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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Sun Feb 22 2026

VAZ064-222100-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N  77.27W Elev. 201 ft
850 AM EST Sun Feb 22 2026

Date             Sun 02/22/26            Mon 02/23/26            Tue 02/24/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN                      38          30          38          22          41
TEMP                36 36 36 33 33 31 31 32 34 36 37 36 32 29 25 23 32 38 41 35
DEWPT               36 36 35 33 31 29 27 26 27 27 25 23 19 17 15 13 14 15 15 19
MIN/MAX RH                   96         100          59          65          34
RH                 100100 98100 92 92 85 80 74 68 60 59 58 60 65 65 48 38 35 51
WIND DIR            NE  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  S
WIND DIR DEG        05 01 00 34 34 32 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 28 26 18
WIND SPD             4  6  8 10 11 11 13 11 14 14 12 10  6  5  4  3  4  4  3  2
CLOUDS              OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)           98 98 98 95 93 94 95 95 87 88 75 54 24 15 12 15 24 31 42 65
VSBY                 1  1  0  1  1  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                    100          90          30           0           0
QPF 12HR                   0.66        0.26        0.01           0           0
SNOW 12HR                     T           3           T                        
RAIN                 D  D  S                       S                           
SNOW                 S  S  D  D  D  C  C  C  C  S  S                           
MIX HGT                    1400  1400  1800  4800  5000  2000  1500  4800  4800
T WIND DIR                    N     N    NW    NW    NW    NW    NW    NW     W
T WIND SPD                   16    25    28    35    31    18    13    18    13
SMOKE DISP                   PR    PR    FR    EX    EX    PR    PR    GD    GD
ADI                          24    30    52   111   110    28    26   109   101
MAX LVORI                     5     5     4     3     2     3     3     1     2
STABILITY                     D     D     D     D     D     E     F     B     B
CEILING                    1000  1000  2400  4000  4200 12500 26600 30000 23500
PRESSURE                  29.65 29.59 29.55 29.57 29.62 29.77 29.84 29.90 29.84


Date          Wed 02/25/26Thu 02/26/26Fri 02/27/26Sat 02/28/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX          30    56    40    57    37    51    30    57
TEMP          34 36 54 50 43 41 52 52 48 38 49 42 35 32 55 49
DEWPT         22 27 32 33 35 37 43 46 43 35 30 29 29 29 34 36
MAX/MIN RH       68    41    88    66    90    42    89    43
RH            61 68 44 52 74 85 71 80 83 89 48 61 79 87 45 62
WIND DIR       S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW NW NW  N SE  S  S  S
WIND SPD       4  5  9  4  3  3  6  5  4  4  5  3  2  2  4  3
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR         10    10    20    60    70    30    10    10
RAIN                          S  C  L  L  C  C  S            

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VAZ081-222100-
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
WEATHER...
     SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS