EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025
VAZ098-030800-
Back Bay NWR RAWS-Virginia Beach VA
36.68N 75.93W Elev. 8 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025
Date 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25 Fri
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 67 76 66 82 71
TEMP 72 70 69 68 69 73 75 75 72 69 68 67 69 76 80 81 77 74 73 72 74
DEWPT 62 63 63 63 64 64 63 63 63 63 63 63 64 65 66 66 66 67 67 68 69
MAX/MIN RH 85 63 90 58 90
RH 71 78 81 82 83 72 66 65 72 80 83 87 84 68 62 60 69 78 83 87 85
WIND DIR NE NE N N N N NE NE E E S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 04 04 02 00 01 01 02 05 07 10 19 21 21 18 16 16 16 19 20 21 21
WIND SPD 6 4 4 5 5 8 8 5 3 3 2 2 3 4 10 11 10 10 9 6 6
CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
CLOUDS(%) 35 21 15 23 14 19 19 18 13 5 6 6 5 3 6 6 7 7 9 7 5
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 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS
MIX HGT 600 1200 3600 3300 1000 700 2800 2300 1000 800
T WIND DIR NE N N NE E SE S S S SW
T WIND SPD 10 12 12 9 5 4 10 20 20 16
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 8 22 54 41 3 6 40 44 22 20
MAX LVORI 5 6 4 4 5 7 4 3 4 5
STABILITY F F B B F F A C E E
CEILING 20800 23500 18200 15900 13200 10800 30000 22800 30000 9800
PRESSURE 30.02 29.98 29.98 29.93 29.93 29.93 29.97 29.90 29.92 29.93
Date 09/05Sat 09/06/25Sun 09/07/25Mon 09/08/25Tue 09/09/25
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 86 74 87 71 78 70 76 70 78
TEMP 84 81 76 76 86 80 74 73 77 75 72 71 75 74 72 72 77 75
DEWPT 72 71 72 73 74 72 72 70 67 64 63 63 63 62 64 67 69 68
MIN/MAX RH 62 91 65 95 66 75 63 85 74
RH 66 73 86 88 67 78 92 91 71 71 73 74 66 67 78 84 76 80
WIND DIR S S SW SW S S W N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E
WIND SPD 10 10 8 5 10 9 5 9 10 9 9 11 12 10 10 11 12 10
AVG CLOUDS CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR 0 5 10 20 30 20 20 20 30
RAIN SHWRS S S S C S S S S C C
TSTMS S S
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NCZ014-030800-
Buckland Elementary-Gates NC
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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