EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026
VAZ064-232000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026
Date Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 Tue 08/25/26
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 85 61 84 60 84
TEMP 69 79 83 85 77 69 65 62 64 79 83 83 74 68 63 60 62 78 83 83 73
DEWPT 68 65 61 59 60 58 56 56 58 58 57 56 58 56 54 53 56 57 57 57 59
MIN/MAX RH 41 86 38 84 40
RH 97 62 47 41 56 69 73 81 81 49 41 39 58 67 73 79 81 48 42 42 62
WIND DIR W NW W W W NW NW W W W W W N N N NW NW NW W SW S
WIND DIR DEG 26 31 28 27 29 30 29 25 26 27 26 27 35 35 34 32 31 32 28 24 16
WIND SPD 3 6 6 6 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 2 3 1 2 2 3 3 2 1
CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 34 8 12 20 9 8 8 3 1 1 2 16 13 16 6 9 10 8 7 12 12
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 5800 6300 400 400 7000 7000 400 400 6100 5900
T WIND DIR NW W NW W W W N NW W SW
T WIND SPD 12 9 9 3 9 6 3 2 5 4
SMOKE DISP FR GD PR PR GD FR PR PR PR PR
ADI 77 82 5 3 84 79 2 2 43 43
MAX LVORI 4 3 4 6 3 3 4 6 3 3
STABILITY B B F F A A F F A A
CEILING 30000 4700 5500 8500 30000 5500 5500 6300 30000 30000
PRESSURE 29.76 29.75 29.76 29.80 29.84 29.82 29.86 29.89 29.92 29.88
Date Wed 08/26/26Thu 08/27/26Fri 08/28/26Sat 08/29/26
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 62 87 68 86 69 87 69 86
TEMP 64 66 86 79 71 71 84 78 71 71 86 80 71 71 84 78
DEWPT 59 61 65 68 69 71 74 73 71 71 74 73 71 70 72 71
MAX/MIN RH 90 49 99 69 100 63 100 63
RH 82 85 50 70 94 99 71 85100 99 67 80100 97 67 79
WIND DIR N N S SE S S S SE S SW SW SE SW N NE SE
WIND SPD 0 0 3 3 2 2 6 3 2 2 3 1 1 3 3 2
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 5 20 60 40 20 30 20
RAIN SHWRS S S L C S C S S
TSTMS S S C S S
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VAZ081-232000-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
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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