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
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