EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
930 AM EST Wed Feb 5 2025
VAZ064-051530-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 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 32 55 42 59 30
TEMP 34 33 32 32 33 34 38 46 54 54 55 53 48 43 51 55 53 42 37 33 32 32
DEWPT 24 26 29 30 32 33 35 42 47 51 52 51 45 36 35 29 27 26 24 24 25 25
MAX/MIN RH 99 77 94 36 77
RH 66 75 88 92 96 97 89 86 77 90 91 94 91 77 54 37 36 53 60 69 77 74
WIND DIR E SE SE E SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW N N NE NE NE E
WIND DIR DEG 10 12 12 11 13 19 21 22 22 22 23 24 29 31 31 31 34 02 03 05 06 08
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 10 10 8 6 4 4 3 4 5 4 3 3 3 2 2
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 99 99 99 99 99100 96 88 51 48 50 60 45 36 14 17 20 24 36 43 53 70
VSBY 7 7 5 3 2 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 90 90 30 5 20
QPF 12HR 0.36 0.13 0.02 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
FRZG RAIN L D
RAIN C D D D L S S
RAIN SHWRS S S C C S S
SLEET C C
SNOW S S C
LAL
HAINES
MIX HGT 2100 1800 1200 1800 1600 600 500 4500 4200 600 1100
T WIND DIR E E SE S SW SW NW W NW NE E
T WIND SPD 6 5 6 12 14 11 8 11 13 8 2
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 13 8 7 37 32 11 8 89 85 4 2
MAX LVORI 4 6 9 9 5 7 6 3 2 3 4
STABILITY D F E D D D E B B F F
CEILING 2500 1600 1000 1000 7400 30000 1000 26600 30000 26600 15800
PRESSURE 30.21 30.18 30.06 29.90 29.70 29.69 29.77 29.94 29.97 30.09 30.12
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 40 36 61 31 43 30 39 29 39
TEMP 38 37 41 50 59 44 35 31 42 38 32 32 38 36 31 30 37 34
DEWPT 27 31 39 48 43 31 26 25 26 26 26 28 29 29 29 28 28 26
MIN/MAX RH 65 94 48 78 49 86 64 91
RH 65 78 93 93 56 59 70 79 52 61 78 86 70 76 MM MM 69 73
WIND DIR E SE S SW NW N N NE N E NE NE NE NE MM MM MM MM
WIND SPD 3 3 5 9 10 6 3 3 3 3 2 3 5 3 MM MM MM MM
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2
POP 12HR 60 60 20 30 30 40 70 70 50
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
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