EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
950 AM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026
VAZ064-072000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
950 AM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026
Date Tue 04/07/26 Wed 04/08/26 Thu 04/09/26
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 58 31 55 33 64
TEMP 55 57 56 48 41 37 33 34 45 53 55 48 39 35 34 38 51 60 62 54
DEWPT 29 21 16 17 20 20 21 21 19 21 20 26 30 31 32 34 36 36 36 38
MIN/MAX RH 20 64 25 97 37
RH 37 24 20 29 42 50 61 58 35 28 25 43 67 86 94 87 57 41 38 55
WIND DIR NW NW N N N N NE NE NE E E E SE SE E NE SE SE SE E
WIND DIR DEG 32 32 34 35 00 02 03 03 05 08 09 11 13 12 07 06 12 13 12 11
WIND SPD 10 10 10 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 3
CLOUDS SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 29 20 10 3 3 1 1 4 5 6 8 9 14 23 40 59 54 47 40 19
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 5900 800 1700 4200 4000 700 900 4200 4400
T WIND DIR N N NE E E SE E SE SE
T WIND SPD 16 12 13 10 9 6 4 6 8
SMOKE DISP VG PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 87 6 39 46 44 4 9 30 44
MAX LVORI 2 2 3 1 2 6 10 4 3
STABILITY C F F A A F F A A
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 26600 26600 23500
PRESSURE 30.17 30.28 30.35 30.44 30.40 30.40 30.38 30.42 30.30
Date Fri 04/10/26Sat 04/11/26Sun 04/12/26Mon 04/13/26
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 40 74 50 76 52 77 58 85
TEMP 42 43 71 64 53 52 74 68 55 53 74 69 60 61 82 78
DEWPT 41 41 43 44 44 46 48 48 46 45 48 49 51 54 54 53
MAX/MIN RH 100 32 83 36 77 36 80 34
RH 96 94 36 48 73 80 40 49 71 74 39 49 72 79 38 42
WIND DIR SE SW S SE SW W N NE NE NE SE SE S S SW S
WIND SPD 2 2 4 3 3 3 5 3 2 2 4 5 4 4 8 5
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0
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VAZ081-072000-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
37.25N 77.25W Elev. 50 ft
950 AM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026
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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