EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Sun Nov 2 2025
VAZ096-030800-
Great Dismal Swamp RAWS-Suffolk VA
36.61N 76.55W Elev. 35 ft
410 PM EST Sun Nov 2 2025
Date 11/02/25 Mon 11/03/25 Tue 11/04/25 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 53 62 43 62 39
TEMP 56 54 54 55 55 59 61 61 55 51 49 45 43 55 61 60 50 46 44 42 42
DEWPT 50 52 54 55 55 59 59 56 54 49 44 41 39 37 34 35 40 38 37 37 37
MAX/MIN RH 100 84 99 35 89
RH 82 93100100100 99 93 86 98 93 82 86 87 51 36 39 68 75 78 84 84
WIND DIR E NE N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 06 05 02 02 02 02 35 33 32 29 32 32 31 33 32 30 26 23 22 22 21
WIND SPD 2 2 2 3 5 5 6 5 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 3 1 1 2 2 2
CLOUDS B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 64 91 92 92 90 91 91 82 23 7 3 3 2 3 5 7 4 2 4 6 7
VSBY 7 7 6 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 90 40 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.42 0.13 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S C D D C S
MIX HGT 400 600 1700 1700 400 400 3500 3100 400 400
T WIND DIR N NE N NW NW NW NW W SW SW
T WIND SPD 4 11 14 13 9 8 16 8 3 3
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR
ADI 3 19 31 32 5 7 69 43 2 5
MAX LVORI 9 9 5 9 8 5 3 3 4 6
STABILITY F E D D F F B B F F
CEILING 6300 300 300 6300 30000 30000 26600 26600 17100 26600
PRESSURE 30.15 30.04 30.01 29.94 30.01 30.10 30.22 30.20 30.23 30.20
Date 11/05Thu 11/06/25Fri 11/07/25Sat 11/08/25Sun 11/09/25
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 67 49 64 42 68 55 70 49 67
TEMP 65 58 55 50 63 51 45 44 66 60 59 56 70 59 53 49 67 58
DEWPT 40 45 45 45 43 45 41 42 50 55 56 56 55 53 48 48 52 51
MIN/MAX RH 39 83 46 96 56 100 59 93 60
RH 39 62 69 83 48 81 87 93 56 84 90100 60 80 84 96 60 77
WIND DIR SW SW SW NW N NE E SE S S SW SW W W W SW SW SW
WIND SPD 10 10 4 4 4 1 1 2 5 4 4 4 5 2 3 3 6 3
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 5 10
RAIN S
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VAZ098-030800-
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
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