EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026
VAZ064-200800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026
Date 06/19/26 Sat 06/20/26 Sun 06/21/26 Mon
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 60 86 62 88 70
TEMP 76 69 65 62 66 78 84 85 78 70 67 63 68 81 86 87 81 73 71 70 74
DEWPT 53 52 52 52 56 55 54 54 59 58 57 57 61 60 58 59 63 62 63 65 68
MAX/MIN RH 70 32 83 38 84
RH 44 56 64 70 70 46 36 35 52 66 70 81 79 49 40 39 54 70 76 84 82
WIND DIR NW NW W W W W W W W W NW W W W W SW SE SE S S S
WIND DIR DEG 32 30 28 27 26 28 27 29 28 28 32 27 29 27 26 24 15 15 16 17 19
WIND SPD 3 3 3 2 2 4 5 5 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 4 6
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%) 0 1 2 5 4 7 19 12 12 37 34 19 15 15 22 18 36 47 65 67 48
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 0 5 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S
MIX HGT 500 800 8000 8300 500 800 7100 7300 500 1500
T WIND DIR W W W W S W W W E S
T WIND SPD 5 4 12 10 2 2 6 9 2 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR VG VG PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 4 7 120 120 1 2 106 117 2 26
MAX LVORI 3 3 1 2 4 6 3 2 4 5
STABILITY F F A A F F A A F E
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 5500 6300 9800 10400 7200 6300 11900
PRESSURE 29.71 29.76 29.79 29.76 29.76 29.73 29.77 29.75 29.76 29.71
Date 06/22Tue 06/23/26Wed 06/24/26Thu 06/25/26Fri 06/26/26
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 90 68 86 64 84 64 85 65 86
TEMP 88 82 72 72 84 78 68 69 82 77 68 69 83 78 69 70 84 78
DEWPT 70 72 69 66 62 64 61 62 60 64 63 65 64 67 65 66 65 68
MIN/MAX RH 56 90 45 86 44 96 51 93 50
RH 56 71 89 81 48 62 79 78 47 64 83 87 54 69 87 87 53 70
WIND DIR SW SW W NW NW N N N NE SE S S S S S NW W S
WIND SPD 10 9 4 4 4 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 4 3 1 1 3 2
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR 80 50 20 10 20 30 40 30 40
RAIN SHWRS S D C S S S S C C C C S S C
TSTMS C C S S C S C
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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
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS