EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Wed Jul 1 2026
VAZ064-012000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Wed Jul 1 2026
Date Wed 07/01/26 Thu 07/02/26 Fri 07/03/26
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 98 73 101 77 103
TEMP 77 87 95 97 90 83 79 74 79 93 99100 92 85 82 78 83 94100101 93
DEWPT 68 72 73 72 73 72 70 69 71 74 73 71 74 73 73 72 74 74 71 68 71
MIN/MAX RH 45 85 40 83 35
RH 74 61 49 45 57 70 76 85 78 55 44 40 56 67 74 82 74 53 39 35 49
WIND DIR SW SW SW S S S S SW SW NW S S S S SW SW W NW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 21 22 21 20 17 18 20 20 23 31 20 19 17 20 22 23 25 31 23 24 23
WIND SPD 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 2
CLOUDS FW CL FW FW CL FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 20 5 8 6 3 8 4 6 5 3 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 3 7 12 20
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 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 6100 6700 600 800 6500 6400 500 600 8200 8900
T WIND DIR SW SW S SW N W SW W NW W
T WIND SPD 8 6 11 9 5 5 9 6 6 6
SMOKE DISP PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD
ADI 56 57 5 7 45 45 4 6 62 93
MAX LVORI 3 3 4 5 3 3 3 6 3 2
STABILITY A A F F A A F F A A
CEILING 4000 4700 11600 30000 30000 4700 30000 30000 13800 14800
PRESSURE 29.90 29.84 29.82 29.84 29.92 29.86 29.84 29.86 29.90 29.84
Date Sat 07/04/26Sun 07/05/26Mon 07/06/26Tue 07/07/26
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 78 102 75 100 74 94 72 91
TEMP 83 83 99 92 80 81 98 91 79 79 92 86 76 76 89 83
DEWPT 71 73 69 69 71 72 69 71 72 73 72 73 73 73 71 72
MAX/MIN RH 79 37 87 37 94 49 95 53
RH 67 72 38 48 74 75 39 53 80 82 52 65 89 90 56 70
WIND DIR W W SW S S SW SW SW SW W W NW W N NE E
WIND SPD 1 1 3 3 1 0 3 3 1 1 3 2 1 2 3 2
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1
POP 12HR 10 20 20 30 50 60 40 40
RAIN SHWRS S S C C L C S C
TSTMS S S C C C C C
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VAZ081-012000-
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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