EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026
VAZ064-102000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026
Date Thu 09/10/26 Fri 09/11/26 Sat 09/12/26
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 90 69 83 67 84
TEMP 72 83 89 87 77 74 72 71 70 77 81 81 75 71 70 69 70 78 82 82 76
DEWPT 64 69 70 72 75 73 72 70 70 69 68 68 70 69 68 68 70 71 73 73 74
MIN/MAX RH 54 100 64 100 73
RH 76 63 54 61 94 98100 99 99 77 66 66 86 94 96 99100 79 74 74 96
WIND DIR SW W W W W W NW N N N NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE
WIND DIR DEG 23 26 28 29 25 26 32 35 01 02 03 05 08 10 10 09 11 13 14 13 14
WIND SPD 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3
CLOUDS FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 17 33 31 59 79 80 55 82 83 71 48 46 23 46 53 72 70 72 74 75 83
VSBY 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 5
POP 12HR 40 80 30 30 60
QPF 12HR 0.08 0.42 0.02 0 0.24
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C L L C L C C C S S L L L
TSTMS C C C S S S S
MIX HGT 4600 4200 500 900 3300 3300 400 600 3500 3000
T WIND DIR W NW NE N N E SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 9 9 1 12 6 4 5 6 9 12
SMOKE DISP FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR
ADI 61 61 2 14 28 23 3 6 35 34
MAX LVORI 3 7 10 9 5 6 9 9 6 9
STABILITY B C F F D B F F C D
CEILING 8000 7600 5700 3300 1000 6200 3200 6300 1200 2300
PRESSURE 29.81 29.76 29.76 29.79 29.89 29.88 29.89 29.92 29.94 29.88
Date Sun 09/13/26Mon 09/14/26Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26
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 69 86 68 86 66 87 69 90
TEMP 72 71 84 79 71 70 84 77 68 68 85 80 72 71 88 81
DEWPT 72 71 74 74 70 69 69 69 66 66 69 70 68 69 73 72
MAX/MIN RH 100 67 100 57 98 56 96 56
RH 100100 71 87 99 97 61 76 93 95 59 72 88 93 61 76
WIND DIR S SW NW N W N N E SE S S SE S SW SW E
WIND SPD 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 3 2 2 4 3 3 3 3 3
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW B1
POP 12HR 60 30 5 5 5 5 5 30
RAIN SHWRS L C S C C
TSTMS S 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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