EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue Jun 17 2025
VAZ098-180800-
Back Bay NWR RAWS-Virginia Beach VA
36.68N 75.93W Elev. 8 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Jun 17 2025
Date 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25 Thu 06/19/25 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 76 91 79 92 74
TEMP 78 78 77 76 78 85 90 90 85 82 80 79 81 86 87 89 83 80 76 74 76
DEWPT 75 77 76 75 75 75 74 74 75 76 75 74 76 76 76 75 73 73 72 72 71
MAX/MIN RH 100 60 87 60 93
RH 90 97 97 99 90 71 60 60 73 83 84 87 86 72 69 64 71 79 88 93 85
WIND DIR SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW
WIND DIR DEG 15 18 21 22 22 23 23 22 22 22 22 23 23 24 24 22 22 24 24 26 29
WIND SPD 4 4 6 8 9 10 11 11 10 10 10 11 12 13 13 12 11 10 10 8 6
CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%) 42 61 40 36 18 18 15 6 8 14 8 10 5 4 24 25 72 72 64 59 48
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 5 5 20 70
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0.05 0.16
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S L L C C
TSTMS S S S S S
MIX HGT 500 1000 2700 2500 1000 1600 3200 3000 900 1400
T WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW NW
T WIND SPD 6 11 16 16 12 14 17 18 16 17
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 8 20 57 56 13 35 65 66 20 35
MAX LVORI 9 8 4 3 4 5 3 3 5 5
STABILITY E E C C E D C C D D
CEILING 3200 6200 10800 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 4500 18500
PRESSURE 29.94 29.98 30.0 29.94 29.94 29.96 29.96 29.88 29.90 29.96
Date 06/20Sat 06/21/25Sun 06/22/25Mon 06/23/25Tue 06/24/25
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 84 73 85 73 87 75 89 77 90
TEMP 82 78 75 76 83 78 75 76 85 80 77 78 88 83 79 80 88 84
DEWPT 68 69 70 70 69 70 71 72 73 73 72 73 75 75 74 75 76 76
MIN/MAX RH 64 87 63 88 66 88 66 91 67
RH 64 75 85 82 63 77 87 86 66 78 85 85 67 79 87 86 67 78
WIND DIR NE E S SW SE SE S SW S S SW W SE S SW W SE S
WIND SPD 5 3 3 2 6 5 4 4 5 6 5 4 5 4 4 4 5 5
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
POP 12HR 20 5 5 5 5 0 0 5 5
RAIN SHWRS S
TSTMS 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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