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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Mon Mar 9 2026

VAZ098-100800-
Back Bay NWR RAWS-Virginia Beach VA
36.68N  75.93W Elev. 8 ft
510 PM EDT Mon Mar 9 2026

Date           03/09/26      Tue 03/10/26            Wed 03/11/26            Thu
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                      51          67          54          71          50
TEMP             56 55 55 53 52 59 64 64 57 56 55 54 56 61 66 66 66 62 60 57 56
DEWPT            53 53 54 53 52 55 53 53 52 53 54 54 55 59 60 59 58 57 56 56 56
MAX/MIN RH                  100          64         100          76         100
RH               92 95 95 99 97 85 68 68 82 91 95100 99 93 81 78 75 81 88 96 99
WIND DIR          S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG     17 19 21 23 23 21 17 16 17 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 20 21 21 21
WIND SPD          5  4  4  4  4  3  6  8  5  6  6  6  8 10 12 11 13 16 16 16 16
CLOUDS           B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC FW SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV
CLOUDS(%)        51 54 55 61 71 41 31 24 27 27 16 37 63 45 38 39 61 83 80 85 91
VSBY              6  1  0  0  0  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  6
POP 12HR                      5           5          20          10          10
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS                                S  S                    S  S        L
TSTMS                                                                         C
Obvis                F  F  F  F                                                
MIX HGT               300   300  1800  1700   400   400  1400  1900  1100  1600
T WIND DIR              S    SW     S     S     S     S     S     S     S    SW
T WIND SPD              4     2     6    10    10    11    12    16    16    16
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                     4     4    21    22     7    11    24    33    15    25
MAX LVORI               9    10     9     5     6     9     6     4     5     5
STABILITY               E     E     B     B     F     E     C     D     D     D
CEILING              9700 30000 30000 30000  9800  9800 16200  9800 18200 20800
PRESSURE            30.05 30.06 30.11 30.06 30.07 30.03 30.04 29.93 29.89 29.81


Date           03/12Fri 03/13/26Sat 03/14/26Sun 03/15/26Mon 03/16/26
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          65    39    54    47    58    48    64    51    62
TEMP          55 44 42 41 49 51 50 48 55 50 50 51 62 58 57 56 55 50
DEWPT         46 37 32 30 34 40 43 41 41 41 43 47 52 53 54 53 46 40
MIN/MAX RH       71    78    56    78    56    86    68    93    53
RH            71 78 68 65 56 66 75 77 59 71 78 89 71 81 90 92 70 67
WIND DIR      NW  N  N NE  S  S SW  W NE  E SE SE  S  S  S SW NW  N
WIND SPD      18 12  9  6 10 11 10  8  8  6  9 10 12 13 14 14 14 12
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV B1 FW FW FW SC B1 B1 FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR         90    30     0     5     0     5    10    60    70
RAIN                 C                                   C  L  L  C
RAIN SHWRS     L  D                                                
TSTMS          C                                                   

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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
WEATHER...
     SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS