EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026
VAZ064-130800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026
Date 07/12/26 Mon 07/13/26 Tue 07/14/26 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 66 83 61 88 67
TEMP 75 70 68 67 72 79 82 81 75 69 65 63 70 79 85 86 79 71 68 67 74
DEWPT 67 65 65 65 68 65 61 61 62 62 62 61 67 64 61 61 65 64 65 65 67
MAX/MIN RH 97 49 100 42 94
RH 78 84 90 93 86 63 50 51 64 78 90 93 89 59 45 43 62 80 90 94 79
WIND DIR E E E NE NE E E E E SE S NW N NE SE S S SW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 11 10 06 05 06 09 10 10 10 12 18 30 35 06 13 16 17 21 22 23 23
WIND SPD 3 3 2 2 3 5 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2
CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 78 72 62 54 37 49 69 58 40 32 29 14 4 7 4 4 3 3 1 3 1
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS
TSTMS
MIX HGT 600 1100 5000 4900 600 800 4700 4700 500 500
T WIND DIR E NE E E SE SW SE SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 6 5 12 9 3 4 2 4 5 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 7 14 67 60 3 7 13 27 3 4
MAX LVORI 7 8 3 3 7 10 4 3 6 8
STABILITY F F A B F F A A F F
CEILING 7900 9400 26600 25800 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 30.0 30.01 30.04 30.03 30.02 30.01 30.03 29.95 29.90 29.87
Date 07/15Thu 07/16/26Fri 07/17/26Sat 07/18/26Sun 07/19/26
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 96 73 95 72 94 71 93 70 89
TEMP 95 88 75 77 93 88 76 76 92 86 74 75 90 85 73 73 87 82
DEWPT 66 67 67 70 65 67 66 67 61 64 67 68 64 66 68 69 66 66
MIN/MAX RH 38 85 37 79 34 84 41 90 48
RH 39 51 76 79 40 50 73 74 36 48 79 81 42 53 84 86 50 58
WIND DIR SW SW W NW NW NW NW N NW N SW NW W S SW W W E
WIND SPD 3 4 3 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 5 3 2 3 5 3
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 5 5 5 20 20 20 30 30
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C S C
TSTMS S S S S C
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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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