EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
950 AM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026
NCZ014-122000-
Buckland Elementary-Gates NC
36.37N 76.76W Elev. 25 ft
950 AM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026
Date Thu 03/12/26 Fri 03/13/26 Sat 03/14/26
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 73 29 59 43 68
TEMP 68 44 37 37 36 33 30 31 47 56 59 54 51 50 46 45 59 66 67 54
DEWPT 57 40 34 33 32 31 30 30 27 28 29 35 40 41 40 39 35 33 33 36
MIN/MAX RH 68 100 32 82 27
RH 68 85 89 85 85 93100 96 46 34 32 48 66 72 78 79 40 29 28 50
WIND DIR W N N N NW NW W S S S S S SW SW SW W W W S E
WIND DIR DEG 27 00 34 34 30 31 29 18 17 19 20 20 22 23 24 25 28 29 17 10
WIND SPD 11 14 10 3 2 2 2 1 4 8 10 5 4 3 3 2 2 3 3 2
CLOUDS B2 OV OV FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 84 99 97 20 10 18 23 31 10 13 37 18 7 12 13 19 38 42 44 40
VSBY 6 4 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 100 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.62 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN D D
RAIN SHWRS L
SNOW D
TSTMS S
MIX HGT 2800 800 300 3700 3800 1600 1000 4600 5200
T WIND DIR N W SW S S SW SW W NW
T WIND SPD 25 4 2 8 17 11 9 10 3
SMOKE DISP GD PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR
ADI 77 4 2 50 79 5 8 46 30
MAX LVORI 5 8 10 5 2 3 5 3 2
STABILITY D F F B C F F B B
CEILING 1000 30000 30000 23500 30000 23500 23500 20800 26600
PRESSURE 29.96 30.17 30.18 30.26 30.11 30.01 30.02 30.11 30.14
Date Sun 03/15/26Mon 03/16/26Tue 03/17/26Wed 03/18/26
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 44 72 59 75 35 49 28 50
TEMP 46 48 70 65 61 63 72 65 44 37 47 40 33 30 48 42
DEWPT 40 44 54 56 60 62 63 53 34 26 19 18 19 20 19 24
MAX/MIN RH 91 54 100 61 73 29 68 29
RH 79 87 58 73 96 96 73 65 66 65 33 41 56 65 31 48
WIND DIR E E SE SE S S S SW NW NW W NW NW N N E
WIND SPD 2 3 9 4 4 9 12 10 5 4 8 3 2 2 4 2
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC
POP 12HR 5 20 70 90 50 10 5 5
RAIN SHWRS S C L D D C S
TSTMS S 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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