EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat Jun 20 2026
NCZ014-210800-
Buckland Elementary-Gates NC
36.37N 76.76W Elev. 25 ft
510 PM EDT Sat Jun 20 2026
Date 06/20/26 Sun 06/21/26 Mon 06/22/26 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 65 92 72 94 75
TEMP 80 72 68 66 72 84 89 91 85 79 76 73 77 87 92 93 87 81 79 76 79
DEWPT 58 58 59 59 62 60 59 59 65 64 65 67 70 68 68 67 70 70 71 71 71
MAX/MIN RH 78 34 86 41 85
RH 47 61 73 78 71 44 37 34 51 61 70 83 80 54 46 42 56 68 77 85 77
WIND DIR SW S S SW W W W W SE SE S S S S S SW S S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 23 19 19 23 27 28 26 26 13 15 18 19 19 20 20 21 20 20 21 21 23
WIND SPD 2 1 2 1 1 3 5 5 1 2 2 3 3 10 10 11 9 6 4 4 4
CLOUDS FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 20 4 12 4 2 13 16 18 27 30 11 18 27 17 47 47 63 63 31 33 40
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 20 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.06
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C S
TSTMS S S C S
MIX HGT 400 500 7600 8300 400 1300 6100 6000 500 1900
T WIND DIR S SW W W SE S SW S S SW
T WIND SPD 3 3 10 10 4 9 19 23 18 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD VG PR PR VG VG PR PR
ADI 2 4 112 120 3 22 100 107 19 22
MAX LVORI 3 4 3 2 3 6 3 2 4 5
STABILITY F F A A F F B C D F
CEILING 10800 5500 10300 30000 30000 30000 30000 20500 4000 4700
PRESSURE 29.84 29.84 29.87 29.85 29.89 29.89 29.92 29.87 29.87 29.85
Date 06/23Wed 06/24/26Thu 06/25/26Fri 06/26/26Sat 06/27/26
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 91 68 89 69 89 70 91 71 92
TEMP 89 82 71 73 87 82 71 74 87 83 73 74 89 84 74 75 90 85
DEWPT 68 69 67 66 63 65 66 68 66 68 69 70 68 70 70 70 67 69
MIN/MAX RH 46 90 42 90 47 91 49 89 46
RH 50 65 87 80 44 56 84 82 50 61 87 87 50 63 86 84 48 59
WIND DIR W N N N NE SE N N SE SE N N SW S N N SW S
WIND SPD 5 1 0 1 3 3 0 0 4 3 0 0 3 1 0 0 3 1
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 50 30 10 20 40 40 40 20 40
RAIN SHWRS S C C S S C C C S C C S S C
TSTMS S C S C C C S 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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