EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025

VAZ064-040800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N  77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025

Date           07/03/25      Fri 07/04/25            Sat 07/05/25            Sun
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                      69          87          65          88          65
TEMP             82 76 72 70 73 82 86 87 79 70 68 66 71 83 87 87 79 72 68 67 72
DEWPT            71 69 67 65 66 64 62 62 65 63 62 62 66 66 64 65 66 64 63 64 67
MAX/MIN RH                   87          42          90          45          90
RH               70 80 84 85 80 55 44 44 63 78 84 88 84 57 46 48 64 78 84 90 84
WIND DIR          W  W NW NW  N  N  N  N NE  E  S  W NE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S
WIND DIR DEG     25 29 32 32 35 00 00 35 03 10 18 27 05 14 14 12 13 15 17 19 19
WIND SPD          1  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  2  1  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  2  2  2  2
CLOUDS           CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)         4  6  4  2  1  1  5  7  4  3  7  7  7  4 11 10 10  8 10 10 14
VSBY              7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
MIX HGT               800   900  5100  5300   500   300  5000  5000   800   400
T WIND DIR             NW    NW     N     N     E     E     S    SE    SE     S
T WIND SPD              4     4    12     8     3     2     4     6     9     5
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    FR    FR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                     3    10    79    74     2     3    30    38     5     9
MAX LVORI               5     6     3     3     5     7     4     3     5     7
STABILITY               F     F     A     A     F     F     A     A     F     F
CEILING             30000 30000 30000 30000  5500  5500  5500  4000  4100  4700
PRESSURE            29.76 29.86 29.92 29.92 29.94  30.0 30.03 29.98 29.97 29.94


Date           07/06Mon 07/07/25Tue 07/08/25Wed 07/09/25Thu 07/10/25
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          89    72    90    72    91    71    89    71    88
TEMP          88 81 74 76 87 81 74 76 89 82 74 75 88 81 74 75 87 78
DEWPT         69 71 72 74 74 75 73 74 74 74 72 73 73 74 73 74 73 74
MIN/MAX RH       52   100    62   100    60   100    61   100    62
RH            54 73 93 94 64 82 97 94 61 77 94 93 61 79 98 97 63 87
WIND DIR       S SE  S SW  S  S SW  W  W  S  W NW NW SE  S  S SE SE
WIND SPD       3  3  2  2  3  3  2  2  3  2  2  2  3  2  2  2  3  3
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR         10    10    40    20    40    30    40    30    50
RAIN SHWRS                 S  C  S        C  C        C  C  S  S  C
TSTMS                         C  S        C  C        S  S        C

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VAZ081-040800-
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