EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026
VAZ064-300800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026
Date 04/29/26 Thu 04/30/26 Fri 05/01/26 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 68 43 67 47
TEMP 63 61 58 53 55 64 67 67 59 53 48 44 48 59 65 65 60 53 49 48 49
DEWPT 59 59 56 51 50 48 45 41 40 38 38 37 38 37 37 38 41 44 44 44 45
MAX/MIN RH 93 39 75 34 90
RH 87 93 93 92 83 56 44 39 49 58 69 75 69 44 35 37 50 71 83 88 87
WIND DIR S SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SW SW SE NE N N N
WIND DIR DEG 16 21 30 31 32 32 31 32 33 33 33 32 33 32 24 22 11 04 01 01 02
WIND SPD 4 4 4 4 5 9 8 9 4 4 3 2 2 3 4 5 2 2 2 2 3
CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 87 67 54 58 46 16 29 40 27 12 15 26 28 24 28 47 62 74 82 84 81
VSBY 7 8 8 9 10 10 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 80 5 0 20 40
QPF 12HR 0.12 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS D C S S C C C C C
TSTMS C
MIX HGT 500 1500 6400 7100 1200 1100 6900 7100 600 1300
T WIND DIR SW NW NW NW N N NW SW NE NE
T WIND SPD 10 11 16 16 12 9 9 8 9 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD VG PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 7 32 109 120 6 16 67 79 5 17
MAX LVORI 6 6 3 2 3 4 1 2 5 6
STABILITY E E B B F F A A F F
CEILING 2400 2100 13800 4700 5500 23500 20800 10800 6300 5500
PRESSURE 29.59 29.59 29.67 29.63 29.73 29.81 29.86 29.78 29.80 29.80
Date 05/02Sun 05/03/26Mon 05/04/26Tue 05/05/26Wed 05/06/26
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 59 40 64 42 73 53 77 50 77
TEMP 56 55 46 44 61 58 46 48 70 67 58 57 75 67 54 55 74 72
DEWPT 44 42 39 36 32 36 36 40 42 45 48 51 49 50 49 51 51 52
MIN/MAX RH 57 79 29 79 34 84 40 91 42
RH 63 61 76 73 32 44 68 74 35 46 69 81 41 54 82 86 45 49
WIND DIR N N NW NW NW NW SW SW SW S SW SW SW W SW S S S
WIND SPD 4 2 3 3 5 2 2 3 8 4 3 4 8 3 3 3 6 4
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 50 30 0 0 10 20 20 10 20
RAIN SHWRS C C C S S S S
TSTMS 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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