EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Wed Dec 3 2025
VAZ064-040900-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
410 PM EST Wed Dec 3 2025
Date 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25 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 25 46 24 32 26
TEMP 32 29 28 27 26 38 44 44 34 29 26 26 26 29 31 31 30 29 30 28 28
DEWPT 30 28 28 27 26 30 28 27 24 19 17 16 18 22 26 28 30 29 28 27 28
MAX/MIN RH 100 48 70 73 100
RH 94 96100100100 73 53 51 66 67 69 67 73 75 81 88 98100 94 96100
WIND DIR S S SW SW W N NW N N N N NE NE E SE NE N NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 18 19 21 23 25 34 32 34 35 00 01 04 05 10 11 03 02 33 33 32 30
WIND SPD 1 2 2 1 1 2 4 4 5 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 13 14 19 18 26 40 45 35 34 46 72 82 91 91 93 93 95 92 89 85 81
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 2 2 2 2 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 5 10 80 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.10 0.02
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
FRZG RAIN S S C S S
SNOW L L D D C
MIX HGT 500 500 2800 2600 1800 1900 1800 1500 600 500
T WIND DIR S W NW NW N NE SE SE N NE
T WIND SPD 5 4 5 12 14 9 6 5 4 2
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 3 3 33 32 11 18 17 10 3 2
MAX LVORI 9 10 9 3 3 3 4 9 10 10
STABILITY F F B C E F C C F F
CEILING 3200 30000 8900 13800 23500 12500 6100 1700 1000 1000
PRESSURE 29.97 29.93 29.95 30.01 30.13 30.17 30.12 29.97 29.87 29.81
Date 12/06Sun 12/07/25Mon 12/08/25Tue 12/09/25Wed 12/10/25
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 43 27 44 27 36 17 39 28 47
TEMP 41 34 30 28 43 36 31 27 35 25 21 19 37 34 30 30 45 42
DEWPT 33 34 30 28 33 34 29 24 18 18 16 14 19 26 26 27 31 34
MIN/MAX RH 70 100 65 96 47 85 48 89 54
RH 73100100100 67 92 91 88 49 73 81 80 48 72 86 88 57 73
WIND DIR SW S N N N N N N N N N W SW SW SW SW SW S
WIND SPD 2 1 1 2 3 3 4 6 8 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 6 4
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 10 10 20 10 5 10 10 10
RAIN S
SNOW 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
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
Radar
Current Weather
Rivers & Lakes
Satellite
Forecast Maps
Hour by Hour Forecast
Graphical Hazards
Winter Weather
Briefings
Marine Forecasts
Forecaster's Discussion
SKYWARN
Submit Storm Report
Climate Data
Fire Weather
Beach & Surf
Coastal Flood
Heat 
Follow us on X
Follow us on Facebook
AKQ RSS Feed