EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sun Aug 30 2026
VAZ098-310800-
Back Bay NWR RAWS-Virginia Beach VA
36.68N 75.93W Elev. 8 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Aug 30 2026
Date 08/30/26 Mon 08/31/26 Tue 09/01/26 Wed
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 75 88 76 91 79
TEMP 80 77 77 76 77 84 87 87 83 80 78 77 79 86 89 90 86 83 81 80 81
DEWPT 74 74 74 74 73 74 75 74 74 75 74 74 75 76 76 75 75 75 75 73 74
MAX/MIN RH 94 64 90 60 83
RH 81 91 91 94 87 73 67 66 75 84 88 88 86 71 65 62 71 77 82 80 78
WIND DIR SE S SW SW W S SE SE S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 15 18 22 24 25 19 14 15 17 18 22 23 23 23 18 16 18 20 22 23 24
WIND SPD 6 6 5 4 3 3 6 9 6 6 5 4 4 4 6 8 8 8 8 8 6
CLOUDS SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 45 28 20 27 28 13 10 14 25 15 12 16 7 14 18 21 24 13 16 11 11
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 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 700 600 3400 3100 600 600 3600 3300 600 700
T WIND DIR S SW SW S S SW SW S S SW
T WIND SPD 9 8 5 11 12 11 6 6 9 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 6 8 20 36 10 11 20 22 6 9
MAX LVORI 6 8 4 4 6 6 4 3 5 5
STABILITY F F A B E F A B E E
CEILING 14800 30000 23500 7200 7600 5100 4700 4700 4700 7200
PRESSURE 30.10 30.05 30.09 30.05 30.03 30.01 30.02 29.95 29.95 29.96
Date 09/02Thu 09/03/26Fri 09/04/26Sat 09/05/26Sun 09/06/26
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 93 80 93 79 90 75 84 74 82
TEMP 91 85 82 81 91 86 81 80 88 81 77 77 82 79 76 75 81 77
DEWPT 75 76 75 75 77 76 75 75 76 75 73 73 72 71 70 70 69 69
MIN/MAX RH 57 85 60 88 66 90 68 84 67
RH 60 72 82 82 64 69 83 85 70 75 87 88 73 75 81 82 69 74
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW SW W E SW W N NE NE E NE NE NE
WIND SPD 6 6 8 8 6 5 6 6 6 3 4 6 10 5 5 9 12 10
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 5 30 40 50 30 40 30
RAIN SHWRS C C C S C C C C C C
TSTMS S C S S S S
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NCZ014-310800-
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
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