EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Mon May 11 2026
NCZ014-112000-
Buckland Elementary-Gates NC
36.37N 76.76W Elev. 25 ft
510 AM EDT Mon May 11 2026
Date Mon 05/11/26 Tue 05/12/26 Wed 05/13/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 68 46 72 51 78
TEMP 64 67 65 60 56 53 48 46 50 64 70 72 64 55 53 51 58 71 76 76 69
DEWPT 57 56 54 52 52 51 48 46 49 46 44 43 48 47 47 47 50 50 50 52 55
MIN/MAX RH 68 100 35 85 39
RH 78 70 68 75 87 93100100 95 52 39 35 56 74 80 85 75 48 40 43 60
WIND DIR N NE NE N N N N NW N N N NE SE SE S S S S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 02 02 03 02 02 00 34 33 34 01 00 05 13 15 17 19 19 20 20 19 18
WIND SPD 6 10 10 9 3 1 1 1 2 4 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 10 11 12 6
CLOUDS B1 B2 OV OV OV SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW CL FW SC B1 OV
CLOUDS(%) 61 87 94 92 91 50 40 41 19 2 4 10 6 2 2 8 5 12 39 54 95
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6
POP 12HR 40 10 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C D
TSTMS S
MIX HGT 3300 3000 1300 1200 7000 6900 500 1300 7200 6800
T WIND DIR N N N NW N W SE S S S
T WIND SPD 18 18 9 3 5 4 6 8 18 20
SMOKE DISP FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR VG VG
ADI 64 60 5 7 48 41 3 24 94 108
MAX LVORI 3 5 10 10 4 3 4 6 1 2
STABILITY C C F F A A F F B D
CEILING 8000 1000 1000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 4700
PRESSURE 29.98 30.01 30.06 30.09 30.15 30.09 30.11 30.05 30.02 29.84
Date Thu 05/14/26Fri 05/15/26Sat 05/16/26Sun 05/17/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 58 75 52 74 56 84 64 89
TEMP 60 60 73 67 55 55 71 67 57 61 82 78 66 67 87 81
DEWPT 58 59 51 51 47 48 47 51 49 53 55 58 56 59 60 61
MAX/MIN RH 100 41 83 39 80 38 78 37
RH 93 96 46 55 74 77 42 56 75 75 40 50 70 75 40 51
WIND DIR SW W NW NW NW NW NW N N SW SW SW SW SW SW S
WIND SPD 3 3 4 1 1 3 4 0 0 1 6 2 3 2 3 2
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 90 10 0 0 0 0 5 5
RAIN SHWRS D L
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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