EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue May 12 2026
VAZ064-130800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Tue May 12 2026
Date 05/12/26 Wed 05/13/26 Thu 05/14/26 Fri
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 52 76 52 67 48
TEMP 65 59 56 54 57 68 73 75 67 60 57 54 55 62 65 66 61 55 50 48 52
DEWPT 46 45 44 43 45 47 49 51 53 55 55 52 52 47 45 43 42 43 43 42 44
MAX/MIN RH 69 40 96 44 80
RH 50 61 64 66 65 48 42 43 60 85 93 93 90 59 49 45 51 65 77 80 74
WIND DIR SE S S S SW SW S SW S SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 15 16 19 20 21 20 20 20 20 20 28 32 33 32 31 31 31 31 30 30 30
WIND SPD 4 6 8 9 9 11 11 10 4 3 3 3 5 8 8 9 5 3 3 4 6
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 OV B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 8 14 6 6 8 11 35 58 63 89 58 52 27 42 57 54 46 28 16 19 12
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 30 90 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.21 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C D L
TSTMS S S S
MIX HGT 500 1400 6400 5700 700 1700 6200 6100 1300 2700
T WIND DIR S S SW SW SW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 9 11 24 11 4 11 18 21 13 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR VG GD PR PR GD VG PR FR
ADI 7 31 106 64 4 44 114 92 10 77
MAX LVORI 3 3 1 3 6 8 3 2 4 4
STABILITY F E C D E E B C F F
CEILING 5500 30000 6300 5500 5500 1700 30000 4000 4000 3200
PRESSURE 29.96 29.92 29.89 29.75 29.65 29.62 29.67 29.67 29.75 29.76
Date 05/15Sat 05/16/26Sun 05/17/26Mon 05/18/26Tue 05/19/26
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 74 53 86 64 89 65 93 69 94
TEMP 71 68 56 58 84 80 69 68 87 83 70 69 91 86 74 72 93 87
DEWPT 44 48 47 51 55 59 59 62 61 63 61 64 63 63 63 66 64 62
MIN/MAX RH 34 83 36 85 39 87 38 83 36
RH 38 48 72 77 37 50 70 82 42 51 73 84 40 46 69 81 38 44
WIND DIR NW E N SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW S
WIND SPD 6 0 0 2 6 3 3 1 3 2 1 2 5 4 4 5 8 5
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 10 20 20 5 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S S
TSTMS 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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