EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Tue Jan 20 2026
VAZ064-210900-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
410 PM EST Tue Jan 20 2026
Date 01/20/26 Wed 01/21/26 Thu 01/22/26 Fri
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 13 42 32 52 27
TEMP 24 19 17 15 14 29 40 42 37 36 36 33 34 45 51 51 40 36 32 30 28
DEWPT 0 2 3 4 5 5 5 11 15 18 21 24 26 31 30 29 28 26 26 25 23
MAX/MIN RH 69 23 72 41 85
RH 35 47 53 62 66 35 24 28 40 46 55 68 72 58 45 42 62 67 78 82 81
WIND DIR NW NE E SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W W NW N N
WIND DIR DEG 33 03 08 12 17 19 19 20 19 20 21 21 22 24 25 25 26 26 32 02 02
WIND SPD 2 2 1 2 2 4 10 10 6 6 6 6 5 4 5 4 2 2 1 2 2
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 5 3 5 4 5 6 8 20 20 49 48 29 18 18 28 34 26 34 44 55 72
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 5 5 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S
SNOW S S C
MIX HGT 500 300 2900 3100 500 400 3600 3600 400 400
T WIND DIR E E S S SW SW SW SW W N
T WIND SPD 1 2 14 16 9 6 14 8 4 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 1 4 57 63 9 7 65 53 2 5
MAX LVORI 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 6 6
STABILITY F F C C E E C C F F
CEILING 26600 26600 18200 19600 8900 30000 30000 23700 20800 18200
PRESSURE 30.34 30.36 30.34 30.15 30.07 30.01 30.01 29.96 30.01 30.0
Date 01/23Sat 01/24/26Sun 01/25/26Mon 01/26/26Tue 01/27/26
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 41 12 20 14 22 11 27 4 29
TEMP 40 31 20 13 18 16 16 15 20 18 14 11 25 18 12 5 26 21
DEWPT 21 14 1 -2 -4 3 9 13 14 14 10 8 12 10 5 2 10 11
MIN/MAX RH 41 50 34 88 74 88 55 91 46
RH 46 49 44 50 37 56 75 92 78 84 84 88 57 70 74 89 50 64
WIND DIR N N N N N NE NE N N N N N NW NW NW W W SW
WIND SPD 3 4 8 8 5 4 4 5 8 4 3 5 8 4 2 2 4 2
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC FW
POP 12HR 30 30 60 90 80 40 20 5 5
SNOW C S C C L L D D L 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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