EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
411 PM EST Thu Jan 22 2026
VAZ064-230900-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
411 PM EST Thu Jan 22 2026
Date 01/22/26 Fri 01/23/26 Sat 01/24/26 Sun
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 27 47 10 21 16
TEMP 43 37 32 30 29 38 45 46 34 23 16 13 11 16 19 20 19 17 17 18 19
DEWPT 23 21 19 19 19 22 18 18 14 4 -4 -7 -8 -6 -7 -7 -1 8 14 15 18
MAX/MIN RH 66 31 44 29 92
RH 45 52 58 63 66 53 33 32 43 44 41 39 41 36 31 29 40 67 87 88 94
WIND DIR W NW S SE SE S W NW N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 28 31 18 11 12 20 26 31 35 35 35 00 00 01 02 03 04 05 04 03 03
WIND SPD 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 5 8 9 8 6 5 4 3 2 3 3 3 4
CLOUDS SC FW CL SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 40 9 5 38 53 54 45 42 37 46 51 37 42 57 76 92 95 94100100100
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0
POP 12HR 0 5 5 30 100
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.78
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
FRZG RAIN S D
SLEET S S
SNOW C C D D D D D
MIX HGT 400 400 3800 3700 2800 3100 3500 3500 3200 1800
T WIND DIR NW NE SW NW N N N NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 5 3 8 14 25 23 14 9 9 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR
ADI 3 4 63 49 37 68 60 32 12 23
MAX LVORI 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 5 5
STABILITY F F B C D D D D F D
CEILING 20800 26600 17100 15900 16500 15900 14300 9800 6500 4000
PRESSURE 30.01 30.06 30.13 30.09 30.20 30.42 30.56 30.52 30.51 30.39
Date 01/25Mon 01/26/26Tue 01/27/26Wed 01/28/26Thu 01/29/26
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 27 19 29 1 28 8 29 11 27
TEMP 25 25 22 20 27 20 12 3 25 18 12 10 26 20 15 12 25 16
DEWPT 22 23 22 19 18 10 4 -1 8 11 9 6 17 17 13 10 14 11
MIN/MAX RH 89 100 59 88 45 90 60 96 55
RH 90 92100 95 68 64 70 84 49 74 86 83 66 87 92 91 62 79
WIND DIR N N NW NW NW NW W W SW SW W NW SW SE NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 5 3 2 4 9 4 3 3 5 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 6 3
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 100 90 20 5 0 0 10 10 20
FRZG RAIN D D D C
SLEET S S S S
SNOW D D D C S S
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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