EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sun May 31 2026
VAZ064-010800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Sun May 31 2026
Date 05/31/26 Mon 06/01/26 Tue 06/02/26 Wed
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 57 79 53 74 52
TEMP 70 62 61 58 63 72 77 78 70 62 57 54 58 68 72 73 67 58 54 52 60
DEWPT 49 49 52 53 55 52 51 50 51 52 52 53 55 50 47 46 50 48 48 47 50
MAX/MIN RH 83 37 100 38 86
RH 47 62 72 83 75 49 41 38 52 70 84 98 90 52 41 38 53 69 80 83 69
WIND DIR S S S SW W N N NE E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NW NW NW N
WIND DIR DEG 18 17 19 20 27 01 02 03 06 09 07 04 03 04 04 04 05 29 30 32 35
WIND SPD 2 3 3 2 2 6 5 5 3 3 2 3 3 4 5 4 2 1 1 2 2
CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 30 32 58 60 43 42 65 63 51 27 23 20 14 7 14 10 10 4 11 14 7
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 400 1100 6700 6700 600 1800 6500 6500 500 1000
T WIND DIR S SW N NE E NE NE NE NE N
T WIND SPD 3 4 11 10 17 17 18 14 3 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD FR PR PR VG VG PR PR
ADI 2 10 75 47 10 38 120 120 3 13
MAX LVORI 3 6 3 2 5 8 3 2 5 6
STABILITY F F A C F F A A F F
CEILING 4700 4300 23500 4700 4700 8900 30000 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 29.76 29.72 29.77 29.79 29.86 29.95 30.02 29.98 30.01 30.01
Date 06/03Thu 06/04/26Fri 06/05/26Sat 06/06/26Sun 06/07/26
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 80 55 84 61 89 67 91 69 89
TEMP 77 70 57 61 82 78 64 67 87 83 71 71 89 84 72 72 87 83
DEWPT 45 51 50 53 51 56 54 58 54 60 58 61 59 63 62 64 63 65
MIN/MAX RH 29 81 31 78 30 73 35 78 42
RH 32 51 77 76 34 47 70 72 33 45 63 71 37 50 71 76 44 56
WIND DIR N NE SW W NW S SW W W S SW W W W W SW W NE
WIND SPD 4 1 1 1 3 2 2 1 3 2 2 1 4 2 1 1 3 3
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 5 0 5 5 5 10 20 30
RAIN SHWRS S S S C
TSTMS S C
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VAZ081-010800-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
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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