EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
950 AM EDT Tue Jul 29 2025
VAZ096-292000-
Great Dismal Swamp RAWS-Suffolk VA
36.61N 76.55W Elev. 35 ft
950 AM EDT Tue Jul 29 2025
Date Tue 07/29/25 Wed 07/30/25 Thu 07/31/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 93 72 93 75 92
TEMP 88 91 91 84 77 75 73 77 88 92 92 85 79 77 76 79 87 89 88 81
DEWPT 75 72 72 73 72 73 72 74 76 72 72 74 73 73 72 75 76 75 75 76
MIN/MAX RH 52 100 51 90 63
RH 66 54 54 71 85 92 97 90 68 52 52 70 82 87 87 88 70 63 67 85
WIND DIR NE E E SE S S N N S SE SE SE S S S S SW S S S
WIND DIR DEG 04 08 11 13 16 19 00 00 18 15 15 14 17 19 20 20 20 19 18 18
WIND SPD 2 2 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 3
CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 20 29 33 22 12 17 20 33 22 29 18 16 18 27 44 40 47 60 68 74
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.14
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C L
TSTMS C C C
MIX HGT 5000 400 900 5700 5400 500 1100 4800 5000
T WIND DIR SE SE S SW S S S S S
T WIND SPD 5 3 4 4 6 6 6 11 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD
ADI 31 3 7 29 46 3 12 72 66
MAX LVORI 3 7 10 4 3 6 6 3 5
STABILITY A F F A A F F A C
CEILING 5800 26600 26600 26600 26600 23500 23500 20800 6300
PRESSURE 29.92 29.95 29.96 29.98 29.92 29.93 29.92 29.93 29.82
Date Fri 08/01/25Sat 08/02/25Sun 08/03/25Mon 08/04/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 74 84 71 80 67 81 67 82
TEMP 76 77 81 77 73 73 78 73 69 71 79 74 69 72 81 75
DEWPT 75 77 78 74 71 70 68 64 62 64 64 64 65 68 69 68
MAX/MIN RH 100 84 95 67 82 56 88 65
RH 97100 91 90 93 90 71 73 79 79 60 72 87 87 67 79
WIND DIR SW NW N N N N NE NE NE NE E E NE NE E E
WIND SPD 2 2 4 4 4 6 9 4 3 4 6 3 2 3 5 3
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 60 80 50 30 10 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS L C C D C C C C S
TSTMS C S C 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
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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