EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Sun Dec 7 2025
VAZ064-080900-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
410 PM EST Sun Dec 7 2025
Date 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25 Wed
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 29 33 18 38 30
TEMP 33 31 30 31 32 32 31 29 27 26 23 20 19 29 36 37 33 32 31 32 34
DEWPT 33 31 30 31 26 21 18 17 16 14 14 13 12 15 18 23 26 27 29 30 31
MAX/MIN RH 100 58 76 47 93
RH 100100100100 80 63 58 59 62 60 68 74 75 55 47 56 77 82 93 92 90
WIND DIR SW W NW N N N N N N N N NW NW S S S S SW SW SW S
WIND DIR DEG 21 25 33 00 01 02 02 02 02 01 35 32 32 19 20 20 20 21 21 21 20
WIND SPD 1 1 2 5 8 9 9 5 3 3 2 2 1 2 4 4 4 4 4 5 6
CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 58 64 76 91 96 98 96 91 86 62 21 9 15 24 29 42 64 68 56 66 76
VSBY 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 50 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 T 00-00
SNOW S C C C
MIX HGT 800 900 3400 3400 900 500 2800 2400 500 600
T WIND DIR NW N NE N N NW SW S SW SW
T WIND SPD 1 6 18 11 4 2 10 14 14 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 1 18 49 38 5 2 46 45 11 10
MAX LVORI 10 10 3 3 3 6 3 3 4 4
STABILITY F E D D F F B C E E
CEILING 1000 7200 4700 4700 8500 30000 3200 26600 10800 7200
PRESSURE 29.98 29.98 30.09 30.11 30.15 30.11 30.10 29.93 29.84 29.76
Date 12/10Thu 12/11/25Fri 12/12/25Sat 12/13/25Sun 12/14/25
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 50 34 46 28 41 20 35 20 34
TEMP 48 45 41 34 45 37 32 29 40 33 28 21 33 26 23 20 32 26
DEWPT 36 37 34 31 28 30 27 26 25 23 21 15 12 13 11 11 9 11
MIN/MAX RH 58 89 50 89 50 81 39 67 36
RH 63 73 77 89 52 75 81 88 54 67 75 77 41 57 61 67 38 54
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W SE E N NW NW NW NW NW NW W MM MM MM
WIND SPD 9 5 4 3 4 2 3 3 4 3 3 4 9 4 3 MM MM MM
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 5 10 10 40 30 20 10 10 5
RAIN C C C S S
SNOW C 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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