EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 AM EST Thu Nov 5 2026
VAZ064-052100-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
410 AM EST Thu Nov 5 2026
Date Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 76 63 70 50 63
TEMP 64 70 75 75 69 66 66 65 63 66 69 67 59 56 54 52 50 56 61 60 51
DEWPT 63 64 65 65 66 65 65 65 63 64 61 60 59 56 53 50 46 47 45 43 42
MIN/MAX RH 70 100 74 100 51
RH 97 81 71 71 90 96 97100100 94 74 79100100 98 93 86 72 56 51 72
WIND DIR S S S SW S S S S SW SW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 18 19 20 20 19 19 20 19 21 23 30 00 01 33 33 33 32 33 31 32 32
WIND SPD 4 9 9 6 3 3 3 3 2 4 5 4 2 1 3 3 3 6 8 6 4
CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 89 80 82 64 62 63 85 93 94 73 68 77 60 56 50 47 50 48 23 17 14
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 30 50 60 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.32 0.56 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C S S C C L L C C
MIX HGT 3400 3100 500 500 1500 1300 400 500 4600 4300
T WIND DIR SW SW S SW W N NW NW
T WIND SPD 18 11 5 4 5 8 3 4
SMOKE DISP GD FR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 56 46 5 5 18 17 2 2
MAX LVORI 5 6 9 9 9 8 10 10
STABILITY D D E E D D F F
CEILING 2400 4000 4000 4000 300 1000 6300 30000
PRESSURE 29.78 29.72 29.73 29.72 29.71 29.65 29.68 29.68
Date Sun 11/08/26Mon 11/09/26Tue 11/10/26Wed 11/11/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 41 62 39 64 39 67 41 64
TEMP 43 42 60 49 42 40 61 52 42 40 65 56 46 42 62 53
DEWPT 41 39 41 41 37 35 37 38 37 36 40 42 41 39 42 42
MAX/MIN RH 93 45 86 38 89 37 91 43
RH 92 91 49 73 83 84 41 60 83 86 40 58 82 89 48 66
WIND DIR NW W NW W NW W W W SW SW SW SW NW NW NW NE
WIND SPD 3 3 6 3 2 3 9 2 1 3 6 3 2 2 4 2
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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VAZ081-052100-
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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