EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026
VAZ098-212000-
Back Bay NWR RAWS-Virginia Beach VA
36.68N 75.93W Elev. 8 ft
510 AM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026
Date Sun 06/21/26 Mon 06/22/26 Tue 06/23/26
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 87 75 91 76 86
TEMP 75 82 85 86 83 79 77 76 79 86 89 90 86 81 79 77 78 83 85 85 78
DEWPT 65 65 66 68 69 70 69 70 72 72 73 73 73 74 73 73 74 74 74 71 70
MIN/MAX RH 52 81 56 88 64
RH 70 58 53 55 63 73 76 80 80 64 59 58 66 79 85 88 89 76 70 64 75
WIND DIR W W E E SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW W W N N N
WIND DIR DEG 25 25 09 10 14 17 19 19 19 18 16 16 18 19 21 23 26 29 34 00 02
WIND SPD 5 3 5 8 5 6 8 8 10 12 16 17 16 12 10 9 9 9 9 8 4
CLOUDS CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%) 2 10 15 21 33 28 36 28 23 19 29 24 43 52 45 55 56 50 66 66 44
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 40 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.29
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C S S C C L L S
TSTMS C C S S S C C
MIX HGT 2200 1600 500 1100 2100 1500 800 1600 3100 1600
T WIND DIR SW SE S S S S S S W N
T WIND SPD 5 9 10 11 19 21 18 16 13 19
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 19 16 10 20 50 45 18 38 51 41
MAX LVORI 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 5 4 4
STABILITY A B F E C C D D B C
CEILING 30000 6300 5500 5500 18200 20800 23500 22800 30000 4000
PRESSURE 29.92 29.92 29.94 29.95 30.0 29.94 29.92 29.85 29.84 29.85
Date Wed 06/24/26Thu 06/25/26Fri 06/26/26Sat 06/27/26
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 73 83 73 82 75 85 76 86
TEMP 75 75 81 75 74 76 80 77 76 77 83 81 78 78 84 81
DEWPT 69 68 67 66 67 69 69 69 71 72 73 72 73 73 73 72
MAX/MIN RH 83 61 83 68 88 68 86 66
RH 82 80 63 74 80 79 70 76 84 86 72 76 85 84 69 76
WIND DIR N N NE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE S SW W S S
WIND SPD 3 5 8 5 3 3 10 9 5 4 9 5 5 4 6 4
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 10 5 5 20 30 40 20 30
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C C S S C
TSTMS S S C S 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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