EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
511 PM EDT Wed May 13 2026
VAZ064-140800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
511 PM EDT Wed May 13 2026
Date 05/13/26 Thu 05/14/26 Fri 05/15/26 Sat
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 52 67 48 75 52
TEMP 67 60 57 54 55 62 65 66 60 54 52 50 53 66 72 74 68 58 54 52 58
DEWPT 53 56 56 52 49 45 43 42 42 43 43 42 43 44 45 45 47 46 46 46 50
MAX/MIN RH 96 41 77 34 80
RH 61 87 96 93 80 55 46 42 52 66 73 76 69 46 39 37 48 64 74 80 75
WIND DIR SW S NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW N N N S SW
WIND DIR DEG 21 18 29 33 34 33 32 31 31 30 29 29 30 31 31 31 00 00 00 19 21
WIND SPD 4 3 1 3 8 10 10 10 8 4 4 5 8 6 5 3 0 0 0 1 1
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW B1 B1 SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 68 86 70 68 32 23 62 51 40 34 17 24 5 21 15 18 30 40 39 33 20
VSBY 7 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 80 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.09 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C D C
TSTMS S
MIX HGT 800 1800 6300 6800 600 2300 6400 6700 400 1000
T WIND DIR SW NW NW NW W W NW NW E E
T WIND SPD 5 6 16 19 11 11 17 9 2 1
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD VG PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 5 44 83 120 13 56 120 111 1 1
MAX LVORI 8 8 3 2 3 4 1 2 4 6
STABILITY F E B D F F B A F F
CEILING 4700 1000 4000 4700 4700 4700 4300 4700 18500 12700
PRESSURE 29.60 29.62 29.69 29.68 29.76 29.76 29.84 29.82 29.88 29.92
Date 05/16Sun 05/17/26Mon 05/18/26Tue 05/19/26Wed 05/20/26
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 84 64 90 65 92 67 93 71 93
TEMP 82 78 67 67 88 82 67 70 90 83 71 71 91 87 75 73 92 84
DEWPT 53 57 57 61 60 62 61 64 62 61 61 64 62 62 62 65 62 63
MIN/MAX RH 36 83 41 90 38 85 38 79 40
RH 37 46 67 80 44 54 81 87 42 49 72 80 41 46 64 76 42 51
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W NW N S S SE S SW SW S S SW SW S
WIND SPD 6 3 3 2 3 3 0 0 4 4 3 4 6 4 4 6 8 4
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 5 10 20 10 5 5 0 10 30
RAIN SHWRS S C
TSTMS S 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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