EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Wed Dec 10 2025
VAZ064-110900-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
410 PM EST Wed Dec 10 2025
Date 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25 Fri 12/12/25 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 28 41 24 37 26
TEMP 37 34 32 31 29 35 40 38 32 29 27 26 25 31 36 35 31 29 28 27 27
DEWPT 37 34 32 28 23 19 16 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 23 25 28 28 28 27 27
MAX/MIN RH 100 35 84 58 100
RH 100100100 90 78 53 38 40 54 63 71 78 86 71 59 65 87 95100100100
WIND DIR SW SW W NW NW NW W W W W W W SW SW S S S S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 22 23 26 31 31 31 29 29 28 27 25 26 23 21 19 19 19 19 22 22 24
WIND SPD 8 5 4 4 4 10 10 8 3 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2
CLOUDS B2 SC FW FW SC SC FW CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 74 34 24 23 42 40 8 4 13 32 55 75 83 81 80 74 69 67 70 61 55
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 0 5 30 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN
SNOW S S C C S S
MIX HGT 500 600 5000 4300 600 1000 2800 2400 500 500
T WIND DIR SW NW NW W W SW SW SE E W
T WIND SPD 8 10 20 17 9 6 6 5 1 1
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 9 10 68 76 5 9 19 16 2 3
MAX LVORI 9 9 3 3 3 5 4 6 10 10
STABILITY D F C C F F C C F F
CEILING 30000 30000 4000 30000 20800 13000 3200 1000 3200 2400
PRESSURE 29.42 29.52 29.71 29.75 29.84 29.86 29.87 29.84 29.86 29.90
Date 12/13Sun 12/14/25Mon 12/15/25Tue 12/16/25Wed 12/17/25
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 44 28 33 17 33 19 40 24 45
TEMP 42 35 31 28 33 24 20 18 31 25 22 20 38 31 27 25 43 39
DEWPT 29 29 28 28 15 11 10 11 13 15 15 15 19 23 22 22 30 34
MIN/MAX RH 55 96 41 73 45 79 44 88 58
RH 60 78 89 98 48 56 64 73 47 66 74 81 45 71 81 90 60 82
WIND DIR W SW NW N NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW W S SW SW S S
WIND SPD 4 2 2 3 10 8 5 5 6 3 3 2 3 2 2 2 4 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 0 40 30 5 0 5 5 5 5
SNOW 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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