EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 AM EST Sun Nov 8 2026
VAZ064-082100-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
410 AM EST Sun Nov 8 2026
Date Sun 11/08/26 Mon 11/09/26 Tue 11/10/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 63 40 63 37 67
TEMP 39 55 62 63 53 50 46 42 41 56 61 62 50 46 42 38 37 56 65 66 57
DEWPT 36 39 39 40 41 40 36 33 35 38 36 36 39 38 37 36 36 41 41 42 42
MIN/MAX RH 41 77 37 96 40
RH 89 55 43 43 64 68 70 72 79 52 40 38 65 75 83 92 96 58 41 41 58
WIND DIR W W SW SW S SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 27 25 23 22 20 23 26 26 27 30 31 31 31 32 28 22 21 21 23 23 22
WIND SPD 2 3 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 10 11 8 3 2 1 1 3 4 5 3 3
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 5 1 2 4 2 2 2 2 4 8 12 4 6 12 19 7 2 0 1 1 2
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 3000 2900 300 300 4900 4800 300 300 2800 2700
T WIND DIR SW SW SW W NW NW NW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 8 6 6 5 20 11 2 3 12 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR VG GD PR PR PR PR
ADI 44 39 3 6 89 86 2 5 49 36
MAX LVORI 4 3 3 4 3 3 6 8 4 3
STABILITY B B F F C C F F B B
CEILING 30000 26600 23500 26600 24700 24700 20800 20800 20800 26600
PRESSURE 29.90 29.78 29.75 29.76 29.82 29.84 29.92 29.93 29.92 29.81
Date Wed 11/11/26Thu 11/12/26Fri 11/13/26Sat 11/14/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 42 68 44 60 39 50 33 51
TEMP 46 43 66 53 48 45 59 52 44 40 48 42 37 34 49 42
DEWPT 43 42 46 47 45 45 50 47 43 38 37 34 31 30 33 32
MAX/MIN RH 98 48 98 68 98 58 89 48
RH 90 98 48 80 90 98 72 84 98 94 65 74 80 85 53 67
WIND DIR N W SW SE E E E N N N N NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 1 1 3 1 1 3 5 4 6 10 11 8 5 9 12 5
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 5 60 60 40 20 5
RAIN SHWRS S L L C C S S
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VAZ081-082100-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
37.25N 77.25W Elev. 50 ft
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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