EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
411 PM EST Tue Dec 30 2025
VAZ064-310900-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
411 PM EST Tue Dec 30 2025
Date 12/30/25 Wed 12/31/25 Thu 01/01/26 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 24 42 28 36 19
TEMP 30 26 25 25 25 34 40 42 38 35 34 31 28 32 34 34 26 23 21 20 20
DEWPT 10 10 9 11 12 15 18 20 21 21 23 22 19 13 8 7 7 7 9 10 12
MAX/MIN RH 55 37 71 29 69
RH 43 50 51 55 57 45 41 40 51 57 64 69 69 46 33 31 44 51 58 64 70
WIND DIR W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW N N NE SE S
WIND DIR DEG 29 27 25 24 23 24 24 23 22 24 24 27 32 33 30 30 00 00 05 14 17
WIND SPD 4 3 3 3 3 6 9 6 5 5 4 5 6 10 8 5 3 2 1 1 2
CLOUDS FW B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 9 63 77 69 62 28 30 56 52 34 48 49 58 20 16 20 14 15 20 26 36
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 700 1000 4800 4600 600 2600 5000 4800 900 700
T WIND DIR W W SW SW SW W NW NW NE SE
T WIND SPD 12 14 14 13 8 11 20 11 1 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR FR GD GD PR PR
ADI 9 16 61 62 6 64 83 69 2 6
MAX LVORI 2 2 2 2 3 3 1 2 3 3
STABILITY E E C C E E C C F F
CEILING 15900 8900 6300 5500 9800 4700 30000 20800 10400 8000
PRESSURE 29.84 29.78 29.77 29.67 29.60 29.57 29.75 29.81 29.85 29.84
Date 01/02Sat 01/03/26Sun 01/04/26Mon 01/05/26Tue 01/06/26
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 25 42 22 42 26 47 29 46
TEMP 42 38 30 25 40 31 26 22 40 34 29 30 46 40 34 29 44 35
DEWPT 21 27 26 22 21 20 19 17 20 22 22 26 30 30 28 26 25 23
MIN/MAX RH 43 87 43 81 41 87 51 87 44
RH 43 64 85 87 46 63 75 81 44 60 75 86 53 69 78 87 48 61
WIND DIR SW SW N N N NE N N W SE S S SW W W NW NW NW
WIND SPD 4 2 1 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 5 3 3 3 5 3
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0 5 10 20 10
RAIN S
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VAZ081-310900-
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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