EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
930 AM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

VAZ064-051530-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N  77.27W Elev. 201 ft
930 AM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

Date           02/05/25      Thu 02/06/25            Fri 02/07/25            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
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                      32          55          42          59          30
TEMP          34 33 32 32 33 34 38 46 54 54 55 53 48 43 51 55 53 42 37 33 32 32
DEWPT         24 26 29 30 32 33 35 42 47 51 52 51 45 36 35 29 27 26 24 24 25 25
MAX/MIN RH                   99          77          94          36          77
RH            66 75 88 92 96 97 89 86 77 90 91 94 91 77 54 37 36 53 60 69 77 74
WIND DIR       E SE SE  E SE  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  W NW NW NW  N  N NE NE NE  E
WIND DIR DEG  10 12 12 11 13 19 21 22 22 22 23 24 29 31 31 31 34 02 03 05 06 08
WIND SPD       3  3  3  3  3  3  6 10 10  8  6  4  4  3  4  5  4  3  3  3  2  2
CLOUDS        OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)     99 99 99 99 99100 96 88 51 48 50 60 45 36 14 17 20 24 36 43 53 70
VSBY           7  7  5  3  2  6  6  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     90          90          30           5          20
QPF 12HR                   0.36        0.13        0.02           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
FRZG RAIN            L  D                                                      
RAIN           C        D  D  D  L                                      S     S
RAIN SHWRS                          S  S  C  C  S  S                           
SLEET          C  C                                                            
SNOW                                                                    S  S  C
LAL                                                                            
HAINES                                                                         
MIX HGT        2100  1800  1200  1800  1600   600   500  4500  4200   600  1100
T WIND DIR        E     E    SE     S    SW    SW    NW     W    NW    NE     E
T WIND SPD        6     5     6    12    14    11     8    11    13     8     2
SMOKE DISP       PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    GD    GD    PR    PR
ADI              13     8     7    37    32    11     8    89    85     4     2
MAX LVORI         4     6     9     9     5     7     6     3     2     3     4
STABILITY         D     F     E     D     D     D     E     B     B     F     F
CEILING        2500  1600  1000  1000  7400 30000  1000 26600 30000 26600 15800
PRESSURE      30.21 30.18 30.06 29.90 29.70 29.69 29.77 29.94 29.97 30.09 30.12


Date           02/08Sun 02/09/25Mon 02/10/25Tue 02/11/25Wed 02/12/25
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          40    36    61    31    43    30    39    29    39
TEMP          38 37 41 50 59 44 35 31 42 38 32 32 38 36 31 30 37 34
DEWPT         27 31 39 48 43 31 26 25 26 26 26 28 29 29 29 28 28 26
MIN/MAX RH       65    94    48    78    49    86    64    91      
RH            65 78 93 93 56 59 70 79 52 61 78 86 70 76 MM MM 69 73
WIND DIR       E SE  S SW NW  N  N NE  N  E NE NE NE NE MM MM MM MM
WIND SPD       3  3  5  9 10  6  3  3  3  3  2  3  5  3 MM MM MM MM
AVG CLOUDS    B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2
POP 12HR         60    60    20    30    30    40    70    70    50
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
WEATHER...
     SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS