EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
411 PM EST Wed Dec 24 2025
VAZ064-250900-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
411 PM EST Wed Dec 24 2025
Date 12/24/25 Thu 12/25/25 Fri 12/26/25 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 35 58 30 36 34
TEMP 42 38 36 35 37 45 56 58 50 43 37 32 30 34 35 36 36 36 36 36 36
DEWPT 28 29 29 29 31 37 44 46 45 36 30 25 23 22 21 24 30 33 35 36 36
MAX/MIN RH 81 62 82 54 100
RH 58 68 75 78 79 73 63 65 82 76 75 74 74 61 55 61 79 90 96100100
WIND DIR NE E S S S SW SW NW N N N N NE NE E SE SE S SE E N
WIND DIR DEG 05 11 18 18 19 21 24 30 00 01 02 02 03 06 11 14 15 16 15 09 01
WIND SPD 2 1 1 3 4 8 6 3 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 2 2 2 2 2
CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 48 67 78 54 67 52 31 68 54 40 51 58 80 88 92 95 94 89 57 63 71
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 30 5 60 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.06 0.08
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C S S L L L L C C
MIX HGT 400 700 1700 1600 1100 1400 1800 1900 1300 700
T WIND DIR E S SW NW N N NE SE SE E
T WIND SPD 2 5 11 9 14 13 6 10 9 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 2 7 24 16 11 23 22 20 6 3
MAX LVORI 4 5 4 4 4 4 3 4 8 10
STABILITY F F D D E E C D F F
CEILING 17100 12700 2400 4700 20800 14800 15900 8900 4400 1000
PRESSURE 30.15 30.06 29.92 29.78 29.96 30.05 30.11 30.01 29.92 29.84
Date 12/27Sun 12/28/25Mon 12/29/25Tue 12/30/25Wed 12/31/25
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 47 35 49 42 54 23 37 22 42
TEMP 47 40 37 37 47 46 47 49 50 37 27 23 35 31 24 23 40 36
DEWPT 40 39 37 37 41 44 46 46 34 20 13 12 11 13 13 14 16 18
MIN/MAX RH 75 100 79 99 43 62 33 71 36
RH 75 96100100 80 94 98 90 54 50 54 62 36 47 62 68 37 48
WIND DIR N NE NE SE S S SW W W NW W W W NW W SW SW SW
WIND SPD 4 2 1 2 4 4 5 8 10 6 4 4 8 2 2 3 6 4
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR 10 10 30 50 40 5 0 0 5
RAIN C C C C C S
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VAZ081-250900-
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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