EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Jun 18 2025
VAZ064-190800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Jun 18 2025
Date 06/18/25 Thu 06/19/25 Fri 06/20/25 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
EDT 3hrly 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
MIN/MAX 74 93 66 86 66
TEMP 82 78 76 75 77 87 91 90 80 74 70 67 69 78 84 86 81 71 68 66 72
DEWPT 74 73 72 70 73 73 71 72 71 69 67 64 65 65 64 64 67 65 64 64 68
MAX/MIN RH 91 51 90 48 93
RH 78 84 88 85 87 63 53 55 75 84 90 90 86 63 51 48 64 81 88 93 86
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW S S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 23 22 22 21 22 23 23 23 22 25 27 29 32 33 32 31 16 19 22 23 23
WIND SPD 4 4 4 3 4 8 9 10 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 2
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW CL CL FW B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 20 7 9 8 5 3 12 59 59 37 16 9 10 6 10 8 8 15 26 17 8
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 60 30 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.22 0.11 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L C C
TSTMS C C S
MIX HGT 600 1200 5300 4900 900 1500 5000 5600 600 600
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W NW N W SW SW
T WIND SPD 11 11 21 24 12 13 11 4 2 2
SMOKE DISP PR PR VG VG PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 5 23 120 120 9 30 57 49 2 3
MAX LVORI 6 6 3 4 6 6 3 3 7 7
STABILITY F F B B E F A A F F
CEILING 8000 13500 26600 18100 6300 30000 9800 30000 29200 29600
PRESSURE 29.76 29.76 29.76 29.64 29.67 29.76 29.90 29.90 29.92 29.95
Date 06/21Sun 06/22/25Mon 06/23/25Tue 06/24/25Wed 06/25/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MAX/MIN 91 70 94 74 97 74 97 75 96
TEMP 88 82 73 75 91 86 76 79 94 88 77 80 95 87 77 80 94 87
DEWPT 66 69 66 69 70 74 71 74 73 76 73 75 73 76 72 75 72 75
MIN/MAX RH 46 84 48 88 48 93 48 91 49
RH 48 65 80 82 51 67 86 85 51 68 87 85 50 69 85 85 50 67
WIND DIR SW S S SW SW S W NW N SE SW N NE SE W W SE S
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 10 10
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VAZ081-190800-
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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