EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026
VAZ064-062000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026
Date Sun 09/06/26 Mon 09/07/26 Tue 09/08/26
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 83 63 83 60 85
TEMP 68 77 82 82 75 69 67 65 67 77 82 82 74 67 62 60 63 78 84 84 76
DEWPT 66 65 63 63 64 65 65 64 65 65 63 63 62 63 62 60 63 64 63 64 63
MIN/MAX RH 53 98 54 100 50
RH 92 68 53 53 69 87 94 98 94 67 54 54 66 87100100 99 63 50 51 64
WIND DIR N N N NE NE NE NE N N NE NE E E SE N SW W SW S S SE
WIND DIR DEG 01 02 02 06 06 06 05 00 01 05 06 08 10 15 00 24 26 23 19 18 15
WIND SPD 3 4 4 5 2 1 1 1 2 4 4 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 3 3
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 41 36 32 33 15 18 17 26 28 30 26 35 20 13 8 12 10 11 19 30 34
VSBY 10 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 5300 4900 500 600 5000 4900 400 400 5700 5600
T WIND DIR NE NE E N NE NE NE W W S
T WIND SPD 9 8 4 2 4 4 2 1 1 3
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 57 53 3 1 39 36 1 1 24 31
MAX LVORI 4 3 9 10 5 3 10 10 6 3
STABILITY A A F F A A F F A A
CEILING 30000 2400 30000 20000 3400 3000 26600 30000 3200 4000
PRESSURE 29.84 29.84 29.85 29.92 29.98 30.0 30.02 30.05 30.11 30.09
Date Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26
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 63 88 72 90 67 84 63 84
TEMP 65 66 86 81 75 73 88 79 71 67 82 73 66 65 82 74
DEWPT 60 62 66 66 64 66 71 69 66 63 63 62 60 61 64 64
MAX/MIN RH 91 48 79 54 95 52 89 53
RH 84 89 51 61 71 79 57 69 86 91 54 66 84 88 56 71
WIND DIR S SW SW S SW SW W NW NW NW NW NE N N S SE
WIND SPD 3 4 8 8 8 6 6 3 3 3 4 2 1 2 3 3
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 40 30 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS C C
TSTMS S S
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VAZ081-062000-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
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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