EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Mon Aug 31 2026
VAZ064-010800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Mon Aug 31 2026
Date 08/31/26 Tue 09/01/26 Wed 09/02/26 Thu
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 73 96 75 96 75
TEMP 80 75 75 73 77 88 93 94 87 81 79 77 79 89 94 94 87 81 79 77 79
DEWPT 72 72 72 71 72 72 69 69 71 71 70 71 72 74 73 72 75 74 73 72 73
MAX/MIN RH 95 43 85 48 90
RH 76 90 92 93 85 60 45 45 60 72 75 82 79 61 51 50 68 79 83 85 82
WIND DIR E SE S SW SW W NW W SW W W SW NW N N E SE S SE S SW
WIND DIR DEG 10 14 20 24 24 26 29 26 23 25 26 24 30 34 35 09 12 16 13 18 22
WIND SPD 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 60 53 29 28 24 22 31 46 46 30 17 18 15 22 14 21 32 36 25 21 6
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 5 20 5 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C S S
TSTMS S S C C
MIX HGT 400 400 6700 6400 400 500 5800 5700 500 500
T WIND DIR SE SW W W SW W NW SW S W
T WIND SPD 3 2 6 6 3 3 8 4 3 2
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 3 3 65 77 2 4 46 41 2 3
MAX LVORI 8 9 4 3 4 5 3 3 6 7
STABILITY F F A A F F A A F F
CEILING 4000 8000 8000 4700 8200 8900 8900 4700 4700 30000
PRESSURE 29.88 29.86 29.88 29.81 29.80 29.82 29.87 29.81 29.78 29.78
Date 09/03Fri 09/04/26Sat 09/05/26Sun 09/06/26Mon 09/07/26
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 98 74 91 70 86 64 82 61 83
TEMP 96 87 77 76 90 82 73 71 83 78 67 67 80 75 63 63 80 75
DEWPT 71 73 72 73 73 73 70 68 67 66 65 64 63 62 61 61 61 62
MIN/MAX RH 42 92 57 97 53 97 54 99 50
RH 45 63 86 92 58 75 91 92 59 67 93 92 57 66 94 93 52 65
WIND DIR W S W W NW NW NW N N NE NE N NE E NE N NE E
WIND SPD 5 3 2 2 3 2 2 4 5 3 2 4 8 4 2 3 5 3
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC FW B1 B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 20 20 30 40 10 20 20 5 10
RAIN SHWRS S S C C S S
TSTMS S S C 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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