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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
950 AM EDT Tue Jul 29 2025

VAZ096-292000-
Great Dismal Swamp RAWS-Suffolk VA
36.61N  76.55W Elev. 35 ft
950 AM EDT Tue Jul 29 2025

Date             Tue 07/29/25            Wed 07/30/25            Thu 07/31/25
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN                      93          72          93          75          92
TEMP                88 91 91 84 77 75 73 77 88 92 92 85 79 77 76 79 87 89 88 81
DEWPT               75 72 72 73 72 73 72 74 76 72 72 74 73 73 72 75 76 75 75 76
MIN/MAX RH                   52         100          51          90          63
RH                  66 54 54 71 85 92 97 90 68 52 52 70 82 87 87 88 70 63 67 85
WIND DIR            NE  E  E SE  S  S  N  N  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S
WIND DIR DEG        04 08 11 13 16 19 00 00 18 15 15 14 17 19 20 20 20 19 18 18
WIND SPD             2  2  3  2  1  1  0  0  1  2  3  3  2  2  2  2  3  3  4  3
CLOUDS              FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)           20 29 33 22 12 17 20 33 22 29 18 16 18 27 44 40 47 60 68 74
VSBY                 7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  4
POP 12HR                      0           0           5           5          40
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0        0.14
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS                                                              C  C  L
TSTMS                                                                   C  C  C
MIX HGT                    5000   400   900  5700  5400   500  1100  4800  5000
T WIND DIR                   SE    SE     S    SW     S     S     S     S     S
T WIND SPD                    5     3     4     4     6     6     6    11    13
SMOKE DISP                   PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    FR    GD
ADI                          31     3     7    29    46     3    12    72    66
MAX LVORI                     3     7    10     4     3     6     6     3     5
STABILITY                     A     F     F     A     A     F     F     A     C
CEILING                    5800 26600 26600 26600 26600 23500 23500 20800  6300
PRESSURE                  29.92 29.95 29.96 29.98 29.92 29.93 29.92 29.93 29.82


Date          Fri 08/01/25Sat 08/02/25Sun 08/03/25Mon 08/04/25
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX          74    84    71    80    67    81    67    82
TEMP          76 77 81 77 73 73 78 73 69 71 79 74 69 72 81 75
DEWPT         75 77 78 74 71 70 68 64 62 64 64 64 65 68 69 68
MAX/MIN RH      100    84    95    67    82    56    88    65
RH            97100 91 90 93 90 71 73 79 79 60 72 87 87 67 79
WIND DIR      SW NW  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  E  E NE NE  E  E
WIND SPD       2  2  4  4  4  6  9  4  3  4  6  3  2  3  5  3
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR         60    80    50    30    10    10    10    20
RAIN SHWRS     L  C  C  D  C  C  C  C                       S
TSTMS          C  S  C  C  C        S                       S

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VAZ098-292000-
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