EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Mon Feb 9 2026
VAZ064-100900-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
410 PM EST Mon Feb 9 2026
Date 02/09/26 Tue 02/10/26 Wed 02/11/26 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 24 54 37 51 27
TEMP 27 26 26 26 25 37 48 53 48 50 48 43 38 44 49 48 38 34 32 30 28
DEWPT 11 12 15 16 18 23 29 35 38 41 43 40 35 33 30 26 24 23 22 20 19
MAX/MIN RH 71 47 89 41 69
RH 51 55 62 65 74 57 47 50 69 72 83 88 87 65 47 41 57 64 67 67 68
WIND DIR SE S S S S S S S SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 14 15 17 17 17 20 19 19 21 23 27 31 32 32 30 31 33 32 33 33 32
WIND SPD 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 4 3 3 3 6 8 9 5 4 4 4 4
CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 39 58 68 55 39 54 36 37 51 48 53 65 58 31 36 25 22 29 18 20 17
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 400 400 1500 1700 800 700 2700 2500 2800 3100
T WIND DIR SE S S S W NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 3 3 5 11 10 12 21 21 11 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 2 2 18 27 8 18 71 74 6 10
MAX LVORI 3 3 3 3 5 6 4 3 3 3
STABILITY F F C C E F B C F E
CEILING 20600 4000 4300 13800 20800 30000 3200 4000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 30.11 30.01 30.0 29.80 29.64 29.67 29.81 29.81 29.92 29.96
Date 02/12Fri 02/13/26Sat 02/14/26Sun 02/15/26Mon 02/16/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 43 25 45 24 48 30 43 35 49
TEMP 41 34 29 25 41 33 27 25 46 37 32 30 41 39 40 38 48 43
DEWPT 19 20 19 17 18 21 19 19 21 25 26 26 31 35 37 36 37 34
MIN/MAX RH 41 71 37 77 37 85 69 92 60
RH 41 56 66 71 38 60 71 77 37 62 78 85 69 85 89 92 64 71
WIND DIR NW N N N NW NE NW NW W SE E NE NE NE MM MM MM MM
WIND SPD 9 3 3 2 5 2 2 2 4 2 3 3 6 5 MM MM MM MM
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 SC SC
POP 12HR 0 5 5 5 10 40 70 70 40
RAIN S C L L L C C S
SNOW S S S
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VAZ081-100900-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
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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