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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
1020 AM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024

MDZ021-172000-
Blackwater NWR RAWS-Dorchester MD
38.42N  76.00W Elev. 8 ft
1020 AM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024

Date             Wed 07/17/24            Thu 07/18/24            Fri 07/19/24
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                      94          76          88          69          87
TEMP                89 93 91 84 79 78 77 79 84 85 84 80 75 73 70 73 81 85 86 81
DEWPT               75 75 76 76 75 75 73 74 73 71 70 70 70 68 65 64 64 64 64 66
MIN/MAX RH                   58          92          63          86          46
RH                  65 56 61 76 88 92 88 84 71 64 63 72 84 85 83 74 56 50 49 60
WIND DIR            SW  S  S SW SW SW  W NW NW NW  N NE  N  N  N NE NE  N SW SE
WIND DIR DEG        22 19 19 21 23 23 26 31 32 33 34 03 02 00 01 03 04 02 24 15
WIND SPD             9 10 12  8  6  4  5  4  4  6  5  3  3  3  4  5  5  4  3  3
CLOUDS              SC B1 SC B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           38 52 44 86 92 86 80 81 70 61 61 59 51 53 51 42 35 35 33 29
VSBY                10  7  6  6  6  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     50          70          40          10           5
QPF 12HR                   0.28        0.72        0.20        0.01           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS              S  C  L  L  C  C  C  C  C  C
TSTMS                   S  C  L  C  C        S  C  S
LAL                           4     4     3     3     3     1     1     1     1
HAINES                        3     3     3     4     5     4     4     4     4
MIX HGT                    3300   600  1500  3900  3800   500  1300  5600  5500
T WIND DIR                   SW    SW     W    NW    NW     N     N    NE     E
T WIND SPD                   20     6     4     6     6     2     6     9     3
SMOKE DISP                   GD    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                          83     8    12    39    39     2    20    47    22
MAX LVORI                     4     6     7     3     3     6     5     3     3
STABILITY                     C     D     E     B     B     F     E     B     A
CEILING                    7500  3200  4700  8000  9800 23500  4700  4700  5000
PRESSURE                  29.84 29.81 29.86 29.92 29.92 29.96  30.0 30.06 30.07


Date          Sat 07/20/24Sun 07/21/24Mon 07/22/24Tue 07/23/24
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          71    87    71    89    74    87    73    88
TEMP          74 75 85 81 74 75 87 83 77 77 86 82 76 76 87 83
DEWPT         69 71 68 70 71 73 69 72 74 73 72 73 74 74 75 74
MAX/MIN RH       93    54   100    54    94    62   100    66
RH            83 88 57 70 90 94 55 70 89 87 63 74 94 94 68 74
WIND DIR      SE SE  S SE SW  W SW  S SW  S  S SE  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD       2  3  5  3  2  2  4  3  3  3  5  4  3  3  8  4
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR         10    20    20    20    20    40    40    40
RAIN SHWRS           S  S  S  S     S  S  S  S  C  C  C  S  C
TSTMS                               S  S        C  C        C

$$

MDZ022-172000-
Powellville RAWS - Wicomico MD
38.35N  75.42W Elev. 16 ft
1020 AM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024

