EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Thu Feb 19 2026
VAZ064-200900-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
410 PM EST Thu Feb 19 2026
Date 02/19/26 Fri 02/20/26 Sat 02/21/26 Sun
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 43 63 41 55 36
TEMP 44 44 44 44 45 48 57 63 57 52 48 43 41 50 53 55 47 43 41 39 38
DEWPT 42 43 43 44 44 46 50 51 45 38 34 33 34 35 35 36 37 36 36 37 36
MAX/MIN RH 99 64 76 48 96
RH 93 95 96 99 96 93 77 65 64 58 58 68 76 57 50 49 69 76 82 92 93
WIND DIR NE E E E SE SW SW SW W W W W W NW NE E E E NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 05 07 08 08 12 24 23 23 26 27 27 27 26 31 05 10 09 10 06 05 05
WIND SPD 4 3 2 2 2 2 4 5 4 4 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC B2 B2 OV
CLOUDS(%) 100100100100100100 72 42 24 17 14 35 67 75 70 41 31 43 74 81 88
VSBY 2 7 7 2 1 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6
POP 12HR 90 80 5 20 40
QPF 12HR 0.19 0.12 0 0 0.04
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
DRIZZLE C L
RAIN D C D C S S S S S C C L
Obvis PF PF F PF
MIX HGT 800 500 1800 2900 900 400 2900 2900 400 800
T WIND DIR NE E NW SW SW SW S SE N N
T WIND SPD 8 5 2 6 5 2 1 2 3 3
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 10 7 8 28 4 3 12 10 2 3
MAX LVORI 7 9 8 3 3 4 3 3 5 8
STABILITY D D C B F F B B F F
CEILING 1000 1000 1000 20200 30000 27500 8800 8700 20900 26600
PRESSURE 29.75 29.67 29.59 29.48 29.59 29.69 29.78 29.82 29.87 29.84
Date 02/22Mon 02/23/26Tue 02/24/26Wed 02/25/26Thu 02/26/26
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 42 32 41 26 42 27 51 42 56
TEMP 42 37 34 32 39 37 31 26 40 36 28 30 48 47 45 43 55 48
DEWPT 36 31 30 27 26 24 21 18 17 21 23 22 26 29 34 37 38 37
MIN/MAX RH 74 85 52 72 36 80 41 80 51
RH 78 81 85 81 59 59 66 71 38 55 80 72 42 50 66 79 53 65
WIND DIR N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SE S S S S SW SW W NW
WIND SPD 6 5 4 4 10 4 4 3 5 2 2 4 9 5 5 4 6 3
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 80 60 20 0 0 5 10 40 40
RAIN L D S S S C C C
SNOW D L S S 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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