EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu Oct 8 2026
VAZ064-090800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Oct 8 2026
Date 10/08/26 Fri 10/09/26 Sat 10/10/26 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 51 75 54 73 61
TEMP 64 59 56 53 52 67 73 73 63 59 57 55 55 67 72 70 64 62 62 62 62
DEWPT 48 46 45 44 44 48 44 49 47 47 49 48 53 58 56 58 57 60 61 62 62
MAX/MIN RH 77 35 90 57 100
RH 56 62 66 71 74 50 35 42 55 64 75 79 92 72 57 64 79 92 97100 99
WIND DIR NW NW NW W NW NW NW N E N N NE NE E SE SE SE E E E E
WIND DIR DEG 32 31 29 28 30 31 32 35 10 00 00 04 05 11 12 12 12 11 10 09 09
WIND SPD 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 3 2 0 0 1 1 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 5
CLOUDS CL SC B1 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 5 39 59 53 53 49 70 81 85 85 63 46 49 67 74 80 92 94 95 91 94
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 4
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.18
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S L L D
MIX HGT 300 300 4700 4500 300 300 3400 3400 600 500
T WIND DIR NW W NW N NE NE SE SE SE E
T WIND SPD 3 2 10 8 2 2 9 12 8 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 2 2 66 62 1 2 48 50 8 8
MAX LVORI 6 10 5 3 7 7 5 4 9 10
STABILITY F F B B F F B B E E
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 30000 26600 9800 13800 18200 13800 9800
PRESSURE 29.87 29.94 30.02 30.02 30.10 30.14 30.23 30.20 30.22 30.17
Date 10/11Mon 10/12/26Tue 10/13/26Wed 10/14/26Thu 10/15/26
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 69 65 74 61 78 59 69 54 67
TEMP 68 67 68 65 72 68 64 62 76 71 63 59 67 63 57 54 65 61
DEWPT 67 67 68 65 70 67 64 62 67 66 61 57 59 57 55 54 58 58
MIN/MAX RH 97 100 87 100 70 97 73 100 75
RH 98100100 99 92 97100100 73 84 94 93 75 82 94100 78 88
WIND DIR SE SE S NW NW NW W W SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW W S
WIND SPD 9 6 3 4 9 2 2 3 9 10 8 9 10 4 3 3 4 3
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW SC FW FW
POP 12HR 90 80 20 0 10 10 5 5 5
RAIN SHWRS D D D C S
TSTMS 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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