EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sun May 17 2026
VAZ064-172000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Sun May 17 2026
Date Sun 05/17/26 Mon 05/18/26 Tue 05/19/26
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 91 66 95 70 96
TEMP 67 81 88 90 83 73 69 67 72 86 93 93 85 79 74 71 73 87 94 95 87
DEWPT 61 61 60 61 63 63 63 62 64 65 63 61 65 64 64 63 65 64 61 59 61
MIN/MAX RH 38 88 34 77 30
RH 80 51 39 38 52 72 80 84 78 50 37 35 51 61 71 76 75 46 35 30 42
WIND DIR SW NW W SW E SE S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S
WIND DIR DEG 24 30 24 23 09 12 17 21 22 21 20 20 18 19 19 20 21 21 21 21 19
WIND SPD 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 4 6 6 5
CLOUDS FW B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 22 51 34 29 38 39 30 19 17 2 7 7 8 3 3 15 7 20 24 17 14
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 20 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S
MIX HGT 6000 6500 400 800 6900 8100 500 1200 7300 8900
T WIND DIR NW S SE S SW SW SW SW W SW
T WIND SPD 2 4 3 5 10 11 5 8 4 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR GD
ADI 33 45 2 12 86 111 3 18 20 86
MAX LVORI 4 2 5 7 3 2 3 4 3 2
STABILITY A A F F A B F F B B
CEILING 7200 6800 8000 15900 27500 20500 30000 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 29.94 29.89 29.93 29.97 30.01 29.94 29.97 30.01 30.01 29.92
Date Wed 05/20/26Thu 05/21/26Fri 05/22/26Sat 05/23/26
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 94 62 72 54 67 54 72
TEMP 76 73 93 85 71 64 70 67 59 57 65 64 59 58 70 68
DEWPT 61 64 61 65 64 58 54 54 54 54 55 55 56 58 61 61
MAX/MIN RH 71 35 83 55 93 65 100 72
RH 60 73 35 59 79 84 56 68 86 91 69 75 95100 75 81
WIND DIR SW SW SW NW N N N NE NE NE NE E NE E E E
WIND SPD 6 5 6 3 3 6 5 2 1 3 5 3 1 2 4 3
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 40 70 50 60 60 40 40
RAIN SHWRS C L C C C C L L C C C C C
TSTMS C C C S S S
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VAZ081-172000-
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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