Scattered damaging winds from severe thunderstorms will be possible across parts of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States Sunday. Excessive heat will continue over the southern U.S. Sunday before another round of heat arrives Monday through the central and southern U.S. spreading into the East by Independence Day. California will see excessive heat starting Tuesday. Read More >
EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024
VAZ064-300800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024
Date 06/29/24 Sun 06/30/24 Mon 07/01/24 Tue
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 77 94 61 81 59
TEMP 87 83 80 78 81 89 93 90 81 75 70 64 66 74 79 80 73 66 63 60 65
DEWPT 72 73 73 73 76 75 73 74 75 72 65 58 56 54 55 55 56 56 56 56 60
MAX/MIN RH 89 53 89 41 89
RH 62 73 79 86 85 65 53 60 81 89 85 80 70 50 44 42 56 69 77 86 83
WIND DIR S S S SW SW SW W SW W NW N N N N N N N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 17 18 20 21 21 24 25 22 28 32 34 34 34 35 35 00 00 00 35 00 01
WIND SPD 4 4 4 4 3 5 5 5 3 3 8 9 9 10 9 9 3 2 2 2 2
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 56 51 65 67 69 74 72 73 71 74 62 43 14 8 12 8 6 8 8 13 9
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 60 70 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.13 0.40 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S C L L L L
TSTMS S S S S C L L L S
LAL 2 2 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
MIX HGT 500 1200 5500 4700 700 2400 5500 6300 900 1400
T WIND DIR S S SW W NW N N N N N
T WIND SPD 6 9 12 16 11 19 14 14 4 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 6 20 92 95 17 55 99 112 4 14
MAX LVORI 4 5 3 5 5 4 1 3 4 7
STABILITY E E C B E D C B F F
CEILING 9800 4700 6800 14800 18500 4900 30000 4000 4700 17400
PRESSURE 29.84 29.81 29.81 29.70 29.76 29.84 29.92 29.90 29.95 30.0
Date 07/02Wed 07/03/24Thu 07/04/24Fri 07/05/24Sat 07/06/24
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 85 62 89 70 97 73 95 73 94
TEMP 82 77 67 68 86 82 74 76 94 88 78 78 93 87 77 78 92 85
DEWPT 58 61 62 64 61 65 63 67 70 74 73 74 71 75 73 75 71 73
MIN/MAX RH 40 100 42 84 45 99 48 100 48
RH 44 58 85 87 44 56 70 74 46 63 85 88 49 68 88 91 51 66
WIND DIR E E S S S SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW
WIND SPD 4 4 3 3 5 5 4 3 4 3 3 1 4 3 3 2 3 2
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 40 30 40 30 30
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C
TSTMS C C C C C
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
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