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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sun Jul 6 2025
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Great Dismal Swamp RAWS-Suffolk VA
36.61N 76.55W Elev. 35 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Jul 6 2025
Date 07/06/25 Mon 07/07/25 Tue 07/08/25 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
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 75 86 76 94 75
TEMP 79 78 77 76 78 82 85 85 82 79 78 77 80 88 92 93 87 81 79 76 79
DEWPT 76 76 76 74 75 76 75 75 75 76 76 74 75 75 75 74 75 75 75 74 75
MAX/MIN RH 98 70 94 54 93
RH 91 94 98 93 91 82 72 73 79 91 94 90 85 66 58 54 68 82 88 93 88
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 14 15 15 15 17 18 21 21 21 21 21 21 22 22 21 20 20 19 21 21 21
WIND SPD 4 3 3 4 5 6 8 6 3 3 3 3 4 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 80 73 65 63 68 73 73 73 47 42 37 18 14 14 48 48 54 54 46 46 62
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 30 50 10 20 30
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.19 0 0.05 0.05
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C C C C S S C C S S C
TSTMS S S S C C C S S C S
MIX HGT 700 2300 3700 3500 500 1400 4000 3500 800 1100
T WIND DIR SE SE S SW SW SW SW S S SW
T WIND SPD 12 14 13 9 6 10 16 16 10 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR GD FR PR PR
ADI 10 38 47 42 5 25 97 85 8 21
MAX LVORI 9 6 4 4 6 6 3 3 5 6
STABILITY E E C C F F A A F F
CEILING 1000 1700 1000 2400 8900 30000 8900 9800 30000 4700
PRESSURE 29.92 29.87 29.85 29.87 29.92 29.96 30.0 29.96 29.96 29.98
Date 07/09Thu 07/10/25Fri 07/11/25Sat 07/12/25Sun 07/13/25
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 92 74 89 73 88 73 89 73 90
TEMP 90 86 78 77 88 83 76 76 87 83 76 77 87 83 76 77 88 84
DEWPT 75 75 75 75 75 74 74 74 74 75 74 74 75 75 74 76 75 76
MIN/MAX RH 58 97 61 97 63 99 64 100 62
RH 62 70 91 94 66 74 94 94 65 77 94 90 68 77 94 97 66 77
WIND DIR SW S SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S
WIND SPD 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 3 2
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 60 60 70 50 70 50 50 30 40
RAIN SHWRS C L L C C L C C S L C S S C C C
TSTMS S L C S C C S C C S C C C
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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...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS