EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026
VAZ098-120800-
Back Bay NWR RAWS-Virginia Beach VA
36.68N 75.93W Elev. 8 ft
510 PM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026
Date 07/11/26 Sun 07/12/26 Mon 07/13/26 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 81 76 82 77
TEMP 80 79 77 78 77 79 80 79 79 78 78 77 77 79 79 78 78 79 78 77 79
DEWPT 75 75 74 73 74 74 74 73 72 72 72 72 73 73 73 72 72 72 72 72 72
MAX/MIN RH 90 81 86 79 84
RH 85 87 89 86 93 85 83 82 80 81 83 85 86 82 80 81 83 80 81 83 81
WIND DIR E NE N NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
WIND DIR DEG 08 04 02 02 03 05 07 07 08 09 09 10 09 10 09 09 09 08 08 09 07
WIND SPD 3 3 3 4 5 8 10 11 12 12 12 12 12 14 14 12 10 8 6 5 6
CLOUDS B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 56 88 90 89 88 89 91 93 88 78 78 87 82 90 93 93 90 88 73 62 54
VSBY 7 6 6 6 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 70 70 60 60 30
QPF 12HR 0.31 0.10 0.20 0.80 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C L L L C L C C C S C C L L C C C C
TSTMS C C C C C C C C C S S S S S C C C S
MIX HGT 1000 1300 2000 2100 1800 1900 3000 2900 1400 1900
T WIND DIR S E NE NE E E E E E E
T WIND SPD 6 4 14 20 20 20 18 11 10 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 6 13 36 42 25 41 42 33 13 15
MAX LVORI 6 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5
STABILITY E E C D D D D D D E
CEILING 6300 4700 300 1000 8000 9800 8900 9800 23500 25300
PRESSURE 29.93 29.94 30.01 30.06 30.09 30.09 30.13 30.14 30.13 30.12
Date 07/14Wed 07/15/26Thu 07/16/26Fri 07/17/26Sat 07/18/26
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 85 76 92 79 92 79 93 79 92
TEMP 83 80 77 78 90 87 81 81 90 86 82 81 90 87 81 81 90 86
DEWPT 72 71 72 73 75 76 74 73 74 74 73 73 73 73 73 74 74 73
MIN/MAX RH 68 88 60 84 57 80 56 81 56
RH 70 74 84 86 62 69 79 79 60 66 76 78 58 64 76 78 60 65
WIND DIR E SE SW W SW S SW W E S SW SW SE S SW W SE S
WIND SPD 8 4 4 5 6 8 8 6 5 6 6 6 9 8 8 9 10 8
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 10 0 5 0 0 5 20 10 30
RAIN SHWRS S S C
TSTMS 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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