EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sun Oct 5 2025
VAZ081-060800-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
37.25N 77.25W Elev. 50 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Oct 5 2025
Date 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25 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
EDT 3hrly 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
MIN/MAX 55 81 59 81 65
TEMP 64 59 57 56 57 71 79 78 67 63 61 59 60 72 79 79 70 67 68 67 65
DEWPT 62 59 57 56 57 64 63 62 63 61 61 59 60 66 64 65 66 65 65 65 65
MAX/MIN RH 100 54 100 59 100
RH 93100100100100 81 58 59 88 93 99 99100 80 61 63 88 93 89 93100
WIND DIR SE SE S N N S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 12 15 17 00 00 18 15 14 13 15 17 17 18 18 19 19 17 18 19 21 22
WIND SPD 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 3 4 4 2 3 3 3 3
CLOUDS CL CL CL SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 1 0 4 35 44 32 20 20 18 12 14 21 25 33 42 39 49 56 80 82 86
VSBY 7 7 7 7 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.24
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C D
Obvis PF
MIX HGT 400 400 4400 4300 400 500 4400 4200 500 700
T WIND DIR S S S SE SE S S S S SW
T WIND SPD 8 5 3 6 9 6 9 11 10 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 4 5 26 30 4 7 62 60 7 9
MAX LVORI 9 9 8 6 9 9 6 6 6 8
STABILITY F F A B F F B B F F
CEILING 26600 30000 30000 30000 2400 2400 2500 3300 3200 10600
PRESSURE 30.17 30.17 30.23 30.18 30.17 30.14 30.17 30.09 30.06 30.0
Date 10/08Thu 10/09/25Fri 10/10/25Sat 10/11/25Sun 10/12/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MAX/MIN 72 51 66 48 68 53 70 53 69
TEMP 71 63 57 51 64 55 50 50 67 59 55 53 68 60 55 53 67 60
DEWPT 69 61 50 45 48 49 47 48 54 55 53 53 57 57 53 52 56 56
MIN/MAX RH 88 94 54 95 62 97 67 96 65
RH 91 94 77 81 56 79 89 92 65 88 94 98 69 91 94 96 68 87
WIND DIR NW N N N NE NE NE N E NE N N NE NE N N NE MM
WIND SPD 5 5 4 5 8 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 8 5 3 4 9 MM
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 80 10 0 5 5 10 10 20 20
RAIN SHWRS D L S S S
TSTMS 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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