EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
930 AM EST Wed Feb 5 2025
VAZ096-051530-
Great Dismal Swamp RAWS-Suffolk VA
36.61N 76.55W Elev. 35 ft
930 AM EST Wed Feb 5 2025
Date 02/05/25 Thu 02/06/25 Fri 02/07/25 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
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 37 61 55 67 36
TEMP 38 37 39 40 41 42 46 56 60 59 59 58 58 56 59 63 62 49 44 40 38 39
DEWPT 33 35 37 39 40 41 44 50 53 56 57 56 56 53 47 39 37 36 32 31 30 30
MAX/MIN RH 96 75 93 39 73
RH 83 92 92 96 95 96 90 81 77 90 93 93 93 90 65 41 39 61 62 70 73 71
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE N SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW N NE NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 06 05 04 05 01 24 22 22 22 22 22 24 25 28 31 32 00 06 06 05 05 06
WIND SPD 6 4 4 3 3 3 8 11 10 8 6 8 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 4 4 5
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 99 99 99 99 98 95 92 86 73 70 61 72 65 39 33 18 17 17 27 46 51 66
VSBY 5 4 3 3 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 70 50 20 5 20
QPF 12HR 0.08 0.06 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C L C C C C C S S C
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S
TSTMS S S
LAL
HAINES
MIX HGT 1800 1200 800 1500 1600 600 700 3100 3000 600 1400
T WIND DIR NE NE N SW SW SW W NW NW NE NE
T WIND SPD 13 9 5 11 17 18 9 11 8 6 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 29 9 8 29 33 18 12 39 38 5 4
MAX LVORI 6 7 8 6 5 5 6 4 3 3 3
STABILITY D E F D D D D B B F E
CEILING 1000 1000 1000 300 1000 1700 1000 300 9800 8000 22600
PRESSURE 30.28 30.25 30.12 30.06 29.93 29.92 29.90 30.03 30.07 30.17 30.22
Date 02/08Sun 02/09/25Mon 02/10/25Tue 02/11/25Wed 02/12/25
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 49 45 71 36 45 35 47 36 47
TEMP 44 47 51 58 69 54 42 36 43 41 38 37 45 43 40 37 45 42
DEWPT 36 41 50 57 53 43 32 31 33 33 33 34 37 37 37 36 38 36
MIN/MAX RH 69 96 52 79 58 89 68 90
RH 72 80 96 96 58 66 67 82 67 73 82 89 74 79 MM MM 76 80
WIND DIR E NE SW SW W N NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE MM MM MM MM
WIND SPD 5 3 6 10 10 9 6 6 6 3 3 6 10 8 MM MM MM MM
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV B2 B2
POP 12HR 40 30 20 50 40 50 70 70 50
RAIN C C C S S S C C C C C C L L L L C C
SNOW C S S S
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
WEATHER...
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