EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Sat Dec 21 2024
VAZ098-220900-
Back Bay NWR RAWS-Virginia Beach VA
36.68N 75.93W Elev. 8 ft
410 PM EST Sat Dec 21 2024
Date 12/21/24 Sun 12/22/24 Mon 12/23/24 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
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 30 37 29 45 36
TEMP 36 35 34 32 31 34 35 35 33 31 31 31 32 37 41 43 40 39 38 38 38
DEWPT 21 21 21 21 21 22 22 21 22 22 21 22 23 27 29 30 32 34 35 35 35
MAX/MIN RH 64 54 70 59 92
RH 54 56 60 63 66 61 57 56 64 69 65 69 70 66 60 59 70 83 89 91 88
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE E SE S SW W W
WIND DIR DEG 34 34 34 34 34 35 35 35 00 01 01 01 02 03 05 07 11 17 23 27 28
WIND SPD 13 13 12 12 12 14 12 11 10 9 8 8 6 8 5 4 3 3 3 4 4
CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 21 34 43 35 34 48 39 15 30 21 12 10 10 9 7 10 5 6 12 30 40
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 5
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 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3
MIX HGT 3200 3500 4100 3900 3000 2300 2600 2400 1000 500
T WIND DIR N N N N N N NE E S W
T WIND SPD 20 20 18 14 11 10 9 6 8 8
SMOKE DISP FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 28 52 53 44 18 24 26 20 4 7
MAX LVORI 2 2 1 3 3 3 3 3 6 8
STABILITY D D D D E E C C F F
CEILING 30000 23500 26200 22100 22100 20800 20800 26600 15900 3200
PRESSURE 30.27 30.34 30.44 30.46 30.52 30.55 30.59 30.52 30.47 30.35
Date 12/24Wed 12/25/24Thu 12/26/24Fri 12/27/24Sat 12/28/24
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 51 41 49 43 52 45 55 47 56
TEMP 49 45 43 42 49 45 44 44 50 46 46 46 54 49 48 48 55 50
DEWPT 35 38 37 37 43 41 41 40 43 42 42 43 48 46 45 46 50 47
MIN/MAX RH 57 82 78 88 74 90 78 93 81
RH 57 75 79 83 78 86 87 87 77 88 87 90 80 91 90 92 83 91
WIND DIR NW N N N N NE N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 8 5 6 8 10 8 6 8 10 9 6 8 10 6 5 6 10 6
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 30 30
RAIN S S S S S S S C C C C
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NCZ014-220900-
Buckland Elementary-Gates NC
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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