EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat Sep 5 2026
VAZ064-060800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Sat Sep 5 2026
Date 09/05/26 Sun 09/06/26 Mon 09/07/26 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
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 84 63 83 60
TEMP 75 72 69 68 69 78 82 82 74 69 67 65 67 76 81 81 73 67 64 62 65
DEWPT 72 70 68 66 65 64 62 62 64 64 64 63 64 64 63 62 62 61 61 60 61
MAX/MIN RH 100 50 99 49 97
RH 89 96 97 99 93 64 53 53 70 87 92 95 93 67 54 53 69 81 89 92 88
WIND DIR NE NE N N N NE NE NE NE E NE N N NE E E E SE S W W
WIND DIR DEG 05 04 01 02 02 03 03 05 06 08 04 01 01 05 06 09 10 15 19 25 25
WIND SPD 3 2 2 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 1 2 2 3 4 3 3 2 1 1 1
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 68 58 60 53 36 30 28 35 18 14 11 9 17 16 27 23 17 15 13 10 14
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS
TSTMS
MIX HGT 1000 700 4600 4400 500 600 5100 5000 500 400
T WIND DIR NE N NE NE NE NE NE E SE SW
T WIND SPD 5 8 10 8 4 5 9 5 4 3
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 3 9 55 54 2 8 51 43 3 3
MAX LVORI 9 9 3 3 7 9 4 3 7 8
STABILITY F F A A F F A A F F
CEILING 3200 3200 4600 4000 30000 3200 30000 3300 4000 30000
PRESSURE 29.69 29.73 29.79 29.79 29.85 29.90 30.0 29.98 30.02 30.04
Date 09/08Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26
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 86 63 88 71 91 66 83 61 84
TEMP 83 75 66 66 86 80 74 73 89 81 72 67 81 75 64 64 82 75
DEWPT 61 63 60 62 66 66 63 65 70 68 64 63 62 61 60 60 63 64
MIN/MAX RH 44 90 48 78 49 90 48 91 49
RH 48 66 83 87 51 62 70 78 53 65 78 87 53 63 86 87 53 68
WIND DIR S S S SW SW S SW SW W NW N N NW NE N N S SE
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 8 8 6 6 8 5 3 3 4 2 1 2 3 3
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 20 30 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S C 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
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