EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026
VAZ064-262000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026
Date Fri 06/26/26 Sat 06/27/26 Sun 06/28/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 94 68 86 68 85
TEMP 74 85 91 92 85 77 73 69 72 80 84 85 80 74 71 69 72 79 83 84 79
DEWPT 66 66 65 66 69 70 70 69 71 73 72 71 72 72 70 69 71 72 71 71 71
MIN/MAX RH 41 100 61 100 62
RH 76 53 42 42 59 79 89100 96 79 66 63 77 93 97100 97 79 67 64 77
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW N S SW S SW SW SW W SE SE S N N NE N NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 22 23 23 24 02 16 21 17 20 22 23 25 11 12 19 00 00 03 02 05 06
WIND SPD 4 4 5 5 3 2 2 1 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 2
CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 FW
CLOUDS(%) 57 44 54 58 73 76 86 80 82 90 88 74 77 77 59 67 68 70 61 58 23
VSBY 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 50 60 70 40 40
QPF 12HR 0.09 0.39 0.13 0.11 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C L L C C C C L L C C S S C C C C
TSTMS S C C C S C C C S C
MIX HGT 6900 6500 600 1200 3600 3500 500 1200 4000 3800
T WIND DIR SW W SW S SW SW S SW N NE
T WIND SPD 12 6 5 2 6 6 3 5 6 12
SMOKE DISP GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 89 83 5 10 24 29 3 13 39 42
MAX LVORI 3 3 7 10 5 4 8 10 5 4
STABILITY A C F F B B F F B C
CEILING 15900 4700 5500 4700 2400 4000 3200 5500 1700 1700
PRESSURE 29.92 29.85 29.85 29.84 29.84 29.80 29.76 29.73 29.75 29.77
Date Mon 06/29/26Tue 06/30/26Wed 07/01/26Thu 07/02/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 67 89 67 91 72 99 75 100
TEMP 71 72 87 81 69 71 90 86 73 77 97 92 77 81 98 92
DEWPT 69 70 65 66 65 67 65 67 67 69 70 70 70 72 71 71
MAX/MIN RH 100 44 97 42 83 39 85 38
RH 93 92 48 60 88 87 45 54 80 78 42 50 77 75 42 52
WIND DIR N N E SE S S S S S SW W S SW W NW NE
WIND SPD 0 0 3 3 1 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 2
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 5 5 0 0 5 5 20 10
RAIN SHWRS S
TSTMS 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
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS