EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sun Aug 30 2026
VAZ081-310800-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
37.25N 77.25W Elev. 50 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Aug 30 2026
Date 08/30/26 Mon 08/31/26 Tue 09/01/26 Wed
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 71 94 73 96 77
TEMP 82 77 75 72 75 86 92 92 85 79 77 75 77 88 94 94 88 83 81 78 81
DEWPT 70 71 70 69 70 71 69 70 72 71 70 70 71 73 71 69 72 71 70 69 71
MAX/MIN RH 93 45 87 43 76
RH 68 83 86 91 84 62 48 48 64 77 79 84 82 61 47 44 60 68 71 74 72
WIND DIR SE S S SW SW W SW S SE S S SW SW W W W S S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 15 17 19 21 23 25 21 18 12 16 20 21 23 25 27 25 20 20 22 22 23
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
CLOUDS(%) 11 7 10 6 13 2 21 25 34 13 10 28 13 7 12 11 17 15 10 7 5
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 5 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 400 500 6600 6300 500 600 6800 6900 500 600
T WIND DIR S SW SW SW S SW NW W SW W
T WIND SPD 3 3 6 4 2 3 6 5 2 2
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR
ADI 2 4 55 52 2 3 48 67 2 2
MAX LVORI 7 7 4 4 4 7 3 3 3 4
STABILITY F F A A F F A A F F
CEILING 3200 14500 7200 4000 4700 4700 7500 4700 17100 5500
PRESSURE 29.98 29.95 29.98 29.93 29.90 29.90 29.92 29.85 29.85 29.86
Date 09/02Thu 09/03/26Fri 09/04/26Sat 09/05/26Sun 09/06/26
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 98 77 98 73 93 70 88 66 85
TEMP 96 87 80 78 96 84 77 74 91 80 73 71 86 77 70 67 84 75
DEWPT 71 72 70 71 72 74 71 71 72 73 70 69 69 69 67 66 66 66
MIN/MAX RH 41 82 45 92 52 98 54 98 55
RH 45 60 75 80 47 65 83 91 54 73 93 93 58 71 90 98 58 70
WIND DIR W S SW SW W SW SW W NW N N N N NE N NE NE E
WIND SPD 2 2 2 2 3 2 1 2 3 1 0 2 3 2 0 3 6 3
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 FW FW B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC
POP 12HR 5 5 20 30 40 50 30 30 20
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C S S
TSTMS S S C S S S S
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disswamp-310800-
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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