EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Fri Jul 17 2026
VAZ064-172000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Fri Jul 17 2026
Date Fri 07/17/26 Sat 07/18/26 Sun 07/19/26
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 72 94 74 88
TEMP 76 83 89 91 85 76 73 72 75 86 91 91 83 78 77 75 76 83 86 86 80
DEWPT 67 65 65 65 68 67 68 70 74 78 75 76 74 74 74 74 75 74 72 70 69
MIN/MAX RH 41 97 58 97 59
RH 75 54 45 42 58 75 84 92 98 76 60 62 75 87 90 96 97 74 63 59 69
WIND DIR N NE N E E SE SE S S S SW SW S SW SW W W N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 02 03 02 07 10 14 14 16 18 20 22 22 20 22 24 25 29 34 35 00 02
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 5 9 8 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 2
CLOUDS FW B1 B1 B1 FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 FW
CLOUDS(%) 19 56 54 51 22 32 62 78 61 45 60 67 68 68 59 59 63 46 61 61 25
VSBY 3 2 2 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 10 70 50 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.20 0.01 0.07
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C S S S S C C
TSTMS C C S S C S
Obvis K K K K K K K K
MIX HGT 4500 5000 600 900 6200 5100 500 800 4200 4500
T WIND DIR N N SE SE SW S S W NW NW
T WIND SPD 4 3 8 4 11 11 6 9 10 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR
ADI 26 23 5 10 97 73 6 13 53 30
MAX LVORI 3 3 5 8 5 4 6 8 4 3
STABILITY A A F F B C E E B C
CEILING 30000 26600 7200 7600 8000 7200 7500 9600 11700 4700
PRESSURE 29.88 29.84 29.84 29.82 29.78 29.62 29.64 29.62 29.67 29.68
Date Mon 07/20/26Tue 07/21/26Wed 07/22/26Thu 07/23/26
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 68 87 70 91 74 89 66 85
TEMP 70 71 85 79 72 75 89 84 76 77 87 80 70 70 82 77
DEWPT 67 66 67 68 70 73 74 72 73 73 69 66 62 62 59 61
MAX/MIN RH 92 53 97 58 92 53 81 44
RH 92 85 55 68 93 93 61 67 89 87 56 62 76 76 46 59
WIND DIR NE NE E SE S S SW S SW SW NW N N N N NE
WIND SPD 1 3 3 4 2 3 8 8 6 4 6 3 3 4 3 2
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 5 10 10 20 50 30 20 5
RAIN SHWRS S S C C S C S S
TSTMS S S C C S
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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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