EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Mon Sep 21 2026
VAZ064-212000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Mon Sep 21 2026
Date Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26
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 78 65 70 58 64
TEMP 69 74 77 76 72 69 68 67 67 68 68 68 64 63 62 60 60 62 63 64 62
DEWPT 67 67 67 66 66 66 66 66 65 66 66 63 61 61 61 59 59 59 59 59 59
MIN/MAX RH 69 97 85 99 85
RH 94 79 71 70 81 89 92 97 94 94 92 85 90 94 97 97 96 89 87 86 90
WIND DIR N NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 02 03 04 05 05 06 06 05 05 05 04 05 05 04 03 02 03 03 03 03 03
WIND SPD 4 6 5 6 4 3 4 3 5 8 9 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 11 10 10
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 75 85 79 86 87 95 96 92 93 92 95 96 95 94 92 89 89 88 87 89 88
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 70 90 80 60
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.32 0.60 0.72 0.24
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN L L L L C C C
RAIN SHWRS S C C C L L L D D D D
TSTMS S S S C S S C C S
MIX HGT 2700 2700 900 900 1700 1900 1100 1600 2500 2900
T WIND DIR NE E E NE NE NE NE NE N NE
T WIND SPD 9 13 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 18
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR
ADI 25 30 11 16 24 29 16 33 43 43
MAX LVORI 4 4 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 4
STABILITY D D E E D D D D D D
CEILING 6700 2400 1000 300 300 300 300 300 1000 300
PRESSURE 29.87 29.85 29.89 29.92 29.95 29.97 30.02 30.03 30.09 30.09
Date Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26Sun 09/27/26
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 57 65 53 66 52 68 53 71
TEMP 60 57 63 60 56 54 64 60 56 54 67 62 56 55 70 63
DEWPT 58 57 60 57 53 50 53 51 50 50 54 54 52 52 57 58
MAX/MIN RH 100 83 95 64 87 61 93 61
RH 93100 89 90 90 87 67 72 82 86 63 75 86 91 63 85
WIND DIR NE N NE N N N N N NW NW N N NW N N N
WIND SPD 9 10 10 10 6 10 12 10 9 10 11 6 4 6 9 2
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 40 30 10 20 20 10 10 5
RAIN C C
RAIN SHWRS S C S 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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