EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Tue Sep 22 2026
VAZ098-222000-
Back Bay NWR RAWS-Virginia Beach VA
36.68N 75.93W Elev. 8 ft
510 AM EDT Tue Sep 22 2026
Date Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26
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 72 75 69 73
TEMP 75 77 77 76 75 74 74 73 73 74 74 74 72 71 71 71 70 72 71 71 69
DEWPT 72 72 73 72 71 70 70 69 69 69 69 69 67 68 67 67 66 66 66 65 64
MIN/MAX RH 85 90 82 89 81
RH 89 85 85 87 87 88 87 87 88 86 83 83 86 88 87 87 87 83 85 83 85
WIND DIR E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N
WIND DIR DEG 08 07 07 06 06 06 05 05 05 05 04 04 04 04 04 04 03 03 02 02 02
WIND SPD 11 12 14 18 21 21 21 23 24 25 25 25 27 25 25 26 25 25 26 25 25
CLOUDS B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 70 67 70 85 92 96 91 92 91 89 87 90 92 87 87 88 81 80 81 78 79
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 6 5 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 40 60 80 60 50
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.13 0.27 0.06 0.08
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C L L C D D C L L C C C
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C C C C
TSTMS C S S S
MIX HGT 2500 2400 1900 2400 2700 2700 2900 3100 3400 3500
T WIND DIR E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N
T WIND SPD 18 25 31 32 35 39 40 39 35 36
SMOKE DISP FR FR FR GD GD GD GD VG VG VG
ADI 47 48 37 71 85 92 57 91 92 96
MAX LVORI 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
STABILITY D D D D D D D D D D
CEILING 1500 1000 1000 300 1000 1000 1000 1700 1700 1700
PRESSURE 30.07 30.07 30.12 30.11 30.15 30.18 30.18 30.14 30.15 30.11
Date Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26Sun 09/27/26Mon 09/28/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 64 71 63 73 63 74 64 74
TEMP 67 65 67 68 65 64 71 69 65 64 72 70 66 66 72 70
DEWPT 62 60 58 57 54 56 56 56 56 57 57 58 58 59 59 60
MAX/MIN RH 85 66 76 55 78 58 80 60
RH 84 83 72 67 69 75 59 64 72 76 60 67 75 78 65 71
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N NW NW NW N NW NW N NE
WIND SPD 21 19 18 14 12 12 13 10 9 10 12 6 5 9 9 3
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW SC FW
POP 12HR 40 20 5 10 10 5 10 10
RAIN SHWRS C C S S
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NCZ014-222000-
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
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
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