EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue Sep 8 2026
VAZ064-090800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Sep 8 2026
Date 09/08/26 Wed 09/09/26 Thu 09/10/26 Fri
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 64 88 70 90 68
TEMP 77 70 67 64 66 80 86 87 79 75 73 71 72 83 89 88 78 74 72 69 69
DEWPT 66 63 61 60 62 63 61 61 63 63 61 61 63 66 68 71 72 71 71 69 68
MAX/MIN RH 91 42 75 50 100
RH 69 80 81 87 87 56 44 42 58 67 67 71 75 57 50 57 82 92 97 99 99
WIND DIR S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW W W SW NW NW N N
WIND DIR DEG 17 18 20 21 21 21 20 20 18 19 20 21 22 23 25 27 22 30 33 34 35
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 3 6 8 8 6 6 6 8 6 6 6 6 3 2 2 3 3
CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%) 38 27 28 22 9 17 14 20 16 4 1 7 9 6 36 50 79 79 70 71 56
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 40 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.06 0.08
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C L L
TSTMS C C S S
MIX HGT 400 500 5400 5300 500 900 6300 5700 500 900
T WIND DIR S S SW S S SW SW NW NE NE
T WIND SPD 4 5 13 14 9 10 16 11 3 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 2 6 64 77 7 16 119 107 2 9
MAX LVORI 5 6 4 3 3 4 3 4 9 9
STABILITY F F B C E E B B F F
CEILING 23500 20800 23500 23500 30000 15800 4700 5400 4700 3800
PRESSURE 30.07 30.07 30.09 30.0 29.92 29.85 29.84 29.75 29.75 29.79
Date 09/11Sat 09/12/26Sun 09/13/26Mon 09/14/26Tue 09/15/26
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 83 66 84 69 87 69 86 67 86
TEMP 82 75 68 68 81 77 71 71 85 80 72 71 84 78 69 69 85 79
DEWPT 64 66 65 67 72 72 70 71 76 75 71 70 71 69 67 67 71 70
MIN/MAX RH 55 99 72 100 69 100 60 98 61
RH 56 75 91 98 74 85 98100 75 85 97 97 65 75 93 95 63 75
WIND DIR NE E E E SE SE SE S SW S SW NW NW NE NE NW S SE
WIND SPD 3 2 1 2 5 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 4 3 2 3 4 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 5 10 40 40 30 10 10 5 10
RAIN SHWRS C C C S C
TSTMS S 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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