EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026
VAZ064-060800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2026
Date 08/05/26 Thu 08/06/26 Fri 08/07/26 Sat
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 72 89 73 90 72
TEMP 82 77 75 73 76 83 87 88 83 78 76 74 77 84 88 89 83 78 75 73 76
DEWPT 75 74 74 73 74 75 75 73 74 73 73 73 74 74 74 73 73 72 72 71 73
MAX/MIN RH 100 61 97 57 97
RH 79 90 97100 94 77 67 61 74 85 90 97 90 73 62 58 73 82 90 94 91
WIND DIR S S S S SW SW SW SW S SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 18 18 19 20 21 21 21 21 20 21 20 21 21 22 22 22 23 20 21 21 22
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 4 6 8 8 4 3 3 3 4 6 8 8 3 3 3 3 4
CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 43 33 22 11 11 18 23 20 31 40 27 15 13 30 44 45 59 57 33 25 21
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 10 30 20 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.06 0 0.20
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C S S C C
TSTMS C S S C
MIX HGT 500 1300 5200 4800 500 1000 5200 4900 500 1400
T WIND DIR S SW SW SW S SW SW W SE S
T WIND SPD 13 12 14 13 6 9 13 13 5 3
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 7 24 83 83 4 14 96 91 6 9
MAX LVORI 7 9 4 3 6 8 4 3 7 10
STABILITY F F B B F F B B F F
CEILING 20800 1900 16600 3200 9900 10800 9800 4700 300 12100
PRESSURE 29.89 29.92 29.95 29.90 29.92 29.95 29.97 29.89 29.93 29.89
Date 08/08Sun 08/09/26Mon 08/10/26Tue 08/11/26Wed 08/12/26
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 90 72 90 71 92 73 93 72 89
TEMP 88 81 74 75 90 82 74 75 92 83 76 76 92 83 75 74 88 78
DEWPT 73 73 73 73 73 72 71 72 72 71 71 72 72 71 71 72 74 72
MIN/MAX RH 58 99 55 94 51 88 51 97 63
RH 61 71 94 96 59 67 88 91 54 64 83 87 53 64 91 94 66 77
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W S SW W SW SW SW SW W NW W W W N
WIND SPD 6 4 3 1 2 2 2 1 3 3 3 2 6 4 1 1 3 2
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 40 30 10 10 5 10 30 40 50
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S C
TSTMS C C 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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