EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Sat Nov 8 2025
VAZ081-082100-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
37.25N 77.25W Elev. 50 ft
850 AM EST Sat Nov 8 2025
Date Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25 Mon 11/10/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 72 50 73 43 52
TEMP 65 71 69 58 53 53 54 56 65 72 71 60 57 52 46 43 48 52 49 41
DEWPT 56 50 50 51 51 51 51 54 62 62 60 58 48 43 38 36 33 30 27 27
MIN/MAX RH 48 96 67 92 42
RH 73 48 51 78 93 95 92 94 89 72 68 92 73 71 74 76 57 44 43 58
WIND DIR NW NW S SE SE SE SE SE SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW W W W
WIND DIR DEG 30 31 20 14 14 15 13 14 21 23 22 27 29 31 31 30 30 29 28 28
WIND SPD 4 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 5 9 5 4 4 4 4 4 6 8 8 5
CLOUDS FW SC B1 CL SC B2 OV OV B2 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 10 28 52 5 34 73 88 89 86 49 37 57 65 70 51 45 27 28 41 44
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 60 30 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0.04 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S S
RAIN SHWRS S L C C S
TSTMS S S
MIX HGT 3300 500 600 2800 2400 1700 2000 6900 6000
T WIND DIR SW SE SE S SW W NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 2 2 6 11 13 10 16 12 2
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR PR PR PR GD FR
ADI 19 3 7 57 53 14 32 93 42
MAX LVORI 5 8 8 8 6 6 4 3 3
STABILITY B F F D B E E B C
CEILING 23500 30000 7200 300 14800 8200 4700 1700 4000
PRESSURE 29.76 29.80 29.76 29.69 29.64 29.68 29.75 29.77 29.71
Date Tue 11/11/25Wed 11/12/25Thu 11/13/25Fri 11/14/25
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 29 48 35 60 43 60 36 58
TEMP 33 29 45 40 37 38 58 53 47 43 58 47 40 36 56 46
DEWPT 25 19 20 24 25 25 32 38 38 37 33 34 31 29 32 35
MAX/MIN RH 71 34 63 37 80 37 75 38
RH 71 67 37 53 61 60 38 56 69 80 40 60 70 75 39 65
WIND DIR W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW N
WIND SPD 4 8 10 5 4 8 10 5 4 4 9 3 2 3 5 2
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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VAZ096-082100-
Great Dismal Swamp RAWS-Suffolk 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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