EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026
VAZ064-060800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026
Date 07/05/26 Mon 07/06/26 Tue 07/07/26 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 72 90 71 86 69
TEMP 83 80 77 73 76 84 89 86 81 77 75 72 74 81 85 85 80 75 72 70 72
DEWPT 74 73 73 73 74 75 75 74 75 73 73 72 74 74 74 73 74 73 72 70 72
MAX/MIN RH 100 63 100 64 100
RH 73 79 87 99 94 74 63 69 80 87 94100 99 78 69 66 81 94 99100100
WIND DIR E N NE NE NE NE N E E S N W NW W NW N N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 08 35 05 04 05 04 33 07 10 18 00 28 32 29 31 34 34 02 01 00 02
WIND SPD 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 2
CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%) 72 71 67 72 69 58 73 78 91 91 77 80 71 68 79 79 75 75 63 71 68
VSBY 6 6 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 4 4 6 6 7 7 7
POP 12HR 60 70 90 70 60
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.26 0.85 0.22 0.08
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L L S S L L D D C S L L L L S S C
TSTMS C C S S L L C C S C C C S
MIX HGT 1100 1000 4000 3200 500 1000 5100 4500 500 1400
T WIND DIR N S W S SE N NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 13 4 4 3 2 5 3 4 8 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 8 6 23 15 2 11 15 13 4 8
MAX LVORI 5 10 5 5 9 10 5 5 9 9
STABILITY F F B B F F B B F F
CEILING 4700 300 1300 3200 3200 1700 1000 2400 1700 1700
PRESSURE 29.69 29.76 29.80 29.76 29.77 29.78 29.84 29.81 29.84 29.86
Date 07/08Thu 07/09/26Fri 07/10/26Sat 07/11/26Sun 07/12/26
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 84 69 90 72 91 72 88 68 87
TEMP 83 81 72 74 88 84 74 75 90 83 74 75 86 81 72 72 84 80
DEWPT 72 71 70 72 71 71 70 72 70 72 70 72 70 70 68 68 66 66
MIN/MAX RH 67 100 53 93 52 95 55 93 51
RH 70 72 93 93 57 65 87 90 53 69 88 89 60 68 87 87 54 MM
WIND DIR N E S S SW S SW W W W W NW NW NE W N N MM
WIND SPD 3 1 1 1 4 2 1 2 4 3 1 2 4 2 1 2 4 MM
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 30 40 10 40 30 50 30 30
RAIN SHWRS C C C S C C C S S C C S C
TSTMS S C C C C C C 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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