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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Tue Dec 9 2025

VAZ064-092100-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N  77.27W Elev. 201 ft
850 AM EST Tue Dec 9 2025

Date             Tue 12/09/25            Wed 12/10/25            Thu 12/11/25
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                      37          26          47          31          43
TEMP                29 34 34 31 29 28 28 32 39 45 46 43 41 39 35 32 38 41 41 33
DEWPT               13 16 20 23 24 26 28 29 32 35 36 36 35 33 31 26 25 21 21 23
MIN/MAX RH                   45         100          65          87          43
RH                  51 46 56 72 80 93100 91 76 68 68 77 79 79 85 79 58 44 44 65
WIND DIR             W  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW  W  W  W
WIND DIR DEG        26 20 20 20 21 21 20 20 20 21 21 22 24 25 28 28 30 29 28 29
WIND SPD             2  4  5  5  5  6  6  8 10 10 10  8  5  4  4  3  4  5  4  3
CLOUDS              FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           21 45 27 36 25 36 61 73 80 85 78 52 34 21 21 22 20 35 37 46
VSBY                 7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                      0           5          10           5           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
MIX HGT                    2600   500   500  1900  1600   500   600  4700  4300
T WIND DIR                    S    SW    SW    SW    SW    SW    NW    NW     W
T WIND SPD                   11    14    13    17    11     9    10    16     9
SMOKE DISP                   PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    GD    FR
ADI                          37    10    16    42    32    10    10    70    50
MAX LVORI                     3     6     7     4     4     4     5     3     3
STABILITY                     C     F     D     D     D     F     F     C     C
CEILING                   20800  8900  9800 10800 11700 23500 30000 18200 30000
PRESSURE                   30.0 29.92 29.76 29.60 29.40 29.46 29.56 29.75 29.77


Date          Fri 12/12/25Sat 12/13/25Sun 12/14/25Mon 12/15/25
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          23    39    28    46    29    37    17    33
TEMP          28 25 38 33 31 30 44 36 32 29 35 25 20 17 31 26
DEWPT         21 22 21 26 28 28 28 28 27 26 20 14  9  9 10 16
MAX/MIN RH       86    48   100    51    93    49    70    39
RH            75 86 50 75 91 92 53 72 81 89 54 62 63 70 42 63
WIND DIR       W  W  W  S SW SW  W  W  N  N NW NW NW NW NW  W
WIND SPD       2  2  4  2  3  4  6  3  3  3  6  3  3  3  4  3
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR          5    20    20     5    20    20     5     5
RAIN                       S              S  S               
SNOW                    S  S              S  S               

$$

VAZ081-092100-
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