EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
950 AM EDT Tue Mar 10 2026
VAZ064-102000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
950 AM EDT Tue Mar 10 2026
Date Tue 03/10/26 Wed 03/11/26 Thu 03/12/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 80 60 81 58 63
TEMP 67 76 79 72 67 64 62 62 72 78 80 76 74 72 67 62 51 48 48 44
DEWPT 49 48 48 52 55 57 58 59 63 63 62 62 60 57 56 53 43 34 27 24
MIN/MAX RH 34 93 54 71 43
RH 51 37 34 49 65 78 87 90 73 60 55 63 62 60 68 73 74 58 44 45
WIND DIR SW S SW S S SW S S S SW S S SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 21 20 21 19 20 20 19 19 20 20 20 20 21 22 25 30 33 32 32 32
WIND SPD 2 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 4 8 8 6 9 9 9 10 10 9 9 3
CLOUDS FW CL CL FW CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 22 4 5 7 4 16 30 50 60 63 53 39 59 72 83 93 91 89 65 56
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 5 30 50 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.05 0.27
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C S S C C D D C C
TSTMS C C S S
MIX HGT 5400 600 600 3400 3900 1800 2000 2900 3700
T WIND DIR S S S S S S SW NW NW
T WIND SPD 9 4 5 12 20 13 14 27 27
SMOKE DISP GD PR PR FR GD PR PR GD GD
ADI 84 2 6 64 93 16 43 94 111
MAX LVORI 2 4 6 5 3 2 3 3 2
STABILITY B F F C C D D D C
CEILING 30000 27500 8900 14800 10800 23500 20800 4000 30000
PRESSURE 29.88 29.88 29.84 29.82 29.69 29.60 29.51 29.68 29.86
Date Fri 03/13/26Sat 03/14/26Sun 03/15/26Mon 03/16/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 31 58 42 62 42 69 49 61
TEMP 36 33 55 54 49 43 59 53 45 44 67 64 61 54 54 47
DEWPT 23 24 23 29 33 32 28 29 31 37 47 51 54 50 35 26
MAX/MIN RH 72 27 64 28 75 49 89 35
RH 59 69 28 39 54 64 30 40 58 75 50 62 80 85 49 43
WIND DIR NW S S S SW NW NW E SE SE S S S SW W NW
WIND SPD 2 3 11 9 4 3 4 3 3 3 9 6 9 10 10 8
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 20 70 70
RAIN S L L L C
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VAZ081-102000-
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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