EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026
VAZ064-192000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026
Date Sun 07/19/26 Mon 07/20/26 Tue 07/21/26
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 88 69 85 71 87
TEMP 77 83 86 86 80 73 71 69 71 79 84 83 80 75 72 71 73 81 86 85 81
DEWPT 73 72 71 70 69 69 68 67 68 68 69 69 69 69 71 71 73 77 77 77 75
MIN/MAX RH 59 93 62 100 75
RH 87 69 61 59 70 87 90 93 89 69 62 63 70 83 98 99100 88 75 77 82
WIND DIR NW N N N NE E NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW S
WIND DIR DEG 31 35 00 01 03 06 04 04 05 07 10 12 14 14 15 16 18 21 21 21 20
WIND SPD 3 5 4 5 3 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 6 10 10 9
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 59 52 38 36 31 44 36 38 43 45 57 60 53 55 71 83 84 79 92 92 90
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4
POP 12HR 10 5 20 50 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.01 0.27
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C C D D D
TSTMS C S C C C
MIX HGT 4900 4900 500 1200 5400 4800 700 1300 4400 3900
T WIND DIR N NE NE NE NE SE SE SE SW W
T WIND SPD 6 4 8 10 9 3 10 9 14 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD FR
ADI 43 37 5 17 57 12 8 16 72 50
MAX LVORI 4 4 6 6 3 3 9 9 5 4
STABILITY C A F F A C E F C C
CEILING 3200 3600 3200 4000 4700 4500 4000 2400 1000 14800
PRESSURE 29.68 29.67 29.73 29.76 29.84 29.81 29.79 29.76 29.71 29.65
Date Wed 07/22/26Thu 07/23/26Fri 07/24/26Sat 07/25/26
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 72 89 65 82 63 84 65 85
TEMP 75 75 87 81 70 68 80 76 65 67 82 77 68 69 83 79
DEWPT 75 75 75 71 66 64 62 63 62 63 63 64 65 67 67 67
MAX/MIN RH 100 68 91 53 94 51 100 56
RH 100100 68 72 87 88 54 64 90 88 53 63 91 93 58 67
WIND DIR SW SW W NW N N N NE N N E E N N SE S
WIND SPD 8 8 8 3 3 4 4 2 0 2 3 3 0 0 3 2
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 90 70 40 20 5 10 20 20
RAIN SHWRS D L C L C S S S S S S
TSTMS C 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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