EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sun May 10 2026
VAZ064-110800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Sun May 10 2026
Date 05/10/26 Mon 05/11/26 Tue 05/12/26 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
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 54 64 45 71 52
TEMP 72 64 60 56 56 57 59 62 58 53 49 47 49 62 69 71 64 56 54 53 57
DEWPT 54 56 53 46 46 46 45 43 44 44 43 41 41 40 38 37 41 41 43 44 48
MAX/MIN RH 78 50 81 29 74
RH 53 76 77 69 71 68 60 50 60 73 79 80 75 44 32 29 42 58 66 71 71
WIND DIR N N N N N N N E S W NW N N N NW S SE SE S S S
WIND DIR DEG 00 00 35 00 01 00 00 09 18 25 32 34 01 02 33 19 15 15 17 19 19
WIND SPD 4 2 4 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 6 8
CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 72 69 68 70 93 94 85 57 45 36 23 17 3 5 6 10 16 35 40 41 47
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 30 50 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.04 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C S C C S
TSTMS
MIX HGT 1200 1400 3000 3800 500 1500 6200 6400 500 1600
T WIND DIR N N N NW W N NW SW S S
T WIND SPD 9 12 6 5 5 8 9 3 4 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 7 23 22 26 3 26 58 36 4 28
MAX LVORI 4 4 3 3 4 5 1 2 3 4
STABILITY F E C B F F A A F E
CEILING 6300 4000 6100 9800 30000 6300 30000 30000 5500 10300
PRESSURE 29.84 29.89 30.01 29.98 30.0 30.02 30.11 30.04 30.02 29.94
Date 05/13Thu 05/14/26Fri 05/15/26Sat 05/16/26Sun 05/17/26
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 74 52 71 49 74 55 83 61 87
TEMP 72 67 57 55 69 65 53 53 72 69 59 59 81 77 66 65 85 81
DEWPT 52 55 55 55 47 46 45 46 45 48 48 52 53 55 54 57 56 57
MIN/MAX RH 49 100 41 83 35 80 35 80 35
RH 49 65 93100 46 49 74 77 38 46 67 78 38 47 65 76 38 44
WIND DIR SW S SW NW NW N NW NW W SW SW SW W S SW SW SW S
WIND SPD 9 4 2 2 6 3 3 3 6 1 1 1 5 3 2 2 5 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 SC FW SC FW CL CL FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 60 80 10 5 0 5 5 10 10
RAIN SHWRS L D S
TSTMS S 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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