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 Mon Sep 16 2024
MDZ021-170800-
Blackwater NWR RAWS-Dorchester MD
38.42N 76.00W Elev. 8 ft
510 PM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024
Date 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu
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 79 67 79 66
TEMP 73 70 69 68 69 75 78 78 73 70 69 68 69 75 78 78 73 70 68 67 68
DEWPT 65 66 67 67 68 68 68 68 68 69 69 68 69 70 70 69 68 67 67 67 67
MAX/MIN RH 100 69 100 74 100
RH 76 87 94 98 98 79 70 71 85 97100100100 86 78 75 86 92 97100 97
WIND DIR NE E E NE NE E E E NE NE NE NE NE E E NE NE NE N N N
WIND DIR DEG 06 07 07 06 06 07 07 07 06 06 06 06 06 07 07 04 03 02 00 00 01
WIND SPD 10 10 9 10 10 12 12 11 9 6 5 5 5 8 8 6 4 2 2 2 3
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 88 90 92 96 88 83 89 87 90 89 89 92 88 77 73 64 68 67 73 81 81
VSBY 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 40 60 60 40 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.07 0.43 0.52 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C L L C C C C L L C C C C S S S S C
TSTMS S S C C S S S S S S C C S S
LAL 1 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 1
HAINES 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 3
MIX HGT 800 1200 3000 2700 800 1200 1900 2100 1100 1100
T WIND DIR E E E E E NE NE NE N N
T WIND SPD 16 16 20 19 16 14 13 11 8 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 15 25 50 48 14 20 25 24 7 9
MAX LVORI 5 5 4 4 7 8 5 5 8 9
STABILITY D D D D D E D D F F
CEILING 1000 300 1000 1700 300 1000 300 2200 1700 2400
PRESSURE 30.13 30.09 30.11 30.06 30.04 30.0 30.01 29.96 29.96 29.94
Date 09/19Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24
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 79 62 77 60 75 60 76
TEMP 78 71 66 66 77 71 65 64 75 69 63 62 73 68 63 63 74 68
DEWPT 67 65 63 64 64 63 64 63 62 60 59 59 58 59 59 59 60 60
MIN/MAX RH 64 100 60 100 59 93 57 93 59
RH 69 81 90 93 64 76 96 96 65 75 87 90 61 74 87 88 63 77
WIND DIR N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 5 3 2 3 8 4 3 6 10 10 8 10 12 11 6 9 10 10
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 30 20 20 10 20 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S S S S S S S S S S S
TSTMS S
$$
MDZ022-170800-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N 75.42W Elev. 16 ft
510 PM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024
Date 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu
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 68 79 66
TEMP 73 71 70 69 70 74 76 76 73 71 70 69 70 75 78 78 73 70 68 67 68
DEWPT 67 67 68 68 68 69 68 69 70 70 69 69 70 71 70 70 69 68 67 66 67
MAX/MIN RH 100 76 100 75 100
RH 82 89 95 99 95 86 76 79 90 97 98100100 89 79 78 89 96 98 98 98
WIND DIR E E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE E E NE NE N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 07 07 07 07 07 07 07 07 06 06 06 06 06 07 07 05 04 00 35 34 00
WIND SPD 10 10 10 10 11 12 12 12 10 9 6 8 6 6 8 6 3 3 2 3 3
CLOUDS OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 90 91 84 89 86 84 86 88 91 88 86 91 81 73 69 70 73 65 69 81 77
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 30 60 60 40 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.09 1.04 0.14 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C C L L C C L L C C C C S S S S S
TSTMS S S C C S S S S S S S S
LAL 1 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1
