EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026
VAZ064-190800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026
Date 07/18/26 Sun 07/19/26 Mon 07/20/26 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 75 88 69 86 71
TEMP 83 78 77 76 78 84 87 87 81 76 73 70 73 81 85 85 81 76 74 72 75
DEWPT 74 74 73 72 73 71 70 69 69 68 67 66 67 67 69 69 70 70 72 72 73
MAX/MIN RH 89 54 87 57 100
RH 74 87 87 87 85 65 57 54 67 77 82 87 80 63 60 59 68 82 93100 94
WIND DIR SW SW W W NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE S S
WIND DIR DEG 22 23 25 27 30 34 34 34 04 04 02 03 05 08 11 11 13 14 15 16 19
WIND SPD 6 4 3 3 3 4 4 3 2 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 3 2 3 3
CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 81 63 65 68 62 43 30 39 29 33 18 30 26 36 58 58 55 55 71 83 84
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 40 20 5 40 40
QPF 12HR 0.05 0 0 0.01 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C S S S C C C C C C C
TSTMS C S S S C C C C C C S
MIX HGT 500 1200 5000 4900 500 1200 5800 5000 600 1200
T WIND DIR SW SW NW N NE NE E SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 8 8 9 9 10 9 8 8 10 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 7 14 55 54 6 16 45 39 7 7
MAX LVORI 5 6 3 3 5 6 3 3 6 10
STABILITY E F A A F F A C F F
CEILING 9800 7200 7800 4000 5500 4700 4700 4000 4000 1000
PRESSURE 29.63 29.64 29.67 29.67 29.71 29.77 29.82 29.79 29.77 29.75
Date 07/21Wed 07/22/26Thu 07/23/26Fri 07/24/26Sat 07/25/26
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 73 87 64 81 63 84 66 86
TEMP 87 83 76 75 85 80 69 67 79 75 65 67 82 78 68 70 84 80
DEWPT 76 74 74 75 75 70 65 63 61 63 63 64 63 65 66 68 67 68
MIN/MAX RH 66 100 67 91 52 96 51 100 55
RH 70 74 96100 72 73 87 87 55 66 91 89 53 65 94 93 57 68
WIND DIR S S SW SW W NW NW N N N N N NE SE S SW SW SE
WIND SPD 9 9 9 9 8 3 3 4 4 2 1 2 3 2 1 1 3 3
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 70 80 70 30 20 10 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS C L D L L L C S S S S
TSTMS C L 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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