EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Wed Jan 21 2026
VAZ064-220900-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
410 PM EST Wed Jan 21 2026
Date 01/21/26 Thu 01/22/26 Fri 01/23/26 Sat
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 53 27 44 13
TEMP 37 37 38 38 37 45 52 52 41 36 32 29 27 37 42 43 34 28 23 17 13
DEWPT 16 19 23 25 26 31 29 25 23 21 20 21 21 23 21 20 20 10 3 -2 -4
MAX/MIN RH 63 35 78 38 56
RH 42 48 53 59 64 58 41 35 48 55 61 72 78 58 43 39 56 47 42 43 46
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW N N NE NE W NW N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 19 20 21 21 22 24 26 25 26 31 00 02 04 04 26 31 34 35 35 00 00
WIND SPD 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 5 8 9 8
CLOUDS FW B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW SC FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 19 53 49 21 7 5 15 11 28 17 27 47 76 73 80 78 74 63 66 77 85
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 0 5 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
SNOW S
MIX HGT 600 500 4500 4100 400 400 3100 3900 2900 3400
T WIND DIR SW SW W W NW NE S NW N N
T WIND SPD 17 14 18 13 4 4 5 10 23 25
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR GD GD
ADI 12 11 82 73 3 5 30 32 37 58
MAX LVORI 2 3 2 2 3 4 3 2 2 1
STABILITY E F C C F F B D E D
CEILING 12700 5500 30000 23500 23500 15500 17500 8900 15900 14800
PRESSURE 30.09 30.0 30.02 30.01 30.03 30.09 30.14 30.10 30.20 30.40
Date 01/24Sun 01/25/26Mon 01/26/26Tue 01/27/26Wed 01/28/26
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 20 15 24 15 28 3 28 7 33
TEMP 20 17 17 17 22 22 19 16 27 18 12 4 25 19 11 9 30 25
DEWPT -3 5 12 15 19 19 18 16 17 11 5 1 9 9 6 6 16 17
MIN/MAX RH 35 91 82 100 57 90 46 91 52
RH 35 58 81 94 88 86 95100 65 72 73 88 50 65 81 88 56 70
WIND DIR N NE NE NE N NW NW NW NW NW W W SW S E S SW S
WIND SPD 5 2 3 4 4 3 3 4 8 6 4 3 4 3 3 3 4 3
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 50 100 100 60 20 5 5 0 10
FRZG RAIN S S D S
SLEET S
SNOW S C D D D D L C 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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