EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2026
VAZ064-030800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2026
Date 08/02/26 Mon 08/03/26 Tue 08/04/26 Wed
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 73 87 68 85 69
TEMP 78 76 76 75 75 81 86 84 78 74 72 70 71 80 84 83 77 73 71 69 72
DEWPT 76 74 74 73 74 76 79 77 75 73 72 70 70 70 71 71 71 71 71 69 72
MAX/MIN RH 97 73 100 65 100
RH 95 94 94 96 96 84 80 80 91 98100100 98 72 65 68 82 94100100100
WIND DIR S S S S S SW SW SW SE N NW N N NE NE E E E N SE S
WIND DIR DEG 16 17 19 19 19 22 21 21 14 00 33 01 02 05 06 07 08 09 00 12 16
WIND SPD 4 4 5 5 4 5 4 3 1 0 1 3 3 4 3 3 2 1 0 1 1
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 94 96 90 92 93 65 56 74 67 69 77 80 79 69 70 74 71 68 65 63 62
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 50 60 40 40 20
QPF 12HR 0.14 0.07 0.39 0.04 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C L S C C C S S S S S
TSTMS C C S C C S S
MIX HGT 600 1300 3800 3300 500 1300 3700 3500 500 800
T WIND DIR S S SW SW SE N NE NE E SE
T WIND SPD 11 11 11 6 3 9 9 9 6 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 11 18 38 31 2 17 29 29 4 6
MAX LVORI 6 6 5 6 10 9 5 5 10 9
STABILITY E E C C F F C C F F
CEILING 2400 1000 1000 3200 4200 2400 1700 1700 1700 1000
PRESSURE 29.62 29.62 29.64 29.62 29.72 29.76 29.84 29.84 29.86 29.88
Date 08/05Thu 08/06/26Fri 08/07/26Sat 08/08/26Sun 08/09/26
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 87 71 89 73 90 73 90 71 88
TEMP 86 81 75 74 88 82 75 75 89 83 75 75 88 82 73 73 87 81
DEWPT 75 74 74 74 77 75 75 75 77 74 74 74 77 74 73 73 77 74
MIN/MAX RH 68 100 67 100 65 100 66 100 67
RH 71 77 97100 70 78 99100 69 74 97 97 70 78100100 71 79
WIND DIR S S S S SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S
WIND SPD 3 3 3 4 8 4 3 5 6 3 3 3 5 3 3 3 4 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 50 10 20 10 30 30 50 30 30
RAIN SHWRS S C S C C C C C
TSTMS C S C C 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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