EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Sat Feb 14 2026
VAZ064-150900-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
410 PM EST Sat Feb 14 2026
Date 02/14/26 Sun 02/15/26 Mon 02/16/26 Tue
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 34 46 37 49 32
TEMP 44 38 35 35 36 43 45 44 42 41 40 39 38 41 47 47 41 38 36 34 33
DEWPT 28 28 28 29 30 35 39 42 40 40 39 38 36 37 38 38 36 34 34 33 33
MAX/MIN RH 81 72 100 68 97
RH 53 67 76 79 81 74 79 91 94 97 96 96 94 84 72 71 82 86 92 97100
WIND DIR S SW SW S SW SW SW SE E NE N N N N N N E SE S S SW
WIND DIR DEG 20 20 21 20 20 23 20 13 09 04 01 00 35 00 00 01 07 15 19 20 21
WIND SPD 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 5 6 4 4 3 2 1 1 2 2
CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 55 50 68 74 95100100100100100 99 99 92 74 69 46 25 23 25 46 67
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 100 90 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.47 0.34 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S C D D D D C S
MIX HGT 500 400 800 600 800 1400 2700 2700 400 500
T WIND DIR SW S S E NE N N NW S S
T WIND SPD 4 2 4 4 9 14 17 9 2 3
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 2 3 7 6 11 25 39 39 1 3
MAX LVORI 5 5 4 7 8 8 4 5 7 10
STABILITY F F C D D E D C F F
CEILING 23500 12800 4700 1000 1000 1000 1000 2400 30000 26600
PRESSURE 29.98 29.93 29.94 29.84 29.77 29.69 29.85 29.92 29.95 29.93
Date 02/17Wed 02/18/26Thu 02/19/26Fri 02/20/26Sat 02/21/26
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 59 44 62 47 64 46 64 43 56
TEMP 54 51 46 45 58 56 54 48 62 54 50 47 61 57 51 44 54 46
DEWPT 39 40 41 42 46 46 48 45 44 44 44 44 44 43 42 39 31 27
MIN/MAX RH 51 91 59 89 48 90 47 83 35
RH 57 67 85 91 64 69 80 89 52 69 80 90 53 59 72 83 41 47
WIND DIR SW S S S SW SW W SW W S S S W W W W W NW
WIND SPD 3 2 2 4 9 5 4 4 6 3 3 3 6 3 3 3 8 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 20 30 40 30 30
RAIN S S S C C C C C C S
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VAZ081-150900-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
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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