EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2026
VAZ064-260800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2026
Date 08/25/26 Wed 08/26/26 Thu 08/27/26 Fri
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 63 87 70 87 70
TEMP 75 70 67 65 67 80 86 86 78 74 72 71 73 81 86 85 77 74 72 71 71
DEWPT 63 62 61 61 63 62 61 61 64 66 66 67 69 71 70 69 71 69 70 69 70
MAX/MIN RH 88 43 90 59 97
RH 67 77 81 86 88 55 43 44 62 75 82 88 88 72 60 59 81 84 93 95 97
WIND DIR S SW W N SW S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 19 21 25 00 21 19 18 18 14 16 18 18 18 19 19 18 17 17 20 21 22
WIND SPD 1 1 1 0 1 3 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 6 5 3 2 1 1 1
CLOUDS SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 30 56 45 24 12 19 28 61 65 64 41 30 48 48 63 63 71 65 66 69 75
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 20 50 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.04 0.12 0.04
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C C C C S
TSTMS S S C S
MIX HGT 400 400 6300 6200 500 700 4700 4200 500 700
T WIND DIR SW NW S S SE S S S SW NW
T WIND SPD 2 1 5 8 8 9 11 11 5 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 1 1 64 78 7 10 59 47 3 6
MAX LVORI 5 7 4 3 4 6 4 5 7 8
STABILITY F F A A E E B C F F
CEILING 4700 4700 7200 4700 4700 4000 8000 6300 4000 3200
PRESSURE 29.90 29.92 29.95 29.90 29.87 29.86 29.86 29.79 29.77 29.79
Date 08/28Sat 08/29/26Sun 08/30/26Mon 08/31/26Tue 09/01/26
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 84 68 84 68 87 70 91 72 91
TEMP 83 77 70 69 82 77 69 70 85 80 72 72 89 83 75 74 90 83
DEWPT 71 73 70 69 72 71 69 70 72 72 71 71 72 72 71 72 73 72
MIN/MAX RH 68 100 71 100 63 100 54 97 54
RH 68 87100100 74 84 99100 65 76 97 97 57 69 88 93 58 71
WIND DIR W NE N N NE E N N S SE S SW SW S SW SW W S
WIND SPD 2 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 60 40 40 10 10 0 0 5 20
RAIN SHWRS S L C S C C S
TSTMS C 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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