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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026

VAZ064-220800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N  77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026

Date           07/21/26      Wed 07/22/26            Thu 07/23/26            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                      72          87          65          81          62
TEMP             80 76 75 73 75 81 85 83 77 73 70 67 67 74 79 79 73 67 64 62 66
DEWPT            73 74 74 73 73 72 71 72 73 70 66 62 61 59 57 59 63 62 62 62 64
MAX/MIN RH                  100          63          92          48          99
RH               79 94 98100 96 73 63 70 87 90 87 84 81 60 48 49 70 84 93 99 92
WIND DIR         SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W SW  N  N  N  N  N  N NE  E  N  N  N NE
WIND DIR DEG     21 23 22 21 22 24 23 25 24 34 00 35 00 01 02 04 07 00 00 02 03
WIND SPD          9  8  9  8  6  6  5  3  2  2  5  5  5  5  4  3  2  0  0  1  2
CLOUDS           OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        95 91 88 78 55 55 79 79 77 82 85 79 67 53 36 33 22 28 25 32 45
VSBY              7  6  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     90          70          50           5           5
QPF 12HR                   0.79        0.65        0.24           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS        D  D  D  C  S  S  L  L  C  C  S                              
TSTMS             L  C  S        S  C  C  C  S                                 
MIX HGT               800  1400  4900  4000   700  1600  5000  5200   500   800
T WIND DIR             SW    SW     W     W     N     N     N     N     N    NE
T WIND SPD              8    10    14     9     5    12    12     5     2     2
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    GD    FR    PR    PR    FR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                    11    18    61    55     8    30    63    44     2     2
MAX LVORI               8     8     4     6     8     5     3     3     8    10
STABILITY               D     D     C     C     F     E     C     A     F     F
CEILING              7200  6300  3400  4700  4000  4000  4000  4700  4700 30000
PRESSURE            29.61 29.60 29.64 29.67 29.72 29.81 29.92 29.92 29.96 30.01


Date           07/24Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26
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          81    64    80    65    85    69    89    71    88
TEMP          79 74 66 67 77 74 67 69 83 79 70 72 87 82 74 74 86 80
DEWPT         61 64 65 67 66 66 67 69 70 70 70 72 72 71 69 70 71 69
MIN/MAX RH       55   100    66   100    63   100    58    91    57
RH            55 71 97100 69 76100100 65 74 99 99 61 69 84 88 60 68
WIND DIR       E  E  N NE  E  E  N  N  S  S  S SW SW  S SW  S SW SW
WIND SPD       4  3  0  1  3  2  0  0  2  3  2  1  4  3  3  3  4  2
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR         10    20    20    20    10    20    30    40    30
RAIN SHWRS        S  S  S  S  S     S        S        C  C  C  S  C
TSTMS                                        S        C  S        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
WEATHER...
     SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS