EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
510 PM EDT SAT SEP 25 2021
VAZ064-260900-
FT AP HILL RAWS - CAROLINE VA
38.10N 77.27W ELEV. 201 FT
510 PM EDT SAT SEP 25 2021
DATE 09/25/21 SUN 09/26/21 MON 09/27/21 TUE
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 53 75 52 80 60
TEMP 63 59 57 56 56 68 72 72 62 57 55 53 54 71 79 78 69 65 64 61 62
DEWPT 53 53 53 52 52 50 47 49 50 50 49 49 49 54 54 55 56 55 54 54 56
MAX/MIN RH 91 40 86 41 83
RH 71 80 85 86 86 52 40 44 66 78 81 85 83 55 42 45 64 70 70 78 82
WIND DIR S SW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 19 24 31 32 32 32 31 29 25 24 24 24 23 21 22 21 20 21 22 22 23
WIND SPD 2 3 3 3 3 8 6 5 3 3 3 3 3 4 6 6 3 5 4 3 3
CLOUDS SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%) 31 16 8 5 2 1 4 3 5 8 6 6 12 13 10 9 8 12 16 21 30
VSBY 7 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 0 0
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 4 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT 400 500 4700 5100 300 300 3600 3600 400 300
T WIND DIR SW NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 5 8 14 9 3 2 10 13 9 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 4 5 64 56 2 2 51 57 4 6
MAX LVORI 6 6 3 3 5 7 3 3 3 5
STABILITY B F F B B F F B B F
CEILING 4700 6300 30000 30000 26600 13800 13000 13800 14800 8900
PRESSURE 29.77 29.81 29.89 29.85 29.90 29.92 29.93 29.82 29.79 29.76
DATE 09/28 WED 09/29/21 THU 09/30/21 FRI 10/01/21 SAT 10/02/21
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 83 59 73 52 71 52 71 51 73
TEMP 81 71 64 61 71 63 56 55 69 61 56 55 69 61 55 54 71 62
DEWPT 61 63 62 58 54 54 51 50 51 52 51 50 51 52 51 51 52 54
MIN/MAX RH 49 97 51 89 49 91 49 96 49
RH 51 76 93 90 55 72 83 83 53 73 83 85 53 73 86 90 51 74
WIND DIR W W NW N N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW N
WIND SPD 4 3 2 4 6 3 3 3 8 3 3 5 8 4 3 3 6 3
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 40 30 10 5 5 0 5 5 10
RAIN SHWRS C C
TSTMS C C
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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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