EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026
VAZ098-130800-
Back Bay NWR RAWS-Virginia Beach VA
36.68N 75.93W Elev. 8 ft
510 PM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026
Date 09/12/26 Sun 09/13/26 Mon 09/14/26 Tue
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 85 75 83 72
TEMP 80 78 78 77 78 82 84 84 80 78 77 76 76 80 82 82 78 75 74 73 73
DEWPT 76 76 75 75 75 75 76 76 75 75 74 74 74 73 70 66 64 61 60 60 61
MAX/MIN RH 96 74 94 59 66
RH 88 92 91 94 91 80 76 76 85 91 91 93 92 79 68 59 63 63 63 65 67
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW W NW N N N N N NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 17 17 20 21 22 22 22 19 20 22 23 25 30 35 00 01 02 02 03 04 04
WIND SPD 8 6 9 9 9 9 6 4 4 3 4 4 5 12 14 13 12 14 13 12 11
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 74 70 70 58 67 57 71 57 29 15 13 14 29 32 41 36 16 5 9 18 9
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 40 60 20 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.34 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C L C S
TSTMS C S S S S C C C
MIX HGT 500 1100 2100 1500 500 700 3100 3200 2300 4100
T WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW NW N N NE
T WIND SPD 13 18 18 12 9 6 16 24 21 20
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR GD
ADI 16 25 39 31 6 7 55 62 30 67
MAX LVORI 6 5 4 6 7 7 5 2 3 3
STABILITY D D D C F F C D D D
CEILING 6600 4000 2400 7200 2400 6000 5500 7200 3200 3200
PRESSURE 29.96 29.96 29.97 29.92 29.92 29.89 29.94 30.0 30.11 30.17
Date 09/15Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26
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 79 71 79 71 81 72 84 73 83
TEMP 78 74 72 72 78 74 72 72 80 76 73 73 82 78 74 74 81 78
DEWPT 61 63 63 64 64 65 66 68 68 69 70 71 71 71 71 71 71 70
MIN/MAX RH 55 77 61 84 65 94 66 92 68
RH 56 68 73 77 62 72 81 84 66 79 88 92 68 80 88 90 73 77
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE E E NE E SE S SW SE S S NW E SE
WIND SPD 10 10 5 8 9 4 3 3 6 4 3 3 6 5 5 5 9 9
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S S
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NCZ014-130800-
Buckland Elementary-Gates NC
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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