EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Mon Jun 29 2026
VAZ064-292000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Mon Jun 29 2026
Date Mon 06/29/26 Tue 06/30/26 Wed 07/01/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 86 65 91 69 98
TEMP 72 79 84 84 80 73 68 66 70 82 88 91 82 75 71 70 74 86 97 97 91
DEWPT 71 70 69 68 69 68 66 65 67 66 66 65 67 66 67 67 69 72 71 70 73
MIN/MAX RH 57 100 42 93 42
RH 97 74 62 58 68 84 93 97 90 59 48 42 61 75 87 90 85 63 44 42 57
WIND DIR NE NE E E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S
WIND DIR DEG 04 06 07 09 11 14 15 17 17 16 16 17 16 16 18 19 21 21 21 20 17
WIND SPD 3 3 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 3
CLOUDS B2 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 84 42 41 36 22 13 12 16 25 19 22 15 12 10 13 12 15 16 17 17 6
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 0 0 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS
MIX HGT 4500 4400 500 700 4900 4800 600 900 6100 6300
T WIND DIR NE E SE S S S S SW NW W
T WIND SPD 9 6 4 3 6 10 11 9 9 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR FR FR
ADI 43 41 3 5 49 60 5 13 64 71
MAX LVORI 4 3 7 10 4 3 6 6 3 3
STABILITY C A F F A A F F A A
CEILING 2400 2400 5500 13800 11700 30000 30000 4700 4700 4700
PRESSURE 29.94 29.92 29.96 30.0 30.03 29.97 29.93 29.92 29.89 29.84
Date Thu 07/02/26Fri 07/03/26Sat 07/04/26Sun 07/05/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 75 102 77 103 76 100 74 96
TEMP 77 81 99 93 82 81102 93 81 82 98 91 79 79 94 88
DEWPT 71 74 69 70 69 72 68 71 70 72 68 70 71 73 69 70
MAX/MIN RH 86 34 77 32 80 34 90 42
RH 82 80 38 47 66 74 34 49 69 72 38 50 77 82 45 56
WIND DIR SW SW SW S SW W SW W W W SW W SW W W SE
WIND SPD 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 1 1 3 2 1 1 3 2
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW B1 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR 5 0 0 20 20 30 50 30
RAIN SHWRS S S C C S S C
TSTMS S S C S C
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VAZ081-292000-
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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