EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Wed Feb 25 2026
VAZ064-260900-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
410 PM EST Wed Feb 25 2026
Date 02/25/26 Thu 02/26/26 Fri 02/27/26 Sat
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 41 50 34 51 35
TEMP 53 49 48 44 42 46 48 48 42 39 39 36 35 42 48 50 45 40 39 37 36
DEWPT 35 36 36 37 38 40 39 37 37 36 36 35 34 37 37 37 37 35 35 33 34
MAX/MIN RH 83 67 100 61 92
RH 50 61 65 75 87 80 71 67 81 88 90 98 98 83 66 61 73 82 87 86 90
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW S N NE E E NE NE NE NE E E SE SE SE S S SW
WIND DIR DEG 22 23 23 22 19 02 05 07 07 03 05 05 06 08 11 12 12 14 16 20 22
WIND SPD 4 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2
CLOUDS SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%) 31 37 67 80 88 92 89 86 58 52 48 48 51 46 44 37 30 23 23 23 30
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 60 20 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.11 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S C C S S
MIX HGT 800 500 2100 2000 500 300 3600 3900 400 300
T WIND DIR SW SW NE NE NE NE E SE S SE
T WIND SPD 6 4 4 9 3 2 4 5 4 1
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 5 3 11 24 3 2 24 25 4 1
MAX LVORI 3 6 7 5 7 10 8 4 8 9
STABILITY F F C C F F B B F F
CEILING 5500 10800 4900 1000 1000 30000 30000 30000 25400 26600
PRESSURE 29.61 29.68 29.67 29.61 29.79 29.89 29.98 29.97 30.0 29.95
Date 02/28Sun 03/01/26Mon 03/02/26Tue 03/03/26Wed 03/04/26
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 64 40 51 32 40 25 42 33 55
TEMP 59 52 45 41 50 41 36 32 37 34 29 27 39 37 35 35 52 45
DEWPT 40 40 39 37 32 27 24 23 24 23 22 22 27 30 31 32 37 37
MIN/MAX RH 44 89 47 69 57 84 59 93 54
RH 51 64 79 85 50 57 61 71 61 65 76 81 61 75 86 90 57 72
WIND DIR SW SE SW N N NE NE NE NE N N N E S SW W NW NE
WIND SPD 3 2 2 3 6 4 3 3 4 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 4 2
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 5 0 5 20 60 40 50 60 40
FRZG RAIN C C
RAIN S C L C C C L C C C
SNOW S C L C 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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