EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Fri Jan 30 2026
VAZ064-302100-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
850 AM EST Fri Jan 30 2026
Date Fri 01/30/26 Sat 01/31/26 Sun 02/01/26
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 24 11 21 12 27
TEMP 16 23 24 18 16 15 13 12 16 19 20 17 18 17 15 13 17 24 26 21
DEWPT 6 6 7 7 7 5 3 3 5 6 7 10 9 8 6 4 6 8 9 9
MIN/MAX RH 46 67 56 72 48
RH 64 48 48 61 67 64 64 66 62 56 57 72 66 67 69 67 61 51 48 59
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 00 00 01 02 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 35 35 34 34 33 33 33 32
WIND SPD 2 3 2 2 3 3 4 4 8 9 10 10 10 12 14 16 16 13 12 10
CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 48 66 51 73 72 51 48 85 91 87 89 86 86 87 79 74 64 55 37 29
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 10 40 40 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.02 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 T
SNOW S C C C C C
MIX HGT 2800 800 900 2300 2400 2200 2100 3000 3200
T WIND DIR N N N N N N N N NW
T WIND SPD 8 10 13 16 19 27 28 27 23
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD GD
ADI 33 10 16 45 51 39 48 67 66
MAX LVORI 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 2
STABILITY B F E C D D D D D
CEILING 12500 8900 8000 7600 7200 7500 9400 12700 14800
PRESSURE 30.14 30.14 30.13 30.12 30.01 29.92 29.84 29.84 29.79
Date Mon 02/02/26Tue 02/03/26Wed 02/04/26Thu 02/05/26
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 13 36 13 39 22 38 24 38
TEMP 18 13 33 27 19 14 37 31 24 23 36 33 29 25 36 29
DEWPT 7 6 12 14 13 11 19 20 20 21 26 25 26 23 24 20
MAX/MIN RH 73 38 94 44 92 60 94 55
RH 62 73 41 58 79 90 48 63 84 93 67 73 88 93 60 69
WIND DIR NW NW NW W N W NW NE E NE SE E W N N N
WIND SPD 8 3 4 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 3 2 2 2 4 2
AVG CLOUDS FW CL FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 40 40 30
RAIN C S
SNOW C C C C C
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VAZ081-302100-
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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