EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026
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Buckland Elementary-Gates NC
36.37N 76.76W Elev. 25 ft
510 PM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026
Date 07/11/26 Sun 07/12/26 Mon 07/13/26 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
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 73 84 71 81 69
TEMP 83 77 75 74 75 80 81 79 77 75 73 72 74 77 78 78 76 73 71 70 74
DEWPT 73 73 73 73 73 74 74 74 72 71 71 71 72 73 72 72 71 71 70 70 72
MAX/MIN RH 97 78 100 80 100
RH 71 87 96 97 94 83 78 84 85 88 93 96 93 87 83 81 84 92 97100 93
WIND DIR NE N N N N NE NE E E E E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 05 34 01 34 34 04 06 07 07 08 08 07 07 08 08 08 07 06 04 06 03
WIND SPD 2 1 1 1 1 3 4 4 3 3 2 3 3 4 5 5 3 2 1 1 2
CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 80 92 87 87 82 82 89 93 91 93 84 89 91 90 90 91 90 89 75 62 55
VSBY 6 6 7 7 7 6 5 4 7 7 7 6 4 4 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 70 80 70 80 20
QPF 12HR 0.25 0.27 0.28 0.46 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L L C C C L L L C C C L D D L L S S S
TSTMS C C C C C C L C C C C C S C C C S S
MIX HGT 700 1000 2300 2200 800 1200 2400 2300 700 900
T WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE E E NE N
T WIND SPD 5 6 9 16 6 10 16 11 3 2
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 3 9 37 44 7 26 41 37 3 2
MAX LVORI 8 8 5 4 6 8 4 5 8 10
STABILITY F F B C F F B C F F
CEILING 4000 300 300 1100 8000 7200 6200 2400 20800 23500
PRESSURE 29.88 29.93 29.98 30.01 30.05 30.05 30.09 30.09 30.09 30.09
Date 07/14Wed 07/15/26Thu 07/16/26Fri 07/17/26Sat 07/18/26
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 70 94 74 97 76 96 75 93
TEMP 86 82 72 75 91 87 77 78 95 90 79 79 94 89 78 78 91 87
DEWPT 71 71 70 72 71 73 71 71 70 72 70 71 69 71 70 72 71 71
MIN/MAX RH 60 96 49 86 42 81 43 84 51
RH 61 68 92 89 52 63 81 80 45 56 74 77 44 56 76 82 52 59
WIND DIR E SE N N W SW SW W SW S SW SW SW S SW SW SW S
WIND SPD 3 1 0 0 3 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 3 2 2 1 4 2
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL B1 SC FW FW B1
POP 12HR 20 0 5 0 5 5 30 20 30
RAIN SHWRS S S C S C
TSTMS S C S 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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