EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
851 AM EST Mon Dec 29 2025
VAZ064-292100-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
851 AM EST Mon Dec 29 2025
Date Mon 12/29/25 Tue 12/30/25 Wed 12/31/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 59 25 39 24 44
TEMP 58 56 45 36 31 30 27 25 33 37 38 32 27 26 25 26 35 42 44 41
DEWPT 53 32 18 15 13 13 12 12 12 10 9 10 9 9 9 11 16 18 20 21
MIN/MAX RH 32 53 28 53 36
RH 83 39 32 42 47 50 53 57 41 32 29 39 47 48 50 53 44 37 37 45
WIND DIR SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 23 27 28 28 27 27 27 27 28 29 28 28 27 25 24 23 23 23 23 24
WIND SPD 12 18 19 11 9 8 6 8 11 12 10 3 3 3 3 3 5 9 6 4
CLOUDS OV SC CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 92 49 4 3 3 4 3 3 6 6 6 26 45 60 47 25 39 55 62 53
VSBY 10 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 40 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C
MIX HGT 5600 2000 1300 5500 5400 1400 1300 4300 4800
T WIND DIR W W W W W W SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 34 31 29 25 19 11 12 16 9
SMOKE DISP EX FR PR VG VG PR PR GD FR
ADI 116 43 30 80 78 8 12 66 56
MAX LVORI 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2
STABILITY D E E D D F E C C
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 30000 17100 15900 7800 5800 18200
PRESSURE 29.45 29.67 29.71 29.78 29.77 29.80 29.75 29.71 29.59
Date Thu 01/01/26Fri 01/02/26Sat 01/03/26Sun 01/04/26
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 27 40 18 41 26 42 26 41
TEMP 34 27 37 28 21 18 39 34 28 26 40 35 29 26 39 31
DEWPT 21 16 14 13 10 9 13 21 20 21 24 25 22 20 19 19
MAX/MIN RH 64 34 66 34 82 48 81 41
RH 57 63 38 52 63 66 34 58 73 82 52 66 76 79 44 60
WIND DIR W NW NW N NE E SW S NE NE N NE N N NW NE
WIND SPD 3 3 4 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC
POP 12HR 5 10 5 0 10 30 20 10
RAIN C C S S
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VAZ081-292100-
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
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