EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Tue Jan 13 2026
VAZ096-132100-
Great Dismal Swamp RAWS-Suffolk VA
36.61N 76.55W Elev. 35 ft
850 AM EST Tue Jan 13 2026
Date Tue 01/13/26 Wed 01/14/26 Thu 01/15/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 59 38 58 32 40
TEMP 43 54 57 48 44 42 40 38 48 55 58 51 48 46 40 33 36 38 38 30
DEWPT 24 24 25 26 25 25 25 26 31 31 34 36 35 35 35 29 23 17 13 12
MIN/MAX RH 29 59 39 85 36
RH 47 31 29 42 47 50 55 62 50 40 41 55 60 66 83 86 59 41 36 46
WIND DIR SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 22 22 21 20 21 21 21 21 22 22 21 21 22 25 29 31 31 31 31 31
WIND SPD 4 9 8 4 4 4 4 4 8 10 9 5 4 5 6 8 12 11 10 4
CLOUDS FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 9 3 2 4 2 1 6 31 60 82 81 71 40 68 78 77 69 46 21 13
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 10 40 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C S
SNOWSHWRS C S S
MIX HGT 2500 300 300 1800 1600 800 2100 4700 5700
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 12 10 10 14 16 12 21 20 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD
ADI 47 5 8 39 32 12 59 59 58
MAX LVORI 2 2 3 2 2 3 4 3 2
STABILITY C F F C D E E D D
CEILING 20800 26600 30000 18200 8900 9800 2200 30000 30000
PRESSURE 30.0 29.90 29.81 29.76 29.62 29.54 29.55 29.73 29.75
Date Fri 01/16/26Sat 01/17/26Sun 01/18/26Mon 01/19/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 18 41 28 51 27 45 21 40
TEMP 24 20 39 35 32 30 49 42 35 28 42 36 29 23 38 34
DEWPT 8 8 10 13 17 19 28 30 25 21 20 19 18 14 15 17
MAX/MIN RH 61 28 61 42 71 36 68 35
RH 50 59 31 41 53 63 44 62 66 75 42 50 63 69 38 48
WIND DIR NW W SW S SW S SW SW W W W W W W W W
WIND SPD 4 3 8 3 3 3 8 3 2 3 6 3 3 3 6 3
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 5 20 10 5
RAIN S
SNOW S
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VAZ098-132100-
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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