HAINES 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 3
MIX HGT 800 1200 2500 2200 800 1200 1900 1900 700 1000
T WIND DIR E E E E E NE NE NE N NW
T WIND SPD 17 17 21 19 17 16 14 13 9 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 16 28 48 44 16 22 27 28 7 8
MAX LVORI 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 9 9
STABILITY D D D D D D D D F F
CEILING 1000 300 1000 1000 300 1000 300 1000 500 300
PRESSURE 30.10 30.06 30.09 30.03 30.01 29.95 29.96 29.92 29.92 29.90
Date 09/19Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24
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 63 78 63 74 61 73 61 74
TEMP 77 71 66 66 76 71 66 65 73 68 63 63 72 67 63 63 73 67
DEWPT 68 66 63 64 64 64 64 63 63 60 59 59 60 60 60 60 61 60
MIN/MAX RH 69 100 62 100 66 90 64 93 62
RH 73 83 90 93 66 79 93 93 71 77 87 87 66 78 90 90 66 78
WIND DIR N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 5 3 2 4 8 5 4 9 12 12 10 12 14 12 9 10 12 10
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 30 20 20 10 20 20 30 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S C S S S S S S S S C S S S S
TSTMS S
$$
MDZ025-170800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024
Date 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu
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 69 75 67
TEMP 72 70 70 69 70 73 74 74 72 71 70 69 70 73 74 74 71 70 69 68 69
DEWPT 68 69 69 69 69 69 69 70 70 70 70 69 70 70 70 70 69 69 69 67 68
MAX/MIN RH 100 85 100 85 100
RH 87 95 98100 98 89 87 89 94 99100100100 90 87 88 92 98 99 99 97
WIND DIR NE E E E NE NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E NE N NW NW N
WIND DIR DEG 06 07 07 07 06 06 07 06 06 06 06 06 06 07 08 09 06 35 33 33 35
WIND SPD 20 19 17 18 18 19 18 19 18 14 13 12 11 10 11 10 9 8 6 6 8
CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 89 85 80 83 84 85 85 87 90 87 84 81 82 73 65 64 66 67 71 71 78
VSBY 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 40 60 50 40 20
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.17 0.60 0.12 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C L L L L C C C C C C C C S S S S S
TSTMS S S C C S S S S S S S S
LAL 1 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1
HAINES 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3
MIX HGT 1000 900 1200 1200 1100 1000 1300 1100 900 1200
T WIND DIR NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE N NW
T WIND SPD 23 23 24 25 23 20 18 17 10 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 22 29 34 36 22 25 26 26 12 14
MAX LVORI 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 8 8
STABILITY D D D D D D D D E E
CEILING 800 15900 1000 1700 300 3200 300 1000 300 300
PRESSURE 30.12 30.09 30.11 30.06 30.02 29.98 29.98 29.95 29.95 29.93
Date 09/19Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24
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 66 74 66 72 64 70 64 71
TEMP 74 71 67 67 73 70 67 66 71 68 65 65 69 67 65 65 70 68
DEWPT 68 67 65 65 65 65 65 65 65 63 62 61 62 61 62 63 63 63
MIN/MAX RH 79 96 74 96 76 90 74 94 76
RH 83 90 93 93 77 85 94 95 80 83 89 88 77 82 89 92 79 85
WIND DIR NE NE NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 8 5 8 11 10 11 14 17 19 20 19 20 19 20 16 16 17 17
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 30 10 20 10 30 20 30 20 30
RAIN SHWRS S C S S S C S S S C S S S C
TSTMS S
$$
VAZ064-170800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024
