EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Sat Dec 6 2025
VAZ096-070900-
Great Dismal Swamp RAWS-Suffolk VA
36.61N 76.55W Elev. 35 ft
410 PM EST Sat Dec 6 2025
Date 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 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
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 27 51 31 40 23
TEMP 39 35 32 29 28 39 48 48 38 35 34 34 37 38 39 35 33 31 27 24 24
DEWPT 38 34 31 28 28 35 38 39 38 35 34 33 34 33 31 27 26 23 21 21 21
MAX/MIN RH 100 65 100 72 88
RH 97 98 95 96100 85 68 71100100100 96 88 82 73 72 75 72 79 87 88
WIND DIR W N N N N NE S S N N N N N N N N N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 28 00 00 00 00 06 16 17 00 00 34 35 01 02 02 01 01 00 00 35 34
WIND SPD 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 3 5 9 9 9 5 4 3 3 2
CLOUDS OV SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 100 27 49 63 63 52 46 38 49 53 75 88 92 87 83 81 72 59 36 17 11
VSBY 8 8 7 5 4 7 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 40 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.07 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C C C
SNOW C C
MIX HGT 400 400 2100 2000 400 1500 3100 3300 1700 500
T WIND DIR NW N N W NW N N N N N
T WIND SPD 2 1 1 1 2 9 20 20 10 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 2 1 2 2 2 27 59 60 10 5
MAX LVORI 10 10 8 10 10 10 4 4 4 6
STABILITY F F B B F F D D E F
CEILING 1000 1000 23500 18200 8900 7200 1000 4000 5500 20800
PRESSURE 30.0 30.04 30.10 30.03 30.04 30.01 30.09 30.14 30.21 30.18
Date 12/09Wed 12/10/25Thu 12/11/25Fri 12/12/25Sat 12/13/25
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 44 29 54 37 53 37 51 27 42
TEMP 42 35 30 32 51 48 45 39 52 44 43 41 50 40 33 28 40 32
DEWPT 26 30 27 28 36 39 37 35 36 37 36 39 40 34 27 22 20 19
MIN/MAX RH 51 88 52 89 52 96 65 82 42
RH 53 81 88 86 56 71 73 85 54 76 76 92 68 78 78 79 44 59
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW SW W W W S SW W W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 2 2 3 4 9 6 4 3 5 3 3 3 5 3 3 4 8 4
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 10 30 30 20 5
RAIN S C C S S S
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VAZ098-070900-
Back Bay NWR RAWS-Virginia Beach VA
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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