EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Wed Jul 22 2026
VAZ064-222000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Wed Jul 22 2026
Date Wed 07/22/26 Thu 07/23/26 Fri 07/24/26
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 88 65 80 62 81
TEMP 75 83 86 84 77 72 69 66 67 73 77 78 73 66 64 62 67 78 80 79 73
DEWPT 73 75 74 75 73 71 66 62 61 61 59 60 62 61 61 61 64 61 60 62 63
MIN/MAX RH 66 95 52 97 51
RH 95 77 67 73 86 95 90 87 81 66 54 53 68 84 90 97 89 57 51 55 71
WIND DIR SW W SW SW NE N N N N N N NE NE N N NE NE E E E E
WIND DIR DEG 23 25 24 24 02 34 00 35 00 01 02 03 06 00 00 02 04 07 08 09 10
WIND SPD 6 6 5 3 2 2 4 4 5 5 4 3 2 0 0 1 2 4 4 4 3
CLOUDS B2 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 73 44 68 76 74 62 64 75 63 27 19 25 13 12 10 25 35 52 61 66 72
VSBY 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 60 60 0 5 10
QPF 12HR 0.13 0.03 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C L L C S S
TSTMS S C C S
MIX HGT 4500 4000 700 1100 4600 5600 400 1100 5500 5400
T WIND DIR W SW N N N N N N E E
T WIND SPD 13 6 6 12 11 4 2 2 6 9
SMOKE DISP FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 64 42 8 20 51 43 2 5 50 38
MAX LVORI 4 6 8 5 3 4 7 9 4 3
STABILITY B C F E B A F F A C
CEILING 7300 2600 3600 4700 5500 30000 30000 30000 10500 4700
PRESSURE 29.67 29.65 29.75 29.84 29.93 29.92 29.96 30.0 30.01 29.95
Date Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26
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 64 81 65 85 68 90 69 89
TEMP 66 67 79 75 67 69 83 78 70 72 87 82 72 72 86 81
DEWPT 64 66 63 65 66 68 68 69 69 71 70 70 69 70 71 70
MAX/MIN RH 100 56 100 59 100 55 94 57
RH 94 97 58 71 97 97 61 73 98 95 58 67 90 93 61 69
WIND DIR N N E E N N SE SE SW W SW S SW SW W SW
WIND SPD 0 1 3 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 4 3 3 3 5 3
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1
POP 12HR 20 10 10 30 30 20 40 40
RAIN SHWRS S S C C S C C C
TSTMS S S S C 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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