EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Fri May 8 2026
VAZ064-082000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Fri May 8 2026
Date Fri 05/08/26 Sat 05/09/26 Sun 05/10/26
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 72 52 75 54 82
TEMP 49 62 69 72 66 59 54 53 57 67 72 74 69 61 56 54 58 75 80 81 72
DEWPT 41 35 37 37 41 42 42 44 48 52 53 54 55 55 54 53 55 55 51 52 54
MIN/MAX RH 28 74 50 100 34
RH 73 36 31 28 41 54 64 71 72 60 51 51 61 81 93 97 90 49 36 37 53
WIND DIR NW W W SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW S
WIND DIR DEG 31 27 25 23 18 19 18 19 20 20 22 23 21 21 24 24 22 22 21 21 17
WIND SPD 2 3 6 6 3 3 3 3 5 9 10 8 3 2 1 1 1 3 4 4 3
CLOUDS CL CL FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%) 1 2 9 25 26 18 25 39 69 84 53 45 14 12 17 34 30 16 14 19 45
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 5 20 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.03 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S
TSTMS S S S
MIX HGT 7900 7800 500 1300 5900 5600 400 400 7600 6900
T WIND DIR NW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 9 12 8 9 24 17 4 3 9 12
SMOKE DISP GD VG PR PR VG VG PR PR GD GD
ADI 88 120 4 22 102 120 3 3 113 112
MAX LVORI 2 2 3 3 1 3 7 10 4 3
STABILITY A B F F C B F F A A
CEILING 30000 30000 18200 12700 5500 4700 5500 20800 20800 23500
PRESSURE 29.82 29.73 29.73 29.71 29.71 29.62 29.67 29.71 29.78 29.71
Date Mon 05/11/26Tue 05/12/26Wed 05/13/26Thu 05/14/26
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 53 64 44 67 48 69 50 70
TEMP 61 55 62 58 48 48 64 60 51 52 66 63 54 54 68 64
DEWPT 55 53 50 45 41 39 36 40 41 47 50 52 51 52 50 50
MAX/MIN RH 93 60 80 32 83 54 100 48
RH 81 93 64 63 77 73 35 46 70 81 56 67 89 93 52 59
WIND DIR NW N N N NW N NW E S S S SE S NW NW N
WIND SPD 3 5 8 3 3 5 6 1 1 3 6 3 2 3 6 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC B1
POP 12HR 50 80 10 0 5 60 60 30
RAIN SHWRS S C D C C L L S S C
TSTMS 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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