EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 AM EST Thu Nov 12 2026
VAZ064-122100-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
410 AM EST Thu Nov 12 2026
Date Thu 11/12/26 Fri 11/13/26 Sat 11/14/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 67 43 52 32 51
TEMP 48 57 66 61 55 51 49 46 44 48 52 51 44 41 37 34 33 45 50 50 43
DEWPT 46 47 48 50 49 46 44 41 38 37 34 32 32 31 30 29 28 28 27 27 28
MIN/MAX RH 52 84 47 85 39
RH 94 69 52 66 80 83 82 82 81 64 50 47 63 67 76 81 82 50 41 41 56
WIND DIR S SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 18 23 25 28 30 31 31 32 33 33 32 33 34 33 32 32 31 32 31 31 31
WIND SPD 3 4 6 6 4 5 6 8 8 10 10 9 4 3 3 4 4 9 10 10 4
CLOUDS OV B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 90 63 36 66 51 51 56 69 60 45 57 57 41 35 32 28 24 13 38 38 26
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 50 20 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S S S S
TSTMS S S
MIX HGT 4200 5300 2100 1600 4900 5300 400 600 6300 6000
T WIND DIR SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 11 12 13 14 18 13 9 10 14 12
SMOKE DISP FR GD PR PR GD GD PR PR GD GD
ADI 79 48 20 22 70 56 4 12 78 72
MAX LVORI 5 4 4 4 3 3 4 5 3 3
STABILITY C D E D C D F F C C
CEILING 7200 4700 4700 2400 3200 5500 12000 9800 8900 5500
PRESSURE 29.36 29.26 29.32 29.35 29.46 29.5 29.60 29.64 29.73 29.76
Date Sun 11/15/26Mon 11/16/26Tue 11/17/26Wed 11/18/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 31 53 33 53 31 54 30 58
TEMP 36 32 51 45 37 35 51 44 35 32 52 43 34 32 56 46
DEWPT 28 29 31 35 35 32 36 35 34 31 36 34 32 29 36 35
MAX/MIN RH 88 43 95 46 98 46 96 42
RH 74 87 47 67 93 90 56 70 94 95 53 70 92 89 47 65
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW NW N N NW NW N N NW N N N
WIND SPD 3 3 9 3 3 3 6 0 2 2 3 0 1 2 3 0
AVG CLOUDS FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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VAZ081-122100-
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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