EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Tue Jun 23 2026
VAZ064-232000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Tue Jun 23 2026
Date Tue 06/23/26 Wed 06/24/26 Thu 06/25/26
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 79 60 82 61 87
TEMP 73 77 74 74 73 65 63 61 65 75 80 81 74 68 65 62 67 78 84 86 81
DEWPT 72 71 69 66 64 63 60 58 59 58 57 56 61 58 59 58 63 64 62 62 63
MIN/MAX RH 75 94 41 93 43
RH 97 82 84 75 75 94 90 90 82 56 45 42 64 71 81 87 87 62 48 45 54
WIND DIR W N N N N NW NW NW NW N NW NW N SE S S S S S S SE
WIND DIR DEG 25 34 34 35 34 31 31 32 33 34 32 30 00 15 18 20 19 19 19 19 15
WIND SPD 2 3 9 9 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 0 1 1 1 2 3 5 6 4
CLOUDS B2 B2 OV B2 SC FW FW CL CL FW SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 82 79 89 77 39 9 12 5 3 20 39 51 24 10 16 21 12 13 17 20 21
VSBY 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 80 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.74 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C D S
TSTMS C C C S
MIX HGT 2100 2900 700 1100 6000 6400 500 1000 6700 6600
T WIND DIR NW N W NW N W S S S S
T WIND SPD 10 10 4 5 8 2 2 2 6 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD
ADI 32 37 2 11 53 30 1 4 74 80
MAX LVORI 5 4 8 7 3 3 5 7 4 3
STABILITY B C F F A A F F A B
CEILING 300 1000 4700 4700 27900 18200 14800 30000 10800 4700
PRESSURE 29.72 29.77 29.79 29.84 29.92 29.88 29.88 29.90 29.93 29.90
Date Fri 06/26/26Sat 06/27/26Sun 06/28/26Mon 06/29/26
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 69 91 70 87 69 87 69 90
TEMP 72 72 89 83 72 73 85 82 72 73 86 83 71 73 88 85
DEWPT 63 67 68 70 70 71 71 71 69 70 68 69 67 69 67 68
MAX/MIN RH 83 49 97 60 93 53 93 48
RH 73 82 50 66 92 94 63 69 91 90 55 64 89 87 50 58
WIND DIR S S SW SW S SW W W NW N N E N N E SE
WIND SPD 4 3 4 3 1 3 4 2 1 2 3 1 0 0 3 3
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 5 40 60 60 30 20 5 5
RAIN SHWRS C L C C L C S
TSTMS C C C C 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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