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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri May 1 2026

VAZ064-020800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N  77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Fri May 1 2026

Date           05/01/26      Sat 05/02/26            Sun 05/03/26            Mon
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                      47          60          41          65          43
TEMP             61 57 52 48 49 54 58 60 55 50 46 42 45 55 62 65 58 49 45 44 49
DEWPT            39 43 47 44 41 39 36 34 35 35 35 33 33 30 29 30 34 36 35 36 40
MAX/MIN RH                   86          37          71          26          76
RH               44 60 82 86 74 57 44 37 46 58 65 71 64 38 28 27 40 61 69 73 71
WIND DIR          S  S  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  S  S  S SW
WIND DIR DEG     16 17 34 34 35 35 00 00 35 32 32 31 32 32 30 30 31 20 19 20 21
WIND SPD          3  2  2  3  4  5  5  5  3  3  4  5  6  9  6  6  2  2  2  2  3
CLOUDS           SC B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)        44 78 86 92 87 91 92 83 60 49 21  6  7 14 20 12  6 10 23 23 31
VSBY              7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     30          10           5           0           5
QPF 12HR                   0.03           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN                 C  S                                                      
MIX HGT               600  1800  4800  5100   600  2400  8200  8300   500  1200
T WIND DIR             SW    NW     N     N    NW    NW    NW     W     S     S
T WIND SPD              9    10    12    10    16    14    19    11     3     9
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    FR    FR    PR    PR    VG    VG    PR    PR
ADI                     5    36    77    79    13    53   120   120     3     3
MAX LVORI               4     4     3     2     3     4     1     2     3     4
STABILITY               F     E     B     B     E     F     B     B     F     F
CEILING             30000  4700 13800 12700  5500  7800 30000  6300 30000 11700
PRESSURE            29.73 29.76 29.79 29.71 29.72 29.82 29.92 29.86 29.85 29.80


Date           05/04Tue 05/05/26Wed 05/06/26Thu 05/07/26Fri 05/08/26
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          76    56    82    61    79    57    70    45    69
TEMP          72 68 60 60 80 76 66 63 75 73 64 59 68 63 50 50 66 61
DEWPT         43 48 49 52 52 51 53 56 57 57 56 58 56 47 42 43 40 41
MIN/MAX RH       33    78    34    78    51    93    55    83    36
RH            35 48 67 76 38 42 63 78 54 56 75 96 66 56 75 77 38 48
WIND DIR      SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W NW  W  W NW
WIND SPD       9  4  8  6 10  8  8  8  9  5  4  4  9  4  3  4  8  3
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW SC SC
POP 12HR          5     5     5    20    50    60    70    30    20
RAIN SHWRS                          S  C  C  L  L  L  L  C     S  S
TSTMS                                     S  S        S            

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VAZ081-020800-
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