EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024

VAZ098-300800-
Back Bay NWR RAWS-Virginia Beach VA
36.68N  75.93W Elev. 8 ft
510 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024

Date           06/29/24      Sun 06/30/24            Mon 07/01/24            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
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                      75          89          70          78          69
TEMP             81 78 77 76 79 85 88 85 81 77 75 72 72 75 77 77 75 72 71 70 72
DEWPT            74 74 74 74 76 75 76 75 77 75 74 71 67 63 63 62 62 63 62 63 65
MAX/MIN RH                   97          68          97          59          83
RH               80 87 90 92 92 73 68 71 89 93 96 97 86 66 61 60 65 73 74 79 79
WIND DIR          S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW NW  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG     17 18 20 21 21 19 17 17 18 21 23 30 00 00 00 00 01 04 03 03 04
WIND SPD         11 10 10  9  9 10 11 11 10 10  8  9 16 14 13 13  9  6  6  9 10
CLOUDS           SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)        31 33 36 40 36 36 49 71 80 85 91 89 79 59 44 19 14 10  7  9  9
VSBY              7  7  7  7  7  7  7  6  6  6  6  6  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                      5          60          80          20           0
QPF 12HR                      0        0.39        0.97        0.02           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS                          C  L  L  L  D  D  S                        
TSTMS                               C  L  L  L  S                              
LAL                     1     1     3     4     4     3     1     1     1     1
HAINES                  5     4     4     4     3     3     2     5     5     4
MIX HGT               600  1100  3400  2900   600  1900  3200  3300  1700  2400
T WIND DIR              S     S     S     S     S     W     N     N    NE    NE
T WIND SPD             13    12    16    18    10    16    20    17    11    17
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    FR    FR    PR    FR    FR    FR    PR    PR
ADI                    14    21    55    58    14    50    60    67     9    52
MAX LVORI               5     6     4     5     7     7     3     3     4     4
STABILITY               D     E     C     C     D     D     D     C     E     E
CEILING             30000 10800 19800 23500  3500   400  4000 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE            30.05 30.04 30.03 29.92 29.93 29.92 30.01 30.03 30.09 30.10


Date           07/02Wed 07/03/24Thu 07/04/24Fri 07/05/24Sat 07/06/24
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          80    68    82    71    89    75    90    76    90
TEMP          79 76 70 71 81 78 73 75 87 84 78 79 88 85 79 79 89 85
DEWPT         65 66 65 67 66 66 67 70 72 73 72 73 75 75 73 75 75 76
MIN/MAX RH       62    91    58    90    58    89    62    92    63
RH            63 71 85 88 60 68 81 84 62 70 82 84 64 72 82 87 65 75
WIND DIR      NE  E  E  E  E SE  S SW  S  S  S SW  S  S SW SW  S  S
WIND SPD      10  8  5  3  8  9  9  8  9 10 10  9  8 10 10  9  9 10
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR          0     0     0     5    10    20    20    20    20
RAIN SHWRS                                   S  S     S  S  S     S
TSTMS                                        S        S  S        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
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...
     SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS