EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026
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Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026
Date 07/15/26 Thu 07/16/26 Fri 07/17/26 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 75 98 75 93 72
TEMP 90 82 78 76 80 90 97 97 91 82 79 76 78 87 92 92 86 78 74 73 76
DEWPT 70 68 68 70 72 72 70 69 72 71 68 66 66 65 63 63 66 66 67 68 72
MAX/MIN RH 84 40 74 37 87
RH 52 64 71 81 77 56 43 41 55 69 69 71 67 48 38 39 52 68 79 84 87
WIND DIR SW SW W W N N W SW SW W N N N NE NE E E SE SE SE S
WIND DIR DEG 21 23 25 29 35 35 28 24 21 29 00 01 02 05 06 09 10 14 15 13 15
WIND SPD 4 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 30 32 30 30 38 46 48 41 46 34 52 36 40 19 23 25 33 38 56 55 55
VSBY 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 10 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
Obvis H H H H H H H H K K K K K K
MIX HGT 400 500 6000 6700 500 1000 5700 5700 500 1100
T WIND DIR W NW NW W NW N NE SE SE S
T WIND SPD 9 6 6 8 6 9 6 5 9 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 5 8 49 66 7 13 32 39 5 11
MAX LVORI 3 6 3 3 3 3 2 2 4 5
STABILITY F F A A F F A A F F
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 4700 5700 6900 6300 15400
PRESSURE 29.76 29.77 29.80 29.75 29.75 29.78 29.87 29.84 29.86 29.85
Date 07/18Sun 07/19/26Mon 07/20/26Tue 07/21/26Wed 07/22/26
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 94 74 89 68 89 71 91 72 89
TEMP 92 84 75 77 87 81 71 72 87 82 73 74 89 84 75 74 87 82
DEWPT 73 73 74 75 75 72 69 68 67 67 70 72 73 72 71 72 69 68
MIN/MAX RH 52 97 63 94 49 97 56 97 54
RH 53 70 95 95 68 73 93 87 53 61 90 93 59 66 88 93 56 63
WIND DIR SW S SW W NW NE NW N S SE S SW SW SW NW NW NW N
WIND SPD 6 4 4 3 4 3 1 2 3 3 2 3 6 5 3 4 5 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW B1
POP 12HR 70 60 70 20 20 20 50 40 30
RAIN SHWRS L L S C L S S S C C S C
TSTMS L C S C S S C C 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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