EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Mon May 4 2026
VAZ064-042000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Mon May 4 2026
Date Mon 05/04/26 Tue 05/05/26 Wed 05/06/26
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 77 59 83 62 77
TEMP 50 66 73 76 70 64 62 60 62 75 81 82 75 71 67 64 64 69 73 76 72
DEWPT 36 39 39 41 48 49 48 48 51 50 50 48 50 52 53 54 57 60 61 61 61
MIN/MAX RH 28 69 30 77 60
RH 58 36 29 28 47 58 60 64 67 41 34 31 41 53 62 70 77 73 66 60 69
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 21 23 23 23 20 20 20 21 22 21 20 20 19 19 19 19 20 20 21 22 22
WIND SPD 5 6 10 10 5 5 8 8 8 9 11 13 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 9 4
CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 34 6 11 13 18 27 15 17 12 13 20 29 50 67 69 72 82 82 82 82 85
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6
POP 12HR 5 5 0 30 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.11
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C L L L L D
TSTMS S C
MIX HGT 7200 7300 600 1200 7300 7400 900 1600 2500 4500
T WIND DIR SW SW S S SW S S S S SW
T WIND SPD 16 14 9 13 19 23 17 14 13 19
SMOKE DISP VG VG PR PR EX EX PR PR PR VG
ADI 119 94 8 26 120 120 17 33 46 108
MAX LVORI 2 2 3 3 1 2 2 4 3 3
STABILITY B C F E B C D D D C
CEILING 8700 30000 9800 14100 20800 30000 26600 13400 1000 2400
PRESSURE 29.84 29.76 29.76 29.77 29.84 29.75 29.76 29.76 29.75 29.64
Date Thu 05/07/26Fri 05/08/26Sat 05/09/26Sun 05/10/26
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 55 64 44 68 48 72 49 75
TEMP 61 56 61 58 49 48 65 62 51 53 70 66 54 54 73 68
DEWPT 58 56 52 48 43 42 38 40 42 46 47 49 49 49 46 49
MAX/MIN RH 100 67 86 33 80 43 89 37
RH 90100 72 69 80 80 36 45 70 77 45 55 83 83 38 51
WIND DIR W N N NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW W N NW SW S
WIND SPD 3 4 4 3 3 3 5 3 2 2 5 2 2 2 5 3
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 OV OV B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 80 80 40 10 10 40 10 20
RAIN SHWRS D D D D C S C S S
TSTMS 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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