512  
FOUS54 KILM 240746  
PFWILM  
 
EXPERIMENTAL FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
346 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013  
 
NCZ105-242115-  
BACK ISLAND  
34.53N 77.72W ELEV. 20 FT  
346 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013  
 
DATE FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
EDT 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
 
MAX/MIN 80 49 75 50 77  
TEMP 68 72 78 79 78 70 60 54 50 53 68 74 75 67 56 53 51 56 69 74 76 69  
DEWPT 66 66 61 55 51 48 45 43 41 40 36 34 36 40 42 43 44 44 40 38 41 46  
MIN/MAX RH 39 71 23 78 26  
RH 92 80 55 42 39 45 58 67 71 61 30 24 25 37 58 69 78 65 36 26 28 45  
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW W NW N NW W NW NW  
WIND DIR DEG 28 31 31 31 33 33 33 33 34 34 33 32 32 32 30 28 32 00 33 29 30 31  
WIND SPD 5 6 11 16 17 12 9 8 8 9 10 10 8 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 3 2  
WIND GUST 8 9 14 20 23 16 11 10 10 11 12 12 9 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 3 2  
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW  
CLOUDS(%) 54 51 40 29 26 23 15 8 6 4 10 14 18 22 25 28 32 35 32 30 27 24  
VSBY 4 4 4 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9  
POP 12HR 20 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS S S  
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1  
HAINES 4 4 4 4 5 5 5  
DSI 3 3  
MIX HGT 6800 7000 4300 2000 6100 5800  
T WIND DIR NW NW NW N NW NW  
T WIND SPD 16 19 12 11 13 10  
ADI 68 72 43 8 62 56 0 0 0 0  
MAX LVORI 3 1 3 3 2 1 4 4 2 2  
STABILITY D B D F D A D F C A  
CEILING NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
PRESSURE 29.85 29.93 30.07 30.17 30.25 30.19 30.20 30.20 30.26 30.20  
 
DATE MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13 THU 05/30/13  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
EDT 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
 
MIN/MAX 54 81 60 82 62 84 63 85  
TEMP 56 60 77 72 64 66 79 73 66 68 80 75 67 69 82 75  
DEWPT 51 51 50 56 58 60 57 60 61 62 59 62 62 63 60 63  
MAX/MIN RH 92 38 85 47 86 48 86 48  
RH 82 74 39 57 82 81 48 62 83 82 49 65 83 82 49 65  
WIND DIR S N S S S S S S S SW S S SW W S S  
WIND SPD 1 1 8 5 2 3 8 8 3 3 8 6 4 3 10 8  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 5 10 10 5 10 5 20  
RAIN SHWRS S S  
TSTMS S S  
 

 
 
NCZ099-242115-  
BORDER BELT  
34.41N 78.79W ELEV. 89 FT  
346 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013  
 
DATE FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
EDT 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
 
MAX/MIN 78 46 74 48 78  
TEMP 65 69 74 76 74 66 57 52 48 52 67 74 74 65 55 52 49 54 68 76 77 67  
DEWPT 65 63 58 52 48 45 43 42 40 39 36 34 36 39 41 42 43 43 42 42 44 48  
MIN/MAX RH 39 74 23 78 29  
RH 98 81 56 42 39 47 59 68 74 61 31 24 25 39 59 69 78 67 39 30 31 50  
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NW NW W W W NW N N NW NW NW  
WIND DIR DEG 28 32 32 32 33 34 34 34 34 35 34 33 31 29 29 29 33 01 34 31 32 33  
WIND SPD 6 10 14 18 19 10 6 6 5 6 9 9 6 3 3 4 5 5 5 3 2 1  
WIND GUST 9 13 19 24 25 13 9 9 8 8 11 11 8 3 3 4 6 6 6 3 2 1  
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC  
CLOUDS(%) 44 26 26 26 20 13 8 4 3 3 7 10 13 16 20 25 29 33 33 33 32 32  
VSBY 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9  
POP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1  
HAINES 3 5 5 5 5 5 5  
DSI 3 3  
MIX HGT 6800 6500 3500 300 5700 6000  
T WIND DIR NW NW N N NW NW  
T WIND SPD 18 20 11 10 12 10  
ADI 76 78 44 5 60 56 0 0 0 0  
MAX LVORI 3 1 3 3 2 2 4 4 3 2  
STABILITY D B D F D A D F C A  
CEILING NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
PRESSURE 29.82 29.89 30.02 30.11 30.19 30.14 30.14 30.13 30.19 30.13  
 
