EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Sat Dec 21 2024
VAZ096-220900-
Great Dismal Swamp RAWS-Suffolk VA
36.61N 76.55W Elev. 35 ft
410 PM EST Sat Dec 21 2024
Date 12/21/24 Sun 12/22/24 Mon 12/23/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 24 38 19 43 25
TEMP 31 29 28 27 25 32 36 36 27 24 23 22 21 35 42 43 34 29 28 27 29
DEWPT 18 17 17 16 15 14 13 13 15 15 16 17 18 20 21 23 26 27 27 26 26
MAX/MIN RH 65 38 85 42 98
RH 57 61 63 64 66 47 39 38 59 67 74 80 87 55 42 45 72 93 97 96 89
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE E E E S W W W
WIND DIR DEG 34 35 35 35 35 00 35 00 02 01 01 02 01 04 07 09 09 18 26 27 27
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 3 8 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2
CLOUDS FW FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%) 9 20 39 18 2 4 2 1 2 4 7 4 3 1 3 7 2 6 12 24 33
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 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3
MIX HGT 800 1600 4000 3800 400 400 2700 2300 400 400
T WIND DIR N N N N N N NE E S W
T WIND SPD 8 11 13 8 4 4 6 5 4 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 4 24 54 38 2 5 23 19 2 6
MAX LVORI 3 3 1 3 3 5 4 3 9 9
STABILITY F F C C F F B B F F
CEILING 30000 23500 30000 30000 30000 20800 18200 26600 30000 4700
PRESSURE 30.25 30.31 30.42 30.42 30.5 30.52 30.55 30.48 30.44 30.34
Date 12/24Wed 12/25/24Thu 12/26/24Fri 12/27/24Sat 12/28/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 52 34 50 36 52 39 57 42 59
TEMP 49 41 38 35 50 41 39 37 51 42 40 40 54 49 43 43 57 51
DEWPT 30 33 34 33 38 38 37 36 40 39 38 39 46 45 42 42 49 47
MIN/MAX RH 48 98 63 96 66 96 66 97 68
RH 48 73 86 94 63 89 94 96 66 89 92 96 73 86 96 97 75 86
WIND DIR W N N N N NE N N N NE N N NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 3 2 2 2 5 2 2 3 5 3 2 3 5 2 2 2 5 2
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 30 30
RAIN S S S S S S S C C C C
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VAZ098-220900-
Back Bay NWR RAWS-Virginia Beach 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
LAL(CAT)............................LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL
HAINES(CAT).........................HAINES INDEX
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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