EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sun Oct 11 2026
VAZ064-112000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Sun Oct 11 2026
Date Sun 10/11/26 Mon 10/12/26 Tue 10/13/26
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 72 64 73 56 80
TEMP 68 67 70 71 69 68 66 65 65 69 73 73 65 62 60 58 58 72 79 80 72
DEWPT 65 67 69 70 69 68 65 64 64 66 66 66 65 62 60 58 58 65 66 68 66
MIN/MAX RH 90 100 77 100 63
RH 90 99 98 97 99100 97 97 97 90 78 78 99100100100100 79 64 66 81
WIND DIR E E SE SE SE SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 09 10 11 13 11 21 23 28 32 33 33 33 33 32 32 28 23 20 20 19 19
WIND SPD 10 9 8 4 3 3 4 5 8 10 10 9 2 1 1 1 2 3 5 5 5
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B2 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 98 97 96 89 83 38 68 82 78 59 34 20 33 13 10 20 20 3 5 2 4
VSBY 2 2 7 4 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 90 70 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.37 0.10 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS D L C L C C L C
MIX HGT 1600 1300 500 800 3900 3900 500 400 2900 2700
T WIND DIR E SE S W NW NW W SW S S
T WIND SPD 16 9 8 10 20 16 3 2 4 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR
ADI 29 19 8 21 77 75 3 1 40 42
MAX LVORI 5 9 9 8 4 9 10 10 8 5
STABILITY D D F E D C F F B B
CEILING 300 500 300 2200 1700 3200 26600 23500 20800 30000
PRESSURE 29.86 29.71 29.60 29.55 29.69 29.75 29.80 29.84 29.88 29.82
Date Wed 10/14/26Thu 10/15/26Fri 10/16/26Sat 10/17/26
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 63 84 61 71 56 73 53 61
TEMP 67 64 83 74 66 62 69 64 59 57 70 66 60 55 59 52
DEWPT 64 63 68 68 62 58 58 57 56 56 60 59 54 50 46 44
MAX/MIN RH 99 62 90 64 93 65 86 58
RH 91 96 62 83 88 89 67 78 90 96 70 78 81 83 62 74
WIND DIR SW SW W NW N N N E SE S SW SW W NW NW NW
WIND SPD 3 3 4 3 3 4 5 3 3 4 10 10 9 10 13 10
AVG CLOUDS CL CL CL FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1
POP 12HR 0 5 10 10 20 20 30 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C S S S
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VAZ081-112000-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
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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