EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Sun Nov 15 2026
VAZ064-160900-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
410 PM EST Sun Nov 15 2026
Date 11/15/26 Mon 11/16/26 Tue 11/17/26 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 35 58 31 62 33
TEMP 46 42 40 38 37 46 54 56 43 39 36 34 33 49 58 58 46 41 37 35 35
DEWPT 35 35 34 34 33 35 35 36 34 36 35 33 33 38 37 37 36 35 34 31 32
MAX/MIN RH 89 46 100 43 93
RH 65 76 79 84 85 66 49 46 70 91 96 95 99 65 45 45 68 79 88 86 89
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N W W W W
WIND DIR DEG 33 33 33 33 34 35 34 35 00 32 32 33 32 33 33 33 00 24 26 26 27
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 3 6 5 3 0 2 2 2 2 3 3 1 0 1 1 1 1
CLOUDS B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW FW CL FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 63 42 34 22 24 33 22 7 4 8 4 4 6 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 4
VSBY 7 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 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 500 500 4300 4100 400 400 3000 2100 400 400
T WIND DIR NW NW N N N NW NW N SW W
T WIND SPD 5 4 13 11 4 4 5 2 2 3
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD FR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 3 4 84 73 2 4 22 13 2 3
MAX LVORI 4 6 5 3 10 10 5 4 6 8
STABILITY F F B B F F B A F F
CEILING 4700 3400 3200 30000 30000 23500 30000 23500 30000 26600
PRESSURE 30.17 30.21 30.29 30.26 30.32 30.34 30.39 30.34 30.35 30.36
Date 11/18Thu 11/19/26Fri 11/20/26Sat 11/21/26Sun 11/22/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 66 35 67 36 68 40 67 41 68
TEMP 64 52 40 36 65 53 41 38 66 52 44 41 65 55 45 43 65 57
DEWPT 37 39 38 35 41 39 38 35 44 43 42 40 49 47 45 43 51 49
MIN/MAX RH 36 98 40 93 45 97 50 100 54
RH 37 62 92 96 42 60 88 90 45 71 94 97 56 74100100 60 75
WIND DIR W N SW SW SW S SW NW N N N N SE SE S SW SW S
WIND SPD 2 0 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 3 2
AVG CLOUDS CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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VAZ081-160900-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
37.25N 77.25W Elev. 50 ft
410 PM EST Sun Nov 15 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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