EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Wed Mar 4 2026
VAZ064-042100-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
850 AM EST Wed Mar 4 2026
Date Wed 03/04/26 Thu 03/05/26 Fri 03/06/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 61 48 75 58 75
TEMP 53 60 58 54 51 50 49 49 58 71 74 65 64 63 62 59 68 73 73 63
DEWPT 50 52 52 51 50 49 48 49 53 56 56 55 56 55 55 55 56 57 57 53
MIN/MAX RH 76 100 53 85 54
RH 88 76 78 91 97 97 96 99 85 59 54 70 75 76 79 87 66 57 56 70
WIND DIR SW N NE NE E E SE S SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S E
WIND DIR DEG 24 01 05 06 08 09 14 17 22 21 20 18 20 21 22 23 23 21 16 10
WIND SPD 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 4 5 5 3 4 5 4 3 3 3 4 3
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 66 75 74 78 83 81 79 76 61 55 56 59 51 56 69 70 40 43 47 50
VSBY 7 9 7 7 7 7 6 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 40 30 20 30 20
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.04 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C S S
RAIN SHWRS C C S S C C S S S S S
MIX HGT 1800 500 400 3100 4300 600 400 3200 2900
T WIND DIR NE E SW S S SW SW SW SE
T WIND SPD 4 4 4 4 11 11 11 5 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR
ADI 7 3 4 26 65 10 12 18 22
MAX LVORI 6 10 10 8 3 4 5 4 3
STABILITY C F F C B E E C B
CEILING 4000 3200 3200 11800 26600 25100 1000 1000 6100
PRESSURE 30.04 30.04 30.01 30.04 29.96 29.97 30.0 30.06 30.05
Date Sat 03/07/26Sun 03/08/26Mon 03/09/26Tue 03/10/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 54 81 59 72 51 74 56 80
TEMP 55 56 79 73 67 60 71 64 56 52 72 67 59 58 77 73
DEWPT 54 56 60 59 59 54 52 49 48 48 48 50 53 53 58 57
MAX/MIN RH 100 50 84 47 89 40 86 46
RH 96100 54 63 75 82 52 58 74 86 42 55 79 84 51 58
WIND DIR SE S SW SW SW W W S SW SW SW S S S SW S
WIND SPD 3 3 11 6 4 3 4 3 2 2 4 3 3 3 6 4
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 30 40 40 30 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S C C S S C C S S S S S
TSTMS 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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