EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Fri Dec 5 2025
VAZ098-060900-
Back Bay NWR RAWS-Virginia Beach VA
36.68N 75.93W Elev. 8 ft
410 PM EST Fri Dec 5 2025
Date 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 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
EST 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 43 48 40 52 40
TEMP 49 48 46 45 44 45 47 47 44 42 41 40 42 47 50 50 46 45 45 44 41
DEWPT 48 47 46 44 43 44 43 42 41 41 39 38 39 42 41 41 42 43 42 41 40
MAX/MIN RH 100 82 97 71 95
RH 95 98 99 97 97 96 87 82 91 95 93 92 90 82 73 73 86 91 91 91 96
WIND DIR NE N N NW NW NW W W W W NW N N NE E SE SE NW NW N N
WIND DIR DEG 03 01 35 33 32 30 29 27 28 29 30 34 01 05 08 11 15 29 32 34 00
WIND SPD 9 9 8 8 8 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 10 16
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 99 97 98 98 98 94 92 88 72 53 25 25 32 39 56 59 64 58 59 72 80
VSBY 5 6 7 6 6 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 5 5 0 10
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
DRIZZLE S
RAIN C
Obvis PF PF PF PF
MIX HGT 1200 1200 1400 1900 1600 900 2400 2100 800 2800
T WIND DIR N NW NW W W N N N N N
T WIND SPD 18 14 11 11 2 0 0 0 0 0
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 18 22 20 22 6 0 0 0 0 0
MAX LVORI 5 6 5 6 9 9 8 6 9 9
STABILITY D D D D E F C D F D
CEILING 1000 1000 1000 15900 23500 30000 20800 5300 8900 7200
PRESSURE 29.94 29.92 29.95 29.93 30.03 30.06 30.07 30.01 29.94 29.88
Date 12/08Tue 12/09/25Wed 12/10/25Thu 12/11/25Fri 12/12/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 47 35 46 37 54 43 53 40 52
TEMP 44 38 37 36 44 41 39 39 52 50 47 44 52 47 44 41 50 44
DEWPT 36 31 30 31 33 33 33 35 42 43 42 41 40 38 36 37 37 33
MIN/MAX RH 70 83 61 86 66 90 62 84 57
RH 71 74 75 81 64 73 80 86 68 76 82 90 65 71 73 84 61 65
WIND DIR N N N N NW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW
WIND SPD 19 18 14 10 6 6 10 10 12 12 13 11 12 11 13 12 12 11
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 40 20 0 0 10 20 20 10 20
RAIN C C 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
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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