EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri Apr 3 2026
VAZ064-040800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Fri Apr 3 2026
Date 04/03/26 Sat 04/04/26 Sun 04/05/26 Mon
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 66 85 64 73 43
TEMP 74 71 69 67 67 77 84 83 77 73 71 69 67 70 71 69 64 56 50 45 44
DEWPT 57 56 57 59 60 61 60 59 60 59 58 58 58 59 59 58 53 41 37 35 33
MAX/MIN RH 81 41 73 65 70
RH 55 60 67 75 79 59 44 44 56 62 63 69 73 68 67 68 69 58 61 67 65
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 20 21 22 22 21 22 21 20 19 20 20 20 20 22 24 25 31 33 33 33 32
WIND SPD 5 4 4 4 4 6 9 10 6 8 10 11 11 10 9 8 4 5 4 3 3
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW CL
CLOUDS(%) 39 40 41 32 29 18 20 32 29 33 35 50100100 90 84 67 39 11 7 3
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 10 10 100 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.32 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS D D L L
MIX HGT 700 1000 5600 5400 1000 2100 2900 3200 700 2600
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW
T WIND SPD 13 14 13 18 18 25 21 13 13 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR FR FR FR PR PR
ADI 10 19 70 81 15 56 57 40 11 50
MAX LVORI 3 4 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
STABILITY F F B C E D D D E F
CEILING 8900 8000 7200 30000 4000 10800 2300 1700 4700 30000
PRESSURE 30.01 30.01 30.04 29.94 29.90 29.81 29.79 29.76 29.82 29.89
Date 04/06Tue 04/07/26Wed 04/08/26Thu 04/09/26Fri 04/10/26
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 65 42 57 32 59 38 69 46 74
TEMP 63 58 47 43 56 50 38 34 55 51 41 41 66 61 51 50 72 66
DEWPT 31 34 35 33 23 22 22 23 24 29 35 38 43 45 46 47 49 50
MIN/MAX RH 29 73 24 66 27 92 39 95 40
RH 31 40 64 65 28 33 53 64 30 42 78 89 42 56 85 90 44 56
WIND DIR W NW W NW NW N N NE E SE SE S S SE S W SE SE
WIND SPD 6 2 2 4 9 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 5 3 3 3 4 3
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
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VAZ081-040800-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
37.25N 77.25W Elev. 50 ft
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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