EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026
VAZ064-072000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026
Date Thu 05/07/26 Fri 05/08/26 Sat 05/09/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 63 45 70 52 75
TEMP 54 55 58 62 58 52 49 45 49 62 68 69 65 58 54 53 56 64 73 75 69
DEWPT 50 45 42 42 44 46 44 40 40 36 38 39 40 44 44 44 48 52 52 53 54
MIN/MAX RH 48 83 32 75 46
RH 86 69 56 48 60 80 83 82 70 38 33 32 40 59 69 72 74 65 49 46 59
WIND DIR N N N W SW W W NW W W SW SW S S S S S SW SW W W
WIND DIR DEG 02 02 02 25 21 25 29 31 28 25 23 22 19 19 19 19 19 21 23 25 24
WIND SPD 4 4 3 2 3 2 3 3 1 3 6 6 3 4 4 5 6 9 9 9 2
CLOUDS OV OV OV B1 SC B1 CL CL FW CL CL FW FW SC FW B1 B2 B2 SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 99 99 94 51 45 63 5 3 6 2 4 17 16 28 22 57 70 74 42 36 15
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 40 10 0 5 20
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C S S S S S
TSTMS S S
MIX HGT 3200 3100 500 700 7800 7600 400 1300 5300 6500
T WIND DIR N W W NW W SW S S SW W
T WIND SPD 11 4 5 5 12 11 9 11 19 17
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR VG VG
ADI 41 25 3 7 116 116 5 24 120 120
MAX LVORI 4 3 5 5 2 2 3 4 3 3
STABILITY C B F F A B F E C B
CEILING 4700 5500 5500 30000 30000 7200 7200 10800 7200 5500
PRESSURE 29.73 29.68 29.69 29.76 29.84 29.76 29.77 29.75 29.73 29.60
Date Sun 05/10/26Mon 05/11/26Tue 05/12/26Wed 05/13/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 53 81 53 66 45 68 49 73
TEMP 56 59 79 74 62 55 63 60 49 49 66 62 52 53 70 67
DEWPT 53 55 54 57 55 52 46 42 39 39 37 41 42 46 50 52
MAX/MIN RH 97 41 90 45 77 32 81 47
RH 90 89 42 55 79 90 54 51 69 69 34 46 69 78 49 59
WIND DIR S SW S S N N N N NW NW NW E S S SW SW
WIND SPD 1 1 3 3 3 8 8 3 3 3 5 1 1 3 9 3
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL FW FW SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 20 70 50 0 0 20 50
RAIN SHWRS S C L C S S C C
TSTMS 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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