EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Sat Dec 6 2025
NCZ014-070900-
Buckland Elementary-Gates NC
36.37N 76.76W Elev. 25 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 27 51 31 39 21
TEMP 39 36 32 30 28 39 48 48 38 34 33 34 36 38 38 35 32 30 26 22 22
DEWPT 38 34 31 29 28 35 37 38 38 34 33 33 33 34 30 26 25 22 20 20 19
MAX/MIN RH 100 62 100 70 89
RH 98 96 96 98100 84 65 69100100100 98 89 84 73 70 75 72 79 89 87
WIND DIR W N N N N E S S N N N N N N N N N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 27 00 00 00 00 09 16 19 35 00 34 00 01 02 02 01 01 00 35 35 34
WIND SPD 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 5 9 9 9 5 4 3 3 2
CLOUDS OV SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 100 27 45 63 64 52 43 39 48 53 76 90 93 87 82 81 70 55 32 14 9
VSBY 8 8 3 3 2 6 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 40 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.06 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C C C
SNOW C C
Obvis PF PF
MIX HGT 400 400 2000 2000 400 1300 3000 3000 1000 500
T WIND DIR NW N NE SW NW N N N N N
T WIND SPD 3 0 1 1 2 9 18 21 9 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 3 1 5 5 2 24 61 60 10 6
MAX LVORI 10 10 9 10 10 10 4 3 5 6
STABILITY F F C B F F D D E F
CEILING 1000 1000 1000 20200 8900 7200 1700 3800 5500 20800
PRESSURE 30.0 30.05 30.10 30.03 30.04 30.01 30.09 30.13 30.21 30.19
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 45 28 54 37 54 36 52 26 42
TEMP 42 35 30 31 51 49 44 38 52 44 42 40 51 40 33 27 40 32
DEWPT 24 28 26 28 36 38 37 35 34 37 36 39 38 33 26 22 18 18
MIN/MAX RH 48 90 52 89 47 100 59 85 39
RH 48 75 87 88 56 66 76 88 49 76 78 96 62 75 75 81 41 55
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW SW W W W S SW W W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 3 2 3 4 9 6 4 4 6 3 3 4 5 4 3 4 9 4
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 10 30 30 20 5
RAIN S C C S 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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