EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Mon Feb 2 2026
VAZ098-030900-
Back Bay NWR RAWS-Virginia Beach VA
36.68N 75.93W Elev. 8 ft
410 PM EST Mon Feb 2 2026
Date 02/02/26 Tue 02/03/26 Wed 02/04/26 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
EST 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 25 43 35 40 28
TEMP 30 28 28 27 27 34 41 42 38 37 38 37 37 39 39 38 35 34 32 30 28
DEWPT 20 20 20 21 20 26 29 31 33 33 34 35 37 37 36 33 31 30 27 25 24
MAX/MIN RH 79 62 97 84 89
RH 64 73 74 77 76 73 63 67 81 85 86 92 99 93 88 84 88 86 83 82 83
WIND DIR W SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N N N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 26 24 24 24 25 25 22 21 20 21 22 23 27 33 00 01 01 01 00 00 00
WIND SPD 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 9 11 10 10 11 11 11 12
CLOUDS CL FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1
CLOUDS(%) 0 9 19 12 13 22 13 60 92 88 83 87 77 69 84 86 92 92 88 80 65
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 5 60 40 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.05 0.02 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C C L L C C C
SNOW S S C C C S S
MIX HGT 600 500 2200 2100 600 600 1800 1800 1800 2000
T WIND DIR W SW W SW SW S NE N N N
T WIND SPD 9 11 9 9 8 4 11 20 21 24
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR
ADI 8 12 20 21 6 5 35 38 26 48
MAX LVORI 4 4 4 5 5 9 9 5 4 4
STABILITY F E B C E E D D D D
CEILING 30000 30000 20800 10800 17100 2200 1000 1000 1600 4000
PRESSURE 30.22 30.23 30.26 30.20 30.19 30.13 30.14 30.13 30.11 30.05
Date 02/05Fri 02/06/26Sat 02/07/26Sun 02/08/26Mon 02/09/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 34 26 43 26 34 22 34 25 37
TEMP 33 30 28 27 40 40 37 27 32 29 26 25 34 32 30 26 36 35
DEWPT 23 21 21 20 22 30 31 24 16 15 14 16 19 21 22 23 25 24
MIN/MAX RH 62 79 49 89 47 70 54 88 59
RH 66 69 75 74 49 68 79 88 52 55 61 69 55 62 72 88 63 65
WIND DIR N N N W SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 13 10 8 6 10 9 12 19 19 17 13 10 10 8 10 10 10 9
AVG CLOUDS SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR 5 0 10 5 5 5 5 5 5
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NCZ014-030900-
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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