EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
510 PM EDT SAT SEP 25 2021
NCZ014-260900-
BUCKLAND ELEMENTARY-GATES NC
36.37N 76.76W ELEV. 25 FT
510 PM EDT SAT SEP 25 2021
DATE 09/25/21 SUN 09/26/21 MON 09/27/21 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 55 77 53 81 59
TEMP 64 59 56 55 57 70 74 73 63 58 55 53 54 73 79 78 68 64 62 60 61
DEWPT 54 54 53 52 54 53 50 51 53 51 51 50 52 56 55 56 57 57 56 55 57
MAX/MIN RH 93 43 95 42 90
RH 71 83 88 90 90 55 43 46 70 77 84 90 90 55 44 47 69 78 81 83 87
WIND DIR W W W NW NW N NW NW NW SW SW W W SW SW SW S S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 27 25 25 29 32 34 32 30 31 23 23 25 25 23 23 22 19 19 21 22 22
WIND SPD 2 3 3 3 3 8 6 5 2 1 2 3 2 3 5 4 3 3 3 3 3
CLOUDS SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 46 4 5 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 8 11 8 4 5 5 7 7
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 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4
MIX HGT 300 500 4700 5100 300 300 3600 3900 400 300
T WIND DIR SW W NW NW W SW SW SW S SW
T WIND SPD 3 6 12 8 3 3 9 10 8 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR FR PR PR
ADI 2 5 50 45 2 4 41 47 4 6
MAX LVORI 7 6 4 3 6 8 4 3 5 6
STABILITY B F F B B F F B B F
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 20800 14800 15900 14800
PRESSURE 29.90 29.92 30.0 29.97 30.02 30.04 30.07 30.0 29.97 29.94
DATE 09/28 WED 09/29/21 THU 09/30/21 FRI 10/01/21 SAT 10/02/21
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 61 78 55 75 53 74 53 75
TEMP 84 74 66 64 76 67 59 58 73 64 57 56 72 63 57 56 73 64
DEWPT 61 63 61 61 63 58 55 54 54 54 52 53 54 54 53 53 56 56
MIN/MAX RH 46 93 55 91 47 93 50 93 51
RH 47 70 84 90 63 74 84 88 52 71 84 90 53 72 86 90 55 75
WIND DIR SW SW W N N N N N N NE N N N NE W N NW NE
WIND SPD 8 3 3 3 6 3 3 4 8 4 3 5 9 4 4 5 6 3
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 10 20 20 10 5 5 10 5 10
RAIN SHWRS S S S
TSTMS S
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NCZ015-260900-
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
LAL(CAT)............................LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL
HAINES(CAT).........................HAINES INDEX
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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