EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri Mar 27 2026
VAZ064-280800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Fri Mar 27 2026
Date 03/27/26 Sat 03/28/26 Sun 03/29/26 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
MIN/MAX 32 50 29 60 47
TEMP 46 44 41 36 33 42 48 49 42 35 31 29 33 49 57 60 55 51 49 49 50
DEWPT 42 39 36 26 20 20 15 16 19 21 21 21 22 22 23 26 28 28 32 37 40
MAX/MIN RH 89 25 72 27 67
RH 87 82 81 68 60 40 26 26 39 57 67 72 64 34 27 27 35 41 54 64 69
WIND DIR NE N N NW N N N NW N SE S S S S SW SW S S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 02 35 34 33 34 34 34 33 35 15 20 20 20 20 21 21 19 20 21 22 22
WIND SPD 3 3 3 9 8 10 9 6 2 1 2 2 3 8 9 9 5 5 6 6 6
CLOUDS OV B2 B1 FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 100 78 59 24 5 4 13 4 3 3 4 14 24 21 23 31 42 52 35 44 57
VSBY 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 70 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L
MIX HGT 1300 1900 6100 6000 600 500 4500 4500 900 800
T WIND DIR N NW N N E S SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 11 20 24 13 2 4 19 20 11 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR VG VG PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 8 57 106 120 1 8 93 99 11 13
MAX LVORI 6 4 1 2 4 3 2 2 3 3
STABILITY F E C B F F B C E D
CEILING 3300 26600 30000 30000 30000 12700 18200 20800 11700 11700
PRESSURE 30.03 30.11 30.34 30.35 30.38 30.40 30.42 30.28 30.21 30.13
Date 03/30Tue 03/31/26Wed 04/01/26Thu 04/02/26Fri 04/03/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MAX/MIN 72 57 81 63 86 52 63 50 64
TEMP 70 67 61 58 79 75 67 64 83 72 60 53 60 59 54 52 61 59
DEWPT 46 49 49 51 54 54 55 58 59 60 53 49 48 49 50 51 54 54
MIN/MAX RH 42 77 39 81 44 87 62 99 76
RH 43 52 65 77 42 48 65 81 44 65 76 87 63 69 87 99 78 83
WIND DIR SW S SW SW SW S SW SW SW W N NE E E NE NE E NE
WIND SPD 6 4 5 6 10 6 9 8 10 6 5 5 8 4 4 4 5 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 10 10 5 5 40 50 40 50 50
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C C C
TSTMS 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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