EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026
VAZ064-130800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026
Date 03/12/26 Fri 03/13/26 Sat 03/14/26 Sun
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 28 56 41 60 41
TEMP 39 36 32 30 31 43 51 55 51 51 49 44 42 52 58 59 51 47 43 41 42
DEWPT 29 26 25 24 25 29 29 30 32 33 33 32 31 29 27 27 30 30 31 32 35
MAX/MIN RH 84 39 67 28 75
RH 67 67 74 78 78 57 43 39 49 52 55 62 66 41 30 29 44 52 62 69 76
WIND DIR NW NW SW S S S S SW SW SW W W W NW W W E E E E E
WIND DIR DEG 31 29 23 19 19 19 19 20 21 23 24 25 27 31 29 28 08 10 11 11 10
WIND SPD 4 3 2 3 4 11 14 16 12 10 5 5 3 4 4 3 3 2 3 3 3
CLOUDS FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 16 2 5 20 32 38 37 40 18 17 17 35 53 59 62 59 66 63 53 43 51
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 400 500 4500 4400 1700 500 4800 5500 600 800
T WIND DIR NW S S SW SW SW W NW E E
T WIND SPD 2 3 26 29 13 6 13 6 4 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR VG VG PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 2 6 106 110 17 6 75 68 3 7
MAX LVORI 4 5 3 2 3 3 2 2 3 4
STABILITY F F C D E F B B F F
CEILING 30000 18200 9800 23500 26600 23500 20800 18600 12700 12700
PRESSURE 29.95 30.02 30.03 29.78 29.75 29.78 30.04 30.02 30.10 30.11
Date 03/15Mon 03/16/26Tue 03/17/26Wed 03/18/26Thu 03/19/26
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 64 54 71 31 43 24 45 29 52
TEMP 61 58 57 59 69 59 40 33 42 37 29 25 43 39 33 31 50 46
DEWPT 43 48 55 59 59 46 26 17 11 11 11 11 10 18 21 24 26 30
MIN/MAX RH 51 100 56 64 25 57 23 77 38
RH 51 69 94100 70 62 57 52 28 33 45 55 25 42 61 74 40 53
WIND DIR SE SE SE S S W W W W NW NW NW W SE S S S SE
WIND SPD 10 6 5 10 12 10 5 4 9 3 2 2 4 2 2 2 4 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 80 100 40 5 0 0 5 5
RAIN SHWRS D D L D C
TSTMS S
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VAZ081-130800-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
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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