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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
411 PM EST Wed Dec 24 2025

VAZ064-250900-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N  77.27W Elev. 201 ft
411 PM EST Wed Dec 24 2025

Date           12/24/25      Thu 12/25/25            Fri 12/26/25            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
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                      35          58          30          36          34
TEMP             42 38 36 35 37 45 56 58 50 43 37 32 30 34 35 36 36 36 36 36 36
DEWPT            28 29 29 29 31 37 44 46 45 36 30 25 23 22 21 24 30 33 35 36 36
MAX/MIN RH                   81          62          82          54         100
RH               58 68 75 78 79 73 63 65 82 76 75 74 74 61 55 61 79 90 96100100
WIND DIR         NE  E  S  S  S SW SW NW  N  N  N  N NE NE  E SE SE  S SE  E  N
WIND DIR DEG     05 11 18 18 19 21 24 30 00 01 02 02 03 06 11 14 15 16 15 09 01
WIND SPD          2  1  1  3  4  8  6  3  5  5  4  3  3  3  3  4  2  2  2  2  2
CLOUDS           SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)        48 67 78 54 67 52 31 68 54 40 51 58 80 88 92 95 94 89 57 63 71
VSBY              7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  6  6  6  6  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     20          30           5          60          70
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0        0.06        0.08
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN                          C  S                       S  L  L  L  L  C  C   
MIX HGT               400   700  1700  1600  1100  1400  1800  1900  1300   700
T WIND DIR              E     S    SW    NW     N     N    NE    SE    SE     E
T WIND SPD              2     5    11     9    14    13     6    10     9     4
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                     2     7    24    16    11    23    22    20     6     3
MAX LVORI               4     5     4     4     4     4     3     4     8    10
STABILITY               F     F     D     D     E     E     C     D     F     F
CEILING             17100 12700  2400  4700 20800 14800 15900  8900  4400  1000
PRESSURE            30.15 30.06 29.92 29.78 29.96 30.05 30.11 30.01 29.92 29.84


Date           12/27Sun 12/28/25Mon 12/29/25Tue 12/30/25Wed 12/31/25
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          47    35    49    42    54    23    37    22    42
TEMP          47 40 37 37 47 46 47 49 50 37 27 23 35 31 24 23 40 36
DEWPT         40 39 37 37 41 44 46 46 34 20 13 12 11 13 13 14 16 18
MIN/MAX RH       75   100    79    99    43    62    33    71    36
RH            75 96100100 80 94 98 90 54 50 54 62 36 47 62 68 37 48
WIND DIR       N NE NE SE  S  S SW  W  W NW  W  W  W NW  W SW SW SW
WIND SPD       4  2  1  2  4  4  5  8 10  6  4  4  8  2  2  3  6  4
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR         10    10    30    50    40     5     0     0     5
RAIN                       C  C  C  C  C  S                        

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VAZ081-250900-
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
WEATHER...
     SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS