EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Mon May 11 2026
VAZ098-112000-
Back Bay NWR RAWS-Virginia Beach VA
36.68N 75.93W Elev. 8 ft
510 AM EDT Mon May 11 2026
Date Mon 05/11/26 Tue 05/12/26 Wed 05/13/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 62 54 66 58 76
TEMP 61 61 60 57 55 56 55 54 57 63 65 63 59 59 60 60 63 70 74 73 68
DEWPT 60 59 57 55 54 52 50 50 51 51 48 48 49 50 51 52 54 55 55 57 58
MIN/MAX RH 90 94 54 78 52
RH 96 94 91 92 94 86 83 86 80 63 55 58 68 71 73 77 73 59 52 58 70
WIND DIR N N N N NE N N N N N NE E SE S S S S S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 01 02 02 02 03 02 01 34 35 01 04 08 13 16 17 19 20 19 17 17 18
WIND SPD 13 17 18 16 11 8 6 6 8 10 9 9 6 6 6 6 9 12 16 17 14
CLOUDS B1 B2 OV OV OV B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 OV
CLOUDS(%) 63 80 93 91 95 62 34 18 18 3 3 2 4 2 3 11 14 20 34 57 90
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6
POP 12HR 40 20 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.01 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C S D
TSTMS S
MIX HGT 2000 1900 1600 1700 3600 3200 900 1200 3600 3200
T WIND DIR N N N NW N E S S S S
T WIND SPD 27 24 13 9 11 6 13 12 20 19
SMOKE DISP FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD FR
ADI 56 56 19 26 46 17 10 26 80 75
MAX LVORI 4 5 5 5 3 3 3 4 3 3
STABILITY D D D E B B E E C D
CEILING 8000 1000 1000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 4700
PRESSURE 30.04 30.05 30.11 30.13 30.20 30.17 30.19 30.12 30.09 29.92
Date Thu 05/14/26Fri 05/15/26Sat 05/16/26Sun 05/17/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 63 73 59 73 61 83 66 84
TEMP 65 64 71 66 62 60 68 66 63 63 78 75 69 68 80 76
DEWPT 61 61 58 56 53 51 51 54 55 55 58 60 60 61 62 63
MAX/MIN RH 93 64 76 51 75 49 81 53
RH 88 90 65 71 73 74 53 64 73 74 52 61 73 78 56 65
WIND DIR SW W N N NW NW NW SE SW SW SW SW SW SW S S
WIND SPD 10 8 5 3 6 10 8 3 5 6 8 6 9 8 8 6
AVG CLOUDS OV OV SC SC SC CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW
POP 12HR 90 20 5 0 0 0 5 0
RAIN SHWRS D D S S
TSTMS 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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