Date             Wed 07/17/24            Thu 07/18/24            Fri 07/19/24
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                      94          74          87          68          85
TEMP                89 93 92 85 79 76 75 77 82 84 81 79 74 72 69 72 79 83 84 79
DEWPT               74 74 74 75 75 74 74 74 74 72 71 71 71 68 66 66 65 64 65 67
MIN/MAX RH                   54          96          67          90          51
RH                  61 54 56 71 88 93 95 90 76 67 73 77 90 88 90 81 62 53 53 67
WIND DIR            SW SW SW  S SW SW SW  W NW NW  N  E  W NW  N  N NE NE  E SE
WIND DIR DEG        23 22 21 20 22 22 24 27 30 32 00 09 26 33 00 02 04 06 10 13
WIND SPD            10 10 12  9  6  5  4  4  4  5  4  3  2  3  3  5  5  4  4  3
CLOUDS              SC B1 SC B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           40 52 44 80 91 84 78 85 67 70 70 68 55 54 56 51 40 37 32 31
VSBY                10  7  7  6  6  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     40          70          40          20           5
QPF 12HR                   0.04        0.38        0.31        0.03           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS                 C  L  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S
TSTMS                      C  L  C  C        S  C  S
LAL                           4     4     3     3     3     1     1     1     1
HAINES                        3     3     3     4     4     5     4     3     3
MIX HGT                    4100   900  1400  3700  3300   700  1200  4600  4300
T WIND DIR                   SW    SW     W    NW    NW    NW     N    NE     E
T WIND SPD                   21     8     9     8     5     3     6    11     4
SMOKE DISP                   GD    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                          93    10    19    25    24     2    16    52    29
MAX LVORI                     3     6     7     4     4     7     7     3     3
STABILITY                     C     D     E     C     C     F     E     B     A
CEILING                    8000  6300  1700  6300  3200 12700  8300  5500  5500
PRESSURE                  29.81 29.78 29.84 29.88 29.87 29.92 29.95 30.02 30.04


Date          Sat 07/20/24Sun 07/21/24Mon 07/22/24Tue 07/23/24
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          68    86    69    87    70    87    71    87
TEMP          71 72 84 80 72 73 85 81 73 74 85 81 74 75 85 82
DEWPT         68 70 69 71 70 72 69 72 72 73 72 73 72 74 75 74
MAX/MIN RH      100    57   100    57   100    61   100    68
RH            90 93 61 74 93 96 59 74 94 96 65 77 93 97 72 77
WIND DIR      SE  E SE SE SW NW  S  S SW SE SE SE  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD       1  3  5  3  2  2  3  3  3  3  5  3  2  3  8  4
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR         10    20    20    20    20    30    40    40
RAIN SHWRS           S  S  S  S     S  S  S  S  C  C  C  S  C
TSTMS                               S  S        C  C        C

$$

MDZ025-172000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
1020 AM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024

Date             Wed 07/17/24            Thu 07/18/24            Fri 07/19/24
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                      81          73          82          69          79
TEMP                80 80 80 77 76 74 74 75 78 78 77 77 73 72 70 71 76 78 78 76
DEWPT               74 73 74 73 73 73 72 73 73 72 71 71 70 70 67 67 67 67 67 68
MIN/MAX RH                   79          97          82          94          67
RH                  83 80 82 87 92 95 94 93 84 83 84 83 91 93 90 86 74 69 69 77
WIND DIR            SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  N NE  N NW  N  N NE NE  E  E
WIND DIR DEG        21 19 19 20 21 22 22 24 26 26 02 04 33 33 00 02 03 05 08 11
WIND SPD            12 16 17 16 13 11 10  8  6  8  5  5  4  4  8 10 10  9  5  5
CLOUDS              SC SC SC B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           44 50 48 73 88 87 80 84 74 75 75 81 72 70 66 62 50 47 42 49
VSBY                10  7  7  6  6  6  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     20          60          50          30          10
QPF 12HR                      0        0.26        0.76        0.06           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS                 S  L  L  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S
TSTMS                      S  L  C  C  S     S  C  S
LAL                           4     4     3     3     3     1     1     1     1
HAINES                        4     4     3     3     3     4     4     4     3
MIX HGT                     500   500   500   500   500   700   800  1400  1200
T WIND DIR                   SW    SW    SW    SW     S     W     N    NE    NE
T WIND SPD                   17    12    11     5     6     4     6    13     9
SMOKE DISP                   PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                          19    12    12     7     6     4    11    27    18
MAX LVORI                     5     6     6     6     6     8     7     4     4
STABILITY                     C     D     D     C     C     E     D     D     B
CEILING                    8000  8000  1700  5200  3200  3900 20800  6300  6300
PRESSURE                  29.86 29.84 29.87 29.92 29.92 29.96 29.98 30.05 30.09


