EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026
VAZ098-020800-
Back Bay NWR RAWS-Virginia Beach VA
36.68N 75.93W Elev. 8 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026
Date 04/01/26 Thu 04/02/26 Fri 04/03/26 Sat
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 60 73 59 73 59
TEMP 67 64 62 61 62 68 71 69 63 62 61 60 61 67 71 69 64 62 61 60 61
DEWPT 57 57 56 56 57 58 57 56 55 57 58 57 58 59 57 56 56 57 58 58 60
MAX/MIN RH 87 58 93 59 96
RH 70 78 82 84 85 71 61 64 75 84 89 92 91 74 61 64 76 84 88 92 95
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 19 20 21 21 20 20 17 16 17 18 19 19 19 19 17 17 18 19 20 21 21
WIND SPD 12 11 10 10 9 9 10 11 11 10 8 8 8 9 10 11 11 10 9 8 9
CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 20 31 38 24 25 17 13 12 13 9 17 24 19 18 11 8 9 8 9 20 23
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 5 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 600 700 1900 1700 800 800 2300 2200 1000 900
T WIND DIR S SW S S S S S S S SW
T WIND SPD 20 18 17 17 18 14 13 17 17 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 19 17 37 33 18 15 42 40 17 14
MAX LVORI 4 5 4 4 5 6 4 4 5 6
STABILITY D E C C E E C C D E
CEILING 14700 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 22600
PRESSURE 30.15 30.20 30.27 30.27 30.30 30.32 30.36 30.27 30.27 30.26
Date 04/04Sun 04/05/26Mon 04/06/26Tue 04/07/26Wed 04/08/26
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 75 62 74 50 59 49 61 46 53
TEMP 71 67 63 63 70 64 56 51 55 53 51 51 58 54 50 47 51 48
DEWPT 59 59 60 60 59 60 52 43 39 41 43 44 42 42 40 37 37 37
MIN/MAX RH 63 92 66 92 52 79 51 71 57
RH 66 77 88 90 68 86 85 75 54 65 74 77 54 63 69 68 59 67
WIND DIR S S S S SW SW N N N E SE N N NE N N NE NE
WIND SPD 10 12 12 13 16 10 11 14 10 4 4 5 9 10 11 16 14 11
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 0 5 70 70 10 0 5 10 10
RAIN SHWRS C L L C
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NCZ014-020800-
Buckland Elementary-Gates NC
36.37N 76.76W Elev. 25 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026
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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