EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026
NCZ014-102000-
Buckland Elementary-Gates NC
36.37N 76.76W Elev. 25 ft
510 AM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026
Date Mon 08/10/26 Tue 08/11/26 Wed 08/12/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 94 75 95 74 94
TEMP 78 88 92 93 84 80 79 76 79 87 92 92 86 80 78 75 78 86 91 91 85
DEWPT 74 74 73 73 74 73 73 72 73 74 74 73 73 74 73 72 73 73 73 73 74
MIN/MAX RH 52 87 51 90 53
RH 88 63 54 52 72 79 82 87 83 65 56 54 65 82 85 90 85 65 56 56 70
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW W W W W W SW W W W NW W W S
WIND DIR DEG 24 24 24 23 20 21 22 24 25 29 26 26 25 23 29 27 27 30 27 26 19
WIND SPD 3 4 6 6 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 2 2 3 2 2 4 4 4 1
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 35 38 38 35 15 11 17 23 15 6 54 54 63 63 38 40 32 23 48 48 55
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 5 30 40 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.03 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C S S C
TSTMS S C C C C S S C
MIX HGT 5200 5000 500 600 5400 5000 400 700 5000 5100
T WIND DIR SW SW SW W W W W W W W
T WIND SPD 10 12 11 9 8 11 6 6 10 11
SMOKE DISP FR FR PR PR FR FR PR PR FR FR
ADI 75 78 5 9 71 72 4 8 83 83
MAX LVORI 4 3 4 5 4 3 5 6 4 3
STABILITY A B F F A B F F A A
CEILING 13800 11700 30000 18000 10800 8000 8900 11700 9800 9800
PRESSURE 30.02 29.93 29.94 29.94 29.93 29.88 29.87 29.86 29.87 29.82
Date Thu 08/13/26Fri 08/14/26Sat 08/15/26Sun 08/16/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 73 94 76 92 71 86 69 88
TEMP 77 77 92 87 79 78 90 83 75 73 84 80 72 72 86 82
DEWPT 73 74 74 75 74 74 73 74 72 71 70 70 69 70 71 71
MAX/MIN RH 94 53 90 57 97 61 95 57
RH 87 90 56 68 85 88 59 73 90 93 63 73 90 93 61 70
WIND DIR SW SW W S SW W W NE N NE NE E N S SW S
WIND SPD 1 2 4 2 1 1 3 2 0 1 4 2 0 1 3 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 30 5 10 40 50 30 20 30
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C S C
TSTMS C C C S 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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