EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Mon Feb 2 2026
VAZ096-030900-
Great Dismal Swamp RAWS-Suffolk VA
36.61N 76.55W Elev. 35 ft
410 PM EST Mon Feb 2 2026
Date 02/02/26 Tue 02/03/26 Wed 02/04/26 Thu
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 20 45 32 42 24
TEMP 27 23 23 22 22 34 43 43 36 34 35 34 34 38 40 39 33 31 29 27 25
DEWPT 17 17 18 17 17 26 29 31 32 32 33 34 34 37 35 32 30 27 25 23 20
MAX/MIN RH 84 55 100 77 88
RH 66 76 80 81 81 72 57 63 85 92 92100100 95 83 77 88 84 83 87 81
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW S S SW SW W N N NE N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 22 22 23 23 23 25 23 22 20 19 21 22 27 35 02 03 02 01 00 00 35
WIND SPD 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
CLOUDS CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%) 0 11 18 11 10 20 26 71 82 81 83 80 72 66 85 87 88 84 80 73 55
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 5 60 30 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.03 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C C L L C C C
SNOW C S C C C S S
MIX HGT 400 400 2900 2600 400 500 2000 1900 900 800
T WIND DIR SW SW W SW S SE NE NE N N
T WIND SPD 4 4 8 9 4 3 10 14 16 16
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 2 5 45 41 3 2 33 32 8 16
MAX LVORI 5 5 4 5 7 10 9 5 5 4
STABILITY F F B B F F C D F E
CEILING 30000 4700 20800 9800 6300 1000 1000 1000 1700 4000
PRESSURE 30.19 30.19 30.22 30.17 30.15 30.09 30.10 30.10 30.09 30.02
Date 02/05Fri 02/06/26Sat 02/07/26Sun 02/08/26Mon 02/09/26
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 37 19 44 23 37 16 37 20 40
TEMP 35 28 21 21 42 39 34 25 35 28 22 20 35 32 26 22 39 34
DEWPT 19 18 15 15 19 27 28 20 11 11 11 10 13 17 16 17 20 21
MIN/MAX RH 45 88 39 86 33 67 38 83 44
RH 52 66 77 77 39 62 78 81 37 48 61 64 40 53 65 83 46 58
WIND DIR N N NW W SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 5 2 2 2 6 3 5 8 10 5 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 2
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 5 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 5
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VAZ098-030900-
Back Bay NWR RAWS-Virginia Beach VA
36.68N 75.93W Elev. 8 ft
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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