National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Sat Feb 21 2026

VAZ064-220900-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N  77.27W Elev. 201 ft
410 PM EST Sat Feb 21 2026

Date           02/21/26      Sun 02/22/26            Mon 02/23/26            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                      36          39          31          41          22
TEMP             45 41 41 39 38 37 37 36 33 33 32 32 32 35 39 39 36 32 29 25 23
DEWPT            34 33 34 35 36 37 37 35 33 31 29 27 26 27 27 25 23 19 17 15 13
MAX/MIN RH                   89          92         100          54          67
RH               65 73 75 86 92 98 99 98100 92 88 81 78 71 62 55 59 58 60 65 65
WIND DIR          E SE  E NE NE NE  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG     09 11 07 06 05 03 01 35 33 33 32 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31
WIND SPD          2  2  2  2  3  3  5  8 10 10 10 11 11 13 13 11  6  6  5  4  3
CLOUDS           FW B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)        22 66 91 96 97 96 95 94 94 91 91 91 88 78 78 78 67 39 18 12 13
VSBY              7  7  7  6  2  2  4  2  0  0  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     70         100          90          30           0
QPF 12HR                   0.10        0.64        0.25           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00           T           3                        
RAIN                       L  D  D  L  D  S                 S  S               
SNOW                                   D  D  D  C  C  C  C                     
MIX HGT               400   900  1200  1600  2000  2000  4400  4900  2500  1500
T WIND DIR             SE     E    NE     N     N    NW    NW    NW    NW    NW
T WIND SPD              9    12    11    17    25    25    34    25    20    13
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    FR    FR    VG    VG    FR    PR
ADI                     5    16    19    28    35    47   103    97    29     8
MAX LVORI               4     7     5     5     5     4     3     2     3     3
STABILITY               F     F     C     D     D     D     D     D     D     F
CEILING             10800  7200  2100  1000  1000  2400  4000  3400  8900  8900
PRESSURE            29.92 29.88 29.84 29.72 29.67 29.60 29.56 29.56 29.69 29.77


Date           02/24Wed 02/25/26Thu 02/26/26Fri 02/27/26Sat 02/28/26
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          41    28    54    42    56    37    52    32    58
TEMP          38 34 32 36 51 49 46 43 53 50 43 38 50 42 36 33 56 49
DEWPT         13 19 21 26 31 34 37 39 41 40 38 34 31 31 30 29 35 36
MIN/MAX RH       33    68    44    88    58    89    44    92    42
RH            36 54 64 67 47 57 71 88 64 69 83 85 48 64 80 87 45 61
WIND DIR       W  S  S  S SW SW SW  S SW SW SW NW NW NE MM MM MM MM
WIND SPD       5  2  2  3  8  4  4  5  8  4  3  3  5  3 MM MM MM MM
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR          0    10    10    30    50    60    30    10    10
RAIN                                C  C  C  L  L  C               

$$

VAZ081-220900-
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