Date 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu
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 66 77 64
TEMP 72 69 68 67 68 72 74 74 71 69 68 67 68 73 76 76 71 68 66 65 66
DEWPT 64 65 66 67 68 69 69 69 69 68 68 67 68 70 70 69 69 67 66 65 65
MAX/MIN RH 100 82 100 78 100
RH 76 87 93100100 90 84 84 93 97100100100 90 82 79 93 97100100 97
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 06 06 06 05 05 06 07 06 06 05 04 04 04 04 04 04 03 02 00 00 00
WIND SPD 9 9 6 8 9 10 10 10 6 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 2 1 1 1 2
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 90 92 93 92 95 96 95 91 90 90 90 86 88 80 76 70 69 73 69 73 76
VSBY 7 7 6 6 5 4 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 60 70 50 50 20
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.49 0.47 0.34 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C L L L L L L C C C C C C C C S S S S C
TSTMS S S S S S S C C S S S
LAL 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2
HAINES 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT 1000 1100 1900 1800 1000 1000 1800 1700 800 1000
T WIND DIR NE NE E NE NE NE NE N N N
T WIND SPD 13 13 14 11 11 11 11 9 6 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 13 19 29 26 9 16 20 19 3 9
MAX LVORI 5 5 5 6 8 8 5 6 9 9
STABILITY D D D D E E D D F F
CEILING 2400 300 1000 600 300 300 1000 1000 4000 2900
PRESSURE 29.98 29.93 29.96 29.93 29.90 29.85 29.88 29.86 29.84 29.82
Date 09/19Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24
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 61 78 61 75 59 72 57 73
TEMP 76 70 64 64 76 70 64 63 73 67 62 61 71 65 60 60 71 66
DEWPT 66 66 60 62 63 63 63 63 62 61 58 58 58 59 57 59 59 60
MIN/MAX RH 67 100 60 100 64 93 61 100 62
RH 71 87 87 93 64 80 97100 68 82 87 90 63 81 90 96 66 82
WIND DIR N N NW N N N N N NE NE NE N NE NE NE N NE NE
WIND SPD 4 2 2 3 5 2 2 4 8 5 4 5 8 6 3 5 8 5
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 40 10 20 10 20 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S S S S S S S
TSTMS S S
$$
VAZ081-170800-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
37.25N 77.25W Elev. 50 ft
510 PM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024
Date 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu
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 68 82 65
TEMP 73 71 70 69 69 73 75 75 72 70 70 69 70 77 80 80 74 70 68 66 67
DEWPT 67 68 69 69 69 72 72 72 71 70 69 69 69 71 71 71 70 69 68 66 66
MAX/MIN RH 100 87 100 71 100
RH 81 89 96100100 97 90 90 97100 98100 98 84 75 76 88 96 99100 97
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NW W N NE NE N N N
WIND DIR DEG 05 06 06 06 06 07 07 06 06 06 05 04 03 33 28 34 03 03 02 00 00
WIND SPD 9 9 9 9 9 10 9 10 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 2
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 93 93 92 92 89 89 88 83 86 82 81 79 77 62 62 53 60 63 66 69 72
VSBY 6 6 6 6 4 3 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 70 80 50 40 20
QPF 12HR 0.27 1.36 0.73 0.11 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L L L L D D L L C C C C C C C C S S S S C
TSTMS S S S S S S C C S S S
LAL 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2
HAINES 3 4 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 3
MIX HGT 900 1100 1700 1800 900 900 2200 2100 700 1200
T WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N
T WIND SPD 16 14 18 16 10 5 8 9 8 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 15 22 36 32 8 7 16 18 4 10
