EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Tue Jan 21 2025
NCZ014-220900-
Buckland Elementary-Gates NC
36.37N 76.76W Elev. 25 ft
410 PM EST Tue Jan 21 2025
Date 01/21/25 Wed 01/22/25 Thu 01/23/25 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
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 18 30 13 37 19
TEMP 25 22 21 20 19 24 29 28 22 19 17 15 15 26 34 35 28 25 23 21 21
DEWPT 10 16 17 15 12 10 9 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 12 13 14 13 13 13 14
MAX/MIN RH 84 39 93 36 75
RH 51 76 84 81 72 54 42 41 57 68 77 87 89 61 40 40 55 61 66 72 75
WIND DIR N N N N N N N NE NE NE N N N NW NW W NW NW NW NW N
WIND DIR DEG 02 00 00 00 01 00 01 03 05 03 00 35 34 33 30 29 31 32 31 33 35
WIND SPD 4 3 3 5 6 8 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 2 2 3
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC CL CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 100100 99 94 77 61 27 1 2 7 19 36 57 71 74 72 70 50 52 45 42
VSBY 6 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 80 10 5 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.12 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 2 00-00 00-00
SNOW L D L S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 2 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4
MIX HGT 1800 1600 3500 3400 400 500 1800 1800 400 500
T WIND DIR N N N NE N N N W W NW
T WIND SPD 13 21 19 11 4 6 6 5 3 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 15 39 64 47 3 8 16 18 2 6
MAX LVORI 4 4 1 3 4 8 5 3 3 4
STABILITY D E D C F F C B F F
CEILING 4700 7200 2400 30000 30000 30000 1600 23500 20800 23500
PRESSURE 30.42 30.37 30.39 30.39 30.40 30.34 30.30 30.19 30.15 30.15
Date 01/24Sat 01/25/25Sun 01/26/25Mon 01/27/25Tue 01/28/25
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 41 18 43 24 51 30 49 28 47
TEMP 38 30 23 20 40 34 28 26 48 41 34 31 47 39 32 29 45 37
DEWPT 17 19 18 16 16 17 20 21 25 27 28 30 34 34 32 28 24 26
MIN/MAX RH 37 90 32 84 37 94 57 100 40
RH 42 65 82 86 37 50 71 81 40 58 78 97 61 83100 97 43 63
WIND DIR N NE NW NW W S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
WIND SPD 4 2 2 2 4 3 3 3 6 3 1 3 5 3 3 3 5 3
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 10 30 20 10
RAIN C C 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
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