EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sat May 2 2026
VAZ064-022000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Sat May 2 2026
Date Sat 05/02/26 Sun 05/03/26 Mon 05/04/26
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 61 40 66 43 75
TEMP 49 55 59 60 55 50 46 42 45 55 62 65 59 50 45 45 50 65 72 75 69
DEWPT 39 37 35 34 35 34 34 33 32 30 29 30 34 36 35 36 40 43 45 47 49
MIN/MAX RH 36 72 27 74 36
RH 69 51 40 36 45 56 63 70 61 38 28 27 39 58 68 70 68 45 38 37 49
WIND DIR N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW W W S S S S SW SW SW SW S
WIND DIR DEG 34 35 00 00 35 33 32 31 32 32 29 28 19 16 18 19 21 22 23 23 19
WIND SPD 8 6 5 5 3 4 5 5 6 8 6 5 2 2 2 2 3 4 8 8 4
CLOUDS B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 87 86 90 82 53 60 36 9 5 11 15 10 6 13 26 26 28 24 29 21 14
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 5 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 6200 7400 700 2400 7700 8200 500 700 6800 7300
T WIND DIR N N N NW NW W S SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 13 9 18 18 18 10 5 6 11 14
SMOKE DISP FR GD PR FR VG VG PR PR VG VG
ADI 77 84 16 72 120 120 3 10 120 120
MAX LVORI 1 2 3 3 1 2 3 3 2 2
STABILITY B B E F B A F F A B
CEILING 8000 14800 5500 8000 30000 30000 15900 10800 30000 26600
PRESSURE 29.82 29.76 29.73 29.81 29.89 29.84 29.84 29.82 29.81 29.70
Date Tue 05/05/26Wed 05/06/26Thu 05/07/26Fri 05/08/26
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 57 82 62 79 63 76 46 68
TEMP 59 60 80 76 67 63 75 75 68 65 73 67 53 50 65 61
DEWPT 49 52 52 51 53 56 58 58 58 60 61 54 46 42 38 41
MAX/MIN RH 77 33 78 52 87 57 80 34
RH 68 75 37 42 61 78 56 55 70 84 66 63 77 74 38 47
WIND DIR S SW SW S S S SW S S S SW NW NW NW W W
WIND SPD 4 5 9 8 9 9 10 5 6 8 9 6 4 4 6 3
AVG CLOUDS FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 5 10 40 60 80 30 20
RAIN SHWRS C C C L D L C S S
TSTMS S S
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VAZ081-022000-
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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