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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Sun Dec 7 2025

VAZ096-080900-
Great Dismal Swamp RAWS-Suffolk VA
36.61N  76.55W Elev. 35 ft
410 PM EST Sun Dec 7 2025

Date           12/07/25      Mon 12/08/25            Tue 12/09/25            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
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX                      32          40          25          42          29
TEMP             37 35 33 33 36 39 36 34 31 29 28 27 26 35 41 41 34 31 30 31 32
DEWPT            37 35 33 33 36 34 33 31 30 29 26 25 23 29 32 32 31 30 30 30 31
MAX/MIN RH                  100          82          99          66         100
RH              100100100100 99 82 90 89 97 99 90 90 88 77 68 69 87 96100 97 96
WIND DIR          N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  W SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG     00 00 35 00 02 02 02 01 01 00 00 35 34 34 28 23 22 22 21 22 21
WIND SPD          0  0  2  3  8 10 10 10  9  6  4  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  4
CLOUDS           B1 B1 B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        69 61 64 90 97100100100100 87 61 34 28 24 25 36 50 45 26 41 37
VSBY              7  7  1  4  7  7  2  2  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     10          80          30           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0        0.27        0.03           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00           2           T                        
RAIN                          C  C  D                                          
SNOW                                D  L  C                                    
Obvis                  PF PF                                                   
MIX HGT               400  1000  2400  2400  1200   500  2900  2300   400   400
T WIND DIR             NE    NE    NE     N     N    NW    NW    SW    SW    SW
T WIND SPD              2    13    25    19    10     4     5     9     9    10
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    FR    FR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                     3    25    57    46    15     5    37    33     5     7
MAX LVORI              10     8     4     4     4     8     6     5     7     6
STABILITY               F     E     D     D     D     F     B     B     F     F
CEILING             12700 11700  4800  1000  1000 30000 30000 23500 20800 15900
PRESSURE            30.09 30.06 30.10 30.10 30.18 30.17 30.20 30.10 30.06 29.97


Date           12/10Thu 12/11/25Fri 12/12/25Sat 12/13/25Sun 12/14/25
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN          55    38    51    32    46    25    40    21    38
TEMP          52 48 45 39 49 41 38 33 46 37 31 26 38 29 24 22 37 28
DEWPT         39 38 38 36 34 35 33 32 31 30 24 20 16 17 13 13 15 17
MIN/MAX RH       57    89    54    96    54    81    37    71    38
RH            61 68 77 89 56 79 83 96 57 75 75 78 40 60 62 68 40 63
WIND DIR      SW SW  W  W  W  S  S SW NW  N NW NW NW NW  W MM MM MM
WIND SPD       9  6  4  3  4  2  3  3  5  3  4  5  8  4  4 MM MM MM
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR          0     5     5    20    30    20    10     5     5
RAIN                                S  C  S  S                     
SNOW                                            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
WEATHER...
     SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS