EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Mon May 11 2026
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Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Mon May 11 2026
Date 05/11/26 Tue 05/12/26 Wed 05/13/26 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 43 72 53 75 51
TEMP 55 50 45 43 49 62 69 72 66 57 55 55 58 69 73 72 66 60 57 53 54
DEWPT 46 46 45 42 43 43 42 42 45 45 45 44 46 49 51 54 55 57 56 52 53
MAX/MIN RH 100 35 70 45 100
RH 71 87100 96 80 50 37 35 46 64 69 66 64 50 47 53 68 90 96 97 96
WIND DIR S SW W NW N N N S SE S S S S SW S SW S S SW W NW
WIND DIR DEG 18 24 28 31 00 01 33 18 15 16 18 19 20 21 20 21 19 19 23 28 32
WIND SPD 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 5 6 8 9 11 10 10 6 4 3 3 3
CLOUDS CL CL FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B2 B1 OV OV SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 3 3 12 28 23 8 4 12 13 20 8 37 30 41 76 69 91 91 47 36 24
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 50 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.12 0.07
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C D D S S S
TSTMS S C
MIX HGT 400 1000 6100 6600 500 1600 6100 5200 500 1800
T WIND DIR SW NW N SW S S SW SW SW NW
T WIND SPD 3 5 5 5 8 11 25 20 9 14
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR PR PR VG VG PR PR
ADI 2 13 42 62 6 37 116 83 8 49
MAX LVORI 10 9 3 2 3 3 1 3 7 9
STABILITY F F A A F E C D E F
CEILING 30000 7200 6300 11600 4700 5600 15900 4700 3200 4100
PRESSURE 30.01 30.01 30.09 30.02 29.98 29.89 29.85 29.73 29.67 29.62
Date 05/14Fri 05/15/26Sat 05/16/26Sun 05/17/26Mon 05/18/26
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 68 48 71 50 84 62 88 64 90
TEMP 66 61 50 52 69 66 53 55 81 78 66 66 86 82 68 67 88 84
DEWPT 46 45 44 46 44 47 47 51 54 58 57 60 58 59 58 61 60 60
MIN/MAX RH 45 89 38 93 38 84 36 84 37
RH 48 57 81 81 41 51 80 87 40 49 72 80 39 47 70 81 39 45
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW W SE S SW SW S
WIND SPD 6 4 3 5 8 1 0 1 6 3 2 2 4 2 2 2 4 3
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 20 0 0 0 10 20 20 5 10
RAIN SHWRS S S 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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