EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Mon Jul 20 2026
VAZ064-202000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Mon Jul 20 2026
Date Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26 Wed 07/22/26
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 85 70 88 71 87
TEMP 71 79 83 84 79 75 73 71 74 82 86 87 82 77 74 72 75 82 85 86 78
DEWPT 66 65 67 68 69 70 71 71 73 75 75 76 74 73 74 72 74 76 74 74 71
MIN/MAX RH 58 100 68 100 65
RH 85 62 59 60 72 85 94100 97 80 71 70 78 88100100 97 82 70 68 79
WIND DIR NE E E SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW
WIND DIR DEG 05 10 10 11 14 14 16 16 19 21 22 21 20 21 21 22 22 23 27 28 33
WIND SPD 2 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 5 8 9 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 4 3
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%) 47 44 32 29 35 50 73 78 63 71 72 79 90 90 94 94 63 63 82 82 53
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 6 7
POP 12HR 20 50 70 90 70
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0.31 0.35 0.04
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C S S L L D D D D C C L L C
TSTMS S S S S S S L L D D S C C S
MIX HGT 4900 4700 700 1400 4700 4100 1000 1400 5200 4000
T WIND DIR E SE SE S SW SW S S SW N
T WIND SPD 6 8 11 8 11 18 6 13 2 0
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR
ADI 31 45 8 16 78 89 8 25 25 0
MAX LVORI 3 3 7 9 4 4 8 8 6 4
STABILITY A A E F C C D D C C
CEILING 5500 4700 30000 7200 1000 18200 8000 4700 6900 2500
PRESSURE 29.85 29.80 29.78 29.73 29.71 29.64 29.65 29.59 29.63 29.64
Date Thu 07/23/26Fri 07/24/26Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26
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 64 81 63 82 65 84 66 88
TEMP 69 68 79 75 65 67 80 76 67 68 82 77 68 70 85 81
DEWPT 64 62 62 63 63 64 62 64 64 66 64 66 66 68 67 68
MAX/MIN RH 90 53 98 53 99 54 98 53
RH 84 81 56 67 93 90 54 66 90 94 56 69 93 93 55 65
WIND DIR N N NE E N N E E N N E SE SW W S S
WIND SPD 3 4 4 2 0 1 3 2 0 0 3 2 1 1 3 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR 30 5 10 10 20 20 10 10
RAIN SHWRS C S 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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