EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Mon Jun 15 2026
VAZ064-160800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Mon Jun 15 2026
Date 06/15/26 Tue 06/16/26 Wed 06/17/26 Thu
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 58 79 62 88 70
TEMP 75 68 62 58 63 73 77 79 74 66 64 62 67 79 86 87 82 73 71 73 77
DEWPT 57 56 54 52 54 52 52 54 58 59 60 61 64 63 60 59 62 61 62 62 67
MAX/MIN RH 80 42 98 37 74
RH 54 66 74 80 72 48 42 43 56 78 89 97 90 58 42 39 52 66 74 68 71
WIND DIR N NW NW NW N E S S SE SE SE S S SW SW SW S S S S SW
WIND DIR DEG 34 33 32 33 01 07 19 19 12 13 14 17 20 24 22 23 19 18 19 20 20
WIND SPD 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 4 3 3 2 2 2 4 5 5 3 3 5 6 10
CLOUDS SC SC SC FW SC FW SC SC FW SC B1 B2 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 42 35 30 24 27 19 30 34 25 38 62 71 23 14 20 24 22 20 28 37 28
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 10 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 600 1200 6900 6400 500 1000 8400 8600 500 1500
T WIND DIR NW N W SW SW SW W SW S SW
T WIND SPD 8 4 4 9 8 6 11 13 8 14
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR GD VG PR PR
ADI 6 12 57 72 4 10 107 120 5 53
MAX LVORI 4 5 2 3 6 8 3 2 4 3
STABILITY F F A A F F A B F E
CEILING 5900 18700 30000 5500 17100 7200 24700 6300 12800 13800
PRESSURE 29.71 29.77 29.81 29.70 29.67 29.65 29.67 29.62 29.61 29.54
Date 06/18Fri 06/19/26Sat 06/20/26Sun 06/21/26Mon 06/22/26
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 93 70 84 61 84 61 85 64 87
TEMP 92 87 75 74 81 76 64 66 82 78 63 67 83 80 67 69 84 79
DEWPT 69 69 68 68 66 63 59 59 54 56 54 57 56 60 59 62 63 66
MIN/MAX RH 46 87 57 87 37 78 38 84 47
RH 47 52 76 83 64 65 83 78 39 47 70 74 40 51 74 79 49 58
WIND DIR SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W NE S SW SW S
WIND SPD 13 9 4 3 4 3 2 2 8 3 2 1 4 2 2 1 5 3
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 50 70 20 0 0 5 20 40
RAIN SHWRS S C C L L C C C C
TSTMS S S S C S
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VAZ081-160800-
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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