EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue Oct 7 2025
NCZ014-080800-
Buckland Elementary-Gates NC
36.37N 76.76W Elev. 25 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Oct 7 2025
Date 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 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 66 78 53 67 52
TEMP 73 70 68 68 68 76 77 74 66 62 59 55 53 63 67 65 59 56 55 54 54
DEWPT 65 67 66 66 67 69 68 68 64 56 51 48 48 49 49 49 48 47 47 48 49
MAX/MIN RH 99 74 92 52 85
RH 76 90 92 93 98 80 74 83 90 81 76 77 82 60 53 55 67 72 74 79 82
WIND DIR S S S S S SW W NW N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 16 18 18 19 20 22 25 32 01 01 01 01 01 03 04 04 04 05 04 03 04
WIND SPD 5 4 3 3 3 5 5 6 9 5 6 8 8 10 11 10 8 5 4 4 5
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 52 62 67 72 77 82 90 88 70 46 29 20 9 13 30 26 32 33 39 41 38
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 6 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 70 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.23 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C L L L
TSTMS S C
MIX HGT 500 700 2200 2100 700 1000 4700 4500 600 1000
T WIND DIR S S SW N N N NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 6 10 16 14 9 8 18 18 9 16
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 6 19 32 37 8 10 82 84 8 20
MAX LVORI 6 6 5 6 6 5 3 3 3 4
STABILITY E E D D D E C C F F
CEILING 4000 3400 2400 1900 10300 30000 30000 3200 3200 2400
PRESSURE 30.06 30.01 30.01 29.97 30.11 30.20 30.29 30.31 30.37 30.38
Date 10/10Sat 10/11/25Sun 10/12/25Mon 10/13/25Tue 10/14/25
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 69 57 70 58 68 55 68 55 71
TEMP 69 61 59 60 69 64 61 59 67 62 58 57 68 61 57 57 70 62
DEWPT 53 54 55 58 59 59 58 58 57 56 54 55 55 55 53 54 57 57
MIN/MAX RH 57 95 70 100 68 94 63 95 61
RH 57 77 87 92 70 85 91 98 69 81 87 93 64 80 85 91 63 83
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N NE N N N NE N
WIND SPD 9 4 3 6 10 9 8 10 11 9 6 8 10 6 4 5 8 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 5 30 40 40 30 20 10 10
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C S S S S
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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