EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Sun Dec 7 2025
VAZ096-080900-
Great Dismal Swamp RAWS-Suffolk VA
36.61N 76.55W Elev. 35 ft
410 PM EST Sun Dec 7 2025
Date 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25 Wed
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 32 40 25 42 29
TEMP 37 35 33 33 36 39 36 34 31 29 28 27 26 35 41 41 34 31 30 31 32
DEWPT 37 35 33 33 36 34 33 31 30 29 26 25 23 29 32 32 31 30 30 30 31
MAX/MIN RH 100 82 99 66 100
RH 100100100100 99 82 90 89 97 99 90 90 88 77 68 69 87 96100 97 96
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N N N N N W SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 00 00 35 00 02 02 02 01 01 00 00 35 34 34 28 23 22 22 21 22 21
WIND SPD 0 0 2 3 8 10 10 10 9 6 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 69 61 64 90 97100100100100 87 61 34 28 24 25 36 50 45 26 41 37
VSBY 7 7 1 4 7 7 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 80 30 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.27 0.03 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 2 T
RAIN C C D
SNOW D L C
Obvis PF PF
MIX HGT 400 1000 2400 2400 1200 500 2900 2300 400 400
T WIND DIR NE NE NE N N NW NW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 2 13 25 19 10 4 5 9 9 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 3 25 57 46 15 5 37 33 5 7
MAX LVORI 10 8 4 4 4 8 6 5 7 6
STABILITY F E D D D F B B F F
CEILING 12700 11700 4800 1000 1000 30000 30000 23500 20800 15900
PRESSURE 30.09 30.06 30.10 30.10 30.18 30.17 30.20 30.10 30.06 29.97
Date 12/10Thu 12/11/25Fri 12/12/25Sat 12/13/25Sun 12/14/25
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 55 38 51 32 46 25 40 21 38
TEMP 52 48 45 39 49 41 38 33 46 37 31 26 38 29 24 22 37 28
DEWPT 39 38 38 36 34 35 33 32 31 30 24 20 16 17 13 13 15 17
MIN/MAX RH 57 89 54 96 54 81 37 71 38
RH 61 68 77 89 56 79 83 96 57 75 75 78 40 60 62 68 40 63
WIND DIR SW SW W W W S S SW NW N NW NW NW NW W MM MM MM
WIND SPD 9 6 4 3 4 2 3 3 5 3 4 5 8 4 4 MM MM MM
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 5 5 20 30 20 10 5 5
RAIN S C S S
SNOW 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
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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