EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026
VAZ064-152000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026
Date Thu 10/15/26 Fri 10/16/26 Sat 10/17/26
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 65 60 84 53 56
TEMP 65 64 62 61 61 61 61 63 64 73 82 83 73 65 60 55 53 53 55 54 47
DEWPT 62 60 58 59 60 60 60 62 64 67 68 67 66 62 57 54 50 45 38 37 37
MIN/MAX RH 84 100 57 96 52
RH 90 86 88 94 97 97 98 97100 81 62 59 79 90 90 96 91 74 53 53 67
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE E E S S S SW SW SW SW NW NW N N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 04 04 04 06 07 10 18 20 20 21 21 21 24 32 33 34 35 35 35 00 01
WIND SPD 5 6 5 4 2 2 1 3 5 9 10 8 9 6 8 8 10 13 12 12 9
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 FW FW CL B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 88 89 90 92 94 94 95 91 80 16 9 4 87 87 85 82 71 44 33 32 27
VSBY 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 80 30 20 80 20
QPF 12HR 0.06 0.04 0 0.31 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L L L C C D D L L S S
MIX HGT 1800 1600 500 700 3100 3400 700 1300 4300 4700
T WIND DIR NE E SE SW SW SW NW N N N
T WIND SPD 13 8 4 6 14 16 6 17 31 25
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR VG VG
ADI 30 18 3 13 57 63 12 47 100 93
MAX LVORI 4 8 10 10 5 4 6 6 4 3
STABILITY D D F F C C D D D D
CEILING 3300 1000 1000 300 1000 30000 5700 1000 1700 2800
PRESSURE 30.01 30.01 29.98 29.87 29.77 29.63 29.61 29.72 29.89 30.01
Date Sun 10/18/26Mon 10/19/26Tue 10/20/26Wed 10/21/26
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 39 57 42 63 46 65 48 65
TEMP 43 39 56 50 44 44 61 55 49 48 64 57 52 49 64 57
DEWPT 34 33 36 41 43 43 49 51 49 48 52 53 50 49 52 53
MAX/MIN RH 79 45 100 62 100 63 100 63
RH 71 78 47 71 95 98 65 86100100 65 85 94100 65 87
WIND DIR N N NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N NE
WIND SPD 6 5 4 3 2 2 5 2 1 2 4 1 2 3 4 2
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 10 10 20 10 10 5 5 5
RAIN SHWRS S
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VAZ081-152000-
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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