EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Tue Nov 4 2025
VAZ064-050900-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
410 PM EST Tue Nov 4 2025
Date 11/04/25 Wed 11/05/25 Thu 11/06/25 Fri
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 71 45 58 35
TEMP 50 44 42 40 42 58 67 67 57 52 50 48 46 53 57 55 46 42 40 38 37
DEWPT 36 35 35 35 33 37 40 41 44 44 41 37 35 35 31 31 34 34 33 33 34
MAX/MIN RH 86 33 73 35 89
RH 60 69 76 83 70 45 37 39 62 73 72 65 65 50 37 39 64 73 77 82 89
WIND DIR SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NE SE S S S
WIND DIR DEG 23 22 20 20 19 21 21 21 23 25 32 32 31 32 32 32 03 12 17 18 19
WIND SPD 2 2 2 2 4 10 14 16 10 8 6 5 4 8 6 4 1 1 1 2 3
CLOUDS FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 23 5 11 2 4 12 23 19 2 5 12 14 9 8 10 4 4 5 16 15 16
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 400 400 2600 2300 600 800 5200 5100 400 400
T WIND DIR SW S SW SW W NW NW NW E S
T WIND SPD 3 3 21 9 16 11 16 9 2 3
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 2 6 54 33 13 13 92 86 1 6
MAX LVORI 4 6 2 2 3 3 1 3 4 6
STABILITY F F C D E F B B F F
CEILING 12700 11700 26600 26600 23900 30000 30000 26600 18600 23500
PRESSURE 30.10 30.05 29.96 29.77 29.69 29.89 30.04 30.03 30.06 30.01
Date 11/07Sat 11/08/25Sun 11/09/25Mon 11/10/25Tue 11/11/25
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 64 54 70 48 67 41 50 30 47
TEMP 61 59 56 55 68 58 52 49 65 53 46 42 49 39 34 31 45 39
DEWPT 39 47 53 53 50 50 46 48 54 52 44 36 29 28 24 23 23 25
MIN/MAX RH 42 93 48 93 64 99 41 73 38
RH 44 64 90 93 52 75 80 96 69 96 93 79 46 63 67 73 41 58
WIND DIR S S SW SW W S SE S SW W NW NW NW NW NW W W SW
WIND SPD 9 5 5 4 4 2 2 3 5 4 3 4 9 5 4 4 9 3
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B2 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 60 20 20 40 30 10 10 0
RAIN SHWRS C L S S C C C C
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VAZ081-050900-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
37.25N 77.25W Elev. 50 ft
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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