EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025
VAZ096-170800-
Great Dismal Swamp RAWS-Suffolk VA
36.61N 76.55W Elev. 35 ft
510 PM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025
Date 06/16/25 Tue 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25 Thu
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 70 87 74 94 76
TEMP 75 72 71 71 73 79 85 86 82 78 77 75 79 86 91 92 86 81 79 77 80
DEWPT 72 72 71 70 72 74 75 75 76 76 75 74 76 75 74 74 76 73 73 72 75
MAX/MIN RH 100 70 100 54 89
RH 91100 99 97 97 85 72 70 81 94 94 97 91 69 58 56 72 78 82 85 85
WIND DIR E E E E SE SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 07 08 09 11 14 20 22 21 19 19 21 22 23 24 24 24 22 22 22 23 23
WIND SPD 3 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 4 5 8 9 8 4 4 4 4 5
CLOUDS B2 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 75 69 85 83 88 72 57 51 44 41 45 34 29 23 25 22 23 27 13 8 6
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 40 20 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.04 0.02 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C S S C C S S
TSTMS C C S S
MIX HGT 900 800 3300 3100 600 1600 5100 5200 700 2000
T WIND DIR E E SE SW S SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 8 5 5 8 5 9 20 20 10 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR VG VG PR PR
ADI 4 6 23 28 5 29 120 120 5 39
MAX LVORI 9 9 6 5 6 7 3 3 4 6
STABILITY F F B C F F B B F F
CEILING 1000 300 300 2400 15900 9800 26600 26600 4700 4000
PRESSURE 29.94 29.95 29.98 29.93 29.92 29.92 29.96 29.92 29.92 29.94
Date 06/19Fri 06/20/25Sat 06/21/25Sun 06/22/25Mon 06/23/25
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 94 73 89 69 90 71 94 75 94
TEMP 92 85 76 76 87 81 72 75 88 81 73 77 92 86 78 80 93 85
DEWPT 74 75 73 73 71 72 69 72 69 71 71 74 73 76 73 75 76 76
MIN/MAX RH 54 96 57 93 53 96 52 88 57
RH 56 72 90 92 59 74 91 90 54 72 93 90 54 72 85 85 59 75
WIND DIR SW SW SW W NW SE SW N E SE S SW SW S SW W N SE
WIND SPD 9 4 3 2 3 2 1 1 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 30 50 10 5 5 10 5 10 5
RAIN SHWRS C C
TSTMS C C
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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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