EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Sat Feb 21 2026
VAZ064-220900-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
410 PM EST Sat Feb 21 2026
Date 02/21/26 Sun 02/22/26 Mon 02/23/26 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
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 36 39 31 41 22
TEMP 45 41 41 39 38 37 37 36 33 33 32 32 32 35 39 39 36 32 29 25 23
DEWPT 34 33 34 35 36 37 37 35 33 31 29 27 26 27 27 25 23 19 17 15 13
MAX/MIN RH 89 92 100 54 67
RH 65 73 75 86 92 98 99 98100 92 88 81 78 71 62 55 59 58 60 65 65
WIND DIR E SE E NE NE NE N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 09 11 07 06 05 03 01 35 33 33 32 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31
WIND SPD 2 2 2 2 3 3 5 8 10 10 10 11 11 13 13 11 6 6 5 4 3
CLOUDS FW B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 22 66 91 96 97 96 95 94 94 91 91 91 88 78 78 78 67 39 18 12 13
VSBY 7 7 7 6 2 2 4 2 0 0 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 70 100 90 30 0
QPF 12HR 0.10 0.64 0.25 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 T 3
RAIN L D D L D S S S
SNOW D D D C C C C
MIX HGT 400 900 1200 1600 2000 2000 4400 4900 2500 1500
T WIND DIR SE E NE N N NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 9 12 11 17 25 25 34 25 20 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR FR VG VG FR PR
ADI 5 16 19 28 35 47 103 97 29 8
MAX LVORI 4 7 5 5 5 4 3 2 3 3
STABILITY F F C D D D D D D F
CEILING 10800 7200 2100 1000 1000 2400 4000 3400 8900 8900
PRESSURE 29.92 29.88 29.84 29.72 29.67 29.60 29.56 29.56 29.69 29.77
Date 02/24Wed 02/25/26Thu 02/26/26Fri 02/27/26Sat 02/28/26
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 41 28 54 42 56 37 52 32 58
TEMP 38 34 32 36 51 49 46 43 53 50 43 38 50 42 36 33 56 49
DEWPT 13 19 21 26 31 34 37 39 41 40 38 34 31 31 30 29 35 36
MIN/MAX RH 33 68 44 88 58 89 44 92 42
RH 36 54 64 67 47 57 71 88 64 69 83 85 48 64 80 87 45 61
WIND DIR W S S S SW SW SW S SW SW SW NW NW NE MM MM MM MM
WIND SPD 5 2 2 3 8 4 4 5 8 4 3 3 5 3 MM MM MM MM
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 10 10 30 50 60 30 10 10
RAIN C C C L L C
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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
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