EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026
VAZ064-132000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026
Date Thu 08/13/26 Fri 08/14/26 Sat 08/15/26
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 91 71 86 69 86
TEMP 74 84 89 89 81 76 74 72 74 81 86 82 77 75 73 71 71 80 85 83 78
DEWPT 71 72 69 69 72 71 71 70 71 74 73 72 72 72 72 70 71 70 68 68 70
MIN/MAX RH 50 94 64 100 57
RH 90 66 52 52 74 85 90 93 91 79 64 72 85 90 95 97 99 72 58 60 76
WIND DIR NW NW NW W NE NW NW N N N N NE NE E N N N NE NE NE E
WIND DIR DEG 33 33 30 29 03 30 32 35 00 02 01 03 05 10 35 35 00 03 04 05 10
WIND SPD 1 3 3 3 2 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 24 13 42 44 53 66 56 47 50 81 79 73 83 65 63 55 52 44 56 53 51
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 5 30 50 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.07 0.24 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S
TSTMS S S S
MIX HGT 5100 5200 400 500 3200 3000 500 1100 5000 4900
T WIND DIR NW W E NE NE E NE N NE E
T WIND SPD 9 6 3 4 4 8 11 12 10 4
SMOKE DISP PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 56 60 2 4 20 22 6 19 50 25
MAX LVORI 4 4 7 8 6 5 7 9 4 4
STABILITY A A F F A B F F A C
CEILING 30000 8100 4700 4700 17100 3200 8000 8000 1900 3400
PRESSURE 29.78 29.75 29.77 29.82 29.88 29.84 29.84 29.85 29.93 29.96
Date Sun 08/16/26Mon 08/17/26Tue 08/18/26Wed 08/19/26
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 70 90 75 91 71 88 70 89
TEMP 72 72 88 83 77 76 89 82 74 72 86 80 72 72 87 81
DEWPT 70 71 73 74 73 75 74 74 71 70 70 69 70 70 72 71
MAX/MIN RH 94 61 94 60 96 56 95 56
RH 93 97 61 74 87 96 61 77 90 92 59 69 92 94 61 72
WIND DIR SE S SW S SW W NW N NW N N E E NW S SE
WIND SPD 2 3 5 5 5 3 5 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 3 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW SC
POP 12HR 10 30 40 50 20 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS C C C S S
TSTMS C C 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
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