EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
950 AM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026
VAZ064-112000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
950 AM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026
Date Wed 03/11/26 Thu 03/12/26 Fri 03/13/26
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 48 55 31 56
TEMP 74 82 83 78 75 73 68 54 44 43 45 42 39 35 32 33 46 54 56 54
DEWPT 58 60 60 60 58 57 54 46 38 31 26 23 22 24 24 24 25 25 27 29
MIN/MAX RH 43 69 44 75 31
RH 59 46 46 54 55 57 61 75 79 62 47 46 51 65 72 69 43 32 32 39
WIND DIR S SW SW S SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW S S S S S SW
WIND DIR DEG 20 21 21 20 21 22 29 33 33 32 32 31 32 29 19 18 18 19 20 21
WIND SPD 6 8 10 8 10 9 10 11 13 11 10 3 2 1 2 3 9 11 12 9
CLOUDS B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 OV OV OV B2 B1 FW CL CL FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 53 41 51 39 34 60 88 90 90 87 66 16 4 3 10 53 56 55 44 33
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 30 70 70 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.03 0.27 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN L L S S
RAIN SHWRS C S C S C
TSTMS S S C
MIX HGT 4700 1800 2400 3200 5800 700 700 4800 4700
T WIND DIR SW SW W NW W NW SW S S
T WIND SPD 20 13 16 27 5 3 2 17 23
SMOKE DISP VG PR FR GD FR PR PR GD VG
ADI 102 16 58 77 38 2 2 87 88
MAX LVORI 3 3 3 4 2 3 4 2 2
STABILITY C E D D C F F C C
CEILING 11700 17100 18200 3200 10200 30000 23500 18200 23500
PRESSURE 29.68 29.59 29.51 29.73 29.88 30.01 30.06 30.07 29.89
Date Sat 03/14/26Sun 03/15/26Mon 03/16/26Tue 03/17/26
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 42 60 40 65 52 64 28 43
TEMP 50 42 58 52 42 41 61 58 60 59 59 50 34 30 41 37
DEWPT 33 30 25 28 29 32 44 50 55 55 46 32 19 15 11 13
MAX/MIN RH 64 25 70 51 93 43 59 26
RH 52 62 28 39 59 70 53 76 84 88 62 50 55 54 29 37
WIND DIR SW W NW E E E SE SE S SW W NW NW NW W NW
WIND SPD 4 3 4 3 2 3 8 5 8 10 10 8 4 4 6 3
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 20 70 70 20 10
RAIN SHWRS S L L 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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