DATE MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13 THU 05/30/13  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
EDT 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
 
MIN/MAX 52 82 59 84 62 86 63 86  
TEMP 55 58 79 73 63 65 81 75 65 67 82 77 66 67 84 77  
DEWPT 52 53 51 55 58 60 58 60 61 62 60 62 62 63 61 63  
MAX/MIN RH 100 37 90 43 90 44 91 44  
RH 90 81 38 55 85 85 46 60 86 85 47 61 86 86 46 61  
WIND DIR S S SW S S SW S S S SW S S SW SW SW S  
WIND SPD 3 1 5 4 3 3 6 8 2 2 5 5 3 2 6 6  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 5 10 20 5 10 10 20  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S  
TSTMS S S S S  
 

 
 
NCZ109-242115-  
NATURE CONSERVANCY  
34.05N 78.29W ELEV. 56 FT  
346 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013  
 
DATE FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13  
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 51 75 50 78  
TEMP 68 72 78 80 79 71 62 57 53 53 68 74 75 68 59 54 51 56 68 75 76 68  
DEWPT 67 65 60 55 52 49 45 42 40 40 34 32 36 41 43 44 44 43 42 42 45 49  
MIN/MAX RH 39 62 21 77 30  
RH 94 77 55 43 39 45 54 58 62 61 29 21 24 37 56 69 77 63 38 30 32 49  
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NW NW NW NW W NW N NW W W SW  
WIND DIR DEG 28 31 32 32 33 34 34 34 35 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 32 35 32 29 25 21  
WIND SPD 6 9 12 16 17 13 10 9 9 10 10 10 8 5 4 4 5 5 4 3 3 4  
WIND GUST 9 11 16 20 23 18 13 11 11 12 12 12 9 6 4 4 6 6 4 3 3 4  
CLOUDS SC FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC  
CLOUDS(%) 29 25 26 26 21 15 10 4 5 5 7 8 10 11 15 18 22 26 27 28 29 30  
VSBY 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9  
POP 12HR 20 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS S  
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1  
HAINES 4 4 5 5 5 5 5  
DSI 3 3  
MIX HGT 7100 7200 3800 300 5800 5600  
T WIND DIR NW NW N N N NW  
T WIND SPD 17 19 13 12 13 10  
ADI 69 73 44 9 61 55 0 0 0 0  
MAX LVORI 3 1 2 3 2 1 4 4 2 2  
STABILITY C B D F D B D F C A  
CEILING NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
PRESSURE 29.86 29.92 30.07 30.17 30.26 30.19 30.20 30.20 30.25 30.19  
 
DATE MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13 THU 05/30/13  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
EDT 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
 
MIN/MAX 54 79 61 81 63 82 64 83  
TEMP 57 61 76 71 65 67 77 73 67 67 78 73 68 68 79 74  
DEWPT 55 52 53 56 58 59 58 60 60 61 60 61 61 61 60 62  
MAX/MIN RH 100 43 81 52 84 53 83 52  
RH 93 70 44 59 78 76 53 65 80 79 53 67 79 78 53 67  
WIND DIR SW SW S S S SW S S S SW S S S W S S  
WIND SPD 4 2 9 6 5 3 9 8 4 3 9 9 5 4 11 10  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 5 10 10 5 10 10 20  
RAIN SHWRS S S  
TSTMS S S  
 

