EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
950 AM EDT Sat Mar 21 2026
VAZ064-212000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
950 AM EDT Sat Mar 21 2026
Date Sat 03/21/26 Sun 03/22/26 Mon 03/23/26
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 69 47 83 55 61
TEMP 62 67 68 59 53 49 48 51 66 79 83 77 72 70 64 56 58 59 58 50
DEWPT 50 45 42 42 43 45 45 48 53 56 55 55 56 55 54 52 45 37 32 29
MIN/MAX RH 38 92 39 83 37
RH 65 45 38 53 70 86 88 88 63 45 39 47 57 60 69 87 62 44 37 44
WIND DIR N N NE E SE S S S SW SW SW S SW W NW N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 00 00 05 11 14 16 18 18 21 21 21 20 22 25 30 35 34 34 34 35
WIND SPD 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 6 9 8 6 6 6 6 8 10 11 10 6
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 FW FW CL
CLOUDS(%) 14 10 13 23 28 30 48 63 48 31 27 28 46 63 79 86 58 18 9 3
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 5 0 40 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.05 0.02
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C C
TSTMS S S
MIX HGT 4000 600 600 3900 4300 800 1700 5000 5600
T WIND DIR NE SE S SW SW W N N N
T WIND SPD 4 10 6 9 17 11 12 20 23
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR GD PR PR VG VG
ADI 23 5 6 49 90 16 28 100 115
MAX LVORI 3 5 6 5 2 3 4 4 2
STABILITY B F E B C D E D C
CEILING 15900 12600 11700 12500 23500 20800 1700 1000 23700
PRESSURE 29.70 29.71 29.67 29.62 29.51 29.48 29.46 29.70 29.86
Date Tue 03/24/26Wed 03/25/26Thu 03/26/26Fri 03/27/26
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 34 53 36 62 43 67 50 64
TEMP 40 34 50 47 40 39 60 56 49 45 64 63 59 52 62 55
DEWPT 25 23 20 24 29 32 36 36 39 39 43 47 49 45 39 37
MAX/MIN RH 66 27 79 37 80 43 82 38
RH 55 64 30 41 64 76 40 47 68 80 46 57 69 76 44 51
WIND DIR N N E SE S SW SW S S SW SW S SW NW NW N
WIND SPD 5 3 3 3 3 3 5 3 3 3 6 5 5 6 8 5
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 5 20 20 20 40 30
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S C C 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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