EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025
VAZ098-090800-
Back Bay NWR RAWS-Virginia Beach VA
36.68N 75.93W Elev. 8 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025
Date 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat
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 62 68 58 69 65
TEMP 68 66 65 63 63 65 67 66 62 61 61 59 60 66 67 67 66 66 67 66 67
DEWPT 62 57 54 53 54 53 52 51 50 50 50 50 52 56 58 58 58 60 61 62 63
MAX/MIN RH 81 57 75 70 88
RH 81 71 68 71 74 65 59 59 64 67 67 72 75 71 71 73 77 81 82 87 87
WIND DIR N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E NE E E E NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 00 01 02 02 02 02 03 04 04 05 06 06 06 07 07 06 07 07 07 06 06
WIND SPD 19 18 19 18 17 18 18 18 17 17 16 16 16 14 13 14 13 12 13 14 16
CLOUDS B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2
CLOUDS(%) 63 20 13 11 21 34 41 47 46 41 44 49 47 59 72 77 85 82 85 89 85
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 5 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C
MIX HGT 1700 2300 4300 4300 3600 3400 4300 3700 2400 2000
T WIND DIR N NE NE NE NE E E E E E
T WIND SPD 25 23 23 23 20 18 18 17 17 16
SMOKE DISP PR FR GD GD GD FR GD FR PR PR
ADI 31 49 67 69 31 52 53 46 26 38
MAX LVORI 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
STABILITY D D D D D D D D D D
CEILING 30000 30000 26000 2400 3200 2400 2400 4200 3200 1700
PRESSURE 30.14 30.18 30.30 30.34 30.39 30.40 30.43 30.37 30.31 30.23
Date 10/11Sun 10/12/25Mon 10/13/25Tue 10/14/25Wed 10/15/25
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 71 65 69 59 68 61 69 62 69
TEMP 70 67 67 66 67 64 61 60 66 64 62 63 67 66 64 62 67 65
DEWPT 66 65 65 65 66 63 60 59 61 59 58 59 62 61 60 60 61 59
MIN/MAX RH 84 100 93 99 79 90 81 92 78
RH 87 94 94 98 96 97 96 95 85 83 87 89 84 85 87 93 82 83
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE N N N NW NW N N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 18 19 21 24 24 25 21 20 19 18 16 17 16 14 13 14 14 11
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 50 60 60 40 30 30 20 10 5
RAIN SHWRS C C L L L C C C C C C S S
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NCZ014-090800-
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...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS
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