Date          Sat 07/20/24Sun 07/21/24Mon 07/22/24Tue 07/23/24
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          71    80    70    81    71    81    71    81
TEMP          72 73 79 76 72 73 80 78 73 73 80 77 73 74 80 79
DEWPT         70 70 71 71 71 72 70 72 72 72 73 72 72 73 74 74
MAX/MIN RH       98    74   100    72   100    76   100    79
RH            92 92 75 85 98 97 72 83 96 96 79 85 97100 82 84
WIND DIR      SE  E SE SE SW NW SE  S SW SE SE SE  S SW  S  S
WIND SPD       3  4  6  5  4  3  6  6  5  4  8  8  6  8 10 10
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR         20    30    30    20    30    30    40    30
RAIN SHWRS        S  S  C  C  C  S  S  C  C  S  C  C  C  S  C
TSTMS                               S  S        C  C        C

$$

VAZ064-172000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N  77.27W Elev. 201 ft
1020 AM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024

Date             Wed 07/17/24            Thu 07/18/24            Fri 07/19/24
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                      98          73          87          67          87
TEMP                91 97 95 81 76 75 74 75 80 82 82 78 73 71 68 72 80 85 86 80
DEWPT               70 70 72 74 74 74 73 72 71 70 69 70 68 65 63 63 63 63 64 66
MIN/MAX RH                   46          97          64          84          46
RH                  51 41 47 80 94 97 97 90 75 68 64 76 84 81 83 73 56 48 48 62
WIND DIR            SW SW SW SW  W SW  W  N  N  N  N NE NW  N  N  N NE NE  E SE
WIND DIR DEG        22 21 21 22 25 23 27 34 34 34 00 03 33 34 35 00 03 05 10 13
WIND SPD             5  8  9  5  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  2  3  3  3  3  3  3  3
CLOUDS              SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           37 43 52 86 92 74 69 72 60 66 66 64 61 55 52 48 46 49 48 43
VSBY                10  7  6  6  6  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     70          70          40          10           5
QPF 12HR                   0.54        0.55        0.19           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS           S  C  L  L  L  C  C  C  C  C  S
TSTMS                S  C  L  L  C           S  C  S
LAL                           4     4     1     3     3     1     1     1     1
HAINES                        4     4     3     4     4     4     4     3     4
MIX HGT                    6000   600  1400  4500  5100   500  1400  6000  5700
T WIND DIR                   SW    SW    NW     N    NW     N     N    NE     E
T WIND SPD                   13    10     4     6     4     5    11     9     4
SMOKE DISP                   GD    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                          77     8    14    43    42     4    20    46    32
MAX LVORI                     5     7     9     4     4     6     5     3     3
STABILITY                     C     E     F     B     B     F     F     A     A
CEILING                    9400  3200  1400  7200 12000  4700  4700  4700  4700
PRESSURE                  29.68 29.71 29.73 29.81 29.79 29.84 29.87 29.94 29.94


Date          Sat 07/20/24Sun 07/21/24Mon 07/22/24Tue 07/23/24
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    86    70    89    70    88    71    89
TEMP          71 71 84 80 73 74 87 82 74 74 86 82 74 75 87 83
DEWPT         67 69 69 71 71 71 68 72 71 71 71 73 73 72 73 74
MAX/MIN RH       99    57   100    52    99    58   100    59
RH            86 92 61 74 93 90 53 72 89 89 61 74 95 91 63 74
WIND DIR       S  S  S SE SW  W NE SE  S  W SE SE  S  S SW  S
WIND SPD       1  2  3  3  1  1  3  3  2  2  3  3  2  2  5  3
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR         10    30    20    30    20    40    40    40
RAIN SHWRS           S  C  S        C  S  S  S  C  C  S  S  C
TSTMS                   S  S        S  S        C  C        C

$$

VAZ081-172000-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
37.25N  77.25W Elev. 50 ft
1020 AM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024

