EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue Jun 17 2025
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Buckland Elementary-Gates NC
36.37N 76.76W Elev. 25 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Jun 17 2025
Date 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25 Thu 06/19/25 Fri
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 74 93 77 93 71
TEMP 82 78 76 75 78 86 91 92 86 82 79 77 79 88 91 92 85 78 73 72 74
DEWPT 76 76 74 74 75 75 74 73 74 74 74 72 75 75 73 74 72 72 72 71 71
MAX/MIN RH 97 54 88 55 97
RH 82 94 94 97 91 70 57 54 69 77 84 85 88 66 57 55 66 82 96 97 90
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW W NW
WIND DIR DEG 20 20 21 21 23 24 24 23 22 22 22 22 22 25 25 22 22 24 24 26 30
WIND SPD 2 2 3 3 4 8 9 8 4 4 4 5 9 11 12 10 8 3 3 3 3
CLOUDS B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 52 44 39 25 19 17 16 8 23 12 9 8 7 6 31 34 70 70 72 63 56
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 7 7 7
POP 12HR 30 10 5 30 70
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0.08 0.30
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C L L C C
TSTMS C S C C S
MIX HGT 500 1500 4900 5100 600 1800 5700 5300 600 1000
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW NW
T WIND SPD 6 9 21 20 9 11 21 21 4 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD VG PR PR VG VG PR PR
ADI 4 24 120 120 5 34 106 112 6 20
MAX LVORI 6 8 4 3 5 5 3 3 8 8
STABILITY F F B B F F C C E F
CEILING 2400 1000 11400 30000 30000 4700 30000 30000 5200 20800
PRESSURE 29.89 29.93 29.96 29.92 29.92 29.94 29.94 29.86 29.86 29.93
Date 06/20Sat 06/21/25Sun 06/22/25Mon 06/23/25Tue 06/24/25
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 87 68 90 69 93 72 97 74 97
TEMP 85 79 71 74 88 80 72 75 91 84 75 78 95 87 77 80 95 88
DEWPT 67 70 68 70 66 69 69 72 70 72 70 73 72 76 73 75 74 76
MIN/MAX RH 53 96 47 99 47 91 46 94 49
RH 55 74 92 88 48 69 92 89 50 67 84 85 48 70 87 85 51 68
WIND DIR NW E SE SE SE SE S SW SW S SW SW NW SE SW W S S
WIND SPD 3 2 1 1 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
POP 12HR 20 5 5 5 5 0 0 5 5
RAIN SHWRS S
TSTMS 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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