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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
950 AM EDT Tue Jul 29 2025

VAZ064-292000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N  77.27W Elev. 201 ft
950 AM EDT Tue Jul 29 2025

Date             Tue 07/29/25            Wed 07/30/25            Thu 07/31/25
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN                      95          74          95          75          91
TEMP                89 93 93 85 80 77 74 79 90 94 94 86 79 77 76 79 86 89 87 78
DEWPT               74 72 72 75 73 72 71 74 75 72 72 74 72 72 72 75 75 74 76 75
MIN/MAX RH                   49          95          48          90          62
RH                  61 51 50 71 79 84 90 85 62 50 49 68 79 85 87 88 70 62 70 90
WIND DIR             W SE SE SE  S  S SW SW  S  S  S SE  S  S  S SW SW  S SE SE
WIND DIR DEG        27 14 12 14 17 19 20 21 20 17 17 15 16 18 19 20 22 18 15 15
WIND SPD             1  2  2  2  2  2  2  1  2  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  4  3
CLOUDS              SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)           35 50 38 36 32 27 18 14 19 21 13 28 25 33 43 56 60 74 74 83
VSBY                 7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  4  4  4
POP 12HR                      0           0           5          10          60
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0        0.34
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS                                                        S  S  L  L  L
TSTMS                                                                   C  C  C
MIX HGT                    4600   500   600  5900  6100   600   900  4700  3800
T WIND DIR                   SE     S    SW     S     S     S     S     S     S
T WIND SPD                    3     3     2     4     5     4     4     9    14
SMOKE DISP                   PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    FR    FR
ADI                          21     2     4    41    43     3     9    54    53
MAX LVORI                     3     5     8     4     3     5     7     4     6
STABILITY                     A     F     F     A     A     F     F     B     C
CEILING                   14800 30000 26600 23500 30000 26600  8000 13800  4700
PRESSURE                  29.82 29.84 29.84 29.86 29.78 29.78 29.78 29.80 29.75


Date          Fri 08/01/25Sat 08/02/25Sun 08/03/25Mon 08/04/25
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX          71    78    65    80    60    82    60    83
TEMP          74 73 76 72 67 68 78 72 63 66 80 72 63 66 81 74
DEWPT         73 73 73 69 64 64 63 62 60 62 59 61 60 62 62 64
MAX/MIN RH      100    80    92    56    94    48    94    51
RH            97 99 91 88 90 87 60 70 89 86 50 68 90 87 53 72
WIND DIR       N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE  N  E  E  E  N  E  E
WIND SPD       2  4  6  5  4  4  5  3  2  2  4  3  2  2  3  3
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR         70    50    20    10     5     5     5    10
RAIN SHWRS     L  C  C  C  S                                 
TSTMS          C  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
WEATHER...
     SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS