EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Wed Sep 23 2026
VAZ064-232000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Wed Sep 23 2026
Date Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26
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 64 55 65 51 70
TEMP 59 59 61 62 61 61 59 58 56 61 64 64 59 57 56 54 53 62 68 69 61
DEWPT 57 57 57 57 56 55 54 53 52 52 54 53 52 50 50 47 46 48 50 51 50
MIN/MAX RH 83 86 67 80 51
RH 93 90 87 84 84 81 83 83 85 73 69 67 77 79 80 77 78 60 52 53 66
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 02 03 03 03 04 04 03 02 02 03 02 03 02 00 35 35 35 00 35 00 35
WIND SPD 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 9 10 11 10 10 5 5 5 8 9 11 11 10 9
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%) 95 96 93 96 76 75 68 78 75 71 65 66 58 53 35 37 27 24 21 21 29
VSBY 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 60 10 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.09 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN L C C S
MIX HGT 1700 1700 700 1600 3400 3400 600 1300 3700 3800
T WIND DIR N N NE NE NE NE N N N N
T WIND SPD 17 12 14 17 17 18 11 14 13 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR FR FR
ADI 31 28 16 33 44 45 14 24 43 59
MAX LVORI 4 5 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 3
STABILITY D D D D D D E E C C
CEILING 1700 1700 2400 3200 1700 2400 6700 5500 26600 26600
PRESSURE 30.18 30.15 30.15 30.12 30.15 30.09 30.07 29.98 29.98 29.92
Date Sat 09/26/26Sun 09/27/26Mon 09/28/26Tue 09/29/26
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 53 75 55 73 55 76 55 80
TEMP 58 55 73 64 59 56 72 66 59 57 74 65 59 57 79 68
DEWPT 51 49 53 52 51 50 55 55 54 53 58 58 57 56 61 61
MAX/MIN RH 81 49 80 55 90 55 99 52
RH 77 81 50 62 75 77 55 69 83 87 57 74 96 97 55 73
WIND DIR NW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N W NW W E
WIND SPD 8 9 12 8 6 9 11 4 3 3 6 0 1 2 3 1
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 5 5 10 5 5 0 0 0
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VAZ081-232000-
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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