NWS AKQ RAWS FIRE WEATHER FT. AP HILL

	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026

VAZ064-080800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N  77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026

Date           04/07/26      Wed 04/08/26            Thu 04/09/26            Fri
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          56          32          64          39
TEMP             48 42 37 33 34 46 53 55 48 39 35 33 36 50 60 63 55 47 42 39 41
DEWPT            17 20 20 21 22 18 17 19 26 29 30 31 34 37 36 36 39 40 40 39 40
MAX/MIN RH                   63          24          97          36         100
RH               29 40 50 61 60 32 24 24 41 66 83 94 92 61 41 37 54 76 95 99 96
WIND DIR          N  N NE NE NE NE  E  E  E SE SE  E NE SE SE SE  E SE  S  S  S
WIND DIR DEG     00 00 03 03 03 05 07 09 10 12 12 07 06 12 14 12 11 14 16 19 20
WIND SPD          6  4  3  3  3  3  4  4  3  2  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  2  2  2  2
CLOUDS           FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)         6  2  3  3  3  2  4  4 12 16 20 39 56 46 33 21  8  7  6 15 17
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           5
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
MIX HGT               700  1800  4000  4000   600   800  4200  4300   500   600
T WIND DIR             NE    NE    NE     E    SE     E    SE    SE    SE     S
T WIND SPD             13    12    10     9     6     4     4     6     8     6
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                     7    35    47    48     4     6    29    31     4     6
MAX LVORI               2     3     1     2     5    10     4     2     8     9
STABILITY               F     F     A     A     F     F     A     A     F     F
CEILING             30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 26600 23500 23500 29200 30000
PRESSURE            30.26 30.34 30.44 30.40 30.40 30.37 30.38 30.27 30.20 30.17


Date           04/10Sat 04/11/26Sun 04/12/26Mon 04/13/26Tue 04/14/26
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          76    53    74    48    75    56    83    64    88
TEMP          72 65 55 54 71 64 52 50 72 68 59 60 81 77 70 66 86 81
DEWPT         43 44 44 47 47 43 42 43 43 47 50 54 55 54 54 56 56 56
MIN/MAX RH       31    77    37    80    33    83    36    74    34
RH            35 46 66 77 42 46 70 78 35 46 72 81 40 45 58 71 36 42
WIND DIR       S  S SW NW  N NE  E  E SE SE  S  S SW  S SW SW SW  S
WIND SPD       4  3  3  3  5  3  2  2  4  4  3  4  9  6  6  5  8  5
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR          0     5     5     0     0     0     0     0     5

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VAZ081-080800-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
37.25N  77.25W Elev. 50 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026
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
WEATHER...
     SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS