EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Jun 3 2026
VAZ064-040800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Jun 3 2026
Date 06/03/26 Thu 06/04/26 Fri 06/05/26 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 54 87 61 91 67
TEMP 71 63 59 56 62 79 85 85 77 69 66 63 68 81 88 89 82 75 72 68 73
DEWPT 48 49 49 49 53 52 49 50 55 55 54 54 57 59 57 57 61 59 59 58 61
MAX/MIN RH 80 29 78 33 73
RH 43 61 69 77 73 39 29 30 47 61 65 72 68 47 35 34 49 58 64 70 67
WIND DIR NE N W W N N NE N S S SW SW SW W SW SW S S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 02 00 25 28 00 00 03 35 16 18 21 21 23 26 23 23 20 20 21 22 23
WIND SPD 2 0 1 1 0 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 4 5 3 3 3 3 2
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 3 2 2 2 1 1 11 23 14 9 20 16 21 17 31 23 26 30 33 31 27
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 400 600 7000 6900 500 800 7100 7500 500 600
T WIND DIR SW NW N W S SW W SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 3 4 4 3 6 6 6 9 6 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 2 4 28 36 3 6 85 100 4 5
MAX LVORI 3 5 2 2 3 4 2 2 3 3
STABILITY F F A A F F A A F F
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 30000 26600 26600 30000 26900 26600 26600
PRESSURE 30.05 30.04 30.07 30.0 29.95 29.95 29.95 29.88 29.86 29.84
Date 06/06Sun 06/07/26Mon 06/08/26Tue 06/09/26Wed 06/10/26
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 94 70 89 65 77 56 76 60 82
TEMP 91 86 74 73 87 82 70 68 75 71 60 60 74 72 63 64 80 77
DEWPT 58 60 60 64 63 66 64 62 59 57 55 55 55 57 57 58 58 61
MIN/MAX RH 31 77 43 85 53 90 49 88 46
RH 33 42 62 74 45 58 81 81 58 61 85 84 51 59 82 82 48 58
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W N NE NE NE E NE N NE E N N NE E
WIND SPD 10 4 3 2 4 2 2 5 6 6 2 3 4 3 2 3 3 2
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 20 50 30 20 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S C C C S S S S S S S S
TSTMS C S S
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VAZ081-040800-
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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