EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026
VAZ064-080800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026
Date 09/07/26 Tue 09/08/26 Wed 09/09/26 Thu
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 58 84 63 88 71
TEMP 74 65 61 59 61 77 81 83 75 68 65 63 65 79 85 86 77 74 73 72 72
DEWPT 63 62 61 59 61 62 60 61 63 61 60 59 61 61 62 62 65 63 63 63 65
MAX/MIN RH 100 46 91 45 78
RH 70 93100100100 61 49 46 65 79 82 87 87 55 46 45 66 70 71 75 79
WIND DIR E SE S W W SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 10 14 19 26 24 23 20 18 16 18 19 20 20 21 21 20 18 19 21 21 22
WIND SPD 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 9 8 6 8 8 8 8
CLOUDS FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
CLOUDS(%) 14 5 6 14 17 13 37 30 26 14 22 26 13 16 14 15 11 7 6 7 3
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 400 400 5600 5700 400 500 5400 5300 500 900
T WIND DIR SE SW SW S S S SW SW S SW
T WIND SPD 2 2 4 4 4 4 11 11 8 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR PR
ADI 1 2 32 40 2 6 70 91 6 17
MAX LVORI 10 10 6 3 5 6 4 3 3 4
STABILITY F F A A F F B B E E
CEILING 30000 26600 4000 4000 23500 30000 27500 26600 27000 30000
PRESSURE 30.02 30.05 30.13 30.09 30.10 30.09 30.09 29.98 29.90 29.85
Date 09/10Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26Sun 09/13/26Mon 09/14/26
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 91 68 83 65 83 67 86 67 86
TEMP 89 80 72 69 80 74 67 68 80 76 69 70 83 78 70 70 83 77
DEWPT 68 72 70 68 66 66 65 67 71 70 69 69 73 71 68 67 69 67
MIN/MAX RH 50 99 60 97 72 100 67 98 58
RH 50 77 93 97 62 76 92 96 74 83100 99 72 79 95 92 62 71
WIND DIR SW NW NW N N E E E SE SE S SW SW E SW NW SW SE
WIND SPD 8 3 2 3 3 2 1 1 4 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 3
AVG CLOUDS FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC FW
POP 12HR 30 50 10 20 40 30 20 10 10
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S C C S
TSTMS S C S
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VAZ081-080800-
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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