 
 
NCZ107-242115-  
HORTICULTURAL CRS  
34.32N 77.92W ELEV. 43 FT  
346 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013  
 
DATE FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13  
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 51 75 49 78  
TEMP 69 73 78 80 79 71 62 56 53 52 68 74 75 68 56 53 51 55 68 75 77 69  
DEWPT 66 65 60 54 50 48 45 43 41 40 36 34 36 40 42 44 45 45 41 39 42 47  
MIN/MAX RH 37 65 22 80 26  
RH 91 77 55 41 37 43 54 61 65 64 30 23 24 36 60 72 80 68 38 27 28 45  
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW W NW N NW NW NW NW  
WIND DIR DEG 28 31 31 31 33 33 33 34 34 34 33 32 32 32 30 28 32 35 32 30 30 30  
WIND SPD 5 8 12 17 18 13 10 8 8 9 10 11 8 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 3 2  
WIND GUST 8 10 16 23 24 18 13 10 10 11 12 13 9 6 4 4 6 6 6 4 3 2  
CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC  
CLOUDS(%) 52 50 40 29 24 19 13 6 5 4 8 10 12 14 19 25 30 36 34 32 29 27  
VSBY 4 4 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9  
POP 12HR 20 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS S S  
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1  
HAINES 4 4 5 5 5 5 5  
DSI 3 3  
MIX HGT 7000 7200 4200 500 6000 5800  
T WIND DIR NW NW NW N NW NW  
T WIND SPD 17 20 13 11 14 11  
ADI 72 81 42 8 60 61 0 0 0 0  
MAX LVORI 3 1 3 3 2 1 4 6 3 2  
STABILITY D B D F D B D F C A  
CEILING NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
PRESSURE 29.86 29.93 30.09 30.17 30.26 30.20 30.21 30.21 30.26 30.20  
 
DATE MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13 THU 05/30/13  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
EDT 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
 
MIN/MAX 54 80 61 81 63 83 64 84  
TEMP 56 61 76 72 65 67 78 73 67 68 79 74 68 69 80 75  
DEWPT 53 51 51 55 58 59 57 59 60 61 59 61 61 62 60 62  
MAX/MIN RH 98 40 81 48 83 49 83 49  
RH 88 69 41 56 78 78 49 62 80 79 49 63 79 79 50 64  
WIND DIR SW NW S S S SW S S S SW S S SW W S S  
WIND SPD 2 2 9 5 3 3 8 8 3 3 9 8 4 4 10 9  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 5 10 10 5 10 10 20  
RAIN SHWRS S S  
TSTMS S S  
 

 
 
NCZ096-242115-  
TURNBULL CREEK  
34.68N 78.58W ELEV. 98 FT  
346 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013  
 
DATE FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
EDT 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
 
MAX/MIN 77 46 75 49 79  
TEMP 67 69 74 76 74 67 58 52 48 51 68 74 75 66 55 52 50 54 69 76 77 68  
DEWPT 65 63 57 51 47 45 42 40 39 38 34 32 35 39 41 42 43 43 41 39 42 46  
MIN/MAX RH 39 72 21 77 27  
RH 94 80 56 42 39 45 56 65 72 61 28 22 23 37 58 68 77 66 36 27 28 44  
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW N N N N N NW NW NW W NW NW N N N NW NW NW  
WIND DIR DEG 28 32 32 32 33 34 34 34 34 34 33 32 31 29 30 30 34 01 34 31 30 30  
WIND SPD 6 10 14 18 18 10 6 6 5 6 9 9 6 3 3 4 5 5 5 4 3 2  
WIND GUST 9 13 19 24 24 13 9 9 8 8 11 11 8 3 3 4 6 6 6 4 3 2  
CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
CLOUDS(%) 53 30 29 27 21 15 10 5 4 3 8 13 17 22 27 31 36 41 38 36 33 31  
VSBY 4 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9  
POP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS S  
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1  
HAINES 4 5 5 5 5 5 5  
DSI 3 4  
MIX HGT 6800 6500 3900 300 6000 6300  
T WIND DIR NW NW N N NW NW  
T WIND SPD 18 19 11 10 12 10  
ADI 75 78 47 5 56 57 0 0 0 0  
MAX LVORI 3 1 3 3 2 2 4 4 2 2  
STABILITY D B D F D A D F C A  
CEILING NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
PRESSURE 29.82 29.89 30.02 30.11 30.19 30.14 30.13 30.14 30.19 30.14  
 
