EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
510 PM EDT FRI JUN 18 2021
NCZ014-190900-
BUCKLAND ELEMENTARY-GATES NC
36.37N 76.76W ELEV. 25 FT
510 PM EDT FRI JUN 18 2021
DATE 06/18/21 SAT 06/19/21 SUN 06/20/21 MON
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 68 95 73 90 73
TEMP 79 73 70 69 74 86 93 95 87 79 76 74 77 84 89 90 84 78 76 74 76
DEWPT 60 63 63 64 67 69 67 67 69 68 67 66 67 69 69 68 69 69 70 71 73
MAX/MIN RH 84 40 76 49 93
RH 52 72 78 84 79 57 43 41 55 69 74 76 71 61 52 50 61 75 82 90 90
WIND DIR S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S
WIND DIR DEG 18 18 20 22 23 24 24 23 21 22 23 24 24 24 23 23 21 21 20 19 18
WIND SPD 5 6 5 5 8 10 10 11 6 6 5 5 6 10 11 12 9 5 4 4 6
CLOUDS FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 11 19 25 27 21 17 21 34 35 32 43 49 54 60 66 59 63 59 69 74 81
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 5 10 20 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C C C
TSTMS S S S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2
HAINES 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4
MIX HGT 700 1000 6000 6300 1100 1300 4900 4800 900 1500
T WIND DIR S SW W SW SW SW SW SW S S
T WIND SPD 9 11 19 17 9 12 21 21 11 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR VG VG PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 6 21 71 74 7 28 67 72 14 24
MAX LVORI 4 5 3 3 3 4 3 2 4 6
STABILITY B F F B B F D C B E
CEILING 30000 5500 8200 5500 15400 15900 5800 10800 11700 9800
PRESSURE 29.92 29.89 29.87 29.79 29.80 29.84 29.88 29.84 29.84 29.82
DATE 06/21 TUE 06/22/21 WED 06/23/21 THU 06/24/21 FRI 06/25/21
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 85 73 89 64 78 59 81 60 83
TEMP 85 81 75 77 87 80 70 68 77 71 63 64 79 73 63 65 81 76
DEWPT 73 73 72 74 73 70 68 65 61 59 58 61 59 61 61 65 64 65
MIN/MAX RH 65 96 57 100 54 94 47 100 52
RH 67 76 89 90 62 72 93 91 59 66 84 90 50 66 93100 56 69
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW W NW N N E E NE E E E NE E SE
WIND SPD 9 6 5 8 11 5 3 4 5 3 1 3 5 4 1 2 4 4
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC FW SC FW SC SC B1
POP 12HR 50 20 60 60 20 10 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS C C S S L L C S S S
TSTMS S C S L L 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
LAL(CAT)............................LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL
HAINES(CAT).........................HAINES INDEX
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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