EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Fri Feb 20 2026
VAZ064-210900-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
410 PM EST Fri Feb 20 2026
Date 02/20/26 Sat 02/21/26 Sun 02/22/26 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 41 56 35 40 30
TEMP 57 51 46 44 42 49 54 55 46 42 40 38 37 38 39 36 36 33 32 32 31
DEWPT 43 33 32 31 31 33 32 33 34 33 34 34 35 37 36 34 33 32 29 28 26
MAX/MIN RH 66 40 92 89 96
RH 59 51 57 59 67 55 43 43 63 72 78 85 92 96 89 92 91 96 88 85 80
WIND DIR W W W W W NW E E E E E NE NE NE N N N NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 26 26 26 25 25 33 08 08 09 10 07 05 04 04 01 35 34 33 33 32 32
WIND SPD 6 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 5 5 6 8 8 9 9
CLOUDS FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B1 FW FW SC B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 7 10 15 54 76 85 63 18 13 36 70 85 93 94 94 94 88 89 88 91 89
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 2 2 2 1 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 10 50 90 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.06 0.52 0.23
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C C D D D D D
SNOW S S D D C C C
MIX HGT 1000 500 3300 3200 500 900 1200 1700 1700 1800
T WIND DIR W W NW NE E E NE N NW NW
T WIND SPD 12 8 4 3 10 10 9 11 16 18
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 7 7 16 9 5 10 17 21 21 34
MAX LVORI 3 3 3 3 4 6 6 5 5 4
STABILITY F F B B F F D D D D
CEILING 27000 23500 13000 13800 13800 9500 4000 1000 1000 1000
PRESSURE 29.57 29.71 29.85 29.90 29.92 29.86 29.84 29.72 29.69 29.62
Date 02/23Tue 02/24/26Wed 02/25/26Thu 02/26/26Fri 02/27/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 40 24 41 27 51 42 56 34 50
TEMP 38 37 31 24 39 34 29 32 48 46 46 44 54 48 41 34 48 42
DEWPT 26 24 20 17 17 20 22 24 30 31 35 39 42 39 35 30 29 30
MIN/MAX RH 55 77 37 76 46 79 62 88 45
RH 62 59 64 74 41 57 75 72 48 56 67 83 65 71 79 84 47 63
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW S S S SW S SW SW SW SW NW NW NW SE
WIND SPD 11 6 4 4 5 2 3 4 9 5 5 5 6 3 3 3 4 3
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 30 0 0 10 5 40 50 40 30
RAIN S S C C C C C C S
SNOW C 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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