EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026
VAZ064-082000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026
Date Wed 07/08/26 Thu 07/09/26 Fri 07/10/26
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 81 70 89 71 92
TEMP 72 76 79 80 77 73 71 71 73 80 85 87 82 74 73 71 75 86 90 88 81
DEWPT 72 72 72 72 74 73 71 71 73 74 73 74 74 74 73 71 75 72 70 70 73
MIN/MAX RH 76 100 66 100 53
RH 100 86 80 77 89100100100100 82 67 66 78100 99100100 64 53 55 78
WIND DIR E E E SE SE S S S S S SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW W
WIND DIR DEG 08 09 11 11 14 16 16 17 18 20 21 23 26 28 25 26 25 24 24 23 27
WIND SPD 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 3 1 1 1 2 1 3 3 4 2
CLOUDS OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 93 89 77 60 69 66 65 69 83 72 64 86 70 26 22 21 20 13 66 66 58
VSBY 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 30 20 70 20 50
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.03 0.30 0 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S S C L L S S C C C
TSTMS S S S S L L S S C C
MIX HGT 2600 2800 500 700 4000 4000 500 400 6300 5900
T WIND DIR SE SE S S S SW NW W W W
T WIND SPD 6 6 10 8 10 10 3 3 10 14
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR GD GD
ADI 17 18 6 8 50 53 2 3 90 75
MAX LVORI 5 6 9 9 5 4 10 10 5 4
STABILITY C C F F B C F F A C
CEILING 1000 3200 4700 8000 7200 5500 7200 8000 11700 6300
PRESSURE 29.87 29.82 29.78 29.77 29.77 29.65 29.68 29.68 29.71 29.70
Date Sat 07/11/26Sun 07/12/26Mon 07/13/26Tue 07/14/26
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 71 86 67 85 66 85 67 89
TEMP 72 74 84 79 69 71 83 77 68 70 83 79 69 71 87 82
DEWPT 72 73 72 70 69 69 66 66 66 68 66 67 66 68 66 67
MAX/MIN RH 100 65 100 55 100 54 96 45
RH 100 97 67 75100 93 57 69 93 93 56 67 92 89 49 61
WIND DIR NW N N NE NE N E SE SE SE E E NW N N SE
WIND SPD 1 3 3 2 1 2 3 3 1 1 3 3 2 2 3 2
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 40 40 20 20 20 20 10 5
RAIN SHWRS C C C S S S S S S
TSTMS C S C S S S 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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