EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sun Oct 5 2025
VAZ096-060800-
Great Dismal Swamp RAWS-Suffolk VA
36.61N 76.55W Elev. 35 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Oct 5 2025
Date 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25 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 56 80 59 81 64
TEMP 65 59 58 57 59 73 78 78 67 62 61 60 61 74 79 79 71 68 66 66 65
DEWPT 62 59 58 57 59 65 63 63 62 61 60 60 61 66 65 65 65 64 64 64 65
MAX/MIN RH 100 58 100 60 100
RH 91100100100100 76 60 60 85 97 97100100 76 62 62 80 87 93 93100
WIND DIR E SE N N NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE S S S SW
WIND DIR DEG 11 12 00 00 05 07 09 10 11 13 13 12 12 16 17 16 15 17 19 20 21
WIND SPD 2 1 0 0 1 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC CL FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 8 8 29 46 39 21 25 34 5 9 15 27 23 27 36 36 36 40 54 72 71
VSBY 7 7 7 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C
Obvis PF PF
MIX HGT 400 400 4500 4300 400 500 4800 4400 400 800
T WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW
T WIND SPD 8 4 4 9 6 4 9 9 9 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR
ADI 4 4 30 44 4 6 55 50 5 10
MAX LVORI 9 10 6 6 9 9 5 4 6 8
STABILITY F F B B F F B B F F
CEILING 26600 26600 30000 30000 30000 23500 4000 4000 4000 6300
PRESSURE 30.25 30.25 30.29 30.25 30.26 30.21 30.23 30.17 30.14 30.07
Date 10/08Thu 10/09/25Fri 10/10/25Sat 10/11/25Sun 10/12/25
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 75 56 67 53 70 58 70 58 69
TEMP 74 66 61 56 66 58 55 56 69 62 60 60 68 63 60 58 68 62
DEWPT 69 64 54 51 53 51 50 53 57 58 57 58 61 59 56 57 59 58
MIN/MAX RH 84 93 60 90 65 94 73 96 70
RH 84 93 77 83 63 77 83 89 67 87 90 94 78 88 87 96 73 87
WIND DIR W N N N NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE N N N NE MM
WIND SPD 3 6 6 6 10 6 3 4 6 5 3 5 10 6 5 5 10 MM
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 70 20 5 5 10 10 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS C L S S S S S S
TSTMS S S
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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
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