 70 69 68 68 67 65 66
MAX/MIN RH 100 69 100 74 100
RH 94 99100100100 82 72 74 84 93 95100 97 85 77 77 87 98 99100 98
WIND DIR E E E W NW NW SW SE NE NE N NW N N NE NE NE N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 07 08 10 28 33 33 23 15 06 03 00 32 01 02 03 05 04 02 35 35 34
WIND SPD 6 4 3 5 3 2 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 5 6 6 3 3 3 3 4
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 78 77 77 77 72 62 49 49 54 55 60 70 72 62 61 61 64 52 50 44 44
VSBY 7 7 7 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 30 20 10 30 20
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.01 0 0.01 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S S S S S S C C S S S
TSTMS S S S S
Obvis PF PF
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1
HAINES 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT 500 900 3000 3000 800 1100 2700 2500 600 600
T WIND DIR NE N NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW
T WIND SPD 6 4 6 10 9 9 9 10 9 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 7 5 33 38 7 11 26 25 7 10
MAX LVORI 10 9 6 5 8 9 5 5 9 9
STABILITY E F C B F F D D F F
CEILING 4000 2400 1700 1700 1000 1000 2400 3200 5500 14800
PRESSURE 29.90 29.87 29.88 29.84 29.85 29.84 29.86 29.84 29.84 29.82
Date 09/20Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24
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 65 77 63 75 62 75 62 78
TEMP 77 72 68 67 76 70 66 65 74 69 64 64 74 68 64 65 76 72
DEWPT 67 66 65 65 65 64 64 62 62 60 60 61 61 62 62 63 64 64
MIN/MAX RH 65 97 65 96 63 93 63 100 62
RH 70 81 89 93 69 82 93 90 67 75 87 90 65 80 93 95 66 76
WIND DIR N NE N N N NE NE N NE NE NE N NE NE NE N NE NE
WIND SPD 6 10 6 10 16 11 11 14 18 13 10 12 16 11 6 10 11 9
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 10 20 20 30 20 20 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S C S S
$$
NCZ030-180800-
Peanut Belt Research Station NC-Bertie NC
36.13N 77.18W Elev. 61 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024
Date 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri
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 82 66 78 64
TEMP 73 70 69 68 70 77 80 80 74 71 69 67 68 74 77 76 71 68 67 65 67
DEWPT 72 70 69 68 69 70 70 70 70 69 68 67 68 69 69 69 69 67 66 65 65
MAX/MIN RH 100 68 100 74 100
RH 97100100100 98 81 73 73 87 95 97100100 85 76 79 94 98 97100 94
WIND DIR NE NE N W W NW W NW N N N N N N N NE NE NE N N N
WIND DIR DEG 06 06 00 28 27 33 25 31 00 02 00 34 01 02 02 02 04 04 00 00 00
WIND SPD 3 3 0 1 2 1 3 3 1 2 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 2
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%) 80 82 77 78 77 53 41 44 52 58 66 78 74 66 58 57 55 45 54 55 48
VSBY 7 7 7 2 1 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 30 30 20 40 20
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.09 0 0.08 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C S S C C S S S S C C S S
TSTMS S S C C
Obvis PF PF
LAL 2 1 2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1
HAINES 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT 500 600 3000 3000 800 800 3300 2900 500 600
T WIND DIR E NE NW N N N N N N N
T WIND SPD 6 3 4 9 9 6 6 9 8 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 4 2 30 29 5 5 20 20 4 6
MAX LVORI 10 10 8 5 8 9 6 7 9 9
STABILITY F F C B F F C D F F
CEILING 1000 300 1000 2400 1100 300 2800 4000 5500 13800
PRESSURE 29.84 29.82 29.84 29.78 29.80 29.79 29.82 29.76 29.78 29.79
Date 09/20Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24
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 62 78 60 75 57 75 58 78
TEMP 78 71 65 65 76 69 63 62 73 66 60 60 73 67 61 61 76 70
DEWPT 65 66 63 63 63 63 61 60 59 59 58 58 59 59 59 60 62 64
MIN/MAX RH 58 100 60 98 58 100 58 100 59
RH 64 84 93 95 64 81 93 94 62 78 93 93 62 75 93 97 63 82
WIND DIR N NE NE N NE NE N N NE NE N N NE NE N N NE NE
WIND SPD 4 3 3 3 9 4 3 5 10 5 3 5 9 4 3 3 5 3
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 20 5 10 10 20 10 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S S
$$
NCZ030-180800-
Green Cross RAWS-Bertie NC
36.01N 76.90W Elev. 52 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024
Date 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri
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 84 67 79 64
TEMP 73 70 69 68 70 78 82 82 76 72 70 68 69 75 78 77 72 68 67 65 67
DEWPT 72 70 69 68 69 71 70 70 70 70 68 67 68 71 70 69 69 68 66 65 66
MAX/MIN RH 100 64 100 72 100
RH 97100100100 96 80 68 68 83 93 94 97 97 86 76 76 91100 97100 97
WIND DIR E E N W W NW W NW N E N NW N N NE NE NE NE N N N
WIND DIR DEG 07 07 02 28 27 31 25 29 34 07 34 33 01 01 03 04 04 03 01 00 35
WIND SPD 4 3 1 2 1 2 3 3 1 2 1 1 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 2
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%) 75 79 76 78 78 53 39 43 54 56 61 74 71 65 57 59 62 50 55 52 46
VSBY 7 7 7 2 1 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 30 20 20 40 20
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.06 0 0.10 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S S S S S S C C S S
TSTMS S S C C
Obvis PF PF
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1
HAINES 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT 500 600 3000 3000 600 900 3200 2900 500 500
T WIND DIR E N NW NW N N N N N N
T WIND SPD 6 4 6 9 9 6 6 9 8 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 4 3 30 30 5 5 27 27 4 7
MAX LVORI 10 10 6 5 8 9 6 6 9 9
STABILITY F F C B F F C C F F
CEILING 2400 300 1000 2400 3000 300 1700 4000 5100 13800
PRESSURE 29.85 29.84 29.86 29.80 29.82 29.80 29.84 29.78 29.80 29.80
Date 09/20Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24
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 62 79 61 76 59 76 58 79
TEMP 79 72 66 65 77 70 64 63 74 68 62 62 74 67 61 61 77 71
DEWPT 66 65 63 64 64 63 62 62 61 59 58 59 59 60 60 61 63 64
MIN/MAX RH 58 100 58 100 58 94 56 100 58
RH 63 80 90 97 63 78 93 97 63 73 87 90 59 78 97100 62 79
WIND DIR N NE N N N NE N N NE NE N N NE NE N N NE NE
WIND SPD 4 3 3 3 10 4 4 6 10 6 4 6 9 5 3 4 6 3
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 5 20 10 20 20 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S 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