EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sun Apr 12 2026
VAZ064-130800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Apr 12 2026
Date 04/12/26 Mon 04/13/26 Tue 04/14/26 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
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 60 85 62 89 66
TEMP 68 61 61 63 66 76 83 83 76 70 66 63 64 78 86 88 81 75 70 67 68
DEWPT 44 48 52 55 56 54 49 49 51 51 51 51 53 55 54 53 55 55 55 55 57
MAX/MIN RH 79 30 67 30 68
RH 42 62 72 75 72 46 31 31 42 52 59 66 67 45 34 30 41 51 59 65 68
WIND DIR SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 14 16 19 20 21 22 23 23 24 23 23 22 22 22 22 23 22 22 22 22 22
WIND SPD 8 6 9 10 10 12 11 10 4 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 3 3 3 3 3
CLOUDS FW SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 25 38 43 27 53 45 58 54 43 39 22 26 30 33 31 34 21 27 28 37 34
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 10 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 700 1300 7000 7400 600 500 6500 7200 500 500
T WIND DIR S S SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 8 12 25 14 4 3 9 13 6 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR EX VG PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 8 30 95 106 6 4 98 115 4 4
MAX LVORI 3 4 1 2 3 3 2 2 3 3
STABILITY E E C C F F A B F F
CEILING 23500 21800 15900 10800 5900 5500 4700 23500 20800 18200
PRESSURE 30.11 30.04 30.05 29.97 29.97 29.94 29.95 29.86 29.85 29.81
Date 04/15Thu 04/16/26Fri 04/17/26Sat 04/18/26Sun 04/19/26
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 92 67 92 67 89 62 92 67 87
TEMP 89 85 73 69 90 84 73 69 87 80 66 65 89 82 73 69 82 76
DEWPT 57 54 53 55 54 53 54 57 53 53 54 56 54 55 56 57 52 48
MIN/MAX RH 28 62 26 68 27 77 27 68 30
RH 34 35 51 62 30 34 51 66 32 39 66 75 30 40 55 66 35 37
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW S SW W W N E E S SE S SW W W
WIND SPD 5 4 3 3 6 4 3 2 3 2 2 2 5 4 4 4 9 5
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 5 5 10 20 5 10 20 30
RAIN SHWRS S S S C
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VAZ081-130800-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
37.25N 77.25W Elev. 50 ft
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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