EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri Oct 31 2025
VAZ096-010800-
Great Dismal Swamp RAWS-Suffolk VA
36.61N 76.55W Elev. 35 ft
510 PM EDT Fri Oct 31 2025
Date 10/31/25 Sat 11/01/25 Sun 11/02/25 Mon
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 38 62 36 64 51
TEMP 50 45 43 40 38 52 59 58 48 43 41 38 37 53 61 62 55 53 53 53 52
DEWPT 39 38 37 37 37 40 39 40 40 40 38 38 37 46 45 47 49 50 51 52 52
MAX/MIN RH 95 44 100 51 100
RH 66 76 79 87 95 63 47 51 74 87 90 99100 77 55 57 82 91 93 97100
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W N N N N NE E E E E NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 26 26 26 27 27 29 28 28 00 00 00 00 02 07 09 08 07 05 03 02 03
WIND SPD 5 4 3 3 3 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 3 2 3 4 5
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 3 1 3 4 8 12 21 33 54 72 80 84 85 77
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.37
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C
MIX HGT 400 400 4500 4200 400 400 5300 4400 800 700
T WIND DIR W W NW W SW W E E E NE
T WIND SPD 6 4 6 4 2 0 6 8 4 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 3 4 38 31 1 1 48 47 2 6
MAX LVORI 4 8 4 3 8 10 6 5 7 9
STABILITY F F B B F F B B F E
CEILING 30000 30000 26600 26600 30000 30000 30000 15900 6300 7200
PRESSURE 29.86 29.94 30.03 30.02 30.09 30.14 30.20 30.15 30.14 30.09
Date 11/03Tue 11/04/25Wed 11/05/25Thu 11/06/25Fri 11/07/25
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 45 61 40 64 49 64 40 60
TEMP 61 54 50 45 60 49 44 41 63 55 53 49 64 51 44 40 59 50
DEWPT 54 52 45 41 39 41 38 38 42 45 43 43 42 40 36 37 42 44
MIN/MAX RH 77 92 44 92 45 81 44 85 51
RH 78 92 85 86 46 72 80 89 46 69 69 80 45 66 73 89 53 80
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW W NW N N N S SE
WIND SPD 8 4 5 5 10 3 3 3 5 3 4 4 6 3 2 3 3 3
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 30 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS C
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VAZ098-010800-
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...
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