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

VAZ081-051530-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
37.25N  77.25W Elev. 50 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                      34          59          49          64          33
TEMP          36 35 34 35 35 37 42 50 58 57 57 56 54 50 56 61 60 49 42 38 35 36
DEWPT         26 29 31 33 34 36 39 45 50 54 55 56 53 46 40 35 33 34 31 29 28 28
MAX/MIN RH                   96          75          99          36          75
RH            66 78 89 92 95 96 89 83 75 89 93 99 97 86 55 37 36 57 66 71 75 72
WIND DIR       E  E  E NE  E SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW NE NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG  07 08 07 06 08 20 22 22 22 22 23 24 26 29 31 30 32 05 05 06 06 06
WIND SPD       4  3  3  3  2  3  6 10 10  8  5  5  5  4  4  4  3  3  3  3  3  3
CLOUDS        OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)     99100100 99 99 98 91 89 75 67 65 65 48 37 10 19 16 24 30 42 48 66
VSBY           7  5  4  3  2  6  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     70          70          30           5          20
QPF 12HR                   0.10        0.11        0.03           0        0.01
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN           C  C  C  L  L  L  C                                      S  S  C
RAIN SHWRS                          S  S  C  C  S  S                           
LAL                                                                            
HAINES                                                                         
MIX HGT        2300  2000  1100  1600  1700   600   700  3500  3400   500  1200
T WIND DIR       NE    NE     E    SW    SW    SW     W    NW    NW    NE     E
T WIND SPD       11     6     5    11    19    16    10    13     9     5     5
SMOKE DISP       PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    FR    PR    PR    PR
ADI              25    10     4    31    36    16    11    59    56     5     4
MAX LVORI         4     6     8     6     5     8     8     3     3     3     4
STABILITY         D     F     F     D     D     D     E     B     B     F     F
CEILING        1700  1000  1000  1000  1700  1000  1000 30000 30000 26600 21700
PRESSURE      30.26 30.20 30.09 29.97 29.82 29.81 29.84 29.98 30.02 30.11 30.17


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          44    40    67    34    44    33    42    31    42
TEMP          40 41 46 55 65 51 39 34 43 40 35 33 41 39 33 32 40 37
DEWPT         32 36 45 54 51 38 29 28 29 29 29 30 33 32 32 30 33 31
MIN/MAX RH       71    96    52    77    53    89    69    94      
RH            73 82 96 96 59 61 69 81 56 64 79 89 75 78 MM MM 77 79
WIND DIR       E  E SW SW  W  N  N NE NE NE NE  N NE NE MM MM MM MM
WIND SPD       4  3  5  9 10  6  5  4  4  3  3  4  6  5 MM MM MM MM
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV B2 B2
POP 12HR         50    40    20    40    40    50    70    70    50
RAIN           C  C  C  S  S  S  C  C  C  C  C  C  L  L  L  L  C  C
SNOW                                C  C  C  C  C  L  L  L  L  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
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