EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu Jul 30 2026
VAZ064-310800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Jul 30 2026
Date 07/30/26 Fri 07/31/26 Sat 08/01/26 Sun
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 66 88 67 90 71
TEMP 80 73 70 67 70 82 87 87 81 73 71 68 72 84 90 88 82 77 75 73 73
DEWPT 62 62 62 60 63 65 63 62 64 66 67 66 67 68 64 66 66 68 69 68 70
MAX/MIN RH 82 42 94 43 90
RH 55 69 76 79 79 57 45 43 56 78 88 93 86 58 43 48 58 75 82 86 90
WIND DIR NW W NW NW NW N NW NW SE SE S S S S S S SE S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 33 28 30 31 33 35 33 32 12 15 17 19 19 19 18 17 15 16 18 17 16
WIND SPD 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 4 6 5 6 6 5 3 3
CLOUDS SC FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 28 23 11 3 4 3 24 33 36 31 46 41 33 47 54 57 66 71 64 63 62
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 500 700 6600 6400 500 700 7300 7700 700 1400
T WIND DIR NW NW NW SW SE SE S S S S
T WIND SPD 4 4 2 2 3 3 9 11 12 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 3 7 17 25 2 3 74 62 12 19
MAX LVORI 4 5 4 3 7 8 4 3 4 5
STABILITY F F A A F F A C D E
CEILING 4700 30000 30000 4700 5500 0 0 0 0 0
PRESSURE 29.76 29.79 29.84 29.80 29.78 29.79 29.81 29.75 29.72 29.72
Date 08/02Mon 08/03/26Tue 08/04/26Wed 08/05/26Thu 08/06/26
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 87 71 83 69 85 70 88 72 91
TEMP 86 80 73 73 82 78 72 73 84 80 71 72 86 82 74 75 89 84
DEWPT 71 71 73 73 76 73 72 71 73 71 71 72 74 72 72 73 75 73
MIN/MAX RH 60 100 81 100 67 100 62 99 59
RH 60 75 99100 82 86100 94 70 74100100 67 70 95 95 63 70
WIND DIR S S S SW S S S NE SE SE S SW S SE S SW SW S
WIND SPD 8 4 3 3 4 2 1 2 3 3 1 1 3 3 2 2 3 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 30 70 70 30 40 20 40 20 30
RAIN SHWRS C L L C L C S S C S S S C S C
TSTMS S C S S C C C S S C
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VAZ081-310800-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
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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