EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026
VAZ064-110800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026
Date 09/10/26 Fri 09/11/26 Sat 09/12/26 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
MIN/MAX 70 83 69 84 70
TEMP 78 74 73 71 71 77 81 81 73 69 69 69 72 78 82 82 74 73 72 72 72
DEWPT 74 73 72 71 70 70 68 68 68 69 69 69 70 73 74 75 73 73 72 72 72
MAX/MIN RH 100 64 100 77 100
RH 88 98 99100 98 78 66 66 84 99 99100 95 85 77 79 97100100100100
WIND DIR SW W NW N N NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE S S SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 24 27 30 34 01 03 03 06 08 09 09 08 10 13 14 14 14 18 20 21 23
WIND SPD 2 1 2 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 2 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2
CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%) 58 68 74 83 77 62 48 46 46 56 60 87 71 76 76 76 78 76 74 76 65
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 7 7 7
POP 12HR 50 10 40 60 60
QPF 12HR 0.22 0 0 0.22 0.24
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S C C C L L L L S S
TSTMS C C S S S C C S
MIX HGT 600 500 2800 3100 600 500 2900 2900 500 700
T WIND DIR W W N NE E E SE S SE NE
T WIND SPD 2 2 4 8 9 5 8 6 5 3
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 2 2 24 31 5 4 21 19 4 3
MAX LVORI 10 10 8 6 9 9 6 7 10 10
STABILITY F F D B F F D D F F
CEILING 7200 4900 4000 4000 2400 1600 800 1300 3800 300
PRESSURE 29.76 29.77 29.82 29.81 29.84 29.85 29.88 29.86 29.86 29.84
Date 09/13Mon 09/14/26Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MAX/MIN 87 69 85 64 84 65 87 67 87
TEMP 85 79 71 69 83 73 66 65 82 75 67 67 85 77 69 69 86 76
DEWPT 77 75 71 69 68 66 64 64 67 68 66 67 71 71 68 68 72 72
MIN/MAX RH 71 100 57 100 61 100 58 100 60
RH 77 91100 97 63 75 94 99 63 84 99 99 62 79100 99 65 MM
WIND DIR NW N W N N NE NE NE SE SE S S S SE S S S MM
WIND SPD 3 0 1 3 5 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 5 MM
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC B1
POP 12HR 20 5 5 0 5 0 5 20 30
RAIN SHWRS S S C
TSTMS 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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