EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026
VAZ064-180800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026
Date 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun
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 71 85 66 79 67
TEMP 79 74 72 71 72 80 83 82 75 71 69 67 67 74 77 77 72 69 67 67 68
DEWPT 72 71 71 71 72 72 69 69 68 68 66 65 65 63 63 63 65 67 67 67 68
MAX/MIN RH 100 61 98 62 100
RH 79 90 96100100 76 63 65 79 89 90 94 94 68 62 62 79 96100100100
WIND DIR SW SW W NW N N N N NE NE NE N NE NE E E SE SE SE S S
WIND DIR DEG 22 21 24 31 34 00 00 01 03 03 03 02 03 06 08 10 12 14 15 17 18
WIND SPD 3 2 2 2 3 6 6 6 3 2 3 3 3 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 3
CLOUDS B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%) 75 57 35 33 35 36 53 48 25 30 39 57 33 49 60 69 67 65 57 57 49
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 10 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S
TSTMS S
MIX HGT 400 800 4500 4200 500 1100 4000 3900 900 1000
T WIND DIR W NW N N NE N E E SE S
T WIND SPD 3 5 10 10 9 8 5 6 13 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 2 11 47 52 4 12 21 18 7 16
MAX LVORI 8 10 5 4 6 8 4 4 9 9
STABILITY F F B B F F B D F F
CEILING 4700 4000 4700 3200 3200 4000 2400 3200 3200 4000
PRESSURE 29.92 29.88 29.92 29.84 29.87 29.88 29.93 29.89 29.90 29.88
Date 09/20Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26
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 85 68 80 65 69 59 63 58 66
TEMP 83 79 70 69 78 74 67 65 68 65 61 59 63 61 58 58 65 63
DEWPT 69 72 70 68 72 70 67 65 68 65 61 59 62 61 58 58 63 63
MIN/MAX RH 64 100 77 100 98 100 96 100 88
RH 65 79100 99 81 88100100100100100100 99 99100100 93100
WIND DIR SW S W N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE
WIND SPD 9 3 2 3 5 6 4 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 10 10 3
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 30 50 50 60 60 50 40 30 30
RAIN SHWRS C C C L C C L C C C C C C C S
TSTMS S S 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
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