EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 AM EST Sat Nov 7 2026
VAZ064-072100-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
410 AM EST Sat Nov 7 2026
Date Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 Mon 11/09/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 61 38 64 39 64
TEMP 47 54 59 60 50 46 43 40 39 54 62 63 52 49 45 41 40 56 62 63 50
DEWPT 38 39 38 38 38 40 37 37 37 39 39 39 41 42 36 34 35 39 39 39 40
MIN/MAX RH 42 92 40 79 41
RH 71 57 44 44 63 79 78 88 92 57 43 41 65 77 72 75 83 54 43 41 68
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 33 32 30 30 31 29 27 28 27 28 24 22 21 23 26 26 27 29 29 31 32
WIND SPD 5 9 9 9 5 3 3 3 3 4 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 6 10 5 2
CLOUDS FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 15 2 4 5 7 11 5 3 6 1 3 3 4 9 4 1 2 4 14 8 9
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 4000 4200 500 400 3200 3100 400 300 4400 4200
T WIND DIR NW NW W W W SW SW W W NW
T WIND SPD 18 19 6 4 9 6 5 4 12 6
SMOKE DISP FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD FR
ADI 64 99 4 5 40 37 3 5 72 58
MAX LVORI 3 3 5 6 4 3 4 5 3 3
STABILITY C C F F B B F F B B
CEILING 30000 11600 27000 23500 30000 30000 24300 26600 20800 20800
PRESSURE 29.81 29.78 29.87 29.88 29.92 29.81 29.78 29.79 29.84 29.84
Date Tue 11/10/26Wed 11/11/26Thu 11/12/26Fri 11/13/26
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 39 68 42 68 43 60 39 53
TEMP 43 39 66 58 46 43 66 53 47 44 59 51 44 40 51 43
DEWPT 39 38 42 45 43 42 47 46 44 43 47 45 42 39 39 36
MAX/MIN RH 96 41 97 49 100 59 99 55
RH 88 96 41 62 90 96 50 77 90 97 64 81 94 95 62 76
WIND DIR W SW SW SW NW W SW S N N NW N NW NW NW N
WIND SPD 0 3 8 3 1 1 3 1 2 3 6 3 3 8 10 6
AVG CLOUDS FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 30 30 30
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C S
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VAZ081-072100-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
37.25N 77.25W Elev. 50 ft
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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