EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
950 AM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026
VAZ096-162000-
Great Dismal Swamp RAWS-Suffolk VA
36.61N 76.55W Elev. 35 ft
950 AM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026
Date Thu 04/16/26 Fri 04/17/26 Sat 04/18/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 91 67 85 61 89
TEMP 82 88 89 81 75 72 69 70 78 83 83 75 69 66 63 66 79 86 87 77
DEWPT 60 57 56 57 60 59 59 59 60 59 57 60 59 58 58 60 59 56 55 59
MIN/MAX RH 31 73 40 91 33
RH 48 35 33 44 60 64 70 68 53 44 42 60 71 76 85 82 50 35 34 54
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW NW NW NW SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE
WIND DIR DEG 22 23 22 20 20 21 22 24 30 29 29 13 13 14 13 14 16 20 19 15
WIND SPD 9 11 11 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 1 2 3 6 8 6
CLOUDS SC SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW B1
CLOUDS(%) 28 26 12 13 3 11 15 31 28 51 51 14 8 5 7 8 9 20 25 51
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 5 20 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S
MIX HGT 5800 600 800 6300 5900 400 400 7500 7400
T WIND DIR SW SW SW W W N N W S
T WIND SPD 19 9 9 11 9 1 2 2 4
SMOKE DISP VG PR PR FR GD PR PR PR FR
ADI 112 5 12 79 86 1 2 35 53
MAX LVORI 2 3 3 2 3 4 7 3 2
STABILITY C F F A A F F A B
CEILING 26600 30000 30000 6300 30000 5500 30000 26600 5500
PRESSURE 29.87 29.84 29.84 29.87 29.84 29.88 29.88 29.93 29.87
Date Sun 04/19/26Mon 04/20/26Tue 04/21/26Wed 04/22/26
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 60 76 43 62 40 67 50 80
TEMP 66 69 70 61 47 46 60 56 44 45 65 60 53 55 78 72
DEWPT 58 58 52 47 41 36 29 28 28 31 33 37 40 43 47 49
MAX/MIN RH 88 53 80 27 63 28 69 33
RH 76 68 53 60 79 68 31 34 53 58 30 42 61 64 34 44
WIND DIR S SW NW N NW NW NW N N N SW S S SW SW SW
WIND SPD 6 8 11 4 4 4 5 3 2 3 3 3 3 4 6 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 SC CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 20 60 20 10 5 0 0 5
RAIN SHWRS S C L S
TSTMS S S S
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VAZ098-162000-
Back Bay NWR RAWS-Virginia Beach VA
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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