EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Fri May 1 2026
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Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Fri May 1 2026
Date Fri 05/01/26 Sat 05/02/26 Sun 05/03/26
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 47 60 41 64
TEMP 48 59 65 68 62 57 52 48 49 54 58 58 54 49 45 42 45 55 61 64 58
DEWPT 39 37 36 36 39 43 45 43 43 41 39 39 38 38 37 36 35 33 30 31 34
MIN/MAX RH 31 83 48 78 29
RH 71 44 34 31 43 60 77 83 80 61 50 49 54 66 73 78 68 43 31 29 41
WIND DIR N NE S S S S N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 33 03 19 19 16 17 34 34 35 35 00 00 35 32 32 31 32 32 30 30 31
WIND SPD 2 2 4 8 3 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 3 3 4 5 6 9 6 6 2
CLOUDS FW SC FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 20 32 12 15 52 78 74 87 93 89 88 82 75 55 34 15 10 12 25 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 5 30 40 20 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C S S S S C C S S
MIX HGT 5800 7100 600 1800 4800 5100 600 2400 8200 8300
T WIND DIR NE S SW NW N N NW NW NW W
T WIND SPD 4 13 9 10 12 10 16 14 19 11
SMOKE DISP PR GD PR PR FR FR PR PR VG VG
ADI 53 117 5 36 77 79 13 53 120 120
MAX LVORI 2 2 4 4 3 2 3 4 1 2
STABILITY A B F E B B E F B B
CEILING 17100 15900 30000 4700 13800 12700 5500 7800 30000 6300
PRESSURE 29.87 29.81 29.73 29.76 29.79 29.71 29.72 29.82 29.92 29.86
Date Mon 05/04/26Tue 05/05/26Wed 05/06/26Thu 05/07/26
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 42 75 56 80 60 75 55 71
TEMP 44 49 72 69 61 58 78 75 64 62 73 70 61 57 66 63
DEWPT 35 38 43 46 47 50 51 50 53 56 57 58 55 52 47 46
MAX/MIN RH 79 35 74 36 81 55 90 45
RH 70 67 35 44 61 74 39 43 67 81 57 64 81 83 50 54
WIND DIR S SW SW S S S S S S S S SW SW W W W
WIND SPD 2 3 9 4 8 6 10 8 8 8 9 5 4 4 9 4
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 5 5 5 30 60 60 50
RAIN SHWRS C C L L C C C
TSTMS S S C
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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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