EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat Sep 5 2026
NCZ014-060800-
Buckland Elementary-Gates NC
36.37N 76.76W Elev. 25 ft
510 PM EDT Sat Sep 5 2026
Date 09/05/26 Sun 09/06/26 Mon 09/07/26 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 69 83 64 83 60
TEMP 78 74 71 70 71 78 81 81 74 70 68 65 67 76 81 81 73 67 64 62 64
DEWPT 73 72 71 70 70 69 67 67 66 65 65 64 66 65 64 62 63 61 60 59 61
MAX/MIN RH 100 59 100 49 96
RH 79 94 97100 99 74 64 60 76 85 90 97 97 69 56 53 72 82 87 89 89
WIND DIR E E NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 08 08 03 02 04 06 05 06 06 05 04 03 04 06 06 07 09 08 07 05 03
WIND SPD 3 1 1 2 3 6 8 8 4 3 2 3 3 9 9 9 3 1 1 1 2
CLOUDS B2 B1 SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 73 69 44 53 49 57 46 40 27 7 7 7 8 12 20 15 6 2 1 1 1
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 50 30 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.50 0.05 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C S S C C S S
TSTMS C S
MIX HGT 1100 900 3900 3800 600 900 4700 4700 500 400
T WIND DIR E NE E E NE NE NE E NE NE
T WIND SPD 5 5 11 10 4 6 12 11 6 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 3 9 64 63 3 10 70 69 4 6
MAX LVORI 9 10 4 4 6 9 4 3 6 8
STABILITY F F C B F F B B F F
CEILING 6300 4000 4000 3200 4000 7200 30000 3200 12900 1700
PRESSURE 29.79 29.80 29.85 29.85 29.93 29.97 30.05 30.04 30.10 30.11
Date 09/08Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26
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 85 62 88 68 93 70 86 64 86
TEMP 82 75 64 65 86 79 71 71 91 83 74 71 84 77 67 67 85 77
DEWPT 59 62 61 63 64 66 66 67 69 70 67 66 66 66 64 65 64 66
MIN/MAX RH 41 97 45 91 46 88 50 97 48
RH 46 64 90 93 47 64 83 88 50 65 80 85 55 69 89 92 51 68
WIND DIR E SE N N SW S SW SW SW S W N N NE N NE E E
WIND SPD 3 2 0 0 4 4 4 5 9 4 3 3 3 2 0 1 3 2
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 20 20 10 20
RAIN SHWRS 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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