EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri May 23 2025
VAZ096-240800-
Great Dismal Swamp RAWS-Suffolk VA
36.61N 76.55W Elev. 35 ft
510 PM EDT Fri May 23 2025
Date 05/23/25 Sat 05/24/25 Sun 05/25/25 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 49 75 53 74 56
TEMP 66 58 53 51 55 68 73 75 69 61 57 54 59 69 73 72 64 60 58 57 58
DEWPT 48 44 43 42 47 47 47 48 52 52 51 50 51 51 51 53 57 56 57 57 57
MAX/MIN RH 77 38 85 46 100
RH 51 60 69 71 74 47 40 38 56 72 82 85 75 53 46 51 77 87 96100 96
WIND DIR W NW W W W W W W W W N N N N NW S E E NE N NE
WIND DIR DEG 28 30 29 27 27 28 27 27 25 29 35 00 01 01 30 18 11 09 06 02 03
WIND SPD 4 3 2 2 2 4 6 4 2 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 2 2
CLOUDS FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%) 12 1 5 4 3 2 9 34 45 25 18 18 16 20 34 69 77 75 77 77 67
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 5 20 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.02 0.03
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S L L C C S
MIX HGT 500 800 7000 7600 400 1600 4800 4100 700 1200
T WIND DIR W NW W W W N NW SW SE E
T WIND SPD 5 6 17 18 3 6 8 6 5 2
SMOKE DISP PR PR VG EX PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 4 11 120 120 2 22 54 43 3 8
MAX LVORI 3 4 1 3 5 6 3 4 8 10
STABILITY F F A A F F A B F F
CEILING 30000 30000 17100 30000 5500 10800 8900 8000 4700 3700
PRESSURE 29.97 30.01 30.07 30.03 30.05 30.11 30.17 30.11 30.09 30.07
Date 05/26Tue 05/27/25Wed 05/28/25Thu 05/29/25Fri 05/30/25
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 72 53 71 61 74 63 80 63 82
TEMP 70 64 55 61 70 65 62 64 71 70 66 68 78 73 67 69 80 73
DEWPT 55 54 52 56 55 59 60 63 66 66 65 66 67 68 66 68 68 68
MIN/MAX RH 50 92 60 97 79 99 67 100 67
RH 58 70 89 85 60 80 93 97 84 87 96 94 69 84 98 95 67 84
WIND DIR NE E E NE E E E E E E SE E SE SE S S SW S
WIND SPD 4 2 1 2 5 3 3 4 6 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 4 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 20 20 50 80 70 40 30 30 40
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C D D L C C C S C C C S C
TSTMS C S S C
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VAZ098-240800-
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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