EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
950 AM EDT Wed Apr 15 2026
VAZ064-152000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
950 AM EDT Wed Apr 15 2026
Date Wed 04/15/26 Thu 04/16/26 Fri 04/17/26
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 93 67 92 68 86
TEMP 83 90 91 83 76 72 69 71 83 89 90 82 76 73 70 71 79 84 84 75
DEWPT 59 56 53 53 53 52 52 54 54 52 51 53 53 54 56 58 58 55 53 54
MIN/MAX RH 28 59 25 66 32
RH 44 32 28 36 45 50 55 55 37 28 26 37 45 51 61 63 49 37 34 48
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 24 23 23 21 22 22 22 22 24 23 23 21 22 24 25 27 29 29 30 33
WIND SPD 4 6 9 5 5 4 3 4 5 8 9 5 4 4 3 3 5 6 5 2
CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 FW
CLOUDS(%) 12 22 13 27 36 28 55 47 45 52 44 30 39 43 62 56 33 51 51 22
VSBY 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 20 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S C C
MIX HGT 6900 600 600 6900 7300 600 600 8100 8400
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW
T WIND SPD 14 9 6 11 16 5 4 14 12
SMOKE DISP VG PR PR GD VG PR PR VG VG
ADI 120 5 9 119 120 4 7 120 78
MAX LVORI 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 2
STABILITY B F F B B F E A C
CEILING 21500 20800 26600 26600 23500 24700 17100 30000 5500
PRESSURE 29.80 29.77 29.76 29.77 29.69 29.68 29.67 29.75 29.71
Date Sat 04/18/26Sun 04/19/26Mon 04/20/26Tue 04/21/26
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 59 88 58 72 41 61 38 71
TEMP 64 64 85 78 65 62 70 65 50 46 59 55 43 42 67 64
DEWPT 55 57 54 54 56 55 50 43 35 29 22 20 24 29 29 34
MAX/MIN RH 86 30 81 39 59 20 62 22
RH 72 77 35 42 72 78 49 45 57 51 24 25 46 60 24 32
WIND DIR N NE S SE S SW NW NW NW NW NW NW N E SW S
WIND SPD 1 1 4 4 4 5 9 5 4 5 8 4 3 3 4 3
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 5 5 30 50 30 5 0 0
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C
TSTMS 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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