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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026

VAZ064-120800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N  77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026

Date           07/11/26      Sun 07/12/26            Mon 07/13/26            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                      71          81          66          81          65
TEMP             80 75 73 72 73 77 80 80 75 71 69 68 71 76 78 79 75 69 67 65 70
DEWPT            73 72 71 71 73 72 72 70 68 67 67 67 70 69 68 67 67 67 67 65 69
MAX/MIN RH                  100          72         100          67         100
RH               79 90 94 97100 85 77 72 79 87 93 97 97 79 70 67 76 93100100 97
WIND DIR         NW NE  N NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E NE NE  E  E  E  E SE  S  N  N
WIND DIR DEG     31 04 01 02 02 05 08 09 10 09 07 04 06 10 10 11 11 12 18 00 00
WIND SPD          3  2  2  2  3  4  5  6  3  3  2  2  3  5  6  5  3  1  1  0  0
CLOUDS           OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)        92 92 90 93 91 95 90 89 84 69 64 73 91 87 84 80 73 65 35 29 21
VSBY              6  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     70          60          20          40           5
QPF 12HR                   0.39        0.08        0.07        0.12           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS        L  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  S           C  C  C  C               
TSTMS             C  S  S     S  C  C  C  S                 C  C               
MIX HGT               900  1300  3700  3600   600  1100  4600  4400   600   800
T WIND DIR              N    NE     E     E    NE    NE     E    SE     S    SW
T WIND SPD              3     9    11    13     3     4    10     8     3     2
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    FR    FR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                     2    17    49    56     5    13    51    49     2     4
MAX LVORI               8     9     5     4     7     9     4     4    10    10
STABILITY               F     F     C     C     F     F     A     B     F     F
CEILING              4000  4100   300  1700  8000  8000 30000 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE            29.80 29.84 29.92 29.95  30.0 30.01 30.03 30.01 30.01  30.0


Date           07/14Wed 07/15/26Thu 07/16/26Fri 07/17/26Sat 07/18/26
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          88    70    97    74    95    73    95    72    92
TEMP          86 83 72 74 95 89 77 78 93 88 76 77 93 87 75 76 90 85
DEWPT         66 67 67 70 69 70 68 69 66 68 67 68 65 68 68 70 67 68
MIN/MAX RH       49    93    39    79    38    79    37    86    45
RH            51 59 85 87 43 54 75 74 41 52 74 74 40 53 79 81 47 57
WIND DIR      SE  S SW  W  W SW NW  N  W SW  W NW  W  E  W  N SW  S
WIND SPD       2  2  3  2  3  3  2  2  3  3  2  2  3  2  1  2  4  3
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR          5     0     0     0     5     5    30    20    30
RAIN SHWRS                                            C  S     S  C
TSTMS                                                 C  S        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
WEATHER...
     SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS