EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Tue Jan 13 2026
NCZ014-132100-
Buckland Elementary-Gates NC
36.37N 76.76W Elev. 25 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 59 36 58 32 41
TEMP 43 55 56 46 43 41 38 37 49 55 58 51 47 46 39 33 36 39 39 30
DEWPT 24 23 23 25 24 24 25 25 28 29 32 35 35 35 34 29 21 15 12 10
MIN/MAX RH 28 59 35 84 33
RH 46 30 28 43 47 50 59 61 45 37 38 54 62 66 83 84 55 37 33 43
WIND DIR SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 22 22 21 19 20 21 21 21 21 22 21 21 22 25 29 31 31 31 31 31
WIND SPD 4 9 6 3 4 4 3 3 8 9 9 5 4 4 6 8 12 11 10 3
CLOUDS FW CL CL CL CL CL CL SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 10 2 3 3 1 1 4 30 60 80 81 68 38 67 77 76 66 45 18 11
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 10 40 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C S
SNOWSHWRS C S S
MIX HGT 2700 300 300 1900 1700 1400 2100 4700 5800
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 14 9 9 14 18 12 23 20 13
SMOKE DISP FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD
ADI 53 5 7 39 34 14 32 58 58
MAX LVORI 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 3 2
STABILITY C F F C D E E D D
CEILING 27000 26600 30000 18200 8500 10800 2400 30000 30000
PRESSURE 30.0 29.90 29.81 29.76 29.62 29.54 29.55 29.75 29.75
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 17 41 27 51 26 45 21 41
TEMP 22 19 39 35 31 29 50 41 35 27 43 36 29 22 40 34
DEWPT 6 7 8 12 16 18 26 29 24 20 19 18 16 13 14 15
MAX/MIN RH 61 25 62 40 70 35 68 31
RH 48 60 27 38 52 62 40 62 63 73 38 47 58 68 35 45
WIND DIR NW W SW S SW S SW SW W W W W W W W W
WIND SPD 3 3 8 3 3 3 9 3 2 3 8 3 3 3 6 3
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 5 20 10 5
RAIN S
SNOW S
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NCZ015-132100-
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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