EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Oct 14 2026
VAZ064-150800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Oct 14 2026
Date 10/14/26 Thu 10/15/26 Fri 10/16/26 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 63 66 58 86 51
TEMP 77 75 73 69 65 63 60 60 60 60 59 62 64 75 82 81 71 66 61 56 51
DEWPT 68 68 68 66 62 61 59 59 60 60 59 62 64 68 68 65 66 63 58 53 49
MAX/MIN RH 89 91 100 53 95
RH 75 81 86 89 91 95 96 98100100100100100 79 63 58 86 90 91 91 93
WIND DIR SW NW N NE NE NE NE NE E E SE S S SW SW SW SW NW NW NW N
WIND DIR DEG 21 29 01 02 04 04 04 06 07 11 15 19 20 21 22 22 24 30 33 33 34
WIND SPD 2 3 3 4 5 6 5 4 3 2 2 3 5 9 10 9 8 9 9 10 11
CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 28 66 77 85 92 89 90 89 94 89 89 82 67 47 53 39 86 86 82 76 73
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 40 20 20 50
QPF 12HR 0 0.05 0.01 0 0.03
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S S S C C C C S
MIX HGT 400 1000 1900 1700 600 400 3300 3700 600 1000
T WIND DIR NW NE NE E SE S SW SW SW N
T WIND SPD 4 16 9 6 4 9 13 14 13 23
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR PR
ADI 8 20 21 12 2 13 52 70 24 35
MAX LVORI 6 5 5 9 10 9 5 5 6 5
STABILITY F E D D F F C C D D
CEILING 6300 5500 3200 2400 1700 1000 30000 30000 5500 4700
PRESSURE 29.79 29.87 29.98 30.0 29.95 29.85 29.73 29.55 29.57 29.75
Date 10/17Sun 10/18/26Mon 10/19/26Tue 10/20/26Wed 10/21/26
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 56 39 59 39 63 46 66 47 67
TEMP 55 47 42 42 57 48 43 42 60 54 49 49 64 56 51 50 65 58
DEWPT 40 36 33 33 36 40 41 41 46 50 49 48 52 54 51 49 54 55
MIN/MAX RH 53 75 45 100 58 99 63 100 65
RH 57 65 70 70 47 74 93 96 60 85 99 95 65 93100 96 68 90
WIND DIR N N N N NE E W NW SE E N N N NE N N N NE
WIND SPD 12 6 3 3 3 2 1 2 4 1 1 2 3 1 1 3 4 2
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 20 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
RAIN SHWRS S
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VAZ081-150800-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
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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