EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026
VAZ064-152000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026
Date Wed 07/15/26 Thu 07/16/26 Fri 07/17/26
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 99 75 100 75 96
TEMP 76 90 97 99 92 82 78 75 80 92 98100 93 82 78 75 78 88 94 95 87
DEWPT 68 71 69 69 71 67 67 68 72 73 70 70 73 69 68 65 67 65 63 63 66
MIN/MAX RH 38 81 38 71 34
RH 77 54 40 38 51 62 69 78 76 54 41 38 52 66 71 71 68 47 36 35 50
WIND DIR W NW W W SW SW W W N N W SW SW W NW N N NE E E SE
WIND DIR DEG 25 31 28 25 22 23 25 29 00 01 26 23 20 25 33 01 02 04 07 09 12
WIND SPD 2 3 4 5 4 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
CLOUDS CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%) 0 7 14 6 9 24 20 19 25 38 38 26 30 53 44 31 26 24 23 22 37
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 5 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S
TSTMS S
Obvis K K K
MIX HGT 5200 5400 500 600 6800 8100 500 1100 6300 6400
T WIND DIR W W W NW NW SW SW N E SE
T WIND SPD 9 10 9 6 5 6 5 8 8 6
SMOKE DISP FR FR PR PR PR GD PR PR PR FR
ADI 67 72 4 6 54 86 3 13 53 56
MAX LVORI 3 2 3 5 3 2 4 4 2 1
STABILITY A A F F A A F F A A
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 4700 5500 4700 18200 6100
PRESSURE 29.88 29.77 29.77 29.79 29.84 29.78 29.76 29.80 29.87 29.81
Date Sat 07/18/26Sun 07/19/26Mon 07/20/26Tue 07/21/26
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 74 94 73 91 70 91 72 93
TEMP 76 78 92 83 75 76 89 83 73 73 89 85 75 76 90 84
DEWPT 68 73 75 74 74 75 74 72 71 71 69 69 71 73 72 71
MAX/MIN RH 85 62 100 56 96 50 96 54
RH 76 87 62 72 96 98 62 69 93 91 53 60 88 90 56 66
WIND DIR S S SW S SW SW W W NW NW W S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 2 1 5 3 3 3 4 3 1 2 3 3 3 3 6 4
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 20 70 60 50 20 10 10 50
RAIN SHWRS S S C L L S S C S C
TSTMS S S C C C 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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