EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
410 PM EDT SUN AUG 19 2018
VAZ098-200900-
BACK BAY NWR RAWS-VIRGINIA BEACH VA
36.68N 75.93W ELEV. 8 FT
410 PM EDT SUN AUG 19 2018
DATE 08/19/18 MON 08/20/18 TUE 08/21/18 WED
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 75 83 75 85 76
TEMP 83 80 78 77 76 77 81 82 82 79 77 77 76 77 83 84 84 81 78 78 77 78
DEWPT 71 74 74 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 74 74 74 75 75 74 74
MAX/MIN RH 92 74 92 69 91
RH 68 81 89 88 91 89 76 74 74 82 87 87 92 87 73 71 72 78 89 89 89 87
WIND DIR NE W NE W N NE N NE E E SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 05 27 02 27 34 03 02 04 07 11 14 14 19 19 18 19 19 20 20 22 23 24
WIND SPD 6 6 5 5 4 6 4 6 8 4 4 3 3 5 10 10 12 13 12 13 13 12
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 70 79 77 85 88 83 76 69 72 63 48 51 73 70 73 68 75 79 73 67 50 52
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 50 30 20 40 40
QPF 12HR 0.19 0.12 0 0.19 0.14
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C C C S S C C C C C C C C S
TSTMS C C C S C C S S C C C C
LAL 3 2 3 3 1 2 3 3 3 1
HAINES 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
MIX HGT 700 300 3600 3600 700 300 3800 3800 300 300
T WIND DIR E E S S S S SW S S SW
T WIND SPD 3 5 8 8 5 9 18 23 20 21
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 5 8 24 28 5 14 55 67 21 23
MAX LVORI 7 6 4 5 6 6 3 3 4 5
STABILITY B D E B B F E C C D
CEILING 0 0 0 0 0 0 12000 7200 8900 26600
PRESSURE 29.93 29.94 29.98 29.98 30.01 29.98 29.98 29.92 29.87 29.82
DATE 08/22 THU 08/23/18 FRI 08/24/18 SAT 08/25/18 SUN 08/26/18
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 87 73 81 70 82 72 82 73 83
TEMP 86 81 76 75 80 76 72 72 81 78 74 74 81 78 75 75 82 79
DEWPT 74 73 70 68 66 64 61 63 65 66 65 68 70 70 71 71 73 71
MIN/MAX RH 66 85 59 76 57 86 68 92 70
RH 69 77 82 79 62 67 67 73 58 67 75 83 70 77 87 87 74 77
WIND DIR W W NW N N NE NE NE E E E E E E E NE E SE
WIND SPD 9 4 6 10 12 9 8 6 10 8 6 9 11 6 6 5 6 4
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 40 40 20 10 10 10 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S C C C S S S S S S S S S S
TSTMS C C C S S S S S S S S
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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
LAL(CAT)............................LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL
HAINES(CAT).........................HAINES INDEX
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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