EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri Oct 30 2026
VAZ098-310800-
Back Bay NWR RAWS-Virginia Beach VA
36.68N 75.93W Elev. 8 ft
510 PM EDT Fri Oct 30 2026
Date 10/30/26 Sat 10/31/26 Sun 11/01/26 Mon
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 55 60 55 63 56
TEMP 65 63 60 58 56 58 59 60 57 56 56 55 56 59 61 61 59 58 57 57 59
DEWPT 57 53 49 48 47 49 48 47 47 46 46 46 46 48 49 49 50 50 51 53 53
MAX/MIN RH 76 62 75 61 91
RH 73 71 66 68 73 71 66 62 70 70 70 72 69 67 63 64 73 76 78 86 81
WIND DIR N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E NE
WIND DIR DEG 01 01 02 02 02 02 02 03 03 04 04 04 05 06 06 06 06 07 07 07 06
WIND SPD 8 12 16 14 14 13 12 10 8 8 8 8 9 10 9 9 6 6 6 5 6
CLOUDS CL CL FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 2 2 11 21 28 24 38 50 64 64 58 70 63 53 60 50 50 48 49 65 65
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 1000 1900 2800 2800 2300 2400 3400 3100 1600 1300
T WIND DIR N N NE NE NE NE E E E E
T WIND SPD 20 21 18 11 10 11 11 11 9 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 23 41 45 42 15 34 44 36 13 13
MAX LVORI 4 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 4 6
STABILITY D D D C D D C C D E
CEILING 30000 23500 23500 20800 18600 11700 14800 13800 12700 11700
PRESSURE 30.22 30.31 30.40 30.42 30.46 30.45 30.48 30.43 30.42 30.38
Date 11/02Tue 11/03/26Wed 11/04/26Thu 11/05/26Fri 11/06/26
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 66 60 68 62 69 64 71 62 69
TEMP 65 62 61 61 67 64 63 63 68 65 64 65 69 66 64 63 68 64
DEWPT 56 58 58 59 62 62 62 63 65 64 64 64 66 65 64 62 63 61
MIN/MAX RH 73 96 82 100 88 99 87 100 80
RH 73 87 92 93 84 94 96 97 89 97 98 97 90 95 99 97 84 89
WIND DIR E E E NE E E E NE E E E E SE SE S SW W W
WIND SPD 9 5 4 8 10 6 6 8 10 9 8 9 10 9 8 9 10 6
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 30 50 50 40
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C
TSTMS S S
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NCZ014-310800-
Buckland Elementary-Gates NC
36.37N 76.76W Elev. 25 ft
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
WEATHER...
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