Date             Wed 07/17/24            Thu 07/18/24            Fri 07/19/24
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                      94          74          87          69          86
TEMP                87 93 91 83 78 76 75 77 82 84 82 80 75 73 70 73 80 84 85 80
DEWPT               75 74 74 74 74 74 73 73 74 73 72 72 72 71 69 67 67 67 67 69
MIN/MAX RH                   53          96          70          94          53
RH                  67 54 58 75 87 93 93 88 77 70 72 77 91 93 94 80 65 56 55 69
WIND DIR            SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW  W NW  N NE  E NW  N  N NE NE  E  E
WIND DIR DEG        22 21 20 20 21 21 23 24 29 31 34 05 06 33 00 01 04 06 10 11
WIND SPD             8  9 10  8  4  4  3  4  4  4  3  3  2  2  3  3  4  3  3  3
CLOUDS              B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)           51 53 62 72 90 79 73 75 69 75 77 79 72 72 70 64 55 61 61 56
VSBY                10  7  6  6  6  7  7  7  6  6  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     50          60          60          30          20
QPF 12HR                   0.24        0.22        0.65        0.11           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS           S  C  C  L  L  C  C  C  L  L  C  C  C              S  S  S
TSTMS                S  C  C  L  C  S        C  L  C
LAL                           4     4     2     4     4     1     1     1     1
HAINES                        4     3     3     4     4     4     3     4     4
MIX HGT                    4800   600  1300  3300  2900   500  1100  5400  5000
T WIND DIR                   SW    SW    SW    NW     N     S     W    NE     E
T WIND SPD                   20    12     6     5     5     5     4     8     8
SMOKE DISP                   GD    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                          65    13    13    19    18     3    12    31    32
MAX LVORI                     4     6     7     4     5     6     8     3     3
STABILITY                     C     E     E     C     C     F     F     C     C
CEILING                    3200 10800  8000  1700  3200  9800  3200  4000  4000
PRESSURE                  29.78 29.76 29.78 29.84 29.84 29.87 29.90 29.96 29.95


Date          Sat 07/20/24Sun 07/21/24Mon 07/22/24Tue 07/23/24
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          69    84    70    88    71    87    71    88
TEMP          72 72 83 79 73 74 86 82 74 75 85 81 74 75 86 82
DEWPT         70 71 73 73 72 73 71 74 72 72 72 74 73 73 74 74
MAX/MIN RH      100    67   100    59   100    63   100    63
RH            91 96 72 82 96 96 61 77 93 90 65 79 97 93 68 76
WIND DIR      SE SE SE  S SW  W  W SE  S SW  S SE  S  S SW  S
WIND SPD       1  2  3  3  2  2  3  3  3  2  3  3  2  3  6  3
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR         20    40    30    40    30    50    40    40
RAIN SHWRS     S  S  C  C  C  S  S  C  C  S  S  C  C  S  S  C
TSTMS                   C  C        C  C        C  C        C

$$

VAZ096-172000-
Great Dismal Swamp RAWS-Suffolk VA
36.61N  76.55W Elev. 35 ft
1020 AM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024

Date             Wed 07/17/24            Thu 07/18/24            Fri 07/19/24
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                      93          74          87          70          85
TEMP                88 92 89 82 80 78 77 78 83 84 81 80 75 73 71 73 80 84 84 80
DEWPT               76 76 75 74 75 75 74 75 77 76 75 73 73 72 71 72 72 71 70 72
MIN/MAX RH                   58          94          77         100          63
RH                  68 59 64 77 85 91 92 92 81 77 82 80 94 97100 97 77 65 64 76
WIND DIR            SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW NW NW  W  W  N  N NE NE  E  E
WIND DIR DEG        22 21 20 20 21 21 21 23 23 24 29 30 25 28 34 01 04 06 08 10
WIND SPD            10 10 10  9  6  4  5  5  6  5  5  3  2  2  3  3  4  4  4  3
CLOUDS              B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)           51 63 72 72 78 82 76 78 72 79 84 89 87 86 85 77 73 72 66 56
VSBY                10  7  7  7  7  6  7  7  6  6  6  6  6  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     40          60          80          60          30
QPF 12HR                   0.15        0.20        1.52        0.41        0.08
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS           S  C  C  C  C  L  C  C  L  D  D  L  L  C  C  S  S  C  C  C
TSTMS                S  C  C  C  C  C        C  D  L  S  S
LAL                           3     3     3     5     5     2     1     1     1
HAINES                        4     3     3     3     3     3     3     3     4
MIX HGT                    3900   600  1400  3100  2700   500   900  4400  3800
T WIND DIR                   SW    SW    SW    SW    SW     S     W    NE     E
T WIND SPD                   20    11    11    10     8     9     2     6     9
SMOKE DISP                   GD    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                          63    12    19    34    27     6     5    38    38
MAX LVORI                     4     5     6     4     5     8    10     5     4
STABILITY                     D     D     E     C     C     F     F     C     C
CEILING                    3200 12700  1000  1000  2400  3200  6300  2900  3200
PRESSURE                  29.86 29.85 29.87 29.90 29.90 29.95 29.96 30.01 30.01


