EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026
VAZ064-120800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026
Date 07/11/26 Sun 07/12/26 Mon 07/13/26 Tue
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 71 81 66 81 65
TEMP 80 75 73 72 73 77 80 80 75 71 69 68 71 76 78 79 75 69 67 65 70
DEWPT 73 72 71 71 73 72 72 70 68 67 67 67 70 69 68 67 67 67 67 65 69
MAX/MIN RH 100 72 100 67 100
RH 79 90 94 97100 85 77 72 79 87 93 97 97 79 70 67 76 93100100 97
WIND DIR NW NE N NE NE NE E E E E E NE NE E E E E SE S N N
WIND DIR DEG 31 04 01 02 02 05 08 09 10 09 07 04 06 10 10 11 11 12 18 00 00
WIND SPD 3 2 2 2 3 4 5 6 3 3 2 2 3 5 6 5 3 1 1 0 0
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 92 92 90 93 91 95 90 89 84 69 64 73 91 87 84 80 73 65 35 29 21
VSBY 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 70 60 20 40 5
QPF 12HR 0.39 0.08 0.07 0.12 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L C C C C C C C S C C C C
TSTMS C S S S C C C S C C
MIX HGT 900 1300 3700 3600 600 1100 4600 4400 600 800
T WIND DIR N NE E E NE NE E SE S SW
T WIND SPD 3 9 11 13 3 4 10 8 3 2
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 2 17 49 56 5 13 51 49 2 4
MAX LVORI 8 9 5 4 7 9 4 4 10 10
STABILITY F F C C F F A B F F
CEILING 4000 4100 300 1700 8000 8000 30000 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 29.80 29.84 29.92 29.95 30.0 30.01 30.03 30.01 30.01 30.0
Date 07/14Wed 07/15/26Thu 07/16/26Fri 07/17/26Sat 07/18/26
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 88 70 97 74 95 73 95 72 92
TEMP 86 83 72 74 95 89 77 78 93 88 76 77 93 87 75 76 90 85
DEWPT 66 67 67 70 69 70 68 69 66 68 67 68 65 68 68 70 67 68
MIN/MAX RH 49 93 39 79 38 79 37 86 45
RH 51 59 85 87 43 54 75 74 41 52 74 74 40 53 79 81 47 57
WIND DIR SE S SW W W SW NW N W SW W NW W E W N SW S
WIND SPD 2 2 3 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 2 1 2 4 3
AVG CLOUDS FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5 5 30 20 30
RAIN SHWRS C S S C
TSTMS C 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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