EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Sun Dec 7 2025
VAZ081-080900-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
37.25N 77.25W Elev. 50 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 35 19 39 29
TEMP 34 32 30 31 33 34 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 30 38 39 33 31 30 31 32
DEWPT 34 32 30 31 31 30 27 26 23 21 18 16 16 20 24 27 28 30 29 31 31
MAX/MIN RH 100 81 86 57 100
RH 100100100100 92 86 81 86 83 82 77 80 84 67 58 62 83 95 97 98 97
WIND DIR S N N N N N N N N N N N N NW SW SW S SW SW SW S
WIND DIR DEG 18 00 35 00 02 02 02 02 01 00 00 35 34 30 22 21 20 21 21 21 20
WIND SPD 0 0 2 5 9 10 10 9 6 4 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 5
CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 53 59 76 93100100100100 93 77 47 17 16 16 20 39 58 52 48 51 54
VSBY 7 6 2 4 7 2 0 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 80 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.21 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 2 00-00
RAIN C
SNOW L D C
Obvis PF PF
MIX HGT 400 1000 2900 2900 600 500 2500 2200 400 500
T WIND DIR N N NE N N NW SW S SW SW
T WIND SPD 4 12 21 16 6 3 5 11 9 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 3 20 52 44 13 4 37 35 7 7
MAX LVORI 10 9 4 4 4 7 5 4 6 5
STABILITY F E D D E F B C E E
CEILING 7600 1000 2500 2500 3200 30000 30000 30000 14800 12700
PRESSURE 30.02 30.01 30.09 30.11 30.17 30.14 30.17 30.02 29.95 29.86
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 52 36 48 29 44 22 38 20 36
TEMP 50 46 43 36 47 39 35 30 44 35 29 23 36 27 24 20 34 28
DEWPT 37 38 37 32 32 34 31 28 28 28 22 17 13 14 13 11 11 14
MIN/MAX RH 57 88 53 92 51 81 37 68 36
RH 62 75 80 86 55 82 85 92 54 74 76 76 38 57 62 67 38 56
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W S S NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W MM MM MM
WIND SPD 10 6 4 3 4 2 3 3 5 3 3 4 9 4 3 MM MM MM
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 5 10 30 30 20 10 5 5
RAIN S C C S S
SNOW 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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