EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Thu Oct 1 2026
VAZ064-012000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Thu Oct 1 2026
Date Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26
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 87 65 89 61 67
TEMP 63 77 85 85 75 70 68 66 65 78 87 88 78 71 68 63 61 63 66 65 60
DEWPT 62 64 63 64 61 60 59 59 59 64 65 68 67 67 64 60 57 57 57 56 56
MIN/MAX RH 46 81 48 90 70
RH 96 64 48 50 62 71 73 79 80 62 48 52 69 86 87 90 88 81 73 73 88
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W N N N N N N NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 20 22 22 21 19 20 21 21 21 23 23 22 26 34 35 00 00 01 01 03 04
WIND SPD 3 5 6 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 4 4 4 6 8 8 6 5 3 2
CLOUDS FW FW SC FW SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 21 22 33 22 32 25 26 35 22 29 30 45 68 72 81 85 84 83 86 89 90
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 20 60 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.17 0.05
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C L L C C C C C
TSTMS S
MIX HGT 3900 4100 400 400 4000 4600 1000 1300 2600 2700
T WIND DIR SW SW S SW SW W NW N N NE
T WIND SPD 11 12 8 8 12 16 11 13 9 5
SMOKE DISP FR GD PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR
ADI 81 86 4 7 71 97 11 19 20 19
MAX LVORI 5 3 4 5 4 3 5 5 4 7
STABILITY B B F F B B E D D D
CEILING 15900 17100 18200 20800 30000 24500 7200 5500 4000 300
PRESSURE 29.92 29.84 29.84 29.84 29.84 29.77 29.84 29.94 30.04 30.06
Date Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26
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 57 63 57 72 48 62 43 65
TEMP 59 58 62 61 60 59 70 63 53 49 60 54 46 45 64 57
DEWPT 58 58 62 61 60 59 59 54 46 42 43 43 43 43 47 49
MAX/MIN RH 99 99 100 61 80 50 95 54
RH 95 99100100100100 68 72 78 78 52 68 87 91 55 75
WIND DIR NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N W S S
WIND SPD 2 3 3 1 1 3 8 4 5 5 4 0 0 1 3 2
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 60 70 30 10 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS C L L L C
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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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