EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Mon Mar 16 2026
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Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Mon Mar 16 2026
Date 03/16/26 Tue 03/17/26 Wed 03/18/26 Thu
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 31 45 24 43 29
TEMP 63 45 38 33 31 38 43 43 37 32 28 26 26 35 40 43 38 34 32 31 31
DEWPT 58 38 26 20 18 16 14 15 16 14 13 12 12 11 12 13 17 19 22 21 23
MAX/MIN RH 84 30 56 29 72
RH 84 77 62 59 58 40 31 31 42 47 53 55 55 36 31 29 43 54 67 67 72
WIND DIR S W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW N E S S SE SE S S S
WIND DIR DEG 19 27 27 28 27 27 26 27 30 31 32 32 01 07 17 19 15 15 17 17 18
WIND SPD 18 12 9 6 4 8 9 9 5 3 2 2 2 3 4 5 2 2 2 2 2
CLOUDS OV OV FW FW FW FW SC B2 B1 FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 90 88 14 15 9 19 31 74 60 12 9 40 69 70 68 45 33 36 35 39 51
VSBY 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 90 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.25 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS D C
TSTMS S
MIX HGT 2700 2900 8200 8900 2300 1600 4900 5400 600 500
T WIND DIR W W W W NW NW E S S S
T WIND SPD 31 24 18 16 14 8 4 12 8 4
SMOKE DISP GD FR VG VG PR PR FR GD PR PR
ADI 44 79 101 93 8 10 33 44 4 2
MAX LVORI 4 2 1 2 2 3 2 2 3 3
STABILITY D E B D F F B D F F
CEILING 1700 30000 23500 6300 6300 19500 9800 6300 6300 6300
PRESSURE 29.30 29.67 29.86 29.87 30.01 30.13 30.22 30.17 30.14 30.10
Date 03/19Fri 03/20/26Sat 03/21/26Sun 03/22/26Mon 03/23/26
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 56 36 64 45 63 43 68 40 57
TEMP 54 49 41 38 60 56 49 45 60 57 50 45 66 59 47 41 54 48
DEWPT 30 35 35 35 39 41 40 40 40 40 40 40 38 38 33 30 26 27
MIN/MAX RH 39 89 41 83 44 85 34 66 30
RH 40 59 78 89 46 57 72 82 48 54 68 81 37 46 59 65 34 43
WIND DIR S S S W W S SW SW SW S W NW W NW NW NW NW N
WIND SPD 4 2 2 2 4 3 3 4 6 4 4 4 6 4 4 5 8 3
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 5 10 30 20 10 10 20 5
RAIN SHWRS 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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