EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026
VAZ081-020800-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
37.25N 77.25W Elev. 50 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026
Date 04/01/26 Thu 04/02/26 Fri 04/03/26 Sat
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 64 85 61 83 62
TEMP 77 71 68 65 64 74 83 83 74 69 65 62 63 72 81 82 76 69 66 63 63
DEWPT 61 61 61 60 60 62 62 60 58 57 57 58 60 60 59 57 57 57 57 58 59
MAX/MIN RH 86 45 93 42 90
RH 57 71 78 85 86 66 50 46 58 66 75 88 90 66 48 43 52 66 73 83 88
WIND DIR S SW S S SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW
WIND DIR DEG 20 22 19 19 20 21 20 19 18 18 19 19 20 21 21 21 19 19 20 20 21
WIND SPD 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 3 4 4 4 4 6 8 6 3 4 4 4 4
CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%) 45 53 50 32 41 33 16 16 13 8 8 18 43 32 13 13 15 19 15 22 32
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 10 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C
TSTMS S S
MIX HGT 600 1000 4600 4900 700 1400 5700 5700 600 1100
T WIND DIR SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 13 12 16 14 13 13 18 17 12 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 10 22 81 91 7 29 93 120 6 21
MAX LVORI 4 5 4 3 4 6 4 2 4 5
STABILITY E F B B F F B B F F
CEILING 4000 30000 300 30000 30000 30000 5400 4000 30000 4000
PRESSURE 30.01 30.09 30.14 30.13 30.14 30.17 30.23 30.13 30.12 30.11
Date 04/04Sun 04/05/26Mon 04/06/26Tue 04/07/26Wed 04/08/26
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 85 63 76 46 65 43 65 39 58
TEMP 83 77 68 65 74 66 53 46 63 57 47 45 63 56 44 40 56 50
DEWPT 61 57 59 60 60 57 45 37 35 38 38 38 37 36 33 28 27 29
MIN/MAX RH 43 87 58 80 31 79 32 70 30
RH 47 50 72 84 63 73 76 71 36 48 72 76 38 48 65 63 33 44
WIND DIR SW S S S SW W N N NW N E NW NW N N N N E
WIND SPD 9 5 9 10 10 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 5 3 3 5 6 3
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC B2 OV B2 SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 5 20 90 50 0 0 5 10 5
RAIN SHWRS S C D C S
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VAZ096-020800-
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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