EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat Aug 1 2026
VAZ064-020800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Sat Aug 1 2026
Date 08/01/26 Sun 08/02/26 Mon 08/03/26 Tue
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 71 85 74 86 70
TEMP 81 77 75 72 73 81 83 81 77 75 76 75 76 81 84 83 78 74 73 71 73
DEWPT 68 69 68 68 70 72 73 74 74 75 75 74 74 74 75 74 75 74 73 71 73
MAX/MIN RH 95 72 100 72 100
RH 65 76 79 87 91 76 72 78 90 99 97 96 94 81 72 74 91100100100100
WIND DIR SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 14 16 17 15 15 15 15 14 13 16 18 19 19 20 19 19 18 19 19 19 19
WIND SPD 4 8 5 3 4 5 5 4 3 3 4 4 3 4 5 5 3 2 1 2 2
CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 78 73 66 71 73 79 80 82 75 92 93 80 73 62 86 86 68 59 65 66 68
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 4 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 70 60 70 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.20 0.10 0.07 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S L L L L C C C C L L C C S
TSTMS L L C C S S C C C
MIX HGT 700 1000 3000 2600 600 1400 3500 3100 700 1100
T WIND DIR S S S S S S SW S SW SW
T WIND SPD 13 9 12 9 10 11 16 13 8 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 13 11 44 33 8 22 56 52 4 8
MAX LVORI 4 6 4 7 9 8 4 6 9 9
STABILITY D E C C E E C C F F
CEILING 4700 8900 1700 4900 1000 1000 1700 3600 5300 1000
PRESSURE 29.70 29.71 29.70 29.64 29.65 29.64 29.69 29.67 29.73 29.80
Date 08/04Wed 08/05/26Thu 08/06/26Fri 08/07/26Sat 08/08/26
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 86 70 87 72 88 72 90 72 90
TEMP 85 78 72 73 86 80 74 74 87 80 74 74 88 80 74 74 89 81
DEWPT 76 75 72 73 77 74 74 74 77 75 74 74 77 74 73 74 77 74
MIN/MAX RH 74 100 71 100 69 100 67 100 64
RH 76 85100 99 75 80100100 73 78100100 70 78100100 70 76
WIND DIR S S S S S S S SW SW S S SW SW S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 3 3 2 2 5 3 3 3 5 3 3 3 4 3 2 3 3 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR 60 20 40 20 30 20 40 30 30
RAIN SHWRS S L S C S C S C C C
TSTMS C S C S C S C 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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