EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat Sep 20 2025
VAZ064-210800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Sat Sep 20 2025
Date 09/20/25 Sun 09/21/25 Mon 09/22/25 Tue
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 63 76 57 79 62
TEMP 70 67 66 65 65 70 74 74 67 63 61 59 59 70 77 77 69 65 64 63 64
DEWPT 68 67 66 65 65 67 66 65 64 63 61 59 59 64 65 66 67 65 63 63 64
MAX/MIN RH 100 70 100 64 100
RH 92 99100100100 90 76 73 91100100100100 81 66 68 93100 98 99100
WIND DIR E E E E E E E E E SE E N N S S S SE S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 08 08 07 07 07 08 09 09 10 11 09 00 00 16 17 16 15 17 18 19 20
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 6 3 3 1 0 0 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2
CLOUDS B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 63 82 91 93 87 79 49 37 23 28 39 51 53 40 47 51 44 36 39 35 29
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 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS
TSTMS
MIX HGT 600 1200 3900 4200 400 500 3500 3800 400 400
T WIND DIR E E E SE E E SE SE S S
T WIND SPD 10 9 9 9 4 3 5 6 2 1
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 8 16 32 43 4 4 25 31 2 1
MAX LVORI 9 9 5 6 10 10 9 6 10 10
STABILITY E F D B F F A B F F
CEILING 7100 300 1700 5400 23500 1000 1400 2400 23500 23500
PRESSURE 29.98 30.01 30.03 30.0 29.98 29.96 29.97 29.89 29.86 29.85
Date 09/23Wed 09/24/25Thu 09/25/25Fri 09/26/25Sat 09/27/25
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 84 65 78 64 73 62 73 63 74
TEMP 82 70 67 67 77 70 67 65 73 67 65 65 72 69 66 65 73 69
DEWPT 68 70 67 67 70 70 67 65 69 67 65 65 68 68 66 65 69 68
MIN/MAX RH 61 100 78 100 84 100 84 100 82
RH 63100100100 81100100100 87100100100 87 97100100 86 98
WIND DIR S SW SW W SW E SE E SE SE SE SE S SE S N E E
WIND SPD 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 2 2 3 2
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 20 20 30 30 40 40 50 40 30
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C S C C C C C C C C C
TSTMS S S C 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
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