EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sun Oct 25 2026
VAZ064-260800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Oct 25 2026
Date 10/25/26 Mon 10/26/26 Tue 10/27/26 Wed
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 35 70 45 70 46
TEMP 49 44 40 37 37 56 67 68 53 48 46 46 47 62 68 68 54 50 48 47 48
DEWPT 47 44 40 37 37 47 45 46 48 48 46 46 47 51 50 50 50 50 48 47 48
MAX/MIN RH 100 43 100 52 100
RH 91100100100100 71 45 45 83100100100100 68 52 53 86100100100100
WIND DIR E NE N NW W W NW NW N W NW NW N N NE NE E E E NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 09 03 00 30 28 27 30 30 00 28 31 33 35 02 03 05 07 07 07 03 03
WIND SPD 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 2 3 3 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 2
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 1 1 1 3 5 3 4 3 4 2 4 6 5 7 7 11 11 23 26 30 59
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 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 400 400 3100 2800 400 400 3500 3400 400 400
T WIND DIR S W W NW NW N NE NE E NE
T WIND SPD 3 3 4 5 4 6 10 8 5 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 2 3 25 24 3 7 44 41 3 7
MAX LVORI 10 10 5 5 10 9 5 6 8 9
STABILITY F F B B F F B B F F
CEILING 30000 26600 23500 30000 30000 30000 4000 4000 17900 20800
PRESSURE 30.30 30.26 30.25 30.10 30.09 30.07 30.13 30.13 30.21 30.25
Date 10/28Thu 10/29/26Fri 10/30/26Sat 10/31/26Sun 11/01/26
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 67 49 72 50 76 52 73 56 71
TEMP 66 57 51 50 70 61 53 51 75 64 55 53 72 63 57 57 69 65
DEWPT 50 54 51 50 56 58 53 51 56 57 55 53 57 59 57 57 62 63
MIN/MAX RH 56 100 59 100 52 100 58 100 73
RH 56 89100100 62 91100100 53 79100100 59 86100100 78 93
WIND DIR E E N N SW S SW W N SE NW N E SE SE S S S
WIND SPD 3 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 3 3 2 2 6 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 30
RAIN SHWRS C
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VAZ081-260800-
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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