EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Thu May 21 2026
VAZ064-212000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Thu May 21 2026
Date Thu 05/21/26 Fri 05/22/26 Sat 05/23/26
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 70 53 61 51 65
TEMP 69 68 69 67 63 60 58 57 57 58 59 59 57 56 55 53 56 59 62 63 64
DEWPT 66 63 59 57 58 58 58 56 56 59 58 57 55 55 54 52 56 60 62 62 62
MIN/MAX RH 70 100 91 97 97
RH 90 84 70 71 83 95100 95 98100 96 94 93 96 96 96100100100 97 93
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 03 03 03 03 03 05 04 04 04 05 05 06 05 05 04 05 05 05 06 05 04
WIND SPD 5 8 9 8 5 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 5 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 3
CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV
CLOUDS(%) 87 91 92 90 92 93 92 96 92 93 91 91 92 89 89 91 92 92 88 86 92
VSBY 9 8 7 6 5 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
POP 12HR 60 90 90 80 90
QPF 12HR 0.06 0.65 0.19 0.03 0.05
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S C L L D D L D D D D D D D D D D D D
TSTMS S S S C
MIX HGT 2100 2000 1000 1200 1600 1600 1000 1100 1400 1400
T WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE E
T WIND SPD 16 12 12 11 13 14 10 9 9 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 44 39 9 17 44 41 7 14 24 22
MAX LVORI 4 4 8 8 5 6 8 8 7 8
STABILITY C C E E C C E E C C
CEILING 2400 1000 300 500 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 300
PRESSURE 29.94 29.96 30.02 30.06 30.11 30.09 30.09 30.06 30.09 30.03
Date Sun 05/24/26Mon 05/25/26Tue 05/26/26Wed 05/27/26
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 56 77 62 81 64 81 63 82
TEMP 60 62 74 74 67 66 79 76 70 68 79 76 68 67 79 76
DEWPT 60 62 67 66 64 66 69 69 68 67 67 67 66 66 65 66
MAX/MIN RH 100 76 100 69 98 64 100 58
RH 100100 79 77 90100 72 79 93 98 68 74 93 98 62 70
WIND DIR N N W E SE SE SW S W N N N N N NW S
WIND SPD 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 3 1
AVG CLOUDS OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 90 40 30 60 60 60 40 30
RAIN SHWRS D C S C C C S L L C C L C C S C
TSTMS C S S C 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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