EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026
VAZ064-282000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026
Date Tue 04/28/26 Wed 04/29/26 Thu 04/30/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 67 50 69 50 66
TEMP 50 60 63 66 61 57 54 52 57 65 67 67 63 59 56 52 52 60 64 65 58
DEWPT 42 40 41 44 47 46 46 46 51 55 58 59 60 59 55 50 47 43 40 37 36
MIN/MAX RH 44 81 69 100 34
RH 74 47 44 46 60 67 74 79 79 70 73 75 90100 96 92 84 53 40 35 44
WIND DIR SW S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 22 19 19 18 13 14 15 13 14 16 16 16 17 26 31 31 32 32 31 32 32
WIND SPD 1 3 4 3 2 3 2 2 2 5 8 8 4 4 4 5 8 9 9 9 4
CLOUDS B2 OV OV B2 SC SC SC SC B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 83 93 93 74 41 28 38 49 72 96 96 94 83 80 42 39 24 15 20 18 15
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 4 4 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 10 90 70 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.31 0.13 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C L D D L L S S
TSTMS S C S
MIX HGT 3100 3200 400 900 2700 2700 700 2000 7400 8600
T WIND DIR SW S S S S SE SW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 9 11 6 5 10 16 12 20 24 20
SMOKE DISP PR FR PR PR PR FR PR FR EX EX
ADI 44 54 4 7 37 60 20 67 120 120
MAX LVORI 3 3 3 5 4 6 9 6 3 2
STABILITY B C F F C C E F B B
CEILING 11700 4000 4400 6300 5700 2700 1000 4000 17700 6300
PRESSURE 30.01 29.90 29.85 29.79 29.76 29.62 29.59 29.60 29.69 29.67
Date Fri 05/01/26Sat 05/02/26Sun 05/03/26Mon 05/04/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 42 67 45 58 39 65 43 72
TEMP 46 47 65 60 50 47 55 52 44 45 62 59 48 49 70 65
DEWPT 37 39 38 41 41 42 41 40 38 37 34 37 38 41 43 45
MAX/MIN RH 81 36 87 53 82 31 80 35
RH 71 73 37 49 72 84 59 63 79 73 35 44 68 75 38 48
WIND DIR NW W W N N N N N NW NW W W SW SW SW W
WIND SPD 2 2 6 3 2 3 5 3 3 3 5 3 2 3 6 3
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 5 20 40 40 20 5 5 20
RAIN SHWRS S C C C 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
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