EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
510 PM EDT FRI JUN 18 2021
VAZ064-190900-
FT AP HILL RAWS - CAROLINE VA
38.10N 77.27W ELEV. 201 FT
510 PM EDT FRI JUN 18 2021
DATE 06/18/21 SAT 06/19/21 SUN 06/20/21 MON
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 70 91 70 92 72
TEMP 80 75 73 71 75 83 88 89 82 76 73 71 75 86 90 91 85 77 75 73 77
DEWPT 59 59 59 61 64 67 66 69 69 68 67 67 69 70 69 69 69 68 69 69 70
MAX/MIN RH 73 49 89 47 88
RH 49 58 61 70 70 58 49 52 65 76 81 87 83 59 49 48 60 73 83 88 80
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S
WIND DIR DEG 18 20 21 22 23 25 25 24 24 21 23 23 23 24 22 22 21 21 20 20 20
WIND SPD 5 6 6 5 5 5 8 9 3 3 3 3 3 5 6 8 4 5 5 5 5
CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 40 67 72 71 58 48 55 53 64 57 50 59 62 54 53 54 58 60 72 68 76
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 40 20 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C S S S S S S S S S S S
TSTMS C C S S S S
LAL 1 1 3 3 1 1 2 2 2 1
HAINES 5 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 3
MIX HGT 700 600 5500 5100 800 900 6500 5700 700 1500
T WIND DIR S SW W W S SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 10 10 13 12 3 5 11 16 12 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 10 11 65 56 3 11 53 59 8 17
MAX LVORI 3 3 3 3 6 6 4 3 4 6
STABILITY B E E B B F E B B E
CEILING 13800 10100 9800 8900 9200 7200 8900 15600 30000 11700
PRESSURE 29.72 29.69 29.71 29.68 29.67 29.67 29.69 29.62 29.63 29.63
DATE 06/21 TUE 06/22/21 WED 06/23/21 THU 06/24/21 FRI 06/25/21
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 90 71 88 59 78 57 83 60 84
TEMP 89 83 74 75 86 78 65 64 76 70 61 63 80 74 64 65 82 76
DEWPT 71 72 70 71 68 67 60 57 51 54 54 57 54 58 58 61 59 61
MIN/MAX RH 54 93 52 86 39 88 38 97 43
RH 56 69 87 86 55 69 83 77 42 57 77 81 41 57 81 86 45 61
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW NW NW N N E W N SE SE S SE SE SE
WIND SPD 8 4 4 5 10 5 5 5 6 3 2 3 4 3 2 2 5 5
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 20 60 40 10 5 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS S C S C L C S S
TSTMS C S L C
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
LAL(CAT)............................LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL
HAINES(CAT).........................HAINES INDEX
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
Radar
Current Weather
Rivers & Lakes
Satellite
Forecast Maps
Hour by Hour Forecast
Tropical Weather
Graphical Hazards
Briefings
Marine Forecasts
Forecaster's Discussion
SKYWARN
Submit Storm Report
Climate Data
Fire Weather
Beach & Surf
Coastal Flood
Heat 
Follow us on Twitter
Follow us on Facebook
AKQ RSS Feed