EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sun May 3 2026
VAZ064-040800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Sun May 3 2026
Date 05/03/26 Mon 05/04/26 Tue 05/05/26 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
MIN/MAX 43 76 58 82 62
TEMP 58 49 46 45 51 66 73 75 70 65 62 59 62 74 81 81 75 71 67 64 64
DEWPT 31 31 32 32 36 39 40 42 47 47 46 47 50 52 52 50 50 52 54 55 58
MAX/MIN RH 62 29 68 33 78
RH 36 51 58 60 56 37 30 31 44 53 57 64 66 46 36 34 42 52 63 73 80
WIND DIR W S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 26 18 19 20 21 23 23 23 19 20 20 21 21 21 21 20 19 19 19 19 20
WIND SPD 1 3 3 4 4 8 10 10 4 4 8 8 8 9 10 11 10 10 10 10 10
CLOUDS CL CL SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 4 5 36 45 11 29 25 25 12 27 27 32 17 15 22 41 60 70 71 77 83
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6
POP 12HR 5 5 5 0 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C L
MIX HGT 600 800 6600 6700 600 1200 5900 6000 900 1400
T WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S
T WIND SPD 5 9 16 17 10 14 21 26 20 20
SMOKE DISP PR PR VG VG PR PR VG EX PR PR
ADI 4 12 111 97 9 26 120 120 20 33
MAX LVORI 3 3 2 2 3 3 1 2 2 3
STABILITY F F B B F E B C D D
CEILING 23500 10800 9500 7300 23500 20800 20800 30000 17100 8000
PRESSURE 29.86 29.86 29.85 29.76 29.75 29.76 29.81 29.72 29.72 29.71
Date 05/06Thu 05/07/26Fri 05/08/26Sat 05/09/26Sun 05/10/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MAX/MIN 77 52 62 41 67 49 69 47 73
TEMP 73 72 61 55 58 57 48 49 65 61 52 53 67 63 53 54 71 65
DEWPT 61 61 57 55 52 47 42 41 39 42 44 48 50 51 47 49 47 50
MIN/MAX RH 60 100 66 83 35 86 52 89 40
RH 67 68 87100 81 69 80 75 39 49 75 82 54 65 80 83 42 58
WIND DIR SW SW NW NE N NW NW W W S S S SW NW NW NW W E
WIND SPD 10 4 3 4 5 3 3 3 5 3 2 3 5 3 3 3 5 3
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC
POP 12HR 70 80 80 20 5 20 40 20 20
RAIN SHWRS L L D D D L S S S C S S
TSTMS 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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