MAX LVORI 5 5 4 6 9 9 6 6 9 9
STABILITY D D D D E F C C F F
CEILING 1000 300 1000 300 300 300 300 1000 4000 3200
PRESSURE 29.96 29.92 29.95 29.92 29.90 29.86 29.89 29.87 29.87 29.85
Date 09/19Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24
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 78 62 76 61 72 60 74
TEMP 77 71 66 66 76 70 65 64 74 69 64 63 71 66 62 62 72 67
DEWPT 69 69 63 63 64 65 64 63 65 65 61 60 62 62 60 60 63 63
MIN/MAX RH 70 98 62 100 67 97 70 97 68
RH 76 94 91 91 67 84 96 96 73 86 90 90 73 85 93 93 73 86
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N NE NE NE N NE NE N N NE NE
WIND SPD 3 2 1 2 5 2 2 4 6 5 4 6 9 8 4 6 6 5
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 40 10 20 10 30 20 20 20 30
RAIN SHWRS C C S S C S S S S S S S C
TSTMS S C
$$
VAZ096-170800-
Great Dismal Swamp RAWS-Suffolk VA
36.61N 76.55W Elev. 35 ft
510 PM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024
Date 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu
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 68 82 66
TEMP 74 72 71 71 71 75 77 77 73 71 70 69 70 77 80 80 74 71 69 67 68
DEWPT 69 70 70 70 71 73 73 72 72 71 70 69 70 71 70 70 70 69 68 67 68
MAX/MIN RH 100 82 100 67 100
RH 84 93 97 97100 93 87 85 96100100100100 82 72 72 87 93 97100100
WIND DIR NE E E E E E E E NE E E NE SW W W W NE NE N N N
WIND DIR DEG 06 07 08 07 07 08 08 07 06 07 09 06 24 25 25 25 05 06 33 00 00
WIND SPD 10 10 9 9 9 10 10 10 5 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1
CLOUDS OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 88 85 88 92 83 87 77 71 70 69 62 67 61 58 52 48 50 52 59 64 64
VSBY 6 6 6 6 5 3 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 70 70 40 30 20
QPF 12HR 0.60 2.12 0.09 0.03 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L L L L L L L L C C C C S S C C S S S S S
TSTMS C C S S S S S S S
LAL 1 1 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
HAINES 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2
MIX HGT 1000 1000 1900 1800 800 1000 3300 3100 600 1100
T WIND DIR E E E E NE NE N N N N
T WIND SPD 17 14 16 12 8 5 9 9 8 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 16 15 31 29 7 9 24 36 4 8
MAX LVORI 5 5 5 6 9 9 5 5 8 9
STABILITY D D D D E F C B F F
CEILING 300 1000 300 400 300 300 300 1000 1000 1000
PRESSURE 29.98 29.94 29.97 29.95 29.94 29.90 29.93 29.92 29.92 29.90
Date 09/19Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24
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 63 76 64 74 63 75
TEMP 78 72 67 67 77 71 66 65 75 70 66 66 73 69 65 65 74 69
DEWPT 69 69 66 65 65 65 65 65 66 65 63 63 65 64 62 63 65 64
MIN/MAX RH 69 100 62 100 70 93 71 97 71
RH 74 90 97 93 68 81 96100 74 84 90 90 76 84 91 93 74 84
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 3 2 1 2 5 2 2 4 9 8 5 8 10 9 5 6 10 6
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 40 20 20 10 30 30 30 20 30
RAIN SHWRS S C S S S C C S S C S S S C
TSTMS S C
$$
VAZ098-170800-
Back Bay NWR RAWS-Virginia Beach VA
36.68N 75.93W Elev. 8 ft
510 PM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024
Date 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu
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 70 80 69
TEMP 74 73 72 71 72 75 76 76 74 72 71 71 72 76 79 79 75 72 71 70 71
DEWPT 71 71 71 71 72 73 73 73 72 72 71 70 71 71 72 72 71 71 70 69 70
MAX/MIN RH 100 88 100 77 98
RH 88 92 97 99100 94 91 91 95 99100 99 98 85 80 80 88 96 96 96 98
