EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Tue Nov 4 2025
VAZ098-050900-
Back Bay NWR RAWS-Virginia Beach VA
36.68N 75.93W Elev. 8 ft
410 PM EST Tue Nov 4 2025
Date 11/04/25 Wed 11/05/25 Thu 11/06/25 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
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 48 68 53 59 50
TEMP 55 52 51 50 51 60 66 66 60 57 56 55 54 56 58 58 54 53 52 51 51
DEWPT 43 44 43 43 42 42 42 44 45 47 48 47 45 43 40 39 39 39 39 41 43
MAX/MIN RH 80 41 74 48 73
RH 64 73 75 77 69 51 42 45 57 69 74 74 71 60 51 50 58 60 62 67 74
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N N N N N N NE SE S
WIND DIR DEG 26 24 24 23 23 22 21 21 22 23 25 32 34 34 34 34 00 02 06 14 17
WIND SPD 4 4 5 6 9 12 16 17 17 17 14 14 14 16 12 10 4 3 3 3 4
CLOUDS FW CL CL CL CL FW FW B1 FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 21 1 2 3 1 6 23 53 21 5 2 6 2 2 2 2 5 3 4 8 6
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 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 400 400 2300 1900 1000 2500 3800 3700 1800 1300
T WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW NW N NW N S
T WIND SPD 8 8 21 12 25 24 23 12 3 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR PR PR GD GD FR PR PR
ADI 7 8 58 35 27 67 69 55 3 15
MAX LVORI 4 4 3 2 3 3 1 3 4 4
STABILITY F E D D D D D C F F
CEILING 14800 13800 26600 23500 23500 30000 23500 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 30.27 30.23 30.22 30.06 29.92 30.0 30.17 30.17 30.21 30.18
Date 11/07Sat 11/08/25Sun 11/09/25Mon 11/10/25Tue 11/11/25
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 66 60 70 59 71 50 56 39 49
TEMP 64 63 61 61 69 64 61 60 70 60 54 50 55 47 43 40 48 45
DEWPT 50 57 60 59 59 58 57 58 63 60 54 49 43 37 33 32 32 32
MIN/MAX RH 59 97 67 92 75 100 56 73 50
RH 60 82 96 94 71 79 88 94 78100100 96 62 68 68 71 53 60
WIND DIR S S SW SW W SW S S S SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W
WIND SPD 10 10 12 11 10 4 6 9 12 10 13 14 16 16 19 17 16 12
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 20 20 10 30 40 20 10 5
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C S
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NCZ014-050900-
Buckland Elementary-Gates NC
36.37N 76.76W Elev. 25 ft
410 PM EST Tue Nov 4 2025
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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