EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue Aug 4 2026
VAZ064-050800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Aug 4 2026
Date 08/04/26 Wed 08/05/26 Thu 08/06/26 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 70 87 73 90 73
TEMP 79 75 73 71 74 81 85 86 82 77 76 74 77 84 88 89 83 78 76 74 77
DEWPT 73 73 74 72 73 76 77 76 75 74 75 74 75 75 75 73 74 73 73 73 74
MAX/MIN RH 100 70 100 59 97
RH 81 95100100 97 85 77 72 81 92 97100 96 74 66 59 74 85 90 97 90
WIND DIR E SE E E SE S SW S S S S S S SW SW S SW S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 10 11 10 11 12 17 20 17 16 19 19 20 20 21 21 20 21 20 21 21 21
WIND SPD 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 3 3 3 3 4 6 8 8 4 3 3 3 4
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW CL CL SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 87 86 73 81 66 61 61 46 48 16 16 4 1 28 18 33 31 29 18 12 17
VSBY 7 7 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 60 40 10 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.04 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C L L C C C S
TSTMS S S S S S S C S
MIX HGT 500 900 3600 3500 500 1300 5400 4800 500 600
T WIND DIR SE SE S S S S SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 8 6 10 13 6 5 12 10 5 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 4 11 49 59 5 18 78 75 3 9
MAX LVORI 9 9 5 4 10 10 4 3 6 8
STABILITY F F B B F F B B F F
CEILING 3800 2400 1000 3200 6300 10800 7800 3200 4000 12300
PRESSURE 29.92 29.92 29.95 29.92 29.94 29.97 30.01 29.95 29.95 29.98
Date 08/07Sat 08/08/26Sun 08/09/26Mon 08/10/26Tue 08/11/26
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 90 72 91 71 90 72 93 73 93
TEMP 88 82 75 75 90 81 73 74 90 82 74 75 92 85 76 76 93 83
DEWPT 73 73 73 74 75 73 73 73 74 72 72 72 72 71 71 72 72 72
MIN/MAX RH 58 100 60 100 56 97 51 89 51
RH 61 70 94 97 62 73100 97 61 70 90 91 54 62 84 87 54 65
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W S SW SW W SW SW SW W W
WIND SPD 6 3 3 3 5 3 2 1 3 3 2 1 3 3 3 3 5 3
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 20 30 30 30 10 5 10 10 30
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C
TSTMS S C C 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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