EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Sat Dec 6 2025
VAZ098-070900-
Back Bay NWR RAWS-Virginia Beach VA
36.68N 75.93W Elev. 8 ft
410 PM EST Sat Dec 6 2025
Date 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue
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 38 51 40 44 33
TEMP 41 40 39 39 40 45 49 50 46 44 42 42 43 43 42 39 38 37 34 35 34
DEWPT 39 39 38 37 36 39 40 40 41 41 41 40 38 37 36 33 32 31 30 30 31
MAX/MIN RH 98 68 95 76 87
RH 92 94 95 91 86 79 71 69 84 91 94 93 82 80 78 79 77 79 85 82 88
WIND DIR NW NW NW N NE NE SE S S W NW N N N N N N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 30 31 31 35 02 06 13 16 17 27 33 35 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 00
WIND SPD 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 3 4 10 16 18 18 18 18 16 13 10 9
CLOUDS OV B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%) 100 56 34 41 46 46 42 46 59 60 70 88 91 90 88 85 83 75 63 51 37
VSBY 8 8 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 40 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.08 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C C C C S S
SNOW C S S
MIX HGT 1800 900 2800 2700 1000 2700 3300 3800 3700 2700
T WIND DIR NW N E S NW N N NE NE N
T WIND SPD 9 9 6 4 5 18 28 27 20 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD PR
ADI 7 9 17 17 6 57 76 77 33 27
MAX LVORI 8 8 5 7 9 6 4 3 4 4
STABILITY E F B B F D D D D D
CEILING 1000 20800 23500 15100 9800 7200 1000 1800 1700 1700
PRESSURE 30.02 30.07 30.13 30.06 30.07 30.02 30.12 30.17 30.23 30.20
Date 12/09Wed 12/10/25Thu 12/11/25Fri 12/12/25Sat 12/13/25
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 46 37 55 43 53 42 51 34 42
TEMP 44 42 37 39 52 51 47 43 51 47 47 45 51 44 39 34 40 36
DEWPT 31 34 33 34 40 42 41 39 39 39 40 42 42 36 31 29 25 24
MIN/MAX RH 59 84 59 84 62 92 71 82 51
RH 61 74 84 83 62 71 77 84 63 74 76 92 74 73 74 81 55 62
WIND DIR NW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 5 5 9 11 16 14 13 11 10 9 10 10 11 12 14 16 16 17
AVG CLOUDS SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 10 30 30 20 10
RAIN S C C C S S
SNOW S
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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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