EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri Mar 13 2026
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Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Fri Mar 13 2026
Date 03/13/26 Sat 03/14/26 Sun 03/15/26 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 40 61 39 61 53
TEMP 50 49 47 44 42 53 58 58 50 46 42 41 41 53 60 60 57 55 54 59 60
DEWPT 31 33 34 32 31 25 22 24 27 28 29 29 31 36 41 45 49 52 54 58 60
MAX/MIN RH 68 25 66 48 100
RH 49 55 60 63 65 33 25 27 40 49 60 63 67 53 48 57 75 91100 96100
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W W W NW E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
WIND DIR DEG 21 22 23 25 27 29 29 30 07 08 10 10 10 12 13 13 12 13 14 16 17
WIND SPD 13 10 8 5 3 6 6 3 2 2 2 3 3 6 9 9 8 8 8 10 10
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 6 14 6 13 18 32 69 70 58 62 48 32 51 68 72 77 91 92 92 94 92
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6
POP 12HR 0 5 0 10 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.08
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS D D D D L
MIX HGT 1200 500 5100 5200 400 600 3800 4200 900 1100
T WIND DIR SW W W NW E E SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 14 6 16 10 4 6 18 20 14 14
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 15 8 111 69 3 7 63 73 16 20
MAX LVORI 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 5 5
STABILITY D F B C F F D D D D
CEILING 20800 25600 23500 11700 10800 13900 5500 4000 1000 1000
PRESSURE 29.71 29.77 29.94 30.01 30.10 30.11 30.11 29.97 29.81 29.57
Date 03/16Tue 03/17/26Wed 03/18/26Thu 03/19/26Fri 03/20/26
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 70 32 43 23 45 30 56 36 60
TEMP 68 63 42 33 41 35 28 25 43 39 35 32 53 49 42 38 58 52
DEWPT 63 52 29 18 11 11 11 12 11 19 23 27 31 34 35 34 35 37
MIN/MAX RH 76 68 25 61 27 81 40 87 38
RH 84 68 58 53 29 36 49 58 28 44 63 80 43 57 76 85 42 56
WIND DIR S SW W W W NW NW NW S SE S S SW S SW NW W NE
WIND SPD 16 10 6 5 9 4 2 2 4 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 4 3
AVG CLOUDS OV OV B2 SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 100 50 5 0 0 5 5 5 20
RAIN SHWRS L D C S
TSTMS S 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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