EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026
VAZ064-100800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026
Date 07/09/26 Fri 07/10/26 Sat 07/11/26 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 71 92 71 85 68
TEMP 78 74 73 72 76 85 90 91 84 78 75 73 75 81 84 84 79 74 71 69 71
DEWPT 74 73 73 71 73 72 70 71 73 73 73 72 73 73 72 72 72 71 70 68 70
MAX/MIN RH 100 50 99 65 97
RH 80 95 99 97 90 65 52 53 70 85 94 98 95 77 67 67 79 90 97 97 97
WIND DIR NW SW W W W W SW W SW SW NW NW N NW NW N NE N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 32 21 25 26 26 26 24 26 21 23 29 29 35 32 32 34 02 02 00 00 02
WIND SPD 2 1 1 2 1 3 3 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 1 1 3 3
CLOUDS B2 SC FW SC SC FW SC B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 75 38 22 26 33 19 49 72 67 58 80 78 73 67 81 81 68 60 63 63 60
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 30 40 20 70 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.08 0.02 0.38 0.02
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C S S S S C C L L C C S S S
TSTMS C C C S S S S C C L C C S S
MIX HGT 500 400 6100 5600 500 700 3500 3200 400 800
T WIND DIR W W W W W N NE N NE E
T WIND SPD 2 4 9 9 2 3 5 3 3 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 2 6 77 47 2 6 22 18 5 10
MAX LVORI 10 10 4 3 8 10 5 4 8 9
STABILITY F F A C F F B B F F
CEILING 4000 11500 30000 4700 5500 3200 3200 3200 4000 3200
PRESSURE 29.69 29.70 29.75 29.71 29.75 29.76 29.80 29.78 29.81 29.86
Date 07/12Mon 07/13/26Tue 07/14/26Wed 07/15/26Thu 07/16/26
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 83 65 83 63 87 67 93 71 94
TEMP 82 77 69 69 81 76 67 69 85 80 71 73 91 85 75 76 91 86
DEWPT 67 66 65 67 62 64 63 65 62 65 64 66 66 68 66 69 66 69
MIN/MAX RH 59 100 49 100 44 91 42 84 43
RH 61 70 89 95 52 66 87 87 46 61 80 80 45 57 74 79 44 57
WIND DIR E E N NE E E N N SE S SW SW W SW W NW NW S
WIND SPD 4 3 0 1 4 3 0 0 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 2
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 20 5 10 0 5 5 5 5 10
RAIN SHWRS S S
TSTMS 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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