WIND DIR NE E E E E E E E E E E NE W SW E SE E N W N N
WIND DIR DEG 06 07 09 07 07 07 07 07 07 07 10 06 27 23 08 11 09 02 28 34 00
WIND SPD 18 17 16 16 16 16 16 16 11 9 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 4
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 82 81 81 89 88 84 70 67 70 64 62 63 63 53 54 54 57 51 57 52 64
VSBY 6 6 6 6 5 4 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 70 80 40 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.27 1.47 0.11 0.01 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L L L L D D L L C C C C S S S S S S S S S
TSTMS S S S S S S C C S S S S S S
LAL 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1
HAINES 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3
MIX HGT 800 900 1400 1100 800 800 1600 1600 800 1400
T WIND DIR E E E E NE NE NE N N N
T WIND SPD 19 19 23 16 11 11 11 12 11 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 20 24 38 27 12 16 19 19 9 15
MAX LVORI 5 5 4 5 8 8 5 5 7 8
STABILITY D D D D D E D D F E
CEILING 2400 1700 300 300 300 300 300 700 1000 1000
PRESSURE 30.03 30.0 30.01 30.0 29.97 29.93 29.96 29.95 29.94 29.93
Date 09/19Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24
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 68 76 68 75 67 73 67 74
TEMP 76 73 70 69 75 72 69 69 74 71 68 68 73 71 68 68 73 71
DEWPT 71 70 67 68 67 66 67 67 67 66 65 66 67 65 65 66 67 67
MIN/MAX RH 80 98 71 98 77 94 78 95 79
RH 84 90 90 95 75 82 92 96 81 85 90 91 81 82 90 91 81 86
WIND DIR NE N N N N NE N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 6 4 4 6 10 8 10 12 14 16 16 16 16 16 13 14 16 13
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 30 10 20 20 30 30 30 30 30
RAIN SHWRS S C S S S S C C S C C C C C C
TSTMS S
$$
NCZ014-170800-
Buckland Elementary-Gates NC
36.37N 76.76W Elev. 25 ft
510 PM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024
Date 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu
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 78 67 82 66
TEMP 73 71 71 70 71 75 77 77 73 70 69 68 70 77 80 80 74 71 69 67 68
DEWPT 69 70 70 70 71 73 73 73 72 70 69 68 69 71 70 70 70 69 68 67 68
MAX/MIN RH 100 85 100 67 100
RH 87 96 97100100 93 87 86 95100100100 97 82 72 72 87 93 97100100
WIND DIR NE E E E E E E E NE E E W W W W W N NE N N N
WIND DIR DEG 06 07 07 07 07 08 07 07 06 07 10 27 25 25 25 25 35 06 00 01 02
WIND SPD 10 9 9 8 8 9 9 8 4 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 0 1 1
CLOUDS OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 88 87 92 92 83 85 76 65 70 67 63 68 57 57 46 47 47 53 60 61 65
VSBY 6 6 6 6 5 3 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 70 70 40 30 20
QPF 12HR 0.61 0.69 0.08 0.03 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L L L L L L L L C C C C S S C C S S S S S
TSTMS C C C C S S S
LAL 1 1 3 3 1 1 3 3 2 2
HAINES 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT 800 1000 1800 1900 900 900 3300 3100 600 1000
T WIND DIR NE E E E E E N N N N
T WIND SPD 17 14 16 12 8 4 9 9 6 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 16 17 30 29 7 7 36 35 4 8
MAX LVORI 5 5 5 6 9 10 5 6 8 9
STABILITY D D D D F F C B F F
CEILING 300 800 300 300 300 300 300 2300 1000 1000
PRESSURE 29.96 29.93 29.96 29.94 29.93 29.90 29.93 29.92 29.92 29.90
Date 09/19Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24
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 63 79 62 77 63 74 61 75
TEMP 78 72 66 66 77 71 65 64 75 70 65 65 73 68 63 63 73 68
