EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Sat Jan 24 2026
VAZ064-242100-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
850 AM EST Sat Jan 24 2026
Date Sat 01/24/26 Sun 01/25/26 Mon 01/26/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 22 16 28 21 32
TEMP 16 21 22 20 18 17 17 18 23 26 28 27 26 27 24 24 29 31 30 22
DEWPT -8 -8 -8 -3 5 15 17 18 23 25 25 27 26 26 24 23 23 20 16 11
MIN/MAX RH 25 100 89 100 55
RH 32 27 25 35 56 91 98 99 99 96 89100100 96100 97 77 63 55 62
WIND DIR N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 01 02 03 06 06 04 04 03 04 01 00 34 31 29 31 32 32 31 31 30
WIND SPD 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 5 6 6 4 3 2 3 3 4 10 12 11 6
CLOUDS SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 48 68 81 96 96 99 99100100100100 98 98 86 67 65 56 36 19 17
VSBY 7 7 7 7 0 0 0 2 2 3 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 100 100 100 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.48 0.94 0.32 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 6 2
FRZG DRZL C C
FRZG RAIN D D D D
SLEET S D D D D S
SNOW S C D D D D
MIX HGT 3300 2800 1600 1500 1400 1200 1000 3900 3800
T WIND DIR NE E NE NE N W NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 8 10 14 17 8 8 8 25 23
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD
ADI 20 5 23 32 18 4 9 79 78
MAX LVORI 2 6 7 5 10 10 9 4 3
STABILITY D F E D D F F C D
CEILING 8900 6300 3400 1000 1000 1000 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 30.47 30.45 30.34 30.11 29.84 29.64 29.55 29.67 29.76
Date Tue 01/27/26Wed 01/28/26Thu 01/29/26Fri 01/30/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX -1 26 6 28 10 24 6 25
TEMP 11 0 23 21 14 7 26 20 14 11 22 16 12 7 23 19
DEWPT 3 -3 8 11 10 5 12 12 11 11 10 7 4 2 9 8
MAX/MIN RH 81 50 91 53 99 54 77 50
RH 69 89 51 65 85 91 55 71 87100 59 67 70 80 54 61
WIND DIR W W SW SW W NW W N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 3 2 8 3 2 2 4 2 2 2 8 3 3 4 8 3
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 30 30 5 5
SNOW C C
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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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