EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue Jun 17 2025
VAZ081-180800-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
37.25N 77.25W Elev. 50 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Jun 17 2025
Date 06/17/25 Wed 06/18/25 Thu 06/19/25 Fri
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 74 93 76 95 70
TEMP 82 76 75 74 77 87 91 92 84 80 78 76 78 88 92 92 82 75 72 70 72
DEWPT 75 75 74 73 74 74 72 72 73 73 71 71 73 75 72 72 72 71 70 68 68
MAX/MIN RH 99 52 86 52 93
RH 79 98 97 99 90 67 54 52 70 81 81 86 85 65 52 52 72 87 93 93 87
WIND DIR S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW W W NW
WIND DIR DEG 17 18 20 20 23 24 23 23 22 22 22 22 22 20 21 24 26 23 25 28 32
WIND SPD 2 2 3 3 4 8 9 9 4 4 4 4 6 11 12 10 8 3 3 2 3
CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%) 56 50 43 38 20 21 21 20 16 11 9 8 18 11 43 43 62 65 61 53 40
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7
POP 12HR 40 20 5 40 60
QPF 12HR 0.08 0.02 0 0.05 0.09
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C S C C L L
TSTMS S S S S C C
MIX HGT 500 1400 5300 5500 700 2200 6000 5500 700 1000
T WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W N
T WIND SPD 4 9 17 19 8 10 20 21 9 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD VG PR PR VG VG PR PR
ADI 2 26 120 120 4 38 103 111 9 17
MAX LVORI 10 9 3 3 5 6 3 3 6 6
STABILITY F F B B F F C C E F
CEILING 3200 6300 9800 30000 20800 24000 30000 26600 12400 30000
PRESSURE 29.84 29.84 29.86 29.82 29.82 29.84 29.84 29.76 29.79 29.89
Date 06/20Sat 06/21/25Sun 06/22/25Mon 06/23/25Tue 06/24/25
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 88 67 92 70 95 73 98 75 99
TEMP 86 79 70 73 89 82 73 76 93 85 76 78 96 87 78 81 97 88
DEWPT 64 68 66 68 65 68 67 71 70 74 71 73 71 76 73 75 72 76
MIN/MAX RH 47 94 44 93 46 90 43 89 43
RH 48 68 87 84 45 64 82 85 47 70 85 84 45 70 86 82 45 68
WIND DIR N E S SW S SE S SW SW S SW W N SE SW W SE SE
WIND SPD 3 2 1 1 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW
POP 12HR 10 0 5 0 5 0 0 5 5
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VAZ096-180800-
Great Dismal Swamp RAWS-Suffolk VA
36.61N 76.55W Elev. 35 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
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