EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed May 6 2026
VAZ064-070800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Wed May 6 2026
Date 05/06/26 Thu 05/07/26 Fri 05/08/26 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
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 51 62 45 70 52
TEMP 72 67 59 55 54 55 58 61 58 53 48 45 50 61 68 70 63 58 54 53 56
DEWPT 61 62 57 52 48 45 42 42 44 45 42 39 41 37 38 39 42 42 43 43 48
MAX/MIN RH 93 49 81 31 71
RH 68 85 93 89 81 70 55 49 60 76 80 79 71 41 33 33 46 55 66 69 76
WIND DIR SW N N N N N N SW SW W NW NW NW W SW SW S S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 23 34 34 00 01 02 01 24 21 25 31 31 29 27 24 22 18 19 19 19 19
WIND SPD 6 3 4 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 5 6 3 4 4 5 5
CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC SC B1 FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW SC B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 79 88 91 96 90 93 85 28 27 58 12 9 9 3 14 30 26 20 34 60 76
VSBY 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 90 40 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.52 0.02 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C D D C C C C C
TSTMS C C
MIX HGT 1200 1200 2800 3500 500 1300 7700 7600 500 1300
T WIND DIR NW N N NW W NW W SW S S
T WIND SPD 13 11 11 6 10 5 9 12 10 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 12 21 35 26 6 7 111 120 5 24
MAX LVORI 5 6 3 3 4 5 2 2 3 3
STABILITY F E C A F F A B F E
CEILING 3300 1000 4000 26600 5500 30000 30000 7200 7200 15500
PRESSURE 29.64 29.71 29.73 29.67 29.71 29.79 29.85 29.77 29.75 29.69
Date 05/09Sun 05/10/26Mon 05/11/26Tue 05/12/26Wed 05/13/26
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 75 54 81 58 71 46 70 52 75
TEMP 72 69 56 58 79 75 65 60 68 64 50 50 68 64 55 55 72 69
DEWPT 53 53 52 55 55 57 60 58 50 44 40 41 39 43 44 49 51 52
MIN/MAX RH 45 97 43 96 42 76 33 83 43
RH 51 58 85 90 45 54 83 93 52 49 68 71 35 46 67 80 48 MM
WIND DIR SW W N N S S SW W NW NW NW NW W S S S SW MM
WIND SPD 8 2 0 0 5 4 3 6 9 3 3 3 5 2 2 3 6 MM
AVG CLOUDS B2 SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 30 0 30 70 50 5 0 20 30
RAIN SHWRS C S C L L C S S C C
TSTMS S S S 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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