DEWPT 69 70 66 65 65 66 65 64 66 65 63 63 64 64 63 63 65 65
MIN/MAX RH 69 100 62 100 68 99 72 100 71
RH 74 93100 97 67 84100100 74 85 92 95 74 88 99 99 75 90
WIND DIR N NE N N N N N N N NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 3 2 1 2 5 2 2 3 8 6 4 6 10 8 4 5 10 6
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 40 20 20 10 30 20 30 20 30
RAIN SHWRS S C S S S C S S S C S S S C
TSTMS S C
$$
NCZ015-170800-
Elizabeth City RAWS-Pasquotank NC
36.21N 76.16W Elev. 15 ft
510 PM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024
Date 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu
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 79 69 83 68
TEMP 75 73 72 72 72 76 78 78 74 72 71 70 71 78 81 81 76 72 71 69 70
DEWPT 70 71 71 71 72 73 73 73 72 72 71 70 70 71 71 71 70 70 69 69 69
MAX/MIN RH 100 82 100 67 100
RH 84 93 97 97100 90 85 85 93 99 99100 98 80 72 72 82 93 93100 97
WIND DIR E E E E E E E E E E SE SW W W SW S SE SW W NW N
WIND DIR DEG 07 08 08 08 08 08 08 08 08 10 14 23 25 25 22 17 13 21 27 33 01
WIND SPD 14 11 11 12 11 12 12 10 6 4 3 3 3 5 5 4 3 2 1 2 3
CLOUDS B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 87 83 88 90 82 78 70 63 57 56 53 60 55 48 48 44 50 46 54 53 59
VSBY 6 6 6 6 6 4 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 70 70 40 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.67 1.01 0.15 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L L L L L L L L C C C C S S S S S S S S S
TSTMS S S C C S S S S S
LAL 2 1 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 2
HAINES 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT 900 1000 1700 1800 800 900 3300 3000 600 900
T WIND DIR E E E E E NE N N N N
T WIND SPD 19 18 20 16 9 8 9 10 9 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 19 26 38 31 8 12 36 33 5 9
MAX LVORI 5 5 4 5 9 9 5 5 8 9
STABILITY D D D D E F C B F F
CEILING 1000 300 300 1000 300 300 300 4000 1000 1000
PRESSURE 30.0 29.96 30.0 29.97 29.96 29.92 29.95 29.93 29.94 29.92
Date 09/19Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24
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 79 64 77 65 76 65 77
TEMP 80 74 69 68 78 72 67 66 76 71 67 67 75 71 67 67 76 71
DEWPT 70 70 67 67 66 66 66 66 67 66 65 65 66 65 65 65 67 65
MIN/MAX RH 69 100 65 100 71 96 69 97 69
RH 72 88 94 98 68 81 97100 74 84 93 93 74 82 94 94 73 81
WIND DIR NE NE N N N NE N N NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 4 3 3 4 8 5 5 9 12 12 10 13 14 12 10 11 13 11
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 30 20 20 20 40 30 40 30 40
RAIN SHWRS S C S S S S S C C S C C C C C C
TSTMS S C
$$
NCZ030-170800-
Peanut Belt Research Station NC-Bertie NC
36.13N 77.18W Elev. 61 ft
510 PM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024
Date 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu
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 78 66 82 66
TEMP 72 70 70 69 70 75 77 77 72 69 68 67 69 76 80 80 74 71 69 67 68
DEWPT 69 70 70 69 70 72 72 73 72 69 68 67 69 70 69 70 70 69 68 67 68
MAX/MIN RH 100 81 100 65 100
RH 89 99100100100 92 84 86 99100100100100 82 69 71 87 95 98100100
WIND DIR NE NE E E E E E E NE E E SW SW W SW SW NW N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 06 06 08 07 07 08 08 07 06 07 08 22 22 24 24 23 33 00 00 00 01
WIND SPD 11 10 9 9 8 8 8 6 3 2 1 2 2 3 3 3 1 0 0 1 1
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 90 90 92 89 86 73 76 65 65 57 59 61 57 50 45 44 49 48 52 63 66