Date          Sat 07/20/24Sun 07/21/24Mon 07/22/24Tue 07/23/24
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          70    84    71    87    72    86    72    88
TEMP          73 73 83 79 74 75 85 81 75 75 85 81 75 76 86 83
DEWPT         71 73 74 74 73 74 73 75 73 74 74 75 74 75 76 75
MAX/MIN RH      100    72   100    65   100    70   100    67
RH            93100 74 85 97 98 67 82 94 97 71 83 97 97 72 77
WIND DIR      SE  S  S  S SW  W SW  S SW  W  S  S SW SW SW  S
WIND SPD       1  2  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  3  2  3  6  3
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR         40    60    40    50    40    50    40    40
RAIN SHWRS     C  C  C  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  C
TSTMS                   C  C        C  C  S     C  C        C

$$

VAZ098-172000-
Back Bay NWR RAWS-Virginia Beach VA
36.68N  75.93W Elev. 8 ft
1020 AM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024

Date             Wed 07/17/24            Thu 07/18/24            Fri 07/19/24
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                      89          76          86          73          82
TEMP                85 88 86 82 80 79 78 79 82 82 81 81 77 76 74 75 79 81 81 79
DEWPT               76 75 75 75 75 74 74 75 76 76 75 73 73 72 72 72 72 72 72 72
MIN/MAX RH                   67          91          80          94          71
RH                  74 65 71 78 85 86 89 88 81 82 83 76 87 89 93 91 78 73 73 79
WIND DIR            SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW NW  W NW NW  N  N NE NE  E  E
WIND DIR DEG        22 20 20 20 21 21 23 23 23 22 30 28 29 29 34 02 04 05 07 08
WIND SPD            13 13 14 13 11 11 11 10  9  8  9  6  4  5  6  8  8  9  8  5
CLOUDS              B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)           54 65 56 63 74 80 76 78 78 82 87 90 89 87 86 78 73 71 65 56
VSBY                10  7  7  7  7  6  7  7  6  6  6  6  6  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     40          60          80          60          30
QPF 12HR                   0.09        0.16        1.95        0.38        0.07
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS           S  C  C  C  C  L  C  C  L  D  D  L  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  C
TSTMS                S  C  C  C  C  C  S  S  C  D  L  S  S  S  S
LAL                           3     3     3     5     5     2     2     1     1
HAINES                        4     4     3     3     3     4     4     3     4
MIX HGT                    1600   700  1100  2000  1100   900   900  2200  2100
T WIND DIR                   SW     S    SW    SW    SW    SW     W     N     E
T WIND SPD                   17    13    12    13     9    12     4     5     6
SMOKE DISP                   PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                          37    13    19    37    15    12     5    19    19
MAX LVORI                     4     5     5     4     5     6     8     5     4
STABILITY                     D     D     D     C     C     E     E     C     C
CEILING                    3700  9800  1000  1000  2400  5500  6300  3000  6300
PRESSURE                  29.89 29.88 29.92 29.94 29.94 29.98  30.0 30.05 30.07


Date          Sat 07/20/24Sun 07/21/24Mon 07/22/24Tue 07/23/24
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          73    83    73    85    74    85    74    87
TEMP          75 75 82 80 75 76 84 81 76 76 84 81 76 77 86 83
DEWPT         73 74 74 75 74 75 74 75 74 74 75 75 75 75 76 76
MAX/MIN RH       99    73   100    69    97    71   100    70
RH            93 97 76 86 96 97 71 82 94 93 73 81 97 95 72 80
WIND DIR      SE SE  S  S SW  W  S  S SW  W  S  S SW SW  S  S
WIND SPD       3  4  5  4  5  5  6  6  5  5  6  4  5  6 10  9
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR         40    60    50    50    40    50    40    40
RAIN SHWRS     C  C  C  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  C
TSTMS                   C  C  S     C  C  S     C  C        C

$$

NCZ014-172000-
Buckland Elementary-Gates NC
36.37N  76.76W Elev. 25 ft
1020 AM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024

