EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Sat Dec 6 2025
VAZ064-070900-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
410 PM EST Sat Dec 6 2025
Date 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 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 45 27 34 15
TEMP 33 30 29 26 24 35 42 42 34 30 29 31 31 32 33 31 27 24 19 16 16
DEWPT 32 28 27 25 24 31 32 33 34 30 29 30 26 22 17 15 15 12 12 11 11
MAX/MIN RH 100 66 100 50 80
RH 96 93 93 96100 84 67 70100100100 96 82 66 51 51 60 60 74 80 79
WIND DIR N N NW N NW NE S S S W NW N N N N N N N N N NW
WIND DIR DEG 00 00 31 00 33 06 17 18 19 25 33 35 00 01 01 02 01 00 00 34 30
WIND SPD 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 4 5 8 8 4 3 2 2 1 1
CLOUDS SC FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 49 24 56 65 78 74 82 70 51 48 67 79 81 79 75 65 47 26 12 9 24
VSBY 8 8 7 5 4 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 5 5 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
SNOW S S
MIX HGT 500 500 2300 2200 500 1000 4000 3900 500 600
T WIND DIR SW W SE S W N N N N W
T WIND SPD 1 0 5 6 4 10 18 9 2 2
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR GD FR PR PR
ADI 1 1 22 20 3 26 53 48 1 7
MAX LVORI 9 10 8 9 10 10 3 3 4 6
STABILITY F F C C F E D C F F
CEILING 15500 4700 4000 12600 7500 4700 7400 28400 30000 20800
PRESSURE 29.88 29.94 29.98 29.92 29.92 29.93 30.06 30.09 30.15 30.11
Date 12/09Wed 12/10/25Thu 12/11/25Fri 12/12/25Sat 12/13/25
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 38 29 49 34 49 33 45 23 35
TEMP 36 33 30 33 47 44 40 34 47 41 38 35 45 35 28 24 33 26
DEWPT 13 22 26 30 35 36 35 31 31 33 32 32 30 27 22 18 14 14
MIN/MAX RH 38 88 60 89 53 92 54 80 42
RH 38 64 85 89 63 73 82 89 53 74 79 89 56 72 78 76 45 60
WIND DIR S S SW S SW SW SW W W S SW W W NW NW NW W NW
WIND SPD 4 4 4 5 9 5 4 3 5 3 3 3 5 3 3 4 8 4
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 10 20 20 30 30 20 10
RAIN S S S C C S S
SNOW S C C S S
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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
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