EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026
VAZ064-212000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026
Date Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26
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 82 68 79 68 84
TEMP 68 76 80 81 76 72 70 69 70 73 76 78 74 71 70 69 70 77 83 82 75
DEWPT 64 65 66 66 67 67 69 69 70 72 73 73 72 70 70 68 70 71 68 67 66
MIN/MAX RH 60 100 85 100 61
RH 88 70 61 60 74 84 97100 99 97 92 85 93 98100 97100 82 62 61 74
WIND DIR N N NE E E SE SE SE SE E NE NE N NW SW SW W NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 00 02 04 06 08 11 15 12 14 08 02 02 33 33 23 21 25 30 30 30 30
WIND SPD 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 0 1 2 3 3 3 1
CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 50 42 43 53 70 64 76 88 82 86 86 84 76 55 48 51 53 40 37 37 31
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 60 70 30 20
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.26 0.47 0.09 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C L L L L L C C C S S
TSTMS S S C C C S S
MIX HGT 3500 3500 500 600 2400 2200 500 800 5300 5200
T WIND DIR NE NE SE SE S S S S W W
T WIND SPD 9 2 4 6 13 13 10 6 10 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR
ADI 36 19 4 9 45 45 5 10 61 80
MAX LVORI 4 4 8 10 6 6 9 9 5 3
STABILITY A A F F B B F F A A
CEILING 6300 30000 6300 3200 2400 2400 1700 1000 15000 3200
PRESSURE 29.96 29.92 29.88 29.90 29.84 29.77 29.73 29.65 29.67 29.68
Date Mon 08/24/26Tue 08/25/26Wed 08/26/26Thu 08/27/26
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 63 83 63 82 66 85 69 83
TEMP 67 66 82 74 65 65 80 74 66 68 83 77 70 71 82 76
DEWPT 61 61 59 64 60 62 65 66 66 67 72 71 70 71 74 73
MAX/MIN RH 87 46 90 58 100 68 100 74
RH 81 84 46 71 84 90 60 77100 97 71 83100100 78 91
WIND DIR NW W W S NW N W E S SE S SE S S S SE
WIND SPD 2 2 3 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 5 3 3 3 4 3
AVG CLOUDS FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 20 40 50
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C
TSTMS S 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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