EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue May 5 2026
VAZ064-060800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Tue May 5 2026
Date 05/05/26 Wed 05/06/26 Thu 05/07/26 Fri
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 78 54 63 44
TEMP 76 72 68 64 65 66 71 77 72 69 64 57 55 58 61 62 58 53 49 45 49
DEWPT 47 52 53 54 56 57 59 60 60 60 59 55 54 51 49 48 48 46 42 40 41
MAX/MIN RH 70 56 97 57 83
RH 36 49 61 70 73 73 65 56 66 73 85 93 96 77 64 59 70 77 77 83 74
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW SW SW W N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 19 19 19 19 20 20 21 22 22 29 34 00 01 02 02 34 31 31 31 32 31
WIND SPD 9 10 10 10 10 10 11 10 5 4 3 3 5 4 4 3 2 3 3 3 2
CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 41 57 64 58 86 89 83 78 83 85 89 93 88 87 74 74 65 61 32 29 15
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 70 80 80 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.16 0.31 0.05 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L L C C L L D D D D L L C C
TSTMS S C S
MIX HGT 1100 1700 3600 4200 1200 700 2400 2800 800 1200
T WIND DIR S S S SW SW N N NW W W
T WIND SPD 13 17 27 25 13 6 12 8 4 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 15 48 90 84 13 6 44 40 2 16
MAX LVORI 2 3 3 3 6 9 5 3 4 5
STABILITY D D C D E E C C F F
CEILING 8000 13700 7200 3200 3200 3800 4000 4700 5500 30000
PRESSURE 29.70 29.70 29.69 29.61 29.67 29.69 29.75 29.69 29.72 29.76
Date 05/08Sat 05/09/26Sun 05/10/26Mon 05/11/26Tue 05/12/26
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 69 50 74 53 80 58 74 48 70
TEMP 67 63 53 54 70 68 56 57 78 74 64 60 71 66 53 51 68 64
DEWPT 36 42 43 48 51 52 52 54 53 56 56 57 54 49 44 44 41 43
MIN/MAX RH 30 84 47 94 41 93 49 83 34
RH 32 45 70 82 51 57 85 91 42 53 76 90 56 54 72 77 37 46
WIND DIR W S S S SW S SW SW SW S SW NW NW N NW NW NW SE
WIND SPD 3 3 3 4 9 2 1 1 5 3 3 5 8 4 3 3 5 1
AVG CLOUDS FW SC FW SC B1 B1 FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR 5 5 30 5 20 40 60 20 5
RAIN SHWRS S C S C C L L S
TSTMS S 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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