EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026
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Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026
Date 03/11/26 Thu 03/12/26 Fri 03/13/26 Sat
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 48 55 29 55 41
TEMP 78 75 73 68 54 41 37 38 38 37 32 30 31 45 52 55 53 50 48 45 43
DEWPT 60 58 57 54 46 36 33 26 23 24 24 24 26 28 28 29 31 33 34 33 32
MAX/MIN RH 68 56 84 37 66
RH 54 55 57 61 74 82 86 62 54 60 71 78 80 52 39 37 44 52 58 62 65
WIND DIR S SW SW W NW N NW NW W W W S S S S S SW SW SW W W
WIND DIR DEG 20 21 22 25 33 34 32 32 29 28 25 19 18 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26
WIND SPD 9 10 10 9 12 12 9 6 3 2 1 1 3 10 13 12 10 9 5 3 3
CLOUDS SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 30 42 56 76 95 96 93 73 22 3 5 21 42 32 29 30 19 21 49 63 64
VSBY 7 7 7 6 4 4 4 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 60 90 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.48 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L D D D L
TSTMS
MIX HGT 2100 2800 3100 3300 800 700 4400 4300 2500 1000
T WIND DIR SW W NW SW SW S S S SW SW
T WIND SPD 12 16 23 6 2 3 19 23 10 5
SMOKE DISP PR GD GD PR PR PR GD VG PR PR
ADI 15 66 70 36 2 5 84 88 15 5
MAX LVORI 3 3 4 4 4 5 3 2 3 3
STABILITY D D D C F F C D E E
CEILING 20200 17700 2400 9000 30000 20800 10800 11700 11300 13800
PRESSURE 29.60 29.54 29.79 29.92 30.03 30.04 30.09 29.89 29.85 29.88
Date 03/14Sun 03/15/26Mon 03/16/26Tue 03/17/26Wed 03/18/26
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 60 39 64 55 67 30 44 25 45
TEMP 58 52 42 41 61 59 58 59 65 52 36 31 41 37 29 26 43 39
DEWPT 25 30 29 32 44 49 54 56 51 34 23 18 13 12 14 14 14 20
MIN/MAX RH 26 70 52 100 45 63 28 63 29
RH 28 43 60 70 54 69 88 90 60 51 58 58 32 35 53 61 31 45
WIND DIR W E E E SE SE S S SW NW NW NW NW NW NW N SW E
WIND SPD 4 2 2 3 6 5 5 9 10 8 4 4 6 3 2 2 4 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 0 0 20 70 80 30 10 5 5
RAIN SHWRS S C L D L C
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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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