EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Thu Jul 2 2026
VAZ064-022000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Thu Jul 2 2026
Date Thu 07/02/26 Fri 07/03/26 Sat 07/04/26
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 102 76 102 79 102
TEMP 81 94100101 93 85 81 77 84 95101101 94 87 83 80 84 94100100 92
DEWPT 73 75 72 70 73 73 73 72 74 75 72 70 72 70 71 71 74 73 71 70 73
MIN/MAX RH 37 85 37 77 37
RH 77 55 41 37 52 67 76 85 72 53 40 37 49 58 67 74 71 51 40 38 54
WIND DIR W NW SW S S S SW W W NW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW W SW W
WIND DIR DEG 25 32 23 18 16 19 22 25 28 31 23 24 23 24 24 26 27 31 25 24 28
WIND SPD 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 3
CLOUDS CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 5 2 9 6 1 2 1 13 7 14 9 16 17 19 18 21 14 14 63 63 66
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 20 10 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.04
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C
TSTMS S S C C C
MIX HGT 6900 6800 400 900 7200 7400 400 1000 6600 6400
T WIND DIR N W SW W NW W SW NW NW W
T WIND SPD 5 4 8 6 5 8 8 5 6 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR FR FR
ADI 38 40 4 9 49 72 5 7 64 78
MAX LVORI 3 2 4 5 3 2 3 4 3 2
STABILITY A A F F A A F F A A
CEILING 30000 4700 30000 30000 30000 14200 14800 5500 26600 23500
PRESSURE 29.92 29.86 29.84 29.86 29.90 29.84 29.79 29.79 29.84 29.77
Date Sun 07/05/26Mon 07/06/26Tue 07/07/26Wed 07/08/26
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 75 99 73 94 71 89 69 88
TEMP 80 80 96 90 78 78 92 86 76 75 87 82 73 73 86 82
DEWPT 71 73 71 72 73 74 73 73 72 72 71 71 70 70 68 68
MAX/MIN RH 88 43 100 51 98 57 97 52
RH 74 80 44 56 85 88 54 65 89 91 59 69 90 89 55 64
WIND DIR W SE S SW S S W E N N NE E E E SE SE
WIND SPD 1 1 2 3 1 2 3 3 1 3 3 3 1 2 3 2
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 50 50 60 70 40 30 30 30
RAIN SHWRS C C L S L C C C S S C
TSTMS C C C C C C C 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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