Date             Wed 07/17/24            Thu 07/18/24            Fri 07/19/24
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                      93          75          87          70          85
TEMP                88 92 88 81 80 78 76 78 83 86 82 81 76 73 71 73 80 84 84 80
DEWPT               76 75 74 74 75 75 74 75 76 76 75 73 73 72 71 72 72 71 71 72
MIN/MAX RH                   58          95          73         100          63
RH                  68 58 64 79 86 91 94 91 80 74 78 78 90 97100 97 76 65 65 77
WIND DIR            SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W NW  W  W  N  N NE NE  E  E
WIND DIR DEG        22 21 19 21 21 21 21 22 23 23 24 33 27 28 34 01 04 06 08 10
WIND SPD            10 10 10  9  6  4  5  6  5  5  5  3  2  2  3  3  3  4  3  3
CLOUDS              B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)           51 65 78 73 78 85 76 79 74 80 84 88 88 87 86 78 74 73 71 59
VSBY                10  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  6  6  6  6  6  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     50          50          80          60          40
QPF 12HR                   0.21        0.14        1.53        0.52        0.18
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS           S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  L  D  D  L  L  C  C  S  S  C  C  C
TSTMS                S  C  C  C  C  C        C  D  L  S  S              C  C
LAL                           3     3     3     5     5     2     1     3     3
HAINES                        3     3     3     3     3     3     3     3     3
MIX HGT                    3800   700  1400  3300  2700   600   900  4400  3800
T WIND DIR                   SW    SW    SW    SW    SW     S     W     N     E
T WIND SPD                   21    11    13    11     9     9     3     6    10
SMOKE DISP                   GD    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                          61    13    21    38    30     6     6    32    33
MAX LVORI                     4     5     6     4     5     8    10     5     4
STABILITY                     D     D     E     C     C     F     F     C     C
CEILING                    3200 12700  1000  1700  2400  3500   300  3500  2600
PRESSURE                  29.87 29.85 29.87 29.90 29.90 29.95 29.96 30.02 30.01


Date          Sat 07/20/24Sun 07/21/24Mon 07/22/24Tue 07/23/24
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          70    84    71    87    72    87    72    89
TEMP          73 73 83 79 74 75 85 81 75 75 86 81 75 76 87 83
DEWPT         71 73 74 74 73 74 73 75 73 74 74 75 74 75 76 75
MAX/MIN RH      100    72   100    65   100    67   100    64
RH            93100 74 85 97 97 67 82 94 97 68 82 97 97 69 77
WIND DIR      SE  S SW SW SW  W SW  S SW SW  S  S  S  S SW  S
WIND SPD       1  2  4  3  2  3  3  3  2  3  4  2  2  3  5  3
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR         40    60    40    50    40    50    40    40
RAIN SHWRS     C  C  C  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S  C
TSTMS                   C  C        C  C  S     C  C        C

$$

NCZ015-172000-
Elizabeth City RAWS-Pasquotank NC
36.21N  76.16W Elev. 15 ft
1020 AM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024

