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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri May 29 2026

VAZ064-300800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N  77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Fri May 29 2026

Date           05/29/26      Sat 05/30/26            Sun 05/31/26            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                      56          74          48          75          55
TEMP             72 67 61 57 64 68 72 73 65 58 54 49 54 66 73 73 68 60 58 57 62
DEWPT            55 56 55 52 53 48 46 47 48 46 46 46 49 48 47 48 52 50 50 51 54
MAX/MIN RH                   83          39          93          39          84
RH               56 69 81 83 67 49 40 39 54 64 75 89 83 52 40 41 56 69 75 80 77
WIND DIR         SW SW  W NW  N  N  N  N  N NE  N  N  N  N NW SW  S  S  S  S SW
WIND DIR DEG     21 24 27 29 00 00 00 00 02 02 01 33 34 35 30 23 17 17 18 20 22
WIND SPD          3  3  2  2  8 10 10 10  5  3  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  3
CLOUDS           CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)         3  7 14 20 11  9  4  3  5  2  5  9  2  5  7  8 12 23 44 44 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                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
MIX HGT               400  1800  5000  5700   400  1100  5400  5700   400  1100
T WIND DIR             SW    NW     N     N     N     N     N     W     S    SW
T WIND SPD              4     9    18    16     4     5     6     3     4     5
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    GD    GD    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                     3    45    98   104     4    10    39    33     4    11
MAX LVORI               5     5     1     3     4     6     3     3     3     5
STABILITY               F     F     B     B     F     F     A     A     F     F
CEILING             30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 23500 26600  4800
PRESSURE            29.68 29.67 29.76 29.79 29.89 29.93 29.97 29.87 29.81 29.76


Date           06/01Tue 06/02/26Wed 06/03/26Thu 06/04/26Fri 06/05/26
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          79    55    76    53    76    54    81    59    86
TEMP          77 71 60 60 74 69 57 59 74 70 58 59 79 74 63 65 84 78
DEWPT         52 54 53 54 50 53 50 52 48 52 50 53 52 56 54 57 58 62
MIN/MAX RH       38    87    41    83    37    84    38    81    40
RH            42 55 77 81 44 56 77 78 40 53 76 79 40 53 72 76 41 58
WIND DIR      NW  N  N  N  N  N NW NW  N  N  W  W  W SE SW SW SW  S
WIND SPD       4  2  1  3  6  1  2  3  5  2  2  1  3  2  3  1  3  3
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR          5     5    10     5    10     5     5     5     5

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VAZ081-300800-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
37.25N  77.25W Elev. 50 ft
510 PM EDT Fri May 29 2026
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