EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Wed Jan 7 2026
VAZ064-072100-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
850 AM EST Wed Jan 7 2026
Date Wed 01/07/26 Thu 01/08/26 Fri 01/09/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 64 34 56 42 65
TEMP 57 63 62 49 44 39 36 34 45 55 56 46 43 43 43 44 51 61 63 60
DEWPT 46 44 42 40 39 37 36 34 39 40 39 40 38 39 40 42 48 52 55 55
MIN/MAX RH 48 100 54 92 72
RH 66 50 48 71 83 92100100 78 58 54 79 82 85 88 93 89 72 73 84
WIND DIR W NW NW N NW N N SW SE S SE SE SE S S S S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 26 30 32 33 33 35 00 21 13 17 15 13 15 16 16 17 18 19 20 20
WIND SPD 5 5 4 3 1 1 0 1 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 4 5 8 6 5
CLOUDS SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 34 50 32 8 3 4 6 21 43 49 55 63 71 83 80 88 86 83 86 86
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C
MIX HGT 3700 400 300 2300 2000 300 400 2300 2300
T WIND DIR NW NW W SE SE SE SE SE S
T WIND SPD 12 4 2 2 4 4 4 6 9
SMOKE DISP FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 51 4 2 10 13 2 5 22 23
MAX LVORI 3 7 10 10 4 5 6 6 5
STABILITY C F F B B F F D D
CEILING 5500 30000 30000 26600 17800 14800 11700 2400 1700
PRESSURE 29.72 29.85 29.94 30.05 30.04 30.09 30.04 30.04 29.92
Date Sat 01/10/26Sun 01/11/26Mon 01/12/26Tue 01/13/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 56 67 46 53 27 44 27 48
TEMP 60 58 63 63 59 47 50 40 33 28 41 36 30 29 46 40
DEWPT 57 58 60 59 54 43 28 20 18 19 18 19 20 21 23 25
MAX/MIN RH 100 81 91 37 67 36 72 37
RH 91100 90 87 83 87 42 45 53 68 39 51 66 72 40 55
WIND DIR SW S S S SW W W W W NW NW SW SW SW SW S
WIND SPD 3 3 8 5 4 4 9 4 3 3 5 2 2 2 4 3
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 70 90 70 40 20 10 5 5
RAIN SHWRS C L D L L L C C S S
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VAZ081-072100-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
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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