EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
511 PM EDT Mon Jul 28 2025
VAZ098-290800-
Back Bay NWR RAWS-Virginia Beach VA
36.68N 75.93W Elev. 8 ft
511 PM EDT Mon Jul 28 2025
Date 07/28/25 Tue 07/29/25 Wed 07/30/25 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
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 78 88 77 89 78
TEMP 83 81 80 78 80 85 86 85 83 80 79 78 80 85 86 86 83 81 80 79 81
DEWPT 79 79 77 77 78 77 76 76 77 76 75 75 77 75 76 75 76 77 76 76 77
MAX/MIN RH 97 71 94 68 93
RH 88 94 93 97 95 78 73 74 82 87 89 92 91 74 70 70 80 86 88 91 90
WIND DIR SE S S W NW NE E SE SE S S SW SW S SE SE S S S SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 12 16 19 27 32 06 09 12 14 16 19 22 22 16 14 15 16 18 20 21 21
WIND SPD 3 2 2 2 2 3 5 5 4 3 3 2 2 3 8 9 9 6 5 4 4
CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 13 15 18 33 34 25 26 21 20 13 15 17 15 13 16 16 12 21 32 41 46
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 500 700 2300 2200 500 800 2300 2100 800 1400
T WIND DIR SE W NE SE S SW S S S SW
T WIND SPD 4 2 4 6 9 5 6 14 12 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 2 3 20 19 4 6 27 31 10 18
MAX LVORI 8 9 6 5 6 8 5 4 5 6
STABILITY F F A B F F A B E F
CEILING 30000 30000 26600 30000 26600 25700 26600 26600 26600 300
PRESSURE 30.01 30.01 30.03 30.01 30.01 30.01 30.04 30.01 30.01 29.98
Date 07/31Fri 08/01/25Sat 08/02/25Sun 08/03/25Mon 08/04/25
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 89 77 84 74 80 74 80 74 81
TEMP 86 82 79 79 82 78 76 76 78 76 75 76 78 76 75 76 79 77
DEWPT 77 77 76 77 76 75 73 72 69 67 64 65 64 64 65 67 67 68
MIN/MAX RH 73 94 81 91 69 75 59 75 65
RH 75 86 91 94 82 89 89 87 74 74 70 69 61 67 71 75 67 73
WIND DIR S S S NW NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E NE E E
WIND SPD 9 9 6 9 10 11 12 16 17 16 12 14 14 10 8 9 11 9
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 40 60 70 50 30 10 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS C L L C L C C C C S
TSTMS C C C S C C S S
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NCZ014-290800-
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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