EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Jun 17 2026
VAZ064-180800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Jun 17 2026
Date 06/17/26 Thu 06/18/26 Fri 06/19/26 Sat
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 70 96 69 86 63
TEMP 82 75 72 71 76 88 93 91 85 78 74 71 72 78 83 85 78 70 65 63 68
DEWPT 60 61 62 62 66 69 68 68 68 68 68 66 68 66 63 60 60 57 55 56 59
MAX/MIN RH 73 43 91 44 78
RH 48 63 70 72 72 54 44 47 57 73 82 85 87 68 51 44 53 64 70 78 74
WIND DIR S S S S SW SW SW W SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W
WIND DIR DEG 18 17 19 20 21 22 24 25 24 23 24 24 28 32 31 31 32 31 30 30 29
WIND SPD 4 5 6 8 10 13 12 11 9 5 3 2 1 3 4 4 3 3 3 2 2
CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 23 35 42 46 50 46 55 44 51 79 88 80 83 75 49 24 14 12 10 9 10
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 40 50 30 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.02 0.02 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C C
TSTMS S S S S
MIX HGT 400 1400 6400 6600 500 1100 5700 6200 500 1200
T WIND DIR S SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 10 13 26 19 9 9 6 11 9 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR EX EX PR PR FR GD PR PR
ADI 10 33 115 117 9 12 70 106 5 12
MAX LVORI 3 3 1 2 5 6 4 2 3 5
STABILITY F D C C D F B A F F
CEILING 13300 16700 11800 13800 7000 4400 3900 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 29.63 29.60 29.56 29.48 29.52 29.60 29.67 29.63 29.71 29.78
Date 06/20Sun 06/21/26Mon 06/22/26Tue 06/23/26Wed 06/24/26
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 85 62 87 67 87 65 84 63 84
TEMP 83 78 65 68 85 81 70 71 84 80 69 68 82 78 66 68 82 78
DEWPT 52 56 56 59 58 62 62 65 67 68 65 64 61 62 61 62 59 62
MIN/MAX RH 33 79 40 85 58 93 47 89 44
RH 34 46 73 74 41 54 76 81 58 68 87 87 49 58 84 81 46 58
WIND DIR NW NW W W SW SE S SW W SW NW N N E SW N SE SE
WIND SPD 5 3 1 0 3 3 3 8 10 6 3 3 4 3 0 1 3 3
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 0 0 5 30 70 40 20 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S C C L C S S
TSTMS S C 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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