EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026
VAZ064-300800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026
Date 09/29/26 Wed 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 Fri
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 59 82 62 86 64
TEMP 67 63 61 60 61 74 80 80 71 67 65 64 66 76 84 84 75 70 68 66 66
DEWPT 62 61 60 59 60 65 64 64 64 65 64 63 62 64 62 64 63 62 61 60 61
MAX/MIN RH 100 56 100 47 85
RH 84 95 97 98 97 75 58 59 79 93 96 99 87 65 48 50 67 77 79 82 84
WIND DIR N N SW W SW SW SW S SE S S S S SW SW SW S S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 00 00 21 25 23 21 21 19 14 17 18 19 20 21 22 21 18 20 21 21 22
WIND SPD 0 0 1 1 0 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 3 3 3 3 4 5
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 25 14 34 46 51 31 30 39 47 70 67 44 42 23 16 20 20 19 15 19 16
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 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 300 300 5000 4700 400 400 4900 4500 400 400
T WIND DIR NW NW SW SW S S SW SW S SW
T WIND SPD 1 1 4 5 3 4 10 9 4 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 1 1 40 41 2 5 52 54 3 6
MAX LVORI 10 10 7 5 9 10 4 3 5 6
STABILITY F F B B F F B B F F
CEILING 5500 2400 30000 4000 4000 20800 18500 23500 20800 20200
PRESSURE 29.92 29.92 29.98 29.92 29.92 29.90 29.92 29.87 29.88 29.86
Date 10/02Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26
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 89 66 73 61 69 58 68 50 63
TEMP 87 80 71 66 70 66 62 61 67 63 61 58 66 59 53 50 61 55
DEWPT 64 66 66 62 62 61 61 61 65 63 61 57 55 52 47 44 45 46
MIN/MAX RH 46 89 73 100 90 100 61 81 54
RH 46 63 84 87 76 84 99100 92100 99 98 68 77 80 80 56 74
WIND DIR SW S N N N NE N NE N N N N N N N N N NE
WIND SPD 6 4 4 6 5 3 2 3 4 3 2 4 9 3 4 5 5 2
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 5 20 40 60 60 40 10 0 0
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C L L L C S
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VAZ081-300800-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
37.25N 77.25W Elev. 50 ft
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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