EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu May 7 2026
VAZ064-080800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Thu May 7 2026
Date 05/07/26 Fri 05/08/26 Sat 05/09/26 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 45 72 53 76 55
TEMP 55 52 49 46 51 63 69 71 65 59 57 56 58 65 73 76 69 64 60 57 61
DEWPT 46 47 45 40 42 40 39 41 43 44 44 45 48 52 53 54 54 54 54 53 56
MAX/MIN RH 86 32 67 46 86
RH 72 83 86 79 72 43 33 33 44 56 62 67 69 63 49 46 59 70 81 86 84
WIND DIR S W NW NW NW W SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S SW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 20 25 30 31 31 26 23 22 20 19 19 19 20 20 21 23 19 21 22 23 22
WIND SPD 2 2 3 3 1 3 5 6 3 4 6 5 8 8 10 8 3 3 2 2 1
CLOUDS SC B1 FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 36 52 12 10 5 3 4 20 9 48 43 64 68 71 44 44 16 14 21 34 26
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 0 20 30 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C S S
TSTMS S S
MIX HGT 400 700 7800 7500 500 1300 5600 5500 500 400
T WIND DIR W NW W SW S S SW W SW SW
T WIND SPD 4 4 13 13 9 12 19 16 3 3
SMOKE DISP PR PR VG VG PR PR VG VG PR PR
ADI 3 6 120 120 11 24 100 120 2 4
MAX LVORI 6 5 2 2 3 3 3 3 5 6
STABILITY F F A B F E C B F F
CEILING 4700 30000 30000 7900 9700 12700 5500 4700 23500 20800
PRESSURE 29.71 29.77 29.84 29.77 29.76 29.71 29.69 29.61 29.69 29.76
Date 05/10Mon 05/11/26Tue 05/12/26Wed 05/13/26Thu 05/14/26
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 82 53 66 44 68 49 72 51 73
TEMP 80 73 61 55 63 60 48 48 66 62 53 53 70 66 56 55 71 67
DEWPT 53 56 54 52 48 44 40 40 36 41 42 47 49 51 51 53 51 51
MIN/MAX RH 39 93 47 79 32 82 45 97 46
RH 39 54 79 90 58 54 74 74 33 45 67 79 48 58 83 93 50 MM
WIND DIR S SE N N N N NW NW NW E S S S S W NW NW MM
WIND SPD 3 3 3 6 8 3 3 4 5 1 1 2 5 3 2 2 5 MM
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 70 60 5 0 10 50 40 20
RAIN SHWRS C L L S C C C S S S
TSTMS C S S 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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