EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Tue Jan 13 2026
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James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
37.25N 77.25W Elev. 50 ft
410 PM EST Tue Jan 13 2026
Date 01/13/26 Wed 01/14/26 Thu 01/15/26 Fri
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 38 55 29 38 18
TEMP 48 46 42 40 39 46 54 54 47 46 44 37 30 32 35 36 29 25 23 20 19
DEWPT 25 26 26 26 26 30 33 33 34 35 37 28 18 10 7 7 6 6 6 5 6
MAX/MIN RH 60 44 75 28 58
RH 41 45 53 57 61 52 44 45 59 68 75 70 60 40 30 29 37 43 46 51 58
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW
WIND DIR DEG 20 20 21 21 20 21 21 21 21 23 32 34 32 31 30 30 31 31 29 27 23
WIND SPD 5 6 5 5 4 5 6 6 4 5 9 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 4 3 2
CLOUDS FW FW CL FW FW B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 21 17 5 8 17 55 83 89 75 74 84 80 34 23 15 17 11 5 2 3 4
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 5 50 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C C C S
SNOW C
MIX HGT 400 400 1700 1700 2200 2700 5200 5800 1400 1000
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW NW NW NW NW W
T WIND SPD 10 10 9 13 11 25 20 14 18 16
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR PR
ADI 7 8 18 32 29 52 59 61 10 14
MAX LVORI 2 3 3 3 3 3 1 2 2 3
STABILITY F F C D E D D D F F
CEILING 23500 10800 20400 11700 5600 1700 30000 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 29.80 29.72 29.67 29.54 29.44 29.34 29.68 29.68 29.82 29.93
Date 01/16Sat 01/17/26Sun 01/18/26Mon 01/19/26Tue 01/20/26
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 30 49 24 36 19 42 21 36
TEMP 37 34 32 31 47 39 32 25 35 28 22 19 39 36 29 22 34 27
DEWPT 6 10 14 19 28 29 23 19 13 11 11 10 13 15 15 10 7 7
MIN/MAX RH 25 59 47 81 36 68 31 59 28
RH 27 36 48 60 48 67 71 79 40 48 62 67 34 43 56 58 32 42
WIND DIR SW S SW S SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW W W W W
WIND SPD 10 4 4 4 9 3 3 3 8 3 3 3 9 4 4 4 8 3
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 5 20 10 20 5 0 5 5
RAIN S
SNOW 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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