EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
930 AM EST Wed Feb 5 2025
NCZ014-051530-
Buckland Elementary-Gates NC
36.37N 76.76W Elev. 25 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 38 62 54 68 36
TEMP 38 38 38 39 40 41 46 56 61 59 58 58 58 55 59 64 64 50 44 40 38 38
DEWPT 33 34 36 38 39 40 43 50 53 56 57 56 56 53 46 40 36 37 33 31 30 30
MAX/MIN RH 97 75 96 36 73
RH 80 87 92 96 97 96 89 80 75 90 96 92 94 93 63 41 36 60 66 70 73 73
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE N SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW N E NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 06 05 04 04 35 24 22 22 22 22 22 24 25 28 31 31 34 07 06 05 06 06
WIND SPD 6 4 4 3 3 3 8 10 10 6 6 6 5 4 5 4 4 3 3 4 4 4
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 99 99 99 99 98 95 93 84 66 72 61 74 67 36 32 19 16 21 26 49 56 66
VSBY 7 5 4 3 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 60 40 20 10 20
QPF 12HR 0.07 0.05 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C L C C C C S S S C
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S
TSTMS S S
LAL
HAINES
MIX HGT 1900 1300 1000 1600 1600 500 600 2900 3000 600 1300
T WIND DIR NE NE N SW SW SW W NW NW NE NE
T WIND SPD 16 10 5 10 17 18 9 12 9 8 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 33 8 6 29 34 19 13 42 42 6 5
MAX LVORI 5 8 9 6 5 5 7 5 3 3 3
STABILITY D E F D D D E B B F E
CEILING 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1700 1000 1000 9800 8000 12000
PRESSURE 30.27 30.23 30.13 30.07 29.94 29.92 29.92 30.03 30.07 30.17 30.21
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 49 45 72 35 46 35 46 35 47
TEMP 45 47 51 58 70 55 42 36 44 41 36 37 46 42 39 36 45 41
DEWPT 36 40 50 57 53 44 32 32 32 32 33 34 37 37 37 35 37 35
MIN/MAX RH 68 96 51 81 55 89 68 92
RH 70 76 96 96 55 65 68 84 63 70 87 89 72 82 MM MM 73 81
WIND DIR E NE S SW W N NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE MM MM MM MM
WIND SPD 5 3 6 10 10 8 6 5 6 3 3 5 9 5 MM MM MM MM
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2
POP 12HR 40 30 20 50 40 50 70 70 50
RAIN C C C S S C C C C C C L L L L C C
SNOW S C S 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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