EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Tue Oct 20 2026
VAZ064-202000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Tue Oct 20 2026
Date Tue 10/20/26 Wed 10/21/26 Thu 10/22/26
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 69 46 65 44 67
TEMP 45 60 67 68 58 53 51 48 47 55 62 63 53 48 46 45 45 56 64 66 58
DEWPT 39 42 43 45 49 48 47 44 43 44 41 42 45 44 42 40 40 40 39 42 49
MIN/MAX RH 41 88 44 89 39
RH 81 52 42 45 72 84 87 85 84 66 46 46 73 86 86 83 83 55 40 42 72
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 34 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 35 01 00 00 35 34 33 33 33 34 34 34 34
WIND SPD 6 9 10 8 4 4 4 5 5 8 8 6 3 3 3 3 3 6 8 5 3
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 3 1 6 3 5 6 4 3 5 3 3 2 4
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 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 2900 2800 500 500 3400 3200 400 500 3200 3200
T WIND DIR N N N N N N N NW N N
T WIND SPD 14 13 6 8 16 16 9 10 18 18
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR FR GD
ADI 48 51 4 8 63 79 5 11 67 86
MAX LVORI 3 3 6 6 3 3 6 5 3 3
STABILITY C C F F B B F F B B
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 26600 26600 30000 30000
PRESSURE 30.10 30.05 30.06 30.05 30.06 29.95 29.92 29.87 29.89 29.89
Date Fri 10/23/26Sat 10/24/26Sun 10/25/26Mon 10/26/26
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 47 61 41 60 40 65 43 70
TEMP 52 47 56 48 43 42 55 51 44 42 61 56 46 44 66 60
DEWPT 50 45 42 44 43 42 45 48 44 42 48 50 46 44 50 53
MAX/MIN RH 97 52 100 59 100 55 100 50
RH 93 92 59 85 99100 67 91100100 61 81100100 55 78
WIND DIR N N N NE NE N NE NE N N E N SW W W SW
WIND SPD 4 5 6 2 2 3 4 1 0 2 3 0 1 2 3 1
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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VAZ081-202000-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
37.25N 77.25W Elev. 50 ft
510 AM EDT Tue Oct 20 2026
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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