EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026
VAZ064-222000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026
Date Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26
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 79 67 85 62 83
TEMP 68 72 77 77 73 70 69 68 69 79 83 83 75 69 64 62 64 77 82 81 72
DEWPT 68 70 70 71 71 70 69 67 67 66 62 60 60 60 59 57 59 58 56 57 58
MIN/MAX RH 78 100 44 89 41
RH 100 92 81 81 93 98 99 96 94 64 49 45 60 72 84 84 86 51 42 44 61
WIND DIR NE E NE E E N SW SW W NW W W NW NW NW NW W W W W NW
WIND DIR DEG 04 07 06 07 08 00 24 23 26 30 29 28 30 29 30 29 29 28 27 27 33
WIND SPD 1 3 3 3 2 0 1 2 3 5 5 5 2 2 1 1 2 4 5 4 2
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC CL FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 81 80 72 46 45 54 60 42 36 4 9 34 21 22 11 5 1 2 11 12 15
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 40 30 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.40 0.01 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C
TSTMS C C C C
MIX HGT 2100 2500 500 600 6200 6300 400 400 6800 6600
T WIND DIR NE E SW SW W W NW W W W
T WIND SPD 11 6 2 5 10 8 4 2 9 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR GD FR
ADI 26 22 2 6 71 72 4 3 87 81
MAX LVORI 5 6 10 9 4 3 5 7 3 3
STABILITY B C F F A A F F A A
CEILING 2400 2400 4000 1400 6600 4700 5500 7200 7200 4700
PRESSURE 29.88 29.82 29.76 29.69 29.72 29.71 29.76 29.79 29.85 29.82
Date Tue 08/25/26Wed 08/26/26Thu 08/27/26Fri 08/28/26
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 61 83 63 86 69 85 69 87
TEMP 63 63 81 74 65 66 84 78 70 71 83 78 71 72 84 79
DEWPT 54 56 57 62 62 64 68 70 69 70 73 72 71 71 74 73
MAX/MIN RH 84 43 98 57 100 70 100 68
RH 73 79 43 67 92 94 59 76 97 97 72 84100 99 72 82
WIND DIR NW NW W S N N S SE S S S S S SW W SW
WIND SPD 2 2 3 2 0 0 3 3 3 2 5 3 1 2 3 1
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 20 20 60 50 30
RAIN SHWRS S S S S L C S C
TSTMS S S S S 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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