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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
511 PM EDT Mon Jul 28 2025

VAZ098-290800-
Back Bay NWR RAWS-Virginia Beach VA
36.68N  75.93W Elev. 8 ft
511 PM EDT Mon Jul 28 2025

Date           07/28/25      Tue 07/29/25            Wed 07/30/25            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                      78          88          77          89          78
TEMP             83 81 80 78 80 85 86 85 83 80 79 78 80 85 86 86 83 81 80 79 81
DEWPT            79 79 77 77 78 77 76 76 77 76 75 75 77 75 76 75 76 77 76 76 77
MAX/MIN RH                   97          71          94          68          93
RH               88 94 93 97 95 78 73 74 82 87 89 92 91 74 70 70 80 86 88 91 90
WIND DIR         SE  S  S  W NW NE  E SE SE  S  S SW SW  S SE SE  S  S  S SW SW
WIND DIR DEG     12 16 19 27 32 06 09 12 14 16 19 22 22 16 14 15 16 18 20 21 21
WIND SPD          3  2  2  2  2  3  5  5  4  3  3  2  2  3  8  9  9  6  5  4  4
CLOUDS           FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        13 15 18 33 34 25 26 21 20 13 15 17 15 13 16 16 12 21 32 41 46
VSBY              7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           5          10
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
MIX HGT               500   700  2300  2200   500   800  2300  2100   800  1400
T WIND DIR             SE     W    NE    SE     S    SW     S     S     S    SW
T WIND SPD              4     2     4     6     9     5     6    14    12    10
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                     2     3    20    19     4     6    27    31    10    18
MAX LVORI               8     9     6     5     6     8     5     4     5     6
STABILITY               F     F     A     B     F     F     A     B     E     F
CEILING             30000 30000 26600 30000 26600 25700 26600 26600 26600   300
PRESSURE            30.01 30.01 30.03 30.01 30.01 30.01 30.04 30.01 30.01 29.98


Date           07/31Fri 08/01/25Sat 08/02/25Sun 08/03/25Mon 08/04/25
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          89    77    84    74    80    74    80    74    81
TEMP          86 82 79 79 82 78 76 76 78 76 75 76 78 76 75 76 79 77
DEWPT         77 77 76 77 76 75 73 72 69 67 64 65 64 64 65 67 67 68
MIN/MAX RH       73    94    81    91    69    75    59    75    65
RH            75 86 91 94 82 89 89 87 74 74 70 69 61 67 71 75 67 73
WIND DIR       S  S  S NW NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E NE  E  E
WIND SPD       9  9  6  9 10 11 12 16 17 16 12 14 14 10  8  9 11  9
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR         40    60    70    50    30    10    10    10    20
RAIN SHWRS        C  L  L  C  L  C  C  C  C                       S
TSTMS             C  C  C  S  C  C        S                       S

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NCZ014-290800-
Buckland Elementary-Gates NC
36.37N  76.76W Elev. 25 ft
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