EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri Jul 17 2026
VAZ064-180800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Fri Jul 17 2026
Date 07/17/26 Sat 07/18/26 Sun 07/19/26 Mon
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 72 97 73 88 67
TEMP 85 76 73 72 75 90 96 90 84 78 76 75 76 83 86 86 81 74 70 68 72
DEWPT 68 68 69 70 74 75 72 74 74 74 74 73 75 72 70 68 68 67 66 66 68
MAX/MIN RH 97 46 100 55 93
RH 58 76 85 94 98 62 46 60 72 88 94 94 96 70 59 55 65 79 87 93 87
WIND DIR E SE SE S S S SW SW S SW SW W W N N N N NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 10 14 14 16 18 20 22 22 20 22 24 25 29 34 35 00 02 06 05 04 04
WIND SPD 3 3 2 2 3 5 9 8 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 2 1 1 2 3
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 59 62 64 78 38 49 55 74 67 52 63 57 37 32 49 49 27 35 31 40 36
VSBY 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 50 50 30 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.06 0.06 0.01 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C C S C C
TSTMS S C C C S C
Obvis K K K K
MIX HGT 600 900 6200 5100 500 800 4200 4500 500 1100
T WIND DIR SE SE SW S S W NW NW N NE
T WIND SPD 8 4 11 11 6 9 10 6 2 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 5 10 97 73 6 13 53 30 2 4
MAX LVORI 5 8 5 4 6 8 4 3 7 6
STABILITY F F B C E E B C F F
CEILING 7200 7600 8000 7200 7500 9600 11700 4700 6300 27000
PRESSURE 29.84 29.82 29.78 29.62 29.64 29.62 29.67 29.68 29.72 29.76
Date 07/20Tue 07/21/26Wed 07/22/26Thu 07/23/26Fri 07/24/26
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 70 91 74 89 67 85 65 86
TEMP 85 81 72 74 88 85 77 76 87 82 71 69 82 78 68 69 84 79
DEWPT 67 69 70 73 75 73 74 74 73 69 65 64 62 64 63 65 64 65
MIN/MAX RH 56 100 61 97 60 88 48 92 50
RH 56 67 96 98 66 69 90 95 64 66 81 84 51 62 84 86 51 62
WIND DIR E SE S S SW S SW SW NW N N N N NE N N NE MM
WIND SPD 3 4 2 3 8 8 6 4 6 3 3 4 3 2 1 2 3 MM
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 30 20 30 50 50 30 10 5 10
RAIN SHWRS C S C C C C C C
TSTMS C S C C C 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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