EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri May 23 2025
VAZ098-240800-
Back Bay NWR RAWS-Virginia Beach VA
36.68N 75.93W Elev. 8 ft
510 PM EDT Fri May 23 2025
Date 05/23/25 Sat 05/24/25 Sun 05/25/25 Mon
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 57 76 61 72 60
TEMP 69 64 61 59 60 68 74 74 69 66 63 62 64 68 70 69 65 63 62 61 62
DEWPT 51 50 49 48 49 49 49 51 55 57 55 54 54 54 53 53 55 58 58 58 58
MAX/MIN RH 72 42 78 55 91
RH 53 60 64 68 67 50 42 45 59 72 75 78 69 60 55 57 70 83 87 91 86
WIND DIR W NW NW W W W W W SE E N N N N NE E SE SE E NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 27 30 30 28 28 28 28 27 14 10 00 01 01 00 03 10 12 11 08 03 04
WIND SPD 10 9 9 8 8 9 9 8 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 9
CLOUDS FW CL FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%) 22 3 7 10 3 2 6 26 48 35 16 15 13 17 25 53 77 77 77 77 67
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 20 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.04
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S L L L L C
MIX HGT 600 800 7100 7300 1000 2200 3500 2900 1300 2000
T WIND DIR W NW W W W N NW S SE SE
T WIND SPD 17 16 18 18 4 12 9 6 12 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR VG VG PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 16 20 120 120 4 32 36 24 9 34
MAX LVORI 3 3 1 3 4 4 3 3 5 6
STABILITY E E B B F F B A E E
CEILING 5500 30000 24900 30000 5500 11700 9800 8000 5500 4000
PRESSURE 30.0 30.03 30.10 30.06 30.09 30.13 30.20 30.15 30.14 30.11
Date 05/26Tue 05/27/25Wed 05/28/25Thu 05/29/25Fri 05/30/25
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 69 61 71 64 74 66 77 66 80
TEMP 69 64 62 65 70 66 67 68 73 69 69 70 76 72 70 70 77 73
DEWPT 55 55 55 56 58 60 62 65 66 66 66 68 68 68 67 68 69 68
MIN/MAX RH 60 78 66 90 80 95 75 97 73
RH 62 71 76 74 67 81 84 88 80 88 90 93 76 87 90 93 74 85
WIND DIR NE E E E E E E E E E SE E E SE S S S S
WIND SPD 9 5 4 8 10 10 9 11 12 10 8 8 8 5 4 5 8 5
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 30 10 50 80 70 50 30 30 40
RAIN SHWRS C S S C L D L L C C C C C C S C
TSTMS S S S C
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NCZ014-240800-
Buckland Elementary-Gates NC
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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