EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026
NCZ014-202000-
Buckland Elementary-Gates NC
36.37N 76.76W Elev. 25 ft
510 AM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026
Date Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26
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 88 70 88 69 83
TEMP 68 81 87 87 79 74 72 71 72 83 87 84 76 73 71 70 71 78 82 79 73
DEWPT 66 67 66 66 67 69 69 69 70 70 71 71 71 70 70 70 70 71 70 70 70
MIN/MAX RH 50 94 58 99 68
RH 93 63 51 50 69 84 90 93 93 66 58 65 85 92 97 99 97 78 68 75 91
WIND DIR N SE S S S S SW SW N NW NE E E NE NE NE NE NE N N NE
WIND DIR DEG 00 14 20 17 16 18 22 21 34 31 06 07 08 04 05 04 04 04 01 02 03
WIND SPD 0 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 2 4 4 8 8 3 3 2 3 5 8 8 8
CLOUDS FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 21 34 21 17 21 25 22 33 29 32 62 67 56 72 72 68 68 72 83 77 78
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 5
POP 12HR 5 5 40 50 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.14 0.09 1.06
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C L L L
TSTMS C S C C C S
MIX HGT 4900 4800 400 400 4600 3600 600 900 3200 2800
T WIND DIR S SW S SW W NE NE NE N NE
T WIND SPD 4 4 6 4 2 13 9 5 4 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 26 31 3 5 13 33 11 6 19 26
MAX LVORI 5 3 6 8 4 4 8 9 5 5
STABILITY A B F F B D E F D D
CEILING 1000 12700 4700 4700 4700 3200 1000 1000 1000 1000
PRESSURE 29.98 29.88 29.87 29.88 29.92 29.89 29.96 29.95 29.97 29.96
Date Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26
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 67 76 62 74 57 72 54 74
TEMP 68 67 75 71 66 64 73 68 61 59 71 64 58 56 72 65
DEWPT 67 67 68 67 65 64 66 63 59 58 59 57 54 54 56 56
MAX/MIN RH 100 80 100 73 99 61 94 52
RH 96100 80 87 97100 79 85 93 95 66 77 88 93 57 73
WIND DIR NE N NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 8 10 11 10 5 10 10 10 4 8 8 3 2 3 5 2
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 60 60 50 50 30 20 10 20
RAIN SHWRS L C L L C C C C C C S S S S
TSTMS S S S S S S S
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NCZ015-202000-
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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