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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Wed Jan 7 2026

VAZ064-072100-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N  77.27W Elev. 201 ft
850 AM EST Wed Jan 7 2026

Date             Wed 01/07/26            Thu 01/08/26            Fri 01/09/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN                      64          34          56          42          65
TEMP                57 63 62 49 44 39 36 34 45 55 56 46 43 43 43 44 51 61 63 60
DEWPT               46 44 42 40 39 37 36 34 39 40 39 40 38 39 40 42 48 52 55 55
MIN/MAX RH                   48         100          54          92          72
RH                  66 50 48 71 83 92100100 78 58 54 79 82 85 88 93 89 72 73 84
WIND DIR             W NW NW  N NW  N  N SW SE  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND DIR DEG        26 30 32 33 33 35 00 21 13 17 15 13 15 16 16 17 18 19 20 20
WIND SPD             5  5  4  3  1  1  0  1  2  3  3  2  2  3  3  4  5  8  6  5
CLOUDS              SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)           34 50 32  8  3  4  6 21 43 49 55 63 71 83 80 88 86 83 86 86
VSBY                 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           5          30
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS                                                        S  S  C  C  C
MIX HGT                    3700   400   300  2300  2000   300   400  2300  2300
T WIND DIR                   NW    NW     W    SE    SE    SE    SE    SE     S
T WIND SPD                   12     4     2     2     4     4     4     6     9
SMOKE DISP                   FR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                          51     4     2    10    13     2     5    22    23
MAX LVORI                     3     7    10    10     4     5     6     6     5
STABILITY                     C     F     F     B     B     F     F     D     D
CEILING                    5500 30000 30000 26600 17800 14800 11700  2400  1700
PRESSURE                  29.72 29.85 29.94 30.05 30.04 30.09 30.04 30.04 29.92


Date          Sat 01/10/26Sun 01/11/26Mon 01/12/26Tue 01/13/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX          56    67    46    53    27    44    27    48
TEMP          60 58 63 63 59 47 50 40 33 28 41 36 30 29 46 40
DEWPT         57 58 60 59 54 43 28 20 18 19 18 19 20 21 23 25
MAX/MIN RH      100    81    91    37    67    36    72    37
RH            91100 90 87 83 87 42 45 53 68 39 51 66 72 40 55
WIND DIR      SW  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W NW NW SW SW SW SW  S
WIND SPD       3  3  8  5  4  4  9  4  3  3  5  2  2  2  4  3
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR         70    90    70    40    20    10     5     5
RAIN SHWRS     C  L  D  L  L  L  C  C  S  S                  

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VAZ081-072100-
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