VSBY 6 6 6 6 5 4 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 70 60 40 30 20
QPF 12HR 0.55 0.63 0.13 0.04 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L L L L L L L L C C C C S S C C S S S S S
TSTMS S S S S C C S S S
LAL 2 1 2 2 1 1 3 3 2 2
HAINES 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT 700 1100 1900 2000 700 700 3500 3200 600 1200
T WIND DIR NE E E E E E N N NE N
T WIND SPD 18 16 14 13 6 5 6 8 6 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 17 20 27 29 4 5 31 30 4 9
MAX LVORI 5 5 5 8 9 9 5 6 9 9
STABILITY D D D D F F C B F F
CEILING 1000 1000 300 1000 300 300 1000 1700 4000 1000
PRESSURE 29.92 29.87 29.92 29.89 29.90 29.88 29.90 29.87 29.89 29.88
Date 09/19Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24
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 62 77 62 73 61 75
TEMP 78 72 67 67 77 71 65 64 75 70 65 64 72 67 63 63 73 68
DEWPT 69 70 66 66 65 66 64 64 65 65 63 62 63 64 62 63 65 65
MIN/MAX RH 69 100 62 100 67 97 70 100 71
RH 74 93 99 97 67 86 99100 71 84 93 93 72 89 97100 76 90
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N NE N N N NE N N NE NE
WIND SPD 3 2 1 2 5 2 2 4 8 5 5 6 10 8 4 5 9 5
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 40 20 20 10 30 20 30 20 30
RAIN SHWRS S C S S S C S S S C S S S C
TSTMS S C
$$
NCZ030-170800-
Green Cross RAWS-Bertie NC
36.01N 76.90W Elev. 52 ft
510 PM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024
Date 09/16/24 Tue 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu
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 80 67 84 66
TEMP 74 72 71 71 72 76 79 79 74 71 69 68 70 78 82 82 75 71 69 67 69
DEWPT 70 70 71 71 71 73 73 73 72 70 69 68 70 71 70 69 70 69 68 67 68
MAX/MIN RH 100 79 100 62 100
RH 89 95100100 99 90 82 82 93 98100100100 79 67 66 84 93 97100 97
WIND DIR NE E E E E E E E E E SE SW SW SW SW SW W SW N N N
WIND DIR DEG 06 07 08 08 08 08 09 08 08 09 12 24 22 24 24 23 25 21 00 35 02
WIND SPD 10 10 9 8 6 8 6 6 3 2 1 2 1 3 3 3 1 1 0 1 1
CLOUDS OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 88 87 90 89 82 70 71 64 62 53 56 57 53 44 46 46 46 45 51 57 62
VSBY 6 6 6 6 5 4 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 70 60 30 30 20
QPF 12HR 0.52 0.56 0.03 0.02 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L L L L L L L L C C S S S S C C S S S S S
TSTMS S S S S C C S S S
LAL 2 1 2 2 1 1 3 3 2 2
HAINES 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT 900 1200 2100 2100 800 800 3600 3400 600 700
T WIND DIR E E E E E NE NW N NE N
T WIND SPD 18 16 16 13 6 5 6 8 6 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 17 22 30 29 4 5 32 30 3 5
MAX LVORI 5 5 5 6 9 9 5 5 8 9
STABILITY D D D D F F B B F F
CEILING 600 1000 1000 1000 300 300 1000 1700 3700 1000
PRESSURE 29.93 29.90 29.94 29.92 29.92 29.90 29.92 29.89 29.92 29.90
Date 09/19Fri 09/20/24Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24
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 65 81 63 79 63 76 62 78
TEMP 80 74 68 68 79 72 66 66 77 71 66 65 75 69 65 65 76 70
DEWPT 69 70 67 67 66 66 65 65 66 65 64 63 64 65 64 64 66 65
MIN/MAX RH 65 100 60 100 62 97 66 100 66
RH 69 89 99 99 64 81 97 97 69 81 93 93 69 87 96 98 73 84
WIND DIR N NE N N N N N N N NE N N N NE N N NE NE
WIND SPD 3 1 1 2 4 2 2 3 8 5 4 5 9 6 4 4 9 5
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 40 20 20 10 30 20 30 30 30
RAIN SHWRS S C S S S C S S S C C S S C
TSTMS 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