EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat May 24 2025
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Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Sat May 24 2025
Date 05/24/25 Sun 05/25/25 Mon 05/26/25 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
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 47 74 53 74 51
TEMP 65 56 52 49 54 67 72 72 65 59 55 54 55 65 72 73 67 58 53 51 57
DEWPT 46 44 44 44 47 45 45 47 50 51 52 52 53 51 48 47 50 49 49 49 53
MAX/MIN RH 86 38 94 40 93
RH 49 64 75 84 77 46 38 41 58 75 90 94 92 60 42 40 53 73 88 93 85
WIND DIR N N NW NW NW NW W NW NE E N N N N N N NE SE SW SW E
WIND DIR DEG 34 34 32 31 33 31 29 31 05 10 01 01 00 02 01 00 06 12 22 24 06
WIND SPD 3 2 2 2 2 4 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 2 1 1 1 1
CLOUDS FW CL FW FW CL FW SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 6 4 9 11 4 7 30 67 80 90 81 70 51 31 32 36 33 30 40 50 66
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 10 40 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.06 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C
MIX HGT 500 1200 5800 5500 500 1000 6600 7000 500 900
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW N NW NE NE SE S
T WIND SPD 4 4 10 5 1 6 10 4 2 2
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR
ADI 3 14 68 54 1 15 61 54 2 1
MAX LVORI 4 5 3 3 7 8 3 2 7 7
STABILITY F F A B F F A A F F
CEILING 30000 26600 15900 10300 6200 5500 4700 4700 4700 15900
PRESSURE 29.98 30.01 30.07 30.01 30.01 30.0 30.05 30.04 30.09 30.11
Date 05/27Wed 05/28/25Thu 05/29/25Fri 05/30/25Sat 05/31/25
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 72 57 68 61 80 62 80 60 78
TEMP 71 64 59 59 65 65 63 65 77 73 65 67 78 72 64 65 77 70
DEWPT 51 51 54 58 60 60 61 63 65 65 63 64 61 63 60 61 59 59
MIN/MAX RH 49 93 79 98 64 97 54 92 52
RH 49 63 85 95 84 84 93 95 67 77 94 90 57 72 88 87 54 68
WIND DIR SE E SE E E E SE S SW S W NW W W W W W NW
WIND SPD 4 4 2 3 5 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 4 3 2 3 5 3
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 30 80 80 60 40 30 30 30 40
RAIN SHWRS C L D D L L C C C C S S C C S C C
TSTMS S S 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
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