EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025
VAZ096-310800-
Great Dismal Swamp RAWS-Suffolk VA
36.61N 76.55W Elev. 35 ft
510 PM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025
Date 08/30/25 Sun 08/31/25 Mon 09/01/25 Tue
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 59 77 60 78 60
TEMP 69 64 61 60 64 75 76 75 67 64 62 61 64 75 77 76 69 65 62 60 63
DEWPT 60 59 59 58 59 56 55 55 57 56 56 57 59 60 60 59 59 58 58 58 61
MAX/MIN RH 93 47 90 55 93
RH 72 84 93 93 86 52 48 49 70 76 81 87 84 60 55 57 72 79 87 93 93
WIND DIR E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N
WIND DIR DEG 07 06 04 02 03 05 04 05 05 04 03 02 03 04 04 05 05 04 02 00 00
WIND SPD 2 2 1 2 2 4 6 5 3 2 2 3 3 6 8 8 3 2 2 3 3
CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 26 19 20 9 13 28 59 63 50 21 19 17 12 23 34 36 30 22 25 40 28
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 500 500 5100 4800 500 1600 5400 5100 500 900
T WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 5 6 12 11 6 8 14 14 8 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 3 7 79 75 4 23 92 92 5 12
MAX LVORI 6 6 3 3 5 6 3 3 6 6
STABILITY F F A B F F B B F F
CEILING 6300 10000 30000 23500 17100 3200 3200 3200 3200 1000
PRESSURE 30.04 30.09 30.13 30.13 30.14 30.13 30.14 30.11 30.09 30.04
Date 09/02Wed 09/03/25Thu 09/04/25Fri 09/05/25Sat 09/06/25
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 77 58 79 63 83 67 82 63 80
TEMP 75 67 60 61 78 69 63 65 81 74 69 68 80 72 66 65 79 68
DEWPT 60 60 58 60 59 61 62 65 67 69 68 68 68 68 64 62 59 60
MIN/MAX RH 56 100 50 100 62 100 65 98 50
RH 60 77 93 97 52 76 97100 63 84 98100 67 87 93 91 51 76
WIND DIR NE E NE N E E SE SE SE SE S W S W NW NW W E
WIND SPD 4 2 1 2 3 3 1 2 3 3 2 2 4 3 2 2 3 2
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 5 5 10 20 30 20 30 20 10
RAIN SHWRS S S C S C S
TSTMS S S
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VAZ098-310800-
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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