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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
950 AM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026

VAZ064-072000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N  77.27W Elev. 201 ft
950 AM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026

Date             Tue 04/07/26            Wed 04/08/26            Thu 04/09/26
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                      58          31          55          33          64
TEMP                55 57 56 48 41 37 33 34 45 53 55 48 39 35 34 38 51 60 62 54
DEWPT               29 21 16 17 20 20 21 21 19 21 20 26 30 31 32 34 36 36 36 38
MIN/MAX RH                   20          64          25          97          37
RH                  37 24 20 29 42 50 61 58 35 28 25 43 67 86 94 87 57 41 38 55
WIND DIR            NW NW  N  N  N  N NE NE NE  E  E  E SE SE  E NE SE SE SE  E
WIND DIR DEG        32 32 34 35 00 02 03 03 05 08 09 11 13 12 07 06 12 13 12 11
WIND SPD            10 10 10  5  4  3  3  3  3  4  4  3  2  1  1  1  2  3  4  3
CLOUDS              SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)           29 20 10  3  3  1  1  4  5  6  8  9 14 23 40 59 54 47 40 19
VSBY                 7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           5
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
MIX HGT                    5900   800  1700  4200  4000   700   900  4200  4400
T WIND DIR                    N     N    NE     E     E    SE     E    SE    SE
T WIND SPD                   16    12    13    10     9     6     4     6     8
SMOKE DISP                   VG    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                          87     6    39    46    44     4     9    30    44
MAX LVORI                     2     2     3     1     2     6    10     4     3
STABILITY                     C     F     F     A     A     F     F     A     A
CEILING                   30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 26600 26600 23500
PRESSURE                  30.17 30.28 30.35 30.44 30.40 30.40 30.38 30.42 30.30


Date          Fri 04/10/26Sat 04/11/26Sun 04/12/26Mon 04/13/26
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          40    74    50    76    52    77    58    85
TEMP          42 43 71 64 53 52 74 68 55 53 74 69 60 61 82 78
DEWPT         41 41 43 44 44 46 48 48 46 45 48 49 51 54 54 53
MAX/MIN RH      100    32    83    36    77    36    80    34
RH            96 94 36 48 73 80 40 49 71 74 39 49 72 79 38 42
WIND DIR      SE SW  S SE SW  W  N NE NE NE SE SE  S  S SW  S
WIND SPD       2  2  4  3  3  3  5  3  2  2  4  5  4  4  8  5
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR          5     5     5     5     5     0     0     0

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VAZ081-072000-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
37.25N  77.25W Elev. 50 ft
950 AM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026
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