EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Mon Jan 26 2026
VAZ064-262100-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
850 AM EST Mon Jan 26 2026
Date Mon 01/26/26 Tue 01/27/26 Wed 01/28/26
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 31 2 30 6 27
TEMP 26 29 29 22 16 9 6 2 17 26 29 24 19 14 9 6 19 24 27 19
DEWPT 19 18 15 10 6 3 -1 -3 6 9 12 13 12 8 4 1 10 10 11 11
MIN/MAX RH 55 84 46 81 50
RH 75 63 55 60 65 76 74 80 62 48 48 62 73 77 80 81 67 54 50 70
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW W W SW
WIND DIR DEG 33 31 30 30 29 28 26 22 22 21 23 23 29 30 31 32 31 25 25 21
WIND SPD 9 10 10 8 6 3 3 2 4 9 9 4 4 3 2 2 3 3 3 2
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 63 55 38 9 3 4 3 4 3 6 9 25 22 20 16 18 14 40 66 66
VSBY 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 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 3600 600 500 2300 2500 700 700 3600 3700
T WIND DIR NW W W SW SW W NW W SW
T WIND SPD 21 9 6 13 17 14 8 9 10
SMOKE DISP GD PR PR PR FR PR PR PR FR
ADI 95 8 7 50 65 9 6 41 57
MAX LVORI 3 4 6 4 3 4 5 4 3
STABILITY C E F B C F F B B
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 30000 21900 30000 4400 30000 16500
PRESSURE 29.85 30.0 30.10 30.11 29.94 29.95 30.07 30.17 30.03
Date Thu 01/29/26Fri 01/30/26Sat 01/31/26Sun 02/01/26
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 1 24 2 21 5 26 8 30
TEMP 11 2 23 17 9 2 19 15 7 5 23 19 13 10 26 22
DEWPT 6 -1 7 4 1 -1 4 4 1 1 9 9 7 5 12 11
MAX/MIN RH 89 45 87 47 81 52 83 51
RH 81 88 49 56 69 87 51 61 76 84 55 64 77 81 56 63
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW N N NW N NW NW N N N N NW NW
WIND SPD 2 1 8 2 2 2 4 3 3 3 9 4 5 6 10 5
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 5 10 0 10 10 10 10 10
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VAZ081-262100-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
37.25N 77.25W Elev. 50 ft
850 AM EST Mon Jan 26 2026
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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