EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Mon Dec 8 2025
VAZ064-090900-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
410 PM EST Mon Dec 8 2025
Date 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 19 37 28 48 32
TEMP 27 26 24 22 20 29 35 34 29 29 30 31 32 39 46 47 43 42 40 35 32
DEWPT 15 13 12 12 11 13 16 20 24 25 27 28 30 33 34 37 38 36 34 30 27
MAX/MIN RH 66 46 92 63 85
RH 59 57 60 65 68 51 46 58 82 84 89 89 92 79 63 67 81 80 79 81 81
WIND DIR N N N N NW SW S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW W W W
WIND DIR DEG 02 01 00 34 32 22 20 20 20 21 21 20 20 20 20 21 22 24 25 28 28
WIND SPD 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 5 6 9 10 9 6 5 4 4 3
CLOUDS OV OV B1 FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 97 98 62 23 20 22 38 33 42 40 58 68 78 77 86 80 63 44 40 22 22
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 0 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
SNOW S
MIX HGT 2600 1600 2700 2700 700 700 2100 1800 600 500
T WIND DIR NE N S S SW SW S SW SW W
T WIND SPD 16 8 5 13 12 12 16 11 9 6
SMOKE DISP FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 13 6 38 43 9 15 38 31 9 7
MAX LVORI 3 3 3 4 6 6 4 4 4 5
STABILITY F F B C E E D D E F
CEILING 5500 6300 5500 23500 8000 8000 9800 6500 30000 7900
PRESSURE 30.12 30.12 30.12 29.97 29.86 29.76 29.61 29.43 29.5 29.57
Date 12/11Fri 12/12/25Sat 12/13/25Sun 12/14/25Mon 12/15/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 44 25 41 26 41 22 36 19 36
TEMP 43 34 29 25 39 34 31 28 39 32 27 23 35 27 22 20 34 28
DEWPT 24 25 22 22 23 27 27 25 22 22 19 17 16 15 13 13 15 20
MIN/MAX RH 46 88 50 92 46 81 42 77 43
RH 47 69 76 88 51 75 85 88 50 65 71 77 45 60 69 74 45 70
WIND DIR W NW W W W S SW W W NW NW N NW N N N NW S
WIND SPD 6 2 2 2 4 3 3 4 9 3 3 3 5 3 3 3 4 3
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 0 10 20 20 5 10 5 5 5
RAIN S S
SNOW S S 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
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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