Scattered damaging winds from severe thunderstorms will be possible across parts of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States Sunday. Excessive heat will continue over the southern U.S. Sunday before another round of heat arrives Monday through the central and southern U.S. spreading into the East by Independence Day. California will see excessive heat starting Tuesday. Read More >
EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024
VAZ096-300800-
Great Dismal Swamp RAWS-Suffolk VA
36.61N 76.55W Elev. 35 ft
510 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024
Date 06/29/24 Sun 06/30/24 Mon 07/01/24 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
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 75 95 68 81 61
TEMP 86 80 78 77 80 89 94 91 84 78 76 71 71 77 80 80 74 68 65 62 66
DEWPT 74 74 74 74 76 76 75 75 76 76 74 71 66 61 60 60 60 60 60 59 63
MAX/MIN RH 97 54 100 49 93
RH 69 81 88 90 88 66 54 60 77 94 94 99 84 57 51 51 62 76 84 90 90
WIND DIR S S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW NW N N N N NE N N N NE
WIND DIR DEG 17 18 20 21 21 21 21 21 20 21 22 33 00 00 01 02 03 02 35 00 03
WIND SPD 5 5 4 4 5 8 9 8 5 4 4 5 9 9 9 8 4 2 1 2 3
CLOUDS SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 33 24 27 37 45 37 58 73 83 82 86 85 74 57 35 18 9 9 10 11 7
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 60 80 20 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.30 0.88 0.01 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C L L L D L S
TSTMS C L L L S
LAL 1 1 3 4 4 3 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4
MIX HGT 700 1400 6000 5000 800 1600 4100 5000 1000 1600
T WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW W N N N NE
T WIND SPD 10 9 16 17 13 12 13 11 4 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 5 26 107 101 10 33 56 77 3 35
MAX LVORI 5 7 3 4 6 8 3 3 5 7
STABILITY F F B B E E C B F F
CEILING 23500 23500 10800 23500 2800 1000 4000 4700 17000 30000
PRESSURE 30.0 30.0 29.98 29.86 29.86 29.87 29.97 29.97 30.04 30.06
Date 07/02Wed 07/03/24Thu 07/04/24Fri 07/05/24Sat 07/06/24
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 83 62 87 68 95 73 96 74 95
TEMP 81 75 66 68 85 80 72 74 92 87 77 78 94 88 78 79 93 87
DEWPT 62 64 63 66 62 65 64 69 70 72 71 73 73 74 72 74 73 75
MIN/MAX RH 50 100 45 97 46 93 48 94 51
RH 53 69 90 93 46 60 76 84 49 61 82 84 51 62 82 85 52 68
WIND DIR NE E E NE SE SE S SW SW S S SW SW S SW SW SW S
WIND SPD 9 4 2 1 3 5 4 5 5 5 4 3 5 6 4 3 6 6
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 20 20 20 20 30
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C
TSTMS S S S S C
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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...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS