EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026
VAZ064-042000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026
Date Fri 09/04/26 Sat 09/05/26 Sun 09/06/26
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 93 71 86 66 82
TEMP 77 86 91 91 84 76 74 73 73 80 84 83 76 72 70 68 67 76 81 80 73
DEWPT 73 74 72 73 73 72 72 72 73 73 74 73 72 70 69 67 67 68 66 66 66
MIN/MAX RH 52 100 70 100 59
RH 87 68 54 56 69 89 94 96 99 79 72 73 89 95 98 98 99 75 61 63 79
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW W W NW N N N N NE E N N N NE NE NE E
WIND DIR DEG 25 31 30 29 32 26 26 31 35 35 35 01 05 07 34 00 01 03 04 05 07
WIND SPD 2 3 4 4 3 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 1 1 3 3 4 6 6 3
CLOUDS FW CL FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 6 2 12 65 62 55 31 50 54 62 52 56 57 57 42 37 29 29 28 28 21
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 50 40 40 40 20
QPF 12HR 0.13 0.14 0.11 0.04 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C S S C C C C S S
TSTMS C C S C C C
MIX HGT 5400 4900 400 700 3500 3400 500 900 4600 4400
T WIND DIR NW W W N N N NE NE N NE
T WIND SPD 11 11 2 4 6 8 5 10 8 14
SMOKE DISP FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD
ADI 84 77 2 6 41 43 4 12 72 84
MAX LVORI 4 3 9 10 6 6 9 9 5 4
STABILITY A A F F B B F F A B
CEILING 8000 14500 8900 7200 10800 12300 3200 400 1000 2400
PRESSURE 29.81 29.76 29.75 29.75 29.73 29.68 29.69 29.72 29.77 29.81
Date Mon 09/07/26Tue 09/08/26Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26
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 62 83 61 85 65 88 71 91
TEMP 66 65 81 74 63 64 83 77 69 67 86 81 74 73 90 83
DEWPT 65 64 63 63 61 62 64 65 62 63 68 68 66 67 71 69
MAX/MIN RH 100 52 99 50 88 52 82 51
RH 99 97 54 70 93 93 53 67 80 87 54 65 76 82 55 63
WIND DIR NE N E SE S SW SW S S SW SW S SW SW W SW
WIND SPD 2 2 3 3 1 2 3 3 3 3 6 5 6 6 8 5
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 10
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VAZ081-042000-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
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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