EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026
VAZ064-072000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026
Date Mon 09/07/26 Tue 09/08/26 Wed 09/09/26
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 57 85 62 88
TEMP 66 77 82 80 71 64 61 60 63 77 84 83 74 68 65 62 65 79 86 87 81
DEWPT 64 64 60 59 61 59 60 59 60 62 61 61 62 61 60 60 62 67 66 68 67
MIN/MAX RH 47 100 44 92 50
RH 93 65 48 48 71 84 97 98 90 59 46 46 66 78 83 92 89 67 51 52 63
WIND DIR N NE NE E E SE N W W SW S S S S S S S SW SW S S
WIND DIR DEG 01 04 05 07 09 13 00 27 27 23 19 17 16 17 19 20 20 21 21 20 18
WIND SPD 2 3 3 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 6 8 8 6
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 23 7 21 18 39 22 21 34 30 33 33 32 48 27 26 22 18 19 15 12 13
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 5700 5500 400 400 5300 5200 400 600 5700 5800
T WIND DIR NE E SE SW W S S S SW SW
T WIND SPD 5 2 2 1 2 4 4 4 11 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD
ADI 43 31 1 2 17 29 2 6 73 98
MAX LVORI 4 3 9 10 4 3 5 6 4 3
STABILITY A A F F A A F F B B
CEILING 30000 4700 4000 4000 4500 4700 23500 26600 24300 30000
PRESSURE 30.02 30.01 30.05 30.09 30.14 30.10 30.11 30.09 30.09 30.0
Date Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26Sun 09/13/26
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 71 90 67 84 65 86 67 88
TEMP 74 73 89 80 71 68 83 75 66 67 84 77 70 69 87 80
DEWPT 65 67 71 73 70 67 66 66 64 66 70 70 69 69 72 70
MAX/MIN RH 83 55 100 55 100 60 100 58
RH 73 81 56 79 95 97 57 72 94 97 63 78 97 99 61 73
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW NW N N NE NE N S SE S S SW SE
WIND SPD 8 8 8 3 2 3 3 2 1 1 3 3 1 2 3 3
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 0 40 50 10 10 30 10 10
RAIN SHWRS C C C
TSTMS S C
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VAZ081-072000-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
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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