EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Sat Feb 28 2026
VAZ064-282100-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
850 AM EST Sat Feb 28 2026
Date Sat 02/28/26 Sun 03/01/26 Mon 03/02/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 64 41 60 28 37
TEMP 48 60 62 53 48 46 43 42 54 60 56 45 40 35 30 28 33 36 37 32
DEWPT 38 42 42 44 43 42 42 40 44 42 36 29 23 20 17 16 14 13 14 15
MIN/MAX RH 45 97 47 60 37
RH 68 50 48 71 83 86 97 92 68 51 48 53 51 55 58 61 46 39 39 49
WIND DIR S SW S SE S S SW W N N N N N N N NE NE NE E E
WIND DIR DEG 20 21 19 14 16 19 20 25 34 33 00 01 01 02 02 03 04 06 09 10
WIND SPD 3 4 3 2 1 1 2 2 5 8 9 9 5 4 4 4 5 5 4 2
CLOUDS FW FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%) 17 7 5 8 17 20 42 69 57 51 58 69 60 55 47 70 77 77 72 66
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 5 10 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
SNOW S S S S
MIX HGT 2800 400 500 2700 2800 1700 1700 2600 2500
T WIND DIR SW S E SE N N N N E
T WIND SPD 5 2 1 2 18 19 16 11 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR
ADI 33 1 1 17 45 26 35 35 19
MAX LVORI 3 7 10 9 2 2 2 2 2
STABILITY B F F B D D E B B
CEILING 30000 30000 18200 5100 1000 13200 17100 30000 30000
PRESSURE 29.89 29.92 29.88 29.92 30.02 30.25 30.35 30.48 30.46
Date Tue 03/03/26Wed 03/04/26Thu 03/05/26Fri 03/06/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 27 47 40 62 47 69 55 72
TEMP 28 29 40 43 45 48 60 55 50 49 67 63 59 56 73 68
DEWPT 19 24 33 38 42 45 49 48 47 48 54 53 54 53 56 56
MAX/MIN RH 81 71 93 62 97 58 93 52
RH 68 81 76 85 90 90 67 77 90 96 63 71 82 90 55 65
WIND DIR SE SE S S SW SW W SE SE S SW S SW SW SW S
WIND SPD 2 2 4 3 4 4 4 2 3 3 6 3 4 4 5 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 30 40 40 30 20 30 30 30
FRZG RAIN C C
RAIN C C C C C S S S S C C S S C
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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