EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Tue Jan 13 2026
VAZ098-132100-
Back Bay NWR RAWS-Virginia Beach VA
36.68N 75.93W Elev. 8 ft
850 AM EST Tue Jan 13 2026
Date Tue 01/13/26 Wed 01/14/26 Thu 01/15/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 56 43 56 34 41
TEMP 44 52 53 48 47 45 44 43 48 53 54 51 49 47 43 36 37 38 38 34
DEWPT 28 31 31 34 34 32 32 32 35 37 39 40 40 40 38 35 29 23 20 18
MIN/MAX RH 42 64 53 91 47
RH 52 43 42 59 60 60 62 66 59 53 55 67 73 76 83 95 72 55 47 51
WIND DIR SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 23 21 20 20 21 22 22 22 22 21 21 21 22 24 28 31 32 31 31 31
WIND SPD 8 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 12 11 10 10 10 12 16 17 16 16 16
CLOUDS CL FW CL CL CL CL CL SC B1 B2 OV B2 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 4 24 3 5 4 3 4 32 65 86 89 83 49 65 77 78 72 49 36 24
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 20 40 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C
SNOWSHWRS C C
MIX HGT 1600 500 400 1000 800 1000 3100 4500 5000
T WIND DIR S SW SW SW S SW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 13 16 16 18 19 19 24 23 19
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD GD
ADI 27 16 19 25 22 19 64 65 61
MAX LVORI 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 2
STABILITY D D D D D D D D D
CEILING 20800 23500 30000 20800 10200 5700 2800 30000 30000
PRESSURE 30.05 29.96 29.87 29.82 29.67 29.59 29.57 29.76 29.79
Date Fri 01/16/26Sat 01/17/26Sun 01/18/26Mon 01/19/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 26 41 35 51 34 44 27 41
TEMP 29 27 38 38 37 37 49 45 40 35 42 39 34 28 38 37
DEWPT 15 15 16 21 24 26 33 35 30 27 27 25 24 22 21 22
MAX/MIN RH 60 41 65 54 71 51 75 45
RH 55 59 41 50 58 65 55 67 67 72 54 59 65 78 50 54
WIND DIR NW NW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W
WIND SPD 16 10 10 11 12 11 12 8 10 10 12 11 12 11 12 10
AVG CLOUDS FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 5 0 0 10 10 20 10 5
RAIN S S
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NCZ014-132100-
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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