EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
411 PM EST Wed Jan 7 2026
VAZ064-080900-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
411 PM EST Wed Jan 7 2026
Date 01/07/26 Thu 01/08/26 Fri 01/09/26 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
EST 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 34 57 39 65 55
TEMP 50 44 41 37 36 46 54 54 48 45 43 41 41 53 62 63 60 58 57 56 59
DEWPT 41 40 38 37 35 38 39 39 39 37 37 37 39 44 49 53 54 55 56 56 57
MAX/MIN RH 100 51 92 60 100
RH 72 84 90100 96 73 57 57 71 74 79 86 92 71 62 70 81 90 96100 93
WIND DIR N N N N N E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SW SW SW S
WIND DIR DEG 35 34 00 00 00 10 15 14 13 14 15 16 16 18 19 19 20 21 21 20 20
WIND SPD 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 5 4 4 4 3 3 4
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 10 10 23 21 29 35 29 57 55 49 76 66 73 86 86 89 85 92 95 96 96
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 4
POP 12HR 0 0 5 30 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.10
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C L L D
MIX HGT 500 500 2200 2000 500 500 2100 2000 700 600
T WIND DIR N N E SE SE S S S SW S
T WIND SPD 5 3 3 3 6 8 9 9 10 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 3 4 6 6 4 8 24 20 7 10
MAX LVORI 7 10 6 3 4 6 4 4 6 9
STABILITY F F B B F F C D E E
CEILING 30000 23500 30000 20800 17100 13800 30000 1000 1000 300
PRESSURE 29.88 29.98 30.09 30.10 30.12 30.12 30.10 30.0 29.98 29.95
Date 01/10Sun 01/11/26Mon 01/12/26Tue 01/13/26Wed 01/14/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 68 45 52 27 44 26 49 31 49
TEMP 63 62 58 46 50 40 32 28 42 36 29 29 47 41 34 33 47 42
DEWPT 60 59 55 42 30 22 17 17 17 19 18 17 20 25 25 25 29 29
MIN/MAX RH 81 93 40 66 32 67 34 73 47
RH 90 90 90 86 46 48 53 64 35 50 63 62 34 52 68 72 49 61
WIND DIR S S SW W W W NW NW NW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW S
WIND SPD 9 6 4 4 9 4 4 3 5 2 3 3 5 3 3 2 4 2
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR 90 70 30 10 5 0 0 5 20
RAIN S
RAIN SHWRS D D L C C
TSTMS 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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