EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Thu Feb 5 2026
VAZ064-060900-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
410 PM EST Thu Feb 5 2026
Date 02/05/26 Fri 02/06/26 Sat 02/07/26 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 17 38 16 25 10
TEMP 26 23 21 19 19 30 36 38 33 30 28 24 18 20 23 22 17 14 12 11 10
DEWPT 16 16 16 16 16 18 18 22 28 27 25 20 9 1 -2 -3 -3 -3 -2 -2 -2
MAX/MIN RH 89 47 93 32 57
RH 67 76 82 89 88 60 47 52 81 89 89 83 68 43 33 32 41 46 51 56 57
WIND DIR N N N NW W S S S S W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 01 00 34 33 25 19 20 20 16 26 29 30 32 32 32 32 32 33 32 32 32
WIND SPD 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 3 8 16 19 19 19 14 11 10 8 5
CLOUDS FW SC B2 B1 SC SC B2 OV OV B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUDS(%) 7 45 71 64 35 41 87 92 93 55 46 44 16 10 15 16 3 4 3 5 9
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 40 20 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 T 00-00
RAIN S
SNOW S C S S
MIX HGT 500 500 2500 2500 500 4300 5300 5200 3900 3000
T WIND DIR NW N S SW W NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 2 1 4 9 5 17 42 40 31 20
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR VG EX EX VG GD
ADI 2 1 19 24 5 113 120 120 50 56
MAX LVORI 6 7 6 5 8 6 1 1 2 2
STABILITY F F B C F E D D D E
CEILING 23500 18200 10800 6300 1000 7200 30000 30000 30000 23500
PRESSURE 29.82 29.73 29.67 29.51 29.46 29.51 29.76 29.88 30.07 30.17
Date 02/08Mon 02/09/26Tue 02/10/26Wed 02/11/26Thu 02/12/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 27 14 36 18 45 29 51 35 52
TEMP 24 22 18 15 33 29 21 20 43 37 31 31 48 43 41 36 50 43
DEWPT -1 5 7 7 9 13 13 14 21 25 28 29 33 32 34 33 32 29
MIN/MAX RH 32 72 33 81 41 94 50 90 46
RH 34 47 61 69 36 52 71 78 41 61 85 94 56 66 76 89 52 58
WIND DIR NW NW N N N NE SW SE SW SE SW SW W E SW W W NW
WIND SPD 8 2 2 1 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 3 4 3 3 3 5 3
AVG CLOUDS FW SC FW SC B1 SC B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2
POP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0 10 30 20 30
RAIN C S S S 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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