DATE MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13 THU 05/30/13  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
EDT 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
 
MIN/MAX 53 82 59 84 62 86 64 86  
TEMP 55 58 79 73 63 65 82 76 66 67 84 78 67 68 84 78  
DEWPT 50 52 49 54 58 60 57 59 61 62 59 61 63 63 60 62  
MAX/MIN RH 96 34 90 40 90 40 91 41  
RH 83 80 35 51 85 85 43 56 85 85 43 56 85 85 43 57  
WIND DIR S SE SW S S SW SW S S SW SW S SW SW SW S  
WIND SPD 3 1 5 3 2 3 5 5 2 3 5 4 3 2 6 5  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 5 10 20 10 10 5 20  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S  
TSTMS S S S S  
 

 
 
NCZ110-242115-  
SUNNY POINT  
34.00N 77.96W ELEV. 30 FT  
346 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013  
 
DATE FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
EDT 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
 
MAX/MIN 79 54 74 52 75  
TEMP 70 73 77 79 78 71 64 59 56 57 69 74 74 69 60 56 53 57 68 73 74 68  
DEWPT 68 65 61 57 54 51 48 44 42 41 34 31 34 40 44 45 45 44 42 40 43 48  
MIN/MAX RH 43 61 20 75 30  
RH 92 77 59 47 43 49 56 59 61 54 27 20 23 35 54 68 75 63 38 30 33 48  
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NW NW NW NW W NW N W W SW SW  
WIND DIR DEG 28 31 31 31 32 34 34 34 35 35 34 33 33 32 30 28 31 34 29 25 24 23  
WIND SPD 8 9 12 16 17 17 13 11 11 12 11 10 8 6 5 5 6 6 4 1 3 5  
WIND GUST 10 11 16 20 23 23 18 14 14 14 13 12 9 8 6 6 8 8 4 1 3 6  
CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC  
CLOUDS(%) 33 41 31 20 19 18 12 5 5 5 7 8 9 10 15 19 23 28 28 29 30 30  
VSBY 4 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9  
POP 12HR 20 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS S S  
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1  
HAINES 4 4 5 5 5 5 5  
DSI 2 3  
MIX HGT 6300 6700 4400 3000 5600 5600  
T WIND DIR NW NW N N N NW  
T WIND SPD 17 20 17 14 14 11  
ADI 66 71 57 22 60 55 0 0 0 0  
MAX LVORI 3 1 2 2 2 1 4 4 2 2  
STABILITY D C C E C B D F C A  
CEILING NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
PRESSURE 29.87 29.93 30.09 30.18 30.26 30.21 30.22 30.22 30.27 30.22  
 
DATE MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13 THU 05/30/13  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
EDT 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
 
MIN/MAX 56 77 62 78 64 79 65 80  
TEMP 58 63 74 71 67 68 75 72 68 68 76 73 69 69 77 73  
DEWPT 55 51 52 56 58 59 58 59 60 60 59 61 61 61 59 62  
MAX/MIN RH 96 43 76 54 79 55 79 55  
RH 88 64 46 57 73 73 55 64 75 75 56 67 75 75 55 67  
WIND DIR SW W S S S S S S S SW S S S W S S  
WIND SPD 4 3 10 8 6 4 10 9 5 3 10 10 6 5 11 10  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 5 10 10 5 10 10 20  
RAIN SHWRS S S  
TSTMS S S  
 

