The extremely dangerous heat wave continues across the East Coast and much of the South-Central U.S. today. Record high temperatures are expected for some areas especially across the Mid-Atlantic where extreme heat risk conditions reside. There is a Slight Risk (level 2 of 5) of severe thunderstorms today for the northern Mid-Atlantic into portions of southern New England. Read More >
EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024
NCZ014-170800-
Buckland Elementary-Gates NC
36.37N 76.76W Elev. 25 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024
Date 07/16/24 Wed 07/17/24 Thu 07/18/24 Fri
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 78 95 75 87 72
TEMP 87 84 81 79 82 89 94 91 85 80 79 77 78 83 86 82 77 74 73 73 75
DEWPT 75 76 75 75 76 77 77 76 76 75 75 74 74 77 76 73 74 74 73 72 74
MAX/MIN RH 88 57 91 73 100
RH 68 76 84 88 84 68 57 62 76 84 88 90 88 82 73 73 90 99 99 99 97
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW W W N W NW N N
WIND DIR DEG 20 20 21 21 22 22 21 20 20 21 20 21 22 23 24 25 34 28 32 34 01
WIND SPD 5 5 6 6 9 9 10 10 6 6 4 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 2 3 3
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 45 38 35 34 42 42 62 74 83 81 76 68 83 77 76 80 82 81 81 81 73
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 50 60 80 70
QPF 12HR 0.08 0.06 0.13 0.77 0.48
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C L C C C L L D D L L C C C
TSTMS S S C C L C C C C C L L L L S S S
LAL 2 1 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 2
HAINES 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5
MIX HGT 400 1400 5200 4800 800 1500 3600 2900 500 700
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW W NE N NE
T WIND SPD 10 16 18 20 18 13 6 11 4 2
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 7 31 88 64 18 22 34 33 4 4
MAX LVORI 5 5 3 4 5 5 4 6 10 10
STABILITY F E B C D E C C F F
CEILING 4000 11700 3800 6300 12500 1700 1000 1000 11000 300
PRESSURE 29.84 29.86 29.92 29.89 29.84 29.84 29.87 29.86 29.92 29.98
Date 07/19Sat 07/20/24Sun 07/21/24Mon 07/22/24Tue 07/23/24
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 84 71 84 72 86 72 86 72 87
TEMP 82 79 74 74 83 80 74 75 85 81 75 75 85 81 75 75 86 83
DEWPT 72 72 72 73 75 74 73 74 73 75 73 74 74 74 73 74 74 75
MIN/MAX RH 70 100 74 100 67 100 68 100 65
RH 72 79 93 98 77 82 97 97 68 82 94 97 70 79 94 97 68 77
WIND DIR NE E SE SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW W S SE S SW SW S
WIND SPD 4 3 2 3 5 3 2 3 3 2 2 2 4 2 2 3 5 3
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 50 50 60 40 50 40 50 40 40
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C L C C C C C C C C C C C C
TSTMS S C S L C S S C C S S C C C
$$
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
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