EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sun Sep 27 2026
VAZ064-272000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Sun Sep 27 2026
Date Sun 09/27/26 Mon 09/28/26 Tue 09/29/26
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 68 60 72 61 76
TEMP 59 66 67 65 63 62 61 61 61 67 71 71 67 64 62 61 61 70 74 74 68
DEWPT 52 52 54 55 57 57 57 56 57 59 60 61 61 60 59 58 59 60 60 61 61
MIN/MAX RH 61 87 68 92 61
RH 78 61 62 70 79 85 87 84 87 75 68 72 80 87 90 91 93 71 63 64 78
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N
WIND DIR DEG 31 31 32 32 31 32 31 31 31 32 31 32 33 32 31 31 31 32 32 34 00
WIND SPD 8 10 11 11 9 5 3 3 3 5 5 3 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 1 0
CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 50 58 74 84 84 72 79 73 71 62 67 74 76 66 53 50 49 42 46 44 39
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S
MIX HGT 2700 2200 900 1000 3700 3400 600 600 4500 4100
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 19 21 13 12 11 9 4 6 9 8
SMOKE DISP FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 47 48 15 17 30 29 3 7 42 37
MAX LVORI 3 3 5 5 3 5 6 6 5 4
STABILITY D D D E D D F F B A
CEILING 4000 3200 1700 2400 1700 2400 2400 2400 4200 4000
PRESSURE 29.55 29.55 29.62 29.64 29.72 29.73 29.79 29.82 29.87 29.87
Date Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26
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 60 81 62 85 66 82 62 73
TEMP 62 61 79 72 65 63 83 75 69 67 80 73 66 62 71 67
DEWPT 60 60 61 64 62 60 64 63 61 62 66 65 61 58 61 61
MAX/MIN RH 100 53 94 53 84 60 87 67
RH 95 97 54 76 91 91 54 66 77 84 62 75 84 86 69 81
WIND DIR N SW SW SE S SW SW S SW SW W E N N NE E
WIND SPD 0 1 3 3 3 3 5 5 4 4 5 3 3 3 4 3
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S
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VAZ081-272000-
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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