EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu Mar 26 2026
VAZ096-270800-
Great Dismal Swamp RAWS-Suffolk VA
36.61N 76.55W Elev. 35 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Mar 26 2026
Date 03/26/26 Fri 03/27/26 Sat 03/28/26 Sun
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 63 81 41 52 33
TEMP 72 67 65 65 65 79 79 65 53 49 48 44 41 46 50 50 43 38 35 34 37
DEWPT 56 56 56 56 58 60 60 54 48 46 45 40 31 26 21 18 21 23 24 25 26
MAX/MIN RH 81 52 93 28 70
RH 56 67 73 73 80 52 52 67 83 89 90 87 69 45 32 28 41 54 65 69 65
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW NW NE NE N N N N N N N NE E E E SE
WIND DIR DEG 20 21 22 22 23 24 30 03 03 01 00 35 34 35 35 00 03 07 09 10 13
WIND SPD 5 8 8 9 10 9 8 10 10 5 5 6 9 9 9 5 2 1 1 1 1
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV B1 FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 19 19 28 37 35 38 61 87100100 88 54 14 6 2 3 2 1 1 3 3
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 40 90 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.05 0.24 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S D D C C
MIX HGT 600 900 4600 3800 1700 2300 5600 5600 400 400
T WIND DIR SW SW W N N N N N NE SE
T WIND SPD 16 18 20 23 19 16 23 17 4 3
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR FR VG VG PR PR
ADI 13 23 70 52 25 56 103 120 3 3
MAX LVORI 3 4 3 4 5 5 1 2 3 3
STABILITY E E C D D D C B F F
CEILING 11700 20800 18200 3200 1000 10800 26600 30000 30000 20800
PRESSURE 29.92 29.84 29.87 29.90 30.11 30.22 30.39 30.43 30.52 30.55
Date 03/29Mon 03/30/26Tue 03/31/26Wed 04/01/26Thu 04/02/26
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 61 49 75 57 79 61 83 61 81
TEMP 58 54 51 52 73 69 60 59 77 71 64 64 81 76 65 63 79 73
DEWPT 29 40 43 46 51 51 52 53 57 57 55 57 63 63 59 60 62 58
MIN/MAX RH 31 80 44 86 47 80 51 91 51
RH 33 59 74 80 46 53 75 83 50 60 73 80 54 63 81 88 56 60
WIND DIR S SE S SW SW S SW SW SW S S SW SW S SW SW SW S
WIND SPD 4 3 3 3 8 3 4 4 8 5 5 4 8 6 5 5 9 5
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S S
$$
VAZ098-270800-
Back Bay NWR RAWS-Virginia Beach VA
36.68N 75.93W Elev. 8 ft
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
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS
Radar
Current Weather
Rivers & Lakes
Satellite
Forecast Maps
Hour by Hour Forecast
Graphical Hazards
Winter Weather
Briefings
Marine Forecasts
Forecaster's Discussion
SKYWARN
Submit Storm Report
Climate Data
Fire Weather
Beach & Surf
Coastal Flood
Heat 
Follow us on X
Follow us on Facebook
AKQ RSS Feed