EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sun Jul 6 2025

VAZ096-070800-
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

$$

VAZ098-070800-
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