EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Thu Jul 23 2026
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Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Thu Jul 23 2026
Date Thu 07/23/26 Fri 07/24/26 Sat 07/25/26
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 80 61 81 64 80
TEMP 66 72 78 78 73 66 63 62 66 77 79 80 74 68 66 64 67 74 78 79 74
DEWPT 61 60 59 60 63 62 61 61 64 63 60 61 62 64 64 64 65 64 63 62 63
MIN/MAX RH 51 99 52 100 56
RH 84 66 52 53 69 87 93 97 93 63 52 53 66 86 94100 95 71 60 56 69
WIND DIR N N N NE E N N N NE E E E E SE N NE NE NE E E E
WIND DIR DEG 00 02 02 03 07 00 00 34 02 07 08 09 10 12 00 04 03 05 07 08 09
WIND SPD 4 5 4 3 2 0 0 1 1 3 4 4 3 1 0 1 1 3 3 3 2
CLOUDS B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%) 53 33 26 19 9 9 9 14 30 41 50 65 82 77 74 75 65 69 59 59 50
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 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S
MIX HGT 4400 4600 500 500 4700 4700 500 800 4500 4300
T WIND DIR N NE E NE E E E N NE NE
T WIND SPD 11 6 2 4 11 8 9 6 9 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 52 44 2 10 74 43 5 11 44 34
MAX LVORI 3 3 8 9 4 3 7 10 4 4
STABILITY A A F F A B F F B B
CEILING 4700 4800 4700 4700 30000 7200 5700 7200 6300 7400
PRESSURE 29.95 29.92 29.95 29.97 30.01 29.94 29.94 29.94 29.93 29.86
Date Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26
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 64 83 66 88 70 89 69 86
TEMP 66 67 81 77 68 70 85 81 72 73 87 81 72 72 84 79
DEWPT 64 66 65 65 66 68 68 69 70 71 73 71 71 70 69 69
MAX/MIN RH 100 54 100 53 94 60 99 59
RH 93 97 56 66 95 96 57 67 93 94 64 73 96 94 61 72
WIND DIR N N S SE SW SW W S SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW
WIND SPD 0 0 2 2 2 1 3 3 3 3 6 4 3 3 4 2
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 20 20 20 20 60 50 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S C L C S
TSTMS S S S S S S C 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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