EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Mon Sep 21 2026
VAZ064-220800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Mon Sep 21 2026
Date 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu
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 65 69 57 63 56
TEMP 72 69 67 67 67 68 67 66 64 63 62 60 59 61 62 62 61 62 61 58 57
DEWPT 67 67 67 66 66 68 67 66 64 63 62 60 59 61 62 62 61 60 59 56 55
MAX/MIN RH 99 97 100 98 100
RH 84 94 99 97 97100100100100100100100100100100100100 94 93 93 94
WIND DIR NE E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N
WIND DIR DEG 06 08 07 05 06 05 05 05 05 04 04 03 03 03 03 03 03 03 03 02 02
WIND SPD 4 4 3 4 6 8 9 10 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2
CLOUDS(%) 95 97100100100100100100100100100 98 96 99 96 99 94 97 91 93 83
VSBY 7 7 6 5 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 90 90 90 80 40
QPF 12HR 0.40 0.61 0.51 0.44 0.18
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S L D D D D D D D D D D D C C C C S S S
MIX HGT 1200 1100 1800 1800 900 1200 1900 2400 800 1600
T WIND DIR E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 12 10 13 16 13 16 17 14 16 16
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 9 17 28 28 13 23 33 33 15 28
MAX LVORI 8 8 5 5 7 5 4 5 5 5
STABILITY E E D D D D D D D D
CEILING 1000 1000 300 300 300 300 300 1000 1700 1700
PRESSURE 29.90 29.92 29.96 29.98 30.02 30.05 30.14 30.15 30.17 30.13
Date 09/24Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26Sun 09/27/26Mon 09/28/26
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 64 52 67 52 69 53 72 54 74
TEMP 62 60 55 53 65 61 56 53 67 63 57 55 70 64 57 55 73 65
DEWPT 59 57 52 49 52 50 48 48 54 54 51 50 55 56 54 55 58 61
MIN/MAX RH 87 94 58 84 63 87 57 100 57
RH 90 89 91 87 61 68 76 83 63 73 80 85 59 77 92100 59 87
WIND DIR N N N N N N NW NW N NW NW NW NW N NW NW N NE
WIND SPD 10 8 5 9 11 6 6 9 10 4 3 6 9 2 2 3 5 1
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 5
RAIN SHWRS S
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VAZ081-220800-
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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