EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Fri Dec 5 2025
NCZ014-060900-
Buckland Elementary-Gates NC
36.37N 76.76W Elev. 25 ft
410 PM EST Fri Dec 5 2025
Date 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 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
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 36 48 27 52 32
TEMP 41 39 38 37 37 40 45 46 40 38 34 30 29 41 50 50 41 38 36 35 33
DEWPT 41 39 37 36 36 38 39 40 40 37 33 30 29 36 38 39 39 38 36 35 33
MAX/MIN RH 100 76 100 60 100
RH 100100 97 97 95 91 79 79 99 99 98100100 82 63 66 93100100100100
WIND DIR N N NW NW NW W W W W W NW N N NE SE SE E NW NW N N
WIND DIR DEG 35 34 33 33 31 29 27 26 25 26 31 35 02 06 12 12 09 33 33 35 00
WIND SPD 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 5
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 99 97 97 97 98 94 92 93 59 30 24 33 38 36 52 52 53 52 58 77 77
VSBY 2 2 4 3 2 6 7 7 9 9 7 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 0 5 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
DRIZZLE
RAIN C
Obvis PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF
MIX HGT 1200 1200 1500 1400 400 400 2000 1800 600 1200
T WIND DIR N NW NW W W N N N N N
T WIND SPD 11 8 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 6 12 18 16 1 0 0 0 0 0
MAX LVORI 9 9 6 10 10 10 10 9 10 10
STABILITY F F C C F F B C F F
CEILING 1000 1000 2400 14800 26600 22000 23500 14900 8000 5500
PRESSURE 29.94 29.90 29.94 29.89 30.01 30.03 30.04 29.97 29.92 29.85
Date 12/08Tue 12/09/25Wed 12/10/25Thu 12/11/25Fri 12/12/25
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 44 23 45 28 54 38 54 34 52
TEMP 42 33 27 24 43 36 30 31 52 48 42 39 52 43 40 35 50 40
DEWPT 28 23 20 20 25 27 26 28 35 38 37 37 35 35 31 30 30 31
MIN/MAX RH 57 85 46 88 52 94 50 85 44
RH 58 67 73 83 48 70 85 88 54 70 82 93 53 72 71 83 47 70
WIND DIR N N N N W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW W W W NW
WIND SPD 10 8 4 3 3 2 3 3 9 6 6 4 8 4 3 4 6 3
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 10 0 0 5 20 20 10 10
RAIN C C S S
SNOW C
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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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