EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Tue Nov 4 2025
VAZ098-042100-
Back Bay NWR RAWS-Virginia Beach VA
36.68N 75.93W Elev. 8 ft
850 AM EST Tue Nov 4 2025
Date Tue 11/04/25 Wed 11/05/25 Thu 11/06/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 63 48 68 54 60
TEMP 58 60 61 56 52 51 50 49 60 66 66 61 58 57 56 54 57 58 58 53
DEWPT 40 37 39 42 42 42 41 42 42 42 44 46 47 48 47 46 45 42 40 40
MIN/MAX RH 40 76 40 74 51
RH 52 43 44 59 69 73 73 76 52 42 44 59 68 72 73 73 63 55 52 61
WIND DIR NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 32 31 29 26 24 24 24 23 21 21 22 22 24 26 30 34 35 35 00 01
WIND SPD 12 10 8 4 5 6 6 8 12 17 18 19 17 14 13 16 13 11 9 4
CLOUDS CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 1 3 4 18 5 2 3 3 5 19 44 13 4 3 3 1 2 2 3 5
VSBY 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 3300 300 300 2300 2100 900 2400 3700 3700
T WIND DIR W W SW SW SW SW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 12 9 8 19 25 24 18 20 12
SMOKE DISP FR PR PR FR FR PR FR GD FR
ADI 51 6 9 57 53 25 56 61 49
MAX LVORI 3 3 4 3 2 3 4 3 3
STABILITY C F E D D D D D C
CEILING 26600 23500 13800 30000 23500 26600 26600 20800 26600
PRESSURE 30.25 30.28 30.26 30.22 30.03 29.95 30.0 30.15 30.17
Date Fri 11/07/25Sat 11/08/25Sun 11/09/25Mon 11/10/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 51 66 60 69 56 69 48 55
TEMP 52 52 64 63 62 62 68 62 58 57 68 62 55 48 53 48
DEWPT 40 44 52 58 60 60 59 56 54 55 57 53 46 41 38 34
MAX/MIN RH 72 65 98 71 93 68 78 52
RH 63 73 65 84 92 96 74 83 84 91 68 73 72 76 56 59
WIND DIR E S S S SW SW W W SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 3 4 10 11 13 11 10 4 6 8 11 10 13 14 16 16
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 30 20 5 20 20 10
RAIN C S S S
TSTMS S
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NCZ014-042100-
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
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