EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
511 PM EDT Tue Jul 29 2025
NCZ014-300800-
Buckland Elementary-Gates NC
36.37N 76.76W Elev. 25 ft
511 PM EDT Tue Jul 29 2025
Date 07/29/25 Wed 07/30/25 Thu 07/31/25 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 72 93 74 91 75
TEMP 84 78 75 74 78 88 92 91 84 79 77 76 79 86 89 87 81 77 76 76 78
DEWPT 75 74 73 73 76 75 72 71 74 74 74 74 77 76 76 76 77 76 75 76 77
MAX/MIN RH 98 52 97 66 100
RH 74 89 93 97 95 67 53 53 73 85 91 94 94 72 66 71 88 97 97100 99
WIND DIR SE SE N N N S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW W
WIND DIR DEG 12 14 00 00 00 15 15 15 14 16 17 18 20 20 19 18 18 18 20 22 28
WIND SPD 2 1 0 0 0 2 3 3 2 2 2 1 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
CLOUDS SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%) 30 15 21 22 35 24 21 33 32 26 28 46 45 47 67 67 72 72 61 71 69
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 5 50 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.22 0.73
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C L L C C C
TSTMS S C C C C S
MIX HGT 400 500 4900 4900 400 600 4700 4100 400 1000
T WIND DIR SE S SW S S S S SW S SW
T WIND SPD 4 4 3 4 6 5 9 12 6 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 4 7 14 24 4 8 55 52 4 17
MAX LVORI 7 10 4 3 6 9 5 6 9 9
STABILITY F F A A F F A C F F
CEILING 7200 15900 23500 6300 15500 14800 13400 6300 4700 300
PRESSURE 29.92 29.93 29.96 29.88 29.92 29.90 29.92 29.87 29.89 29.88
Date 08/01Sat 08/02/25Sun 08/03/25Mon 08/04/25Tue 08/05/25
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 85 71 79 67 81 67 81 69 85
TEMP 82 76 72 72 78 73 69 71 80 74 69 71 79 75 70 73 83 77
DEWPT 77 75 71 71 68 67 65 67 65 66 66 68 69 69 69 71 71 71
MIN/MAX RH 82 100 71 90 60 94 73 97 66
RH 85 96 97 97 72 82 89 87 60 76 89 92 74 83 97 93 66 82
WIND DIR N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE N N NE E
WIND SPD 5 4 4 8 10 5 3 4 8 4 2 3 5 3 1 2 4 3
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1
POP 12HR 80 50 30 10 20 20 20 20 30
RAIN SHWRS C D C S S C S S S S S C
TSTMS S C C C S
$$
NCZ015-300800-
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
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS