EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Fri May 22 2026
VAZ064-222000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Fri May 22 2026
Date Fri 05/22/26 Sat 05/23/26 Sun 05/24/26
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 60 51 64 57 76
TEMP 57 59 59 58 57 56 54 52 55 60 62 63 63 63 61 60 63 67 74 76 73
DEWPT 56 58 58 56 54 55 54 52 55 60 62 63 63 63 61 60 63 67 68 69 68
MIN/MAX RH 88 100 98 100 79
RH 96 98 95 93 92 98100100100100100100100100100100100100 82 79 84
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N NW N SW S E
WIND DIR DEG 04 05 06 06 06 06 06 05 05 06 06 05 04 03 00 34 33 34 20 16 11
WIND SPD 4 5 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 91 92 93 93 93 93 92 95 92 97 98 98 94 94 90 91 85 81 73 57 61
VSBY 5 3 3 3 3 6 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 90 90 100 90 50
QPF 12HR 0.19 0.20 0.34 0.19 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L L D D L C L D D D D D D D L L C C C C C
TSTMS S S S S S S C
MIX HGT 1800 1800 1000 1100 1300 1300 500 800 2000 2000
T WIND DIR NE E E NE E E N W SW S
T WIND SPD 16 16 13 10 12 9 3 1 6 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 45 44 9 13 23 21 2 2 29 30
MAX LVORI 5 6 8 9 5 9 10 10 9 5
STABILITY C C E E C C F F B B
CEILING 3200 2400 1000 1000 300 300 300 300 300 2500
PRESSURE 30.10 30.09 30.12 30.10 30.12 30.06 30.03 30.01 30.03 29.96
Date Mon 05/25/26Tue 05/26/26Wed 05/27/26Thu 05/28/26
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 63 81 64 75 63 81 63 81
TEMP 66 67 79 74 68 67 74 72 67 67 79 77 68 67 80 76
DEWPT 66 67 70 70 68 67 69 68 66 67 67 68 65 64 62 63
MAX/MIN RH 100 73 100 82 100 64 96 53
RH 100100 75 88 99100 86 87 97100 67 74 89 90 54 65
WIND DIR SE S SW SE N N NE E N N W N W N N NE
WIND SPD 1 2 3 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 3 0 1 2 3 1
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 40 80 80 70 50 40 20 20
RAIN SHWRS C C C D D L L C C C C C S S S
TSTMS C S C S S S S 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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