EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
411 PM EST Thu Jan 1 2026
VAZ064-020900-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
411 PM EST Thu Jan 1 2026
Date 01/01/26 Fri 01/02/26 Sat 01/03/26 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 23 44 26 38 24
TEMP 28 25 25 26 26 34 42 42 33 29 28 26 27 32 37 36 32 31 28 26 24
DEWPT 5 6 8 12 14 16 20 22 23 22 20 19 19 20 19 19 20 20 21 21 20
MAX/MIN RH 59 40 77 49 84
RH 37 45 48 55 60 47 42 45 67 75 74 74 71 61 49 50 61 63 75 81 84
WIND DIR NE NE SE SW N N NW N E N NE NE NE NE E E E NE NE N N
WIND DIR DEG 03 04 15 20 00 02 31 00 07 02 04 03 04 05 07 07 07 06 02 00 35
WIND SPD 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 2
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B1 SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 61 75 82 75 63 46 32 33 48 68 71 73 82 88 91 95 92 66 35 11 9
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 0 0 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S S
SNOW S S
MIX HGT 1000 1200 2500 2100 500 600 1900 1600 500 600
T WIND DIR SE E N NW N NE E SE E NE
T WIND SPD 4 1 2 2 2 6 3 3 4 2
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 3 3 16 13 2 5 7 6 3 3
MAX LVORI 2 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 5
STABILITY F F B B F F C C F F
CEILING 9800 8000 3600 4000 15900 12700 9800 8000 7600 8000
PRESSURE 29.80 29.70 29.67 29.63 29.72 29.80 29.88 29.86 29.89 29.89
Date 01/04Mon 01/05/26Tue 01/06/26Wed 01/07/26Thu 01/08/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 43 22 43 31 54 41 59 36 55
TEMP 42 32 24 22 40 37 33 32 51 44 43 43 58 49 42 36 53 46
DEWPT 19 20 17 18 21 22 26 30 35 37 39 43 45 42 38 36 38 37
MIN/MAX RH 37 83 42 92 50 100 57 100 51
RH 40 61 75 83 46 54 75 92 54 76 87100 63 77 86100 56 71
WIND DIR N N N N S S S SW S S S SW SW W N N SW SE
WIND SPD 5 3 2 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 3 2 2 3 2
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 10 30 10 10
RAIN 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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