EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026
VAZ064-122000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026
Date Wed 08/12/26 Thu 08/13/26 Fri 08/14/26
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 88 71 90 71 86
TEMP 73 81 86 87 81 76 73 73 74 84 89 88 80 76 75 73 73 82 86 83 78
DEWPT 70 70 70 69 71 71 71 70 72 72 71 72 72 72 72 71 72 74 73 72 72
MIN/MAX RH 56 95 55 100 65
RH 90 71 58 56 72 86 93 92 94 67 56 58 77 88 90 94 97 77 65 70 83
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW SE S SW W W NW W W W NW NW NW NW N NW NW N
WIND DIR DEG 32 33 32 32 13 19 23 26 28 31 26 25 27 30 30 30 33 34 32 33 00
WIND SPD 3 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 3 3 3 2 1 1 3 2 3 4 3 2
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%) 48 33 48 42 47 50 67 38 40 35 44 59 62 70 62 67 64 69 73 71 52
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 10 40 40 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.10 0.03 0.07
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C C S S C C C C S
TSTMS S C S S C S
MIX HGT 4900 4800 500 500 4600 4900 400 700 3700 3600
T WIND DIR NW SW SW W NW W NW N N N
T WIND SPD 6 6 6 6 8 4 2 4 6 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 42 42 3 7 44 33 2 6 44 45
MAX LVORI 3 3 6 8 4 4 7 9 5 5
STABILITY A A F F A B F F B A
CEILING 27500 4000 26600 6300 5900 4700 5100 4000 4000 30000
PRESSURE 29.77 29.71 29.69 29.67 29.75 29.68 29.73 29.78 29.87 29.89
Date Sat 08/15/26Sun 08/16/26Mon 08/17/26Tue 08/18/26
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 69 86 69 88 74 91 70 86
TEMP 73 71 85 78 69 71 86 82 77 76 89 82 74 72 85 79
DEWPT 70 65 68 68 68 69 73 72 72 73 75 72 70 69 69 67
MAX/MIN RH 90 53 97 63 91 60 95 55
RH 90 81 57 70 96 94 65 72 86 91 64 72 87 91 58 67
WIND DIR N N NE E S S SW S SW W NW NW N N N NE
WIND SPD 2 3 3 2 1 2 5 5 4 4 6 3 3 3 4 2
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 20 10 20 30 30 40 20 10
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C S
TSTMS S S 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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