EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Mon Aug 3 2026
VAZ064-040800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Mon Aug 3 2026
Date 08/03/26 Tue 08/04/26 Wed 08/05/26 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 68 85 70 86 73
TEMP 78 74 73 71 73 79 83 82 78 73 72 72 72 80 84 84 80 75 75 73 75
DEWPT 74 73 70 68 69 70 71 71 71 72 72 72 72 75 76 75 75 75 75 73 75
MAX/MIN RH 97 67 100 72 100
RH 88 97 90 91 86 74 67 70 80 97100100100 85 76 75 85 99100100100
WIND DIR N W N N NE NE NE E E E E E SE S S S S S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 34 25 01 02 03 05 06 08 11 09 08 10 12 16 18 19 18 18 19 20 20
WIND SPD 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 1 1 1 1 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 4
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 63 82 79 67 69 70 76 90 90 83 84 82 76 58 75 75 54 44 37 39 29
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 20 60 60 10
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.01 0.10 0.07 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C L C C L L
TSTMS S S S S C C
MIX HGT 500 1000 4100 3800 500 900 3800 3400 500 1400
T WIND DIR E NE E E E E W SW S S
T WIND SPD 2 11 12 11 9 10 13 11 10 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 2 18 42 39 5 10 44 37 6 27
MAX LVORI 9 6 3 4 9 9 5 5 9 9
STABILITY F F C C F F B C F F
CEILING 4600 1300 1700 2400 5000 1000 1000 5300 3200 13800
PRESSURE 29.72 29.77 29.85 29.86 29.90 29.90 29.87 29.89 29.92 29.95
Date 08/06Fri 08/07/26Sat 08/08/26Sun 08/09/26Mon 08/10/26
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 89 73 90 72 90 71 90 72 91
TEMP 88 84 76 76 89 84 74 75 89 82 73 74 88 83 74 74 89 83
DEWPT 75 74 75 75 76 74 74 74 76 74 73 73 76 74 73 73 75 73
MIN/MAX RH 61 100 63 100 64 100 63 100 61
RH 65 72 97 99 67 72100 97 67 77100 97 68 74 97 97 65 73
WIND DIR SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 8 4 3 5 6 3 3 3 4 3 1 2 3 3 2 2 3 3
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 10 20 30 40 40 30 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C S S
TSTMS S C C S 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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