EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Thu Nov 27 2025
VAZ064-280900-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
410 PM EST Thu Nov 27 2025
Date 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun
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 26 43 21 42 28
TEMP 38 34 31 29 27 37 41 39 31 28 26 23 22 35 40 40 31 29 28 30 32
DEWPT 21 20 19 17 16 16 14 14 16 16 17 16 16 19 18 19 21 21 23 24 26
MAX/MIN RH 63 30 81 38 80
RH 51 57 62 60 63 41 33 35 53 60 67 75 78 51 40 42 67 74 80 78 79
WIND DIR NW W W W W W W W W W W W W NW W SE E S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 31 29 27 27 26 29 29 29 29 28 28 28 28 33 29 15 11 16 17 17 17
WIND SPD 6 4 4 5 6 12 13 10 4 4 2 2 1 3 2 2 0 1 2 2 3
CLOUDS FW CL CL CL CL CL SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B2 OV B2
CLOUDS(%) 6 2 2 3 2 1 26 24 18 7 5 6 9 8 17 21 25 47 81 92 86
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 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C
MIX HGT 500 600 6200 5800 600 500 3600 2900 500 500
T WIND DIR W W W W W W W S S S
T WIND SPD 13 12 23 19 9 4 4 3 5 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR VG VG PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 6 10 83 80 5 4 19 11 3 4
MAX LVORI 3 3 1 2 3 5 3 3 5 5
STABILITY F F D D F F B B F F
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 23500 15900 12700 8800
PRESSURE 29.95 29.94 30.01 30.04 30.19 30.26 30.34 30.29 30.26 30.14
Date 11/30Mon 12/01/25Tue 12/02/25Wed 12/03/25Thu 12/04/25
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 45 30 45 30 41 30 44 26 47
TEMP 43 42 36 30 43 34 30 33 39 38 34 30 43 33 29 28 45 37
DEWPT 35 40 34 26 25 27 28 32 38 37 34 30 30 31 28 27 33 34
MIN/MAX RH 69 97 46 97 89 100 59 100 60
RH 72 93 92 85 48 75 92 97 96 97100100 61 91 97 96 62 89
WIND DIR SW SW NW N N NE NE NE N N NW NW NW N SW SW SW NW
WIND SPD 5 3 3 4 5 2 2 2 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 4 2
AVG CLOUDS OV OV B2 SC SC SC B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 50 30 10 40 70 50 10 5 5
FRZG RAIN S
RAIN C C C S C L L C C
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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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