EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Thu Feb 26 2026
VAZ064-270900-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
410 PM EST Thu Feb 26 2026
Date 02/26/26 Fri 02/27/26 Sat 02/28/26 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
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 35 55 36 63 40
TEMP 44 42 39 38 35 44 52 54 48 42 38 36 37 49 59 61 52 47 45 42 41
DEWPT 39 38 37 36 35 38 38 38 38 38 36 35 36 41 42 41 42 41 40 39 38
MAX/MIN RH 98 54 98 47 92
RH 82 86 92 93100 80 59 54 69 86 92 98 96 74 53 48 69 79 84 90 89
WIND DIR NE N N W NE SE S S SE S S S SW S SW S SE SE S SW W
WIND DIR DEG 04 01 33 28 06 12 16 16 14 15 17 19 21 20 22 18 13 15 19 20 28
WIND SPD 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 3
CLOUDS OV B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%) 89 57 57 69 77 65 29 31 26 14 23 34 38 20 13 6 4 10 21 18 27
VSBY 7 7 7 5 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 5 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN
Obvis PF
MIX HGT 900 400 4100 4200 600 400 2800 3100 300 400
T WIND DIR NE NE E S S SW SW SW S SW
T WIND SPD 4 3 3 5 6 4 6 4 8 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 3 4 17 22 4 5 20 19 4 7
MAX LVORI 7 10 9 3 6 9 6 3 5 6
STABILITY F F C B F F B B F F
CEILING 4000 7200 1000 30000 30000 30000 1000 30000 26600 26600
PRESSURE 29.79 29.86 30.0 30.0 30.01 30.0 30.0 29.92 29.92 29.87
Date 03/01Mon 03/02/26Tue 03/03/26Wed 03/04/26Thu 03/05/26
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 53 30 36 23 43 33 54 39 61
TEMP 53 42 34 30 34 31 25 26 41 39 36 38 52 47 43 41 57 55
DEWPT 34 26 22 20 19 23 21 22 28 31 33 35 41 41 39 39 46 46
MIN/MAX RH 41 64 53 85 58 92 63 93 60
RH 49 53 61 66 54 71 83 84 59 74 90 90 66 79 87 94 67 72
WIND DIR N N NE NE NE NE NE NE SE S SW SW W SE S S SW S
WIND SPD 6 4 3 3 4 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 4 3 2 3 6 3
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2
POP 12HR 0 10 50 30 30 50 40 20 20
FRZG RAIN C S S
RAIN S C C C C C S S S S
SNOW C 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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