EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Mon Feb 16 2026
VAZ064-162100-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
850 AM EST Mon Feb 16 2026
Date Mon 02/16/26 Tue 02/17/26 Wed 02/18/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 48 33 59 46 64
TEMP 40 44 46 41 39 36 36 34 45 55 58 50 47 47 48 48 55 62 63 60
DEWPT 37 38 37 37 35 34 35 34 40 42 42 42 42 43 43 44 48 49 48 49
MIN/MAX RH 72 100 55 87 59
RH 91 79 72 90 92 92 95100 83 61 55 74 83 87 84 86 77 62 59 67
WIND DIR N N NE SE N S S SW SW SW S SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 00 00 02 12 00 19 20 21 22 21 18 15 18 19 20 20 22 22 22 23
WIND SPD 5 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 2 3 4 4 8 10 9 5
CLOUDS OV B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%) 91 69 50 38 31 33 39 38 28 28 54 80 91 91 88 92 89 86 76 66
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 5 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 2600 900 700 1600 2000 600 1000 2600 3000
T WIND DIR NE SE S SW S SE S SW SW
T WIND SPD 4 3 4 8 4 4 8 20 17
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR
ADI 31 2 6 15 13 2 15 70 70
MAX LVORI 7 7 9 6 4 6 6 3 3
STABILITY B F F B B F E B C
CEILING 9300 17100 18200 11800 15900 17100 15900 20800 14800
PRESSURE 30.0 30.04 30.02 30.05 29.97 29.96 29.84 29.73 29.64
Date Thu 02/19/26Fri 02/20/26Sat 02/21/26Sun 02/22/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 47 64 45 57 41 52 33 47
TEMP 54 47 62 53 48 46 55 51 46 41 50 45 40 33 45 40
DEWPT 49 46 46 44 44 44 45 42 39 38 37 34 32 28 27 27
MAX/MIN RH 96 52 94 64 89 55 82 42
RH 83 96 55 71 86 94 70 71 77 89 60 65 73 81 49 60
WIND DIR SW W SE N E E NE NW N N N N N N NW NW
WIND SPD 3 2 3 0 1 1 5 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 6 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 50 60 60 30 40 30 50
RAIN S C C L L C S C C C S C C C
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VAZ081-162100-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
37.25N 77.25W Elev. 50 ft
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...
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