Date             Wed 07/17/24            Thu 07/18/24            Fri 07/19/24
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                      91          77          88          73          85
TEMP                87 90 87 82 81 79 78 79 84 86 84 83 78 76 74 76 81 84 84 81
DEWPT               77 76 76 75 75 75 75 76 77 77 76 74 74 73 73 73 73 72 72 72
MIN/MAX RH                   65          92          75          97          65
RH                  72 63 70 79 83 88 91 91 80 75 78 74 88 90 97 90 77 67 67 74
WIND DIR            SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW  N NE NE  E  E
WIND DIR DEG        22 21 20 20 21 21 22 22 23 22 22 24 25 27 32 00 04 06 07 08
WIND SPD            12 12 13 11 10  9 10 10 10 10  9  6  3  3  4  5  6  6  6  4
CLOUDS              B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)           52 73 69 73 74 80 77 77 78 83 85 90 90 90 89 80 76 76 74 65
VSBY                10  7  7  7  7  6  7  7  6  6  6  6  6  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     40          60          80          70          50
QPF 12HR                   0.08        0.14        1.48        0.62        0.23
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS           S  C  C  C  C  L  C  C  L  D  D  L  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  C
TSTMS                S  C  C  C  C  C  S  S  C  D  L  C  C                    S
LAL                           3     3     3     5     5     3     1     1     2
HAINES                        4     4     3     3     3     3     3     3     3
MIX HGT                    2700   800  1500  2900  2400   800   900  2700  2500
T WIND DIR                   SW    SW    SW    SW    SW    SW     W    NE     E
T WIND SPD                   21    14    20    20    13    13     3     5     9
SMOKE DISP                   FR    PR    PR    FR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                          55    16    36    47    39    13     5    16    22
MAX LVORI                     3     5     5     4     4     6     8     5     3
STABILITY                     D     D     D     D     C     E     E     C     C
CEILING                    3200  9800  3200  1600  2400  6300  7200  3700  2800
PRESSURE                  29.92 29.90 29.92 29.95 29.95 30.01  30.0 30.04 30.06


Date          Sat 07/20/24Sun 07/21/24Mon 07/22/24Tue 07/23/24
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          73    86    74    88    74    88    75    89
TEMP          75 76 85 82 76 77 87 83 77 77 87 83 78 78 88 84
DEWPT         73 74 74 75 74 75 75 75 74 76 75 76 75 76 76 75
MAX/MIN RH      100    70   100    66   100    66   100    66
RH            94 94 70 80 95 95 68 77 91 97 68 80 94 96 68 75
WIND DIR      SE SW SW SW SW  W SW  S SW  W  S  S SW SW SW  S
WIND SPD       2  3  6  4  3  5  5  5  3  4  6  4  4  4  9  5
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1
POP 12HR         50    60    50    50    40    50    40    40
RAIN SHWRS     C  C  L  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C
TSTMS          S     S  C  C  S     C  C  S     C  C        C

$$

NCZ030-172000-
Peanut Belt Research Station NC-Bertie NC
36.13N  77.18W Elev. 61 ft
1020 AM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024

Date             Wed 07/17/24            Thu 07/18/24            Fri 07/19/24
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                      93          75          88          70          84
TEMP                88 92 88 80 79 78 77 79 83 85 83 81 76 73 71 73 79 83 83 79
DEWPT               76 74 74 74 74 74 74 75 76 76 75 73 73 72 71 72 72 72 72 72
MIN/MAX RH                   56          93          74         100          67
RH                  67 56 63 82 85 88 92 90 79 75 77 77 90 96100 96 79 69 69 79
WIND DIR            SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  N NW NW  N  N NE  E  E  E
WIND DIR DEG        22 21 19 20 21 21 21 22 22 22 23 34 30 31 34 01 04 07 08 09
WIND SPD             9  9 10  9  6  5  5  5  5  5  5  3  2  2  3  3  4  3  3  3
CLOUDS              B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)           51 69 84 68 80 83 75 77 78 83 84 88 88 86 88 80 75 76 78 63
VSBY                10  7  6  7  7  7  7  7  6  6  6  6  6  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     50          50          80          70          50
QPF 12HR                   0.24        0.12        1.45        0.62        0.22
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS           S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  L  D  D  L  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  C
TSTMS                S  C  C  C  C  C     S  C  D  L  S  S              C  C  S
LAL                           4     3     3     5     5     2     1     3     3
HAINES                        3     3     3     3     4     4     3     3     3
MIX HGT                    4000   800  1400  3700  3200   600   800  4200  3600
T WIND DIR                   SW     S    SW    SW    SW     S     W    NE     E
T WIND SPD                   21    13    13    12    11    11     3     4     8
SMOKE DISP                   GD    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                          59    16    23    43    32     8     4    22    24
MAX LVORI                     3     5     6     4     4     8    10     6     4
STABILITY                     D     D     E     C     C     F     F     C     C
CEILING                    3200 13700  1000  1700  2500  8000   300  4000  3200
PRESSURE                  29.86 29.85 29.86 29.89 29.88 29.93 29.94  30.0 29.98


Date          Sat 07/20/24Sun 07/21/24Mon 07/22/24Tue 07/23/24
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          70    84    71    87    71    88    72    89
TEMP          73 73 83 79 74 75 85 81 74 75 86 82 75 76 87 83
DEWPT         72 73 75 75 73 74 74 75 73 74 74 75 74 75 75 75
MAX/MIN RH      100    72   100    65   100    66   100    64
RH            97100 77 88 97 97 70 82 96 96 68 79 97 97 68 77
WIND DIR      SE  S SW SW SW SW SW  S  S SW  S  S SW  S SW  S
WIND SPD       1  2  4  3  2  3  4  3  3  3  5  2  2  3  6  3
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR         40    60    50    50    40    60    40    40
RAIN SHWRS     C  C  C  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  L  C  S  S  C
TSTMS          S     S  C  C        C  C        C  C        C

$$

NCZ030-172000-
Green Cross RAWS-Bertie NC
36.01N  76.90W Elev. 52 ft
1020 AM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024

Date             Wed 07/17/24            Thu 07/18/24            Fri 07/19/24
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                      93          76          89          71          85
TEMP                89 92 88 80 80 78 77 79 84 86 84 82 77 74 72 74 80 84 84 80
DEWPT               76 75 75 74 75 75 74 76 77 76 76 74 73 73 72 73 73 73 72 73
MIN/MAX RH                   58          94          72         100          66
RH                  66 59 66 82 85 90 91 91 80 72 77 77 87 96100 97 79 69 67 79
WIND DIR            SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W NW  N NE  E  E  E
WIND DIR DEG        22 20 19 20 21 21 21 23 23 22 22 20 23 26 33 00 04 06 08 09
WIND SPD             8  8 10  8  5  5  5  6  6  6  6  3  3  2  3  2  3  3  3  3
CLOUDS              B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)           51 71 84 73 77 79 78 78 73 84 84 89 89 88 88 81 76 78 79 67
VSBY                10  7  6  7  7  7  7  7  6  6  6  6  6  7  7  7  7  6  6  7
POP 12HR                     50          50          80          70          60
QPF 12HR                   0.27        0.16        1.42        0.65        0.29
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS           S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  L  D  D  L  L  C  C  C  C  L  L  C
TSTMS                S  C  C  C  C  C     S  C  D  L  S  S              C  C  S
LAL                           4     3     3     5     5     2     1     3     3
HAINES                        3     3     3     3     3     3     3     3     3
MIX HGT                    3900   800  1400  3800  3100   500   900  3200  2900
T WIND DIR                   SW     S    SW    SW    SW    SE     N    NE     E
T WIND SPD                   20    10    14    16    13    11     2     5     8
SMOKE DISP                   GD    PR    PR    FR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                          79    13    27    56    41     9     4    19    22
MAX LVORI                     4     6     6     4     5     8    10     5     4
STABILITY                     C     D     E     C     C     F     F     B     C
CEILING                    3200  9800  1000  1700  2400  8500  8800  5500  2400
PRESSURE                  29.89 29.87 29.89 29.92 29.92 29.97 29.95 30.01 30.01


Date          Sat 07/20/24Sun 07/21/24Mon 07/22/24Tue 07/23/24
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          71    85    72    89    73    88    73    90
TEMP          74 74 84 80 75 76 87 83 76 76 87 82 76 77 88 84
DEWPT         73 74 75 76 74 75 74 75 74 75 75 75 75 75 75 75
MAX/MIN RH      100    72   100    62   100    66   100    62
RH            97100 74 88 97 97 67 78 95 97 69 79 97 94 66 74
WIND DIR      SE SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW  S SW SW SW  S
WIND SPD       1  3  4  3  2  3  3  3  2  3  4  2  2  3  5  3
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR         50    60    50    60    40    60    40    40
RAIN SHWRS     C  C  C  L  C  C  C  L  C  C  C  L  C  S  S  C
TSTMS          S     S  C  C  S     C  C  S     C  C        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