EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024
VAZ064-250800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024
Date 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat
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 45 62 41 63 45
TEMP 63 54 51 48 48 56 60 61 54 48 45 43 45 55 60 62 56 51 49 47 49
DEWPT 42 43 43 40 37 36 36 38 40 40 40 40 40 36 32 34 36 38 39 41 43
MAX/MIN RH 75 40 93 32 86
RH 46 65 74 74 65 48 42 43 59 73 82 89 83 49 35 35 47 61 68 79 80
WIND DIR N N N N N NE NE NE E E E NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE
WIND DIR DEG 34 35 01 02 02 02 04 06 09 11 10 05 06 08 11 11 11 12 13 13 13
WIND SPD 4 4 5 5 6 5 5 4 4 4 3 2 3 5 6 6 6 5 4 3 3
CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 34 32 41 57 52 44 36 30 24 25 27 32 37 33 29 31 33 47 61 69 77
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 0 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT 700 2300 4400 4900 600 1100 4800 4800 600 1100
T WIND DIR N NE NE NE E E E E SE SE
T WIND SPD 10 16 12 9 9 6 8 8 11 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 10 40 58 58 5 15 43 35 12 9
MAX LVORI 3 4 1 3 5 6 3 2 3 5
STABILITY F E B A F F A B E E
CEILING 5700 4700 3200 4000 4000 4000 4000 4700 4400 4400
PRESSURE 29.89 30.01 30.13 30.10 30.15 30.19 30.26 30.23 30.26 30.29
Date 04/27Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24
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 69 53 81 60 87 63 87 60 82
TEMP 66 63 56 58 78 73 64 65 84 78 68 67 84 76 65 64 79 72
DEWPT 46 49 50 52 56 57 55 58 58 60 58 59 58 61 58 57 52 55
MIN/MAX RH 45 90 42 87 40 84 40 87 37
RH 49 60 79 80 47 58 74 78 41 55 70 76 42 60 78 78 39 56
WIND DIR S SE S SW SW S SW SW S S SW SW SW W NW NW NW N
WIND SPD 6 6 5 6 8 6 6 4 5 5 5 6 9 5 5 5 8 4
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 10 5 5 5 5 10 30 20 10
RAIN SHWRS S C S
TSTMS 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
LAL(CAT)............................LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL
HAINES(CAT).........................HAINES INDEX
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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