EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Mon Mar 2 2026
VAZ064-030900-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
410 PM EST Mon Mar 2 2026
Date 03/02/26 Tue 03/03/26 Wed 03/04/26 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 33 48 47 68 50
TEMP 34 34 34 34 35 38 43 47 46 50 50 50 51 56 65 66 58 54 53 52 51
DEWPT 30 32 33 33 35 37 40 43 44 47 49 49 49 52 53 53 52 51 51 50 50
MAX/MIN RH 97 86 100 62 100
RH 86 92 94 97 98 96 90 86 93 90 96 97 95 86 66 64 80 87 94 93 96
WIND DIR E E NE NE E W SW SW S S SW SW SW SW NW E E SE S SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 08 08 05 04 07 27 21 21 19 20 21 22 22 24 29 07 09 12 17 20 21
WIND SPD 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 95 95 96 97 98 97 95 82 90 87 86 89 86 71 66 74 77 79 78 67 61
VSBY 7 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 80 50 60 40 40
QPF 12HR 0.18 0.04 0.03 0 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C L D L C C L L C C C C C C C C S S
SNOW C
MIX HGT 1500 900 1100 2100 1100 1000 3100 3200 500 500
T WIND DIR E E S S SW SW NW NE SE SW
T WIND SPD 10 6 8 12 13 13 8 5 6 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 5 6 13 33 12 13 19 19 5 10
MAX LVORI 8 9 9 6 9 8 6 5 8 9
STABILITY F F C C F E C C F F
CEILING 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 5500 4700 4700 4700 4000
PRESSURE 30.42 30.37 30.30 30.17 30.10 30.09 30.12 30.11 30.12 30.09
Date 03/05Fri 03/06/26Sat 03/07/26Sun 03/08/26Mon 03/09/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 76 59 80 57 79 61 78 59 75
TEMP 72 67 61 59 78 68 61 59 76 72 67 63 76 71 64 60 73 69
DEWPT 56 55 55 56 58 57 55 55 59 57 58 57 56 56 56 56 58 57
MIN/MAX RH 52 89 49 88 49 84 45 86 54
RH 57 66 81 90 51 69 82 87 55 59 73 82 50 59 75 87 59 67
WIND DIR SW SE S SW W SE S S SW S SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 4 3 3 4 5 3 3 3 6 5 4 4 6 3 3 3 5 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 20 30 20 10 20 30 40 40 50
RAIN S C S S S C S S C C C C C
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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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