EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
310 PM EST TUE NOV 13 2018
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JAMES RIVER NWR RAWS-PRINCE GEORGE VA
37.25N 77.25W ELEV. 50 FT
310 PM EST TUE NOV 13 2018
DATE 11/13/18 WED 11/14/18 THU 11/15/18 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 35 47 34 49 39
TEMP 51 48 45 43 40 37 41 46 45 38 37 36 37 38 40 47 47 43 44 44 45 43
DEWPT 47 45 40 37 32 27 26 25 25 26 28 29 32 36 40 43 44 44 44 42 39 37
MAX/MIN RH 95 43 89 91 100
RH 85 95 85 84 77 68 55 43 45 61 67 72 82 94 96 91 95 93100100 89 84
WIND DIR NW N N N N N N NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N W W W
WIND DIR DEG 33 35 00 35 35 01 01 03 02 02 03 04 03 03 04 04 02 02 34 28 28 28
WIND SPD 5 5 8 6 8 8 9 5 6 4 5 5 9 10 10 10 10 6 5 5 9 8
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%) 100100 96 88 82 70 70 74 75 74 84 92100100100100100 96 77 86 79 54
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 3 3 3 6 6 7 7 7
POP 12HR 40 5 30 100 70
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0.30 1.11 0.14
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C C C C C L D D D L L C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 3 4 4 4 4 4 2 3 4 3
MIX HGT 1100 900 2500 2600 500 400 400 500 300 300
T WIND DIR N N N NE NE E E E SW W
T WIND SPD 19 23 19 14 17 20 39 23 10 33
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 19 27 39 33 12 31 47 41 15 40
MAX LVORI 5 3 2 2 3 4 4 6 9 5
STABILITY D D E C C D D D C E
CEILING 4700 15900 17100 14800 10800 9800 0 0 0 0
PRESSURE 30.11 30.18 30.34 30.34 30.37 30.30 30.09 29.92 29.77 29.70
DATE 11/16 SAT 11/17/18 SUN 11/18/18 MON 11/19/18 TUE 11/20/18
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 57 35 57 37 56 38 56 36 50
TEMP 55 45 39 36 55 46 41 38 54 46 42 39 54 45 40 37 48 40
DEWPT 38 39 37 34 40 41 39 37 41 42 39 37 40 40 36 32 30 31
MIN/MAX RH 51 97 53 95 59 95 55 88 46
RH 54 76 86 93 57 82 91 94 61 85 90 91 59 81 84 81 49 71
WIND DIR W W W W SW SW SW NW NW E NW N NW W NW NW NW SW
WIND SPD 10 3 3 2 4 3 3 2 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 10 5 0 5 5 5 20 5 0
RAIN SHWRS 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...
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