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
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