EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Sun Jan 25 2026
VAZ064-260900-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
410 PM EST Sun Jan 25 2026
Date 01/25/26 Mon 01/26/26 Tue 01/27/26 Wed
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 17 32 3 28 6
TEMP 23 24 21 18 18 28 31 30 20 16 11 6 3 16 25 28 23 20 14 9 6
DEWPT 23 22 19 17 16 17 16 13 11 6 4 0 -1 6 10 12 13 12 8 5 3
MAX/MIN RH 100 50 85 48 90
RH 100 92 93 94 92 63 53 50 67 65 73 78 84 65 51 50 65 71 77 82 87
WIND DIR NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 31 28 26 31 33 32 31 30 30 29 29 28 23 22 22 23 23 28 31 30 31
WIND SPD 3 3 2 3 3 10 11 10 6 5 3 2 2 5 10 10 3 3 2 3 3
CLOUDS OV OV B1 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 100100 67 75 72 48 28 21 10 8 5 4 6 5 8 10 18 25 21 19 18
VSBY 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 90 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.06 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
FRZG RAIN D S
SLEET
MIX HGT 1100 600 3400 3400 800 500 2400 2600 700 800
T WIND DIR W NW NW NW W W SW SW W NW
T WIND SPD 9 5 20 23 10 9 11 16 10 20
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR PR FR PR PR
ADI 8 9 78 85 10 8 49 62 10 11
MAX LVORI 9 9 5 2 3 4 4 3 4 5
STABILITY F F C C F F B C F F
CEILING 2100 5700 7200 19900 30000 30000 30000 11700 30000 4000
PRESSURE 29.67 29.63 29.77 29.85 30.01 30.11 30.15 29.97 29.96 30.05
Date 01/28Thu 01/29/26Fri 01/30/26Sat 01/31/26Sun 02/01/26
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 26 7 23 2 21 4 24 6 30
TEMP 24 16 14 8 22 15 8 3 19 15 9 4 22 18 12 7 27 21
DEWPT 10 11 11 5 6 5 2 -1 7 5 2 1 8 7 6 4 13 12
MIN/MAX RH 52 92 47 91 53 87 50 90 50
RH 54 80 88 88 51 64 76 86 58 65 73 87 54 62 76 86 56 68
WIND DIR W E N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW MM MM MM
WIND SPD 3 1 2 3 10 3 3 3 8 3 3 3 5 3 3 MM MM MM
AVG CLOUDS FW B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 5 30 10 0 5 5 10 10 10
SNOW 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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