EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026
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Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026
Date Sat 09/12/26 Sun 09/13/26 Mon 09/14/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 83 70 87 68 82
TEMP 71 78 82 82 75 73 73 72 72 79 85 86 79 73 70 69 71 77 80 80 70
DEWPT 70 73 74 75 74 73 72 72 71 74 73 73 73 71 69 68 67 65 62 60 59
MIN/MAX RH 76 100 65 97 50
RH 97 85 77 79 97 98 97100 98 84 67 66 84 94 96 95 88 68 54 50 67
WIND DIR E SE SE SE SE SE S SW SW W NW NW SW W W NW N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 09 12 13 12 13 14 19 20 23 27 32 30 24 25 28 31 34 00 35 00 01
WIND SPD 2 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 5 9 9 8 4
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 83 82 80 84 88 89 83 83 64 54 52 47 29 26 26 38 52 58 35 14 8
VSBY 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 70 80 20 5 20
QPF 12HR 0.31 0.37 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S L L D D C C S S S S
TSTMS C C C S S S S
MIX HGT 2500 2300 500 1000 4300 3800 500 800 4400 4900
T WIND DIR SE SE SE SW W W W NW N N
T WIND SPD 10 10 8 8 9 6 3 8 16 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD
ADI 23 23 4 11 43 38 2 12 58 61
MAX LVORI 5 8 9 9 5 7 9 8 4 3
STABILITY D D F F C B F F C C
CEILING 4000 1700 1000 1700 300 3200 4700 30000 8900 30000
PRESSURE 29.92 29.87 29.85 29.80 29.82 29.70 29.73 29.76 29.86 29.93
Date Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 58 80 59 83 62 87 65 86
TEMP 61 60 78 71 62 63 82 76 66 65 85 78 68 68 83 76
DEWPT 53 56 57 62 61 61 64 67 64 63 68 69 66 65 69 68
MAX/MIN RH 88 47 100 54 100 56 99 59
RH 75 87 48 73 99 94 54 75 94 96 57 75 94 91 63 77
WIND DIR N N E SE S SW S SE S SW SW S W NW N N
WIND SPD 4 3 3 2 1 1 3 3 2 3 4 3 3 3 4 3
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 20
RAIN SHWRS 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
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