EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 AM EST Sat Nov 14 2026
VAZ064-142100-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
410 AM EST Sat Nov 14 2026
Date Sat 11/14/26 Sun 11/15/26 Mon 11/16/26
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 54 33 54 32 55
TEMP 32 46 52 54 47 41 37 35 34 49 51 52 46 41 37 35 33 48 53 55 45
DEWPT 29 29 27 29 31 31 30 30 31 33 33 34 35 35 34 32 32 38 37 35 36
MIN/MAX RH 37 92 48 96 46
RH 88 51 39 38 54 68 75 82 89 54 50 50 67 78 90 91 96 68 53 46 71
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 29 32 31 31 29 28 28 28 29 31 32 32 33 33 33 33 33 35 34 34 34
WIND SPD 4 10 10 10 5 4 4 4 3 8 9 6 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 3 1
CLOUDS FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
CLOUDS(%) 25 30 55 54 33 13 9 12 15 21 49 58 48 37 20 11 18 15 15 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 6500 5900 400 400 5500 5500 600 400 4300 4200
T WIND DIR NW NW W W NW NW NW NW N N
T WIND SPD 24 21 6 5 16 18 5 5 16 10
SMOKE DISP EX VG PR PR VG VG PR PR GD FR
ADI 120 94 4 7 94 74 4 6 92 69
MAX LVORI 4 3 4 6 4 3 6 9 4 3
STABILITY C D F F B D F F B B
CEILING 4700 4700 4800 30000 4000 4000 4700 30000 30000 6800
PRESSURE 29.76 29.77 29.89 29.96 30.06 30.09 30.17 30.22 30.29 30.26
Date Tue 11/17/26Wed 11/18/26Thu 11/19/26Fri 11/20/26
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 30 59 29 63 31 65 33 66
TEMP 35 32 57 44 35 31 59 46 37 33 61 48 39 35 62 51
DEWPT 35 32 39 37 34 31 39 36 35 32 39 38 36 33 41 40
MAX/MIN RH 100 46 98 43 94 38 91 41
RH 100100 51 76 96 98 47 69 92 96 44 67 89 94 46 67
WIND DIR NW NW NW N W W W N SW SW SW N SW NW N N
WIND SPD 2 2 3 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 0
AVG CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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VAZ081-142100-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
37.25N 77.25W Elev. 50 ft
410 AM EST Sat Nov 14 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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