EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Thu Feb 19 2026
VAZ064-192100-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
850 AM EST Thu Feb 19 2026
Date Thu 02/19/26 Fri 02/20/26 Sat 02/21/26
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 48 42 62 40 56
TEMP 47 47 46 45 44 44 43 43 50 54 61 56 53 49 44 40 49 54 54 46
DEWPT 44 45 45 45 43 43 43 43 48 51 50 45 37 34 34 34 35 34 35 35
MIN/MAX RH 83 100 67 77 46
RH 90 92 97 99 95 96100100 94 90 67 66 54 56 69 79 58 47 48 66
WIND DIR E E E NE NE NE NE N W SW SW SW W W W NW NE NE NE E
WIND DIR DEG 07 08 08 06 06 06 05 00 27 24 23 24 27 27 28 30 03 02 05 08
WIND SPD 4 6 5 4 3 3 2 2 3 4 8 6 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 2
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 92 92 96 94 94 95 98 98 88 68 36 23 13 18 44 69 61 55 39 26
VSBY 6 6 2 1 2 2 2 2 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 100 80 80 5 20
QPF 12HR 0.39 0.20 0.09 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C L D D C S C L D S S S S S S S
Obvis PF PF F PF PF PF PF
MIX HGT 1100 700 500 1500 1800 600 300 3300 3800
T WIND DIR E NE E SW SW W W W SW
T WIND SPD 9 8 5 3 10 6 4 9 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 13 7 6 12 25 4 4 33 32
MAX LVORI 6 8 10 10 4 3 4 3 3
STABILITY D E F C B F F B B
CEILING 1000 1000 1000 1000 13300 30000 30000 10800 9800
PRESSURE 29.77 29.77 29.75 29.65 29.52 29.57 29.67 29.77 29.77
Date Sun 02/22/26Mon 02/23/26Tue 02/24/26Wed 02/25/26
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 36 42 30 41 26 42 25 49
TEMP 40 38 40 36 34 31 40 37 31 26 39 35 27 28 47 45
DEWPT 35 34 35 31 29 27 25 23 21 18 17 19 20 21 26 29
MAX/MIN RH 85 75 88 48 71 37 79 41
RH 82 85 82 82 82 85 54 56 66 71 40 53 75 75 43 53
WIND DIR NE NE NE N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NE S S S S
WIND SPD 2 3 6 5 6 8 10 6 5 5 6 2 2 3 8 4
AVG CLOUDS SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2
POP 12HR 40 80 50 30 5 0 0 5
RAIN S C L D S S
SNOW S C S C 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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