EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Sun Jan 25 2026
VAZ064-252100-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
850 AM EST Sun Jan 25 2026
Date Sun 01/25/26 Mon 01/26/26 Tue 01/27/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 28 20 31 1 29
TEMP 20 26 27 27 26 23 20 21 28 30 29 21 16 12 4 1 15 25 28 23
DEWPT 18 25 26 26 25 23 20 20 20 18 15 11 7 4 0 -3 6 9 12 13
MIN/MAX RH 92 100 59 83 50
RH 92 96 94 98 96 96 96 97 78 63 59 65 67 70 83 83 67 50 50 65
WIND DIR NE N N NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 03 01 35 31 28 26 31 33 32 31 30 30 29 29 28 23 22 22 23 23
WIND SPD 6 6 4 3 3 2 3 3 10 11 10 6 5 3 2 2 5 10 10 3
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 100 99 98 98 90 69 68 85 59 34 20 13 5 5 4 5 3 8 11 16
VSBY 2 2 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 100 100 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 1.03 0.13 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 2 00-00 00-00
FRZG DRZL S S
FRZG RAIN D D D L
SLEET D D D S S
SNOW D
MIX HGT 1300 1100 600 3400 3400 800 500 2400 2600
T WIND DIR N W NW NW NW W W SW SW
T WIND SPD 9 9 5 20 23 10 9 11 16
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR FR
ADI 13 8 9 78 85 10 8 49 62
MAX LVORI 8 9 9 5 2 3 4 4 3
STABILITY D F F C C F F B C
CEILING 1000 2100 5700 7200 19900 30000 30000 30000 11700
PRESSURE 29.80 29.67 29.63 29.77 29.85 30.01 30.11 30.15 29.97
Date Wed 01/28/26Thu 01/29/26Fri 01/30/26Sat 01/31/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 4 25 7 23 2 24 7 28
TEMP 14 4 24 19 15 8 21 14 7 3 21 18 12 8 25 22
DEWPT 8 2 11 11 11 6 5 4 1 0 7 7 6 4 11 12
MAX/MIN RH 90 52 90 47 87 50 83 52
RH 76 90 56 69 84 91 50 64 78 88 54 62 76 83 55 65
WIND DIR NW NW W E N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 2 3 3 1 2 3 10 3 3 3 8 3 3 3 5 3
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 10 20 10 0 5 5 10
SNOW 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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