EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
511 PM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026
VAZ064-230800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
511 PM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026
Date 04/22/26 Thu 04/23/26 Fri 04/24/26 Sat
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 53 82 56 83 53
TEMP 70 62 57 53 58 75 80 80 72 65 60 57 60 75 81 79 69 60 55 54 56
DEWPT 53 53 52 51 53 55 53 55 57 58 57 56 57 58 53 54 55 54 52 53 54
MAX/MIN RH 93 38 97 37 98
RH 55 74 85 92 84 50 39 41 61 79 90 96 90 55 37 42 62 80 90 97 95
WIND DIR W W W NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW W N N NW E SE SE E E E
WIND DIR DEG 25 27 28 30 29 32 31 28 20 20 23 28 34 34 33 08 11 11 11 10 10
WIND SPD 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 3
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 11 9 9 11 18 36 62 56 48 42 36 38 35 22 59 59 55 55 41 50 63
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 20 20 40 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.03 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C C C S S C
TSTMS S C C
MIX HGT 600 500 6100 5700 500 700 7300 6000 600 1400
T WIND DIR W NW NW W W NW NW NW SE E
T WIND SPD 6 4 11 9 3 3 12 10 11 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR GD FR PR PR
ADI 3 3 99 92 2 3 107 72 9 16
MAX LVORI 6 8 3 3 7 10 4 3 6 9
STABILITY F F A A F F A B F F
CEILING 30000 8000 9800 4700 5900 30000 6300 6300 6300 7200
PRESSURE 29.81 29.82 29.84 29.76 29.76 29.73 29.73 29.67 29.72 29.75
Date 04/25Sun 04/26/26Mon 04/27/26Tue 04/28/26Wed 04/29/26
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 49 67 45 71 52 72 53 76
TEMP 72 63 52 50 63 59 49 49 68 65 55 54 66 66 58 56 73 66
DEWPT 57 55 51 49 47 44 44 45 45 46 50 53 57 56 55 55 53 52
MIN/MAX RH 56 100 47 93 39 97 60 100 43
RH 59 76 96 96 56 57 84 86 43 49 82 97 74 71 91 98 49 61
WIND DIR E NE NE N NE NE NE N E SE SE S S SE W N NW NE
WIND SPD 5 4 3 4 5 4 2 3 5 4 3 3 5 3 3 3 5 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 60 70 40 10 20 40 70 40 30
RAIN SHWRS C L L L C S S C C L L C S C 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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