EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Tue Dec 9 2025
VAZ064-092100-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
850 AM EST Tue Dec 9 2025
Date Tue 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 37 26 47 31 43
TEMP 29 34 34 31 29 28 28 32 39 45 46 43 41 39 35 32 38 41 41 33
DEWPT 13 16 20 23 24 26 28 29 32 35 36 36 35 33 31 26 25 21 21 23
MIN/MAX RH 45 100 65 87 43
RH 51 46 56 72 80 93100 91 76 68 68 77 79 79 85 79 58 44 44 65
WIND DIR W S S S SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW W W W NW W W W
WIND DIR DEG 26 20 20 20 21 21 20 20 20 21 21 22 24 25 28 28 30 29 28 29
WIND SPD 2 4 5 5 5 6 6 8 10 10 10 8 5 4 4 3 4 5 4 3
CLOUDS FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 21 45 27 36 25 36 61 73 80 85 78 52 34 21 21 22 20 35 37 46
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 5 10 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 2600 500 500 1900 1600 500 600 4700 4300
T WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW NW NW W
T WIND SPD 11 14 13 17 11 9 10 16 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD FR
ADI 37 10 16 42 32 10 10 70 50
MAX LVORI 3 6 7 4 4 4 5 3 3
STABILITY C F D D D F F C C
CEILING 20800 8900 9800 10800 11700 23500 30000 18200 30000
PRESSURE 30.0 29.92 29.76 29.60 29.40 29.46 29.56 29.75 29.77
Date Fri 12/12/25Sat 12/13/25Sun 12/14/25Mon 12/15/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 23 39 28 46 29 37 17 33
TEMP 28 25 38 33 31 30 44 36 32 29 35 25 20 17 31 26
DEWPT 21 22 21 26 28 28 28 28 27 26 20 14 9 9 10 16
MAX/MIN RH 86 48 100 51 93 49 70 39
RH 75 86 50 75 91 92 53 72 81 89 54 62 63 70 42 63
WIND DIR W W W S SW SW W W N N NW NW NW NW NW W
WIND SPD 2 2 4 2 3 4 6 3 3 3 6 3 3 3 4 3
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 5 20 20 5 20 20 5 5
RAIN S S S
SNOW S S S S
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VAZ081-092100-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George 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
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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