 
 
NCZ099-242115-  
WHITEVILLE  
34.34N 78.73W ELEV. 98 FT  
346 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013  
 
DATE FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
EDT 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
 
MAX/MIN 79 47 75 47 78  
TEMP 67 70 75 77 75 68 58 53 49 51 67 74 75 66 56 52 49 54 67 75 77 68  
DEWPT 65 64 59 53 49 46 44 42 41 39 36 35 38 41 42 43 43 43 43 43 45 48  
MIN/MAX RH 40 74 24 81 31  
RH 96 80 56 43 40 47 59 68 74 64 32 24 26 41 61 71 81 67 41 31 32 50  
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NW NW NW W W NW N N NW NW NW  
WIND DIR DEG 27 32 32 32 33 34 34 34 34 35 34 33 31 30 29 28 32 01 34 31 32 33  
WIND SPD 5 9 12 17 19 10 6 6 6 8 9 9 6 3 3 4 4 5 5 4 2 1  
WIND GUST 8 11 16 23 25 13 9 9 9 9 11 11 8 3 3 4 4 6 6 4 2 1  
CLOUDS SC FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC  
CLOUDS(%) 37 23 25 28 21 14 9 4 4 4 7 9 10 12 17 21 25 30 30 30 31 31  
VSBY 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9  
POP 12HR 20 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS S  
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1  
HAINES 4 5 5 5 5 5 5  
DSI 3 3  
MIX HGT 6900 6700 3600 300 5700 5800  
T WIND DIR NW NW N N N NW  
T WIND SPD 17 19 11 10 12 10  
ADI 72 77 45 8 60 55 0 0 0 0  
MAX LVORI 3 1 3 3 2 2 4 6 3 2  
STABILITY D B D F D A D F C A  
CEILING NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
PRESSURE 29.84 29.92 30.05 30.14 30.22 30.17 30.17 30.17 30.22 30.17  
 
DATE MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13 THU 05/30/13  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
EDT 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
 
MIN/MAX 52 81 59 83 62 85 63 85  
TEMP 55 59 78 72 64 65 80 74 66 67 81 75 67 68 82 76  
DEWPT 54 53 53 57 59 60 59 61 61 62 61 62 62 63 61 63  
MAX/MIN RH 100 41 88 48 90 49 90 48  
RH 94 79 42 59 84 83 49 63 86 85 50 65 85 84 49 65  
WIND DIR S SW S S S SW S S S SW S S S SW S S  
WIND SPD 3 1 6 5 3 3 8 8 2 2 6 6 4 3 8 8  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 5 10 10 5 10 10 20  
RAIN SHWRS S S  
TSTMS S S  
 

 
 
THIS PRODUCT IS FOR PLANNING AND REVIEW PURPOSES ONLY AND  
IS NOT TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR AN OFFICIAL FIRE WEATHER SPOT  
FORECAST. THE DATA DISPLAYED ARE CALCULATED FROM A 2.5 BY  
2.5 KM DIGITAL DATABASE AND ONLY APPROXIMATES THE EXPECTED  
WEATHER CONDITIONS. PLEASE RELAY ANY COMMENTS YOU HAVE TO  
THE NWS VIA EMAIL AT ILM.WEBMASTER@NOAA.GOV.  
 
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  
DSI (CAT)...........................DAVIS STABILITY INDEX  
MIX HGT(FT AGL).....................MIXING HEIGHT  
T WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS).........TRANSPORT WIND DIRECTION  
T WIND SPD(MPH).....................TRANSPORT WIND SPEED  
ADI (INDEX).........................ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX  
CEILING (FT)........................CEILING  
MAX LVORI (INDEX)...................LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX  
PRESSURE (INCHES MERCURY)...........STATION PRESSURE  
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  
 
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