EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat Jul 4 2026
VAZ064-050800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Sat Jul 4 2026
Date 07/04/26 Sun 07/05/26 Mon 07/06/26 Tue
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 73 98 72 87 69
TEMP 87 80 76 74 78 89 96 96 85 77 75 74 76 82 86 85 79 74 72 70 72
DEWPT 72 72 71 71 73 75 72 71 71 72 72 73 74 76 74 75 73 73 72 70 72
MAX/MIN RH 92 43 100 69 100
RH 62 77 85 91 83 64 46 45 64 84 91 97 94 82 69 73 82 97100100100
WIND DIR S W SW S S SE SE S E NE E NE N N N E E E N N N
WIND DIR DEG 16 27 23 18 17 14 15 15 11 02 07 04 02 01 35 08 10 11 35 00 00
WIND SPD 3 3 2 1 1 1 3 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 2 2
CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 73 75 60 43 38 25 27 53 71 83 76 84 79 71 89 89 84 84 70 76 74
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 7 7 7
POP 12HR 40 50 60 80 80
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.05 0.09 0.28 0.38
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C S C C L C S C C D D D D S S S
TSTMS C S C C L C S C C C C
MIX HGT 500 1000 6300 6200 800 1200 3300 3000 600 1300
T WIND DIR NW W SE S E E E SE E NE
T WIND SPD 9 4 3 9 9 9 4 5 6 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 6 5 35 62 6 10 15 15 5 10
MAX LVORI 6 7 4 3 6 9 5 4 9 10
STABILITY F F A A F F B B F F
CEILING 8900 13800 20800 11700 8000 12600 7200 6000 8000 8800
PRESSURE 29.76 29.76 29.76 29.65 29.67 29.69 29.72 29.68 29.70 29.71
Date 07/07Wed 07/08/26Thu 07/09/26Fri 07/10/26Sat 07/11/26
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 68 86 69 91 72 94 72 91
TEMP 84 81 71 71 84 81 71 73 88 85 75 76 93 86 75 76 88 83
DEWPT 72 70 70 70 68 69 68 71 70 71 71 72 71 72 71 72 71 71
MIN/MAX RH 65 100 55 98 51 94 48 95 53
RH 67 71 97 96 59 66 90 92 55 62 87 88 48 63 88 88 56 65
WIND DIR NW N N N N SE S SW SW S S W W S W NW W SE
WIND SPD 3 3 1 2 3 1 1 1 4 3 3 2 4 2 2 2 4 1
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR 50 30 10 10 30 20 40 30 50
RAIN SHWRS S C C C S C C C
TSTMS C S C S C C 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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