EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
930 AM EST Wed Feb 5 2025
VAZ098-051530-
Back Bay NWR RAWS-Virginia Beach VA
36.68N 75.93W Elev. 8 ft
930 AM EST Wed Feb 5 2025
Date 02/05/25 Thu 02/06/25 Fri 02/07/25 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 40 57 52 59 40
TEMP 39 40 41 42 44 44 47 52 56 55 54 55 54 53 54 55 52 46 44 42 41 41
DEWPT 36 37 40 41 43 44 45 49 51 53 54 53 53 51 48 42 39 37 35 33 32 32
MAX/MIN RH 99 81 99 62 72
RH 88 89 96 95 96 98 92 88 81 93 98 94 98 94 81 63 63 72 71 70 70 69
WIND DIR NE NE E E E SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 05 06 07 07 07 23 22 22 22 22 22 23 25 27 33 35 03 04 04 05 05 05
WIND SPD 11 13 11 13 10 6 11 13 12 12 12 13 10 9 10 8 9 9 8 12 12 11
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 99 99100 99 97 94 91 84 79 64 65 74 69 52 35 18 18 23 27 40 48 66
VSBY 5 5 4 4 3 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 70 60 30 10 20
QPF 12HR 0.11 0.07 0.03 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C L L C C L C S S C
RAIN SHWRS S S C C S S
TSTMS S S
LAL
HAINES
MIX HGT 1500 1100 600 900 1100 1000 1000 1000 900 1200 1400
T WIND DIR NE NE NE SW SW SW W N E NE NE
T WIND SPD 21 16 11 10 17 17 11 6 3 6 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 36 18 13 18 23 16 14 11 3 9 10
MAX LVORI 4 5 8 8 5 5 8 6 3 3 3
STABILITY D D D D D D D C C E D
CEILING 1000 1000 1000 300 7100 1000 300 1000 10100 8300 23500
PRESSURE 30.32 30.27 30.15 30.06 29.96 29.93 29.93 30.06 30.12 30.22 30.26
Date 02/08Sun 02/09/25Mon 02/10/25Tue 02/11/25Wed 02/12/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 47 46 64 38 45 39 49 39 47
TEMP 41 47 50 56 62 50 42 38 43 41 41 41 47 45 43 40 46 42
DEWPT 38 44 50 54 53 42 33 33 35 34 35 37 40 40 40 39 40 37
MIN/MAX RH 69 100 70 80 68 84 75 91
RH 88 90 99 95 72 74 72 82 73 76 79 84 76 83 MM MM 82 84
WIND DIR E E S SW W N N N N NE NE NE NE NE MM MM MM MM
WIND SPD 12 10 11 14 14 14 17 14 12 11 11 16 16 13 MM MM MM MM
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 OV B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV B2 B2
POP 12HR 40 40 20 50 40 50 70 70 50
RAIN C C C S S S C C C C C C L L L L C C
SNOW S S
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
WEATHER...
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