NWS AKQ RAWS FIRE WEATHER GREAT DISMAL SWAMP

	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Tue Mar 3 2026

VAZ096-032100-
Great Dismal Swamp RAWS-Suffolk VA
36.61N  76.55W Elev. 35 ft
850 AM EST Tue Mar 3 2026

Date             Tue 03/03/26            Wed 03/04/26            Thu 03/05/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN                      61          50          73          54          78
TEMP                45 53 59 53 54 53 51 52 62 69 71 63 59 57 55 56 67 75 76 69
DEWPT               45 49 51 51 51 52 51 52 56 55 55 56 54 54 55 55 57 57 57 56
MIN/MAX RH                   73         100          55         100          52
RH                 100 87 75 92 90 96100 99 81 61 58 78 83 90 99 96 70 54 52 63
WIND DIR             N SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S
WIND DIR DEG        00 21 21 19 20 21 22 22 23 23 23 18 18 20 21 22 23 23 22 19
WIND SPD             2  2  3  2  3  3  3  2  3  4  3  2  2  2  3  3  4  6  5  3
CLOUDS              OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC B1
CLOUDS(%)           93 83 62 66 75 61 55 47 31 21 33 35 56 54 59 35 27 25 35 57
VSBY                 4  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     20          10           5           5           5
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN                 S                                                         
MIX HGT                    2500   700   300  3700  4300   700   500  4000  4200
T WIND DIR                   SW     S    SW     W    SW    SW    SW    SW    SW
T WIND SPD                    8     9     9    16    13     8    10    19    17
SMOKE DISP                   PR    PR    PR    FR    GD    PR    PR    GD    GD
ADI                          21     5     9    77    84     5    10    98   106
MAX LVORI                     6     7     9     5     5     6     9     4     3
STABILITY                     C     F     F     B     B     F     F     B     B
CEILING                    1000  1000  1700  1700  2400 17100 30000  1700  2400
PRESSURE                  30.36 30.34 30.27 30.28 30.20 30.22 30.20 30.22 30.15


Date          Fri 03/06/26Sat 03/07/26Sun 03/08/26Mon 03/09/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX          60    80    57    79    61    77    60    76
TEMP          62 61 78 67 61 59 76 71 65 63 75 68 63 61 73 69
DEWPT         58 58 62 58 57 58 61 59 59 59 60 60 58 59 61 59
MAX/MIN RH       93    55    96    53    90    57    96    56
RH            87 91 58 73 87 96 60 65 81 87 60 76 84 93 66 71
WIND DIR      SW SW SW  S  S SW SW  S SW SW SW  S SW SW SW  S
WIND SPD       3  4  5  2  3  3  8  4  5  4  6  3  3  3  5  3
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR         10    10    10    10    20    50    50    40
RAIN SHWRS                             S  S  C  C  C  C  C  C

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VAZ098-032100-
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
WEATHER...
     SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS