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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Sat Dec 6 2025

VAZ064-070900-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N  77.27W Elev. 201 ft
410 PM EST Sat Dec 6 2025

Date           12/06/25      Sun 12/07/25            Mon 12/08/25            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
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                      24          45          27          34          15
TEMP             33 30 29 26 24 35 42 42 34 30 29 31 31 32 33 31 27 24 19 16 16
DEWPT            32 28 27 25 24 31 32 33 34 30 29 30 26 22 17 15 15 12 12 11 11
MAX/MIN RH                  100          66         100          50          80
RH               96 93 93 96100 84 67 70100100100 96 82 66 51 51 60 60 74 80 79
WIND DIR          N  N NW  N NW NE  S  S  S  W NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW
WIND DIR DEG     00 00 31 00 33 06 17 18 19 25 33 35 00 01 01 02 01 00 00 34 30
WIND SPD          0  0  1  1  1  1  2  2  1  1  2  4  5  8  8  4  3  2  2  1  1
CLOUDS           SC FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)        49 24 56 65 78 74 82 70 51 48 67 79 81 79 75 65 47 26 12  9 24
VSBY              8  8  7  5  4  7  8  8  8  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                      0           5           5          20           5
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
SNOW                                                  S  S                     
MIX HGT               500   500  2300  2200   500  1000  4000  3900   500   600
T WIND DIR             SW     W    SE     S     W     N     N     N     N     W
T WIND SPD              1     0     5     6     4    10    18     9     2     2
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    GD    FR    PR    PR
ADI                     1     1    22    20     3    26    53    48     1     7
MAX LVORI               9    10     8     9    10    10     3     3     4     6
STABILITY               F     F     C     C     F     E     D     C     F     F
CEILING             15500  4700  4000 12600  7500  4700  7400 28400 30000 20800
PRESSURE            29.88 29.94 29.98 29.92 29.92 29.93 30.06 30.09 30.15 30.11


Date           12/09Wed 12/10/25Thu 12/11/25Fri 12/12/25Sat 12/13/25
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          38    29    49    34    49    33    45    23    35
TEMP          36 33 30 33 47 44 40 34 47 41 38 35 45 35 28 24 33 26
DEWPT         13 22 26 30 35 36 35 31 31 33 32 32 30 27 22 18 14 14
MIN/MAX RH       38    88    60    89    53    92    54    80    42
RH            38 64 85 89 63 73 82 89 53 74 79 89 56 72 78 76 45 60
WIND DIR       S  S SW  S SW SW SW  W  W  S SW  W  W NW NW NW  W NW
WIND SPD       4  4  4  5  9  5  4  3  5  3  3  3  5  3  3  4  8  4
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR          0     0    10    20    20    30    30    20    10
RAIN                                S     S  S  C  C  S  S         
SNOW                                         S  C  C     S  S      

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VAZ081-070900-
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