EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue Oct 20 2026
VAZ064-210800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Oct 20 2026
Date 10/20/26 Wed 10/21/26 Thu 10/22/26 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 44 66 41 68 44
TEMP 57 52 49 47 47 58 64 63 53 48 46 44 44 58 65 65 55 51 49 47 46
DEWPT 45 46 44 41 40 40 38 38 40 39 37 35 35 37 35 38 40 42 43 42 40
MAX/MIN RH 83 36 76 32 85
RH 64 80 83 79 76 51 38 39 61 70 71 70 69 45 33 36 57 71 79 83 80
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW N N N N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 00 35 00 35 35 00 35 35 34 34 33 33 33 35 34 34 34 35 35 00 00
WIND SPD 4 4 4 4 4 8 9 6 4 4 4 4 4 8 9 6 5 5 5 5 5
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL
CLOUDS(%) 2 2 2 1 1 2 9 22 29 28 22 6 2 1 1 1 3 4 4 6 3
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 3000 2900 400 500 3100 3000 500 800
T WIND DIR N N N N N NW N N N N
T WIND SPD 6 6 14 14 6 6 14 13 8 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 3 8 56 67 4 8 49 61 4 15
MAX LVORI 5 4 3 3 3 4 2 3 4 5
STABILITY F F B B F F B B F F
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 30.06 30.04 30.06 29.97 29.94 29.92 29.93 29.92 30.0 30.11
Date 10/23Sat 10/24/26Sun 10/25/26Mon 10/26/26Tue 10/27/26
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 61 41 60 44 65 45 69 50 67
TEMP 59 49 44 42 58 52 46 45 62 54 48 46 67 59 52 51 66 56
DEWPT 39 46 44 42 47 50 46 45 51 53 48 46 53 56 52 51 55 54
MIN/MAX RH 40 100 62 100 62 100 56 100 65
RH 47 89100100 66 93100 98 66 93100 99 60 89100100 68 93
WIND DIR N NE NE N E E N N E E N W W SW W NW NW N
WIND SPD 6 2 1 2 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 3 1 2 3 5 3
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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VAZ081-210800-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
37.25N 77.25W Elev. 50 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Oct 20 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
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