EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Sun Feb 22 2026
VAZ064-222100-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
850 AM EST Sun Feb 22 2026
Date Sun 02/22/26 Mon 02/23/26 Tue 02/24/26
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 38 30 38 22 41
TEMP 36 36 36 33 33 31 31 32 34 36 37 36 32 29 25 23 32 38 41 35
DEWPT 36 36 35 33 31 29 27 26 27 27 25 23 19 17 15 13 14 15 15 19
MIN/MAX RH 96 100 59 65 34
RH 100100 98100 92 92 85 80 74 68 60 59 58 60 65 65 48 38 35 51
WIND DIR NE N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W S
WIND DIR DEG 05 01 00 34 34 32 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 28 26 18
WIND SPD 4 6 8 10 11 11 13 11 14 14 12 10 6 5 4 3 4 4 3 2
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 98 98 98 95 93 94 95 95 87 88 75 54 24 15 12 15 24 31 42 65
VSBY 1 1 0 1 1 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 100 90 30 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.66 0.26 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR T 3 T
RAIN D D S S
SNOW S S D D D C C C C S S
MIX HGT 1400 1400 1800 4800 5000 2000 1500 4800 4800
T WIND DIR N N NW NW NW NW NW NW W
T WIND SPD 16 25 28 35 31 18 13 18 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR EX EX PR PR GD GD
ADI 24 30 52 111 110 28 26 109 101
MAX LVORI 5 5 4 3 2 3 3 1 2
STABILITY D D D D D E F B B
CEILING 1000 1000 2400 4000 4200 12500 26600 30000 23500
PRESSURE 29.65 29.59 29.55 29.57 29.62 29.77 29.84 29.90 29.84
Date Wed 02/25/26Thu 02/26/26Fri 02/27/26Sat 02/28/26
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 30 56 40 57 37 51 30 57
TEMP 34 36 54 50 43 41 52 52 48 38 49 42 35 32 55 49
DEWPT 22 27 32 33 35 37 43 46 43 35 30 29 29 29 34 36
MAX/MIN RH 68 41 88 66 90 42 89 43
RH 61 68 44 52 74 85 71 80 83 89 48 61 79 87 45 62
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW S S S SW NW NW N SE S S S
WIND SPD 4 5 9 4 3 3 6 5 4 4 5 3 2 2 4 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 10 10 20 60 70 30 10 10
RAIN S C L L C C S
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VAZ081-222100-
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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