EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Sun Feb 8 2026
VAZ064-090900-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
410 PM EST Sun Feb 8 2026
Date 02/08/26 Mon 02/09/26 Tue 02/10/26 Wed
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 9 37 22 53 34
TEMP 21 17 15 12 11 24 33 35 30 27 25 24 25 39 49 51 44 40 38 36 35
DEWPT 5 5 5 3 3 4 4 6 9 10 12 14 17 23 28 34 37 38 38 35 32
MAX/MIN RH 75 27 74 43 99
RH 50 58 64 68 69 42 29 29 41 48 58 67 71 52 44 53 76 92 99 96 89
WIND DIR N N N NW NW NW NW SW SE S S S S S S SW SW W W NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 34 34 33 32 32 33 33 24 11 16 17 18 18 20 20 20 22 25 27 31 33
WIND SPD 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 3 2 3
CLOUDS FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 10 6 4 5 5 5 18 22 35 71 73 73 52 54 39 44 55 41 54 66 71
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 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 900 700 2200 2300 200 300 1500 1600 400 600
T WIND DIR N NW NW W SE SE S SW W NW
T WIND SPD 14 9 6 2 3 3 6 12 6 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 7 9 18 15 2 4 14 28 7 16
MAX LVORI 3 4 3 2 3 3 3 4 9 8
STABILITY F F B A F F B B E F
CEILING 30000 30000 23500 17100 17100 4700 12700 18200 23500 14100
PRESSURE 30.21 30.21 30.21 30.11 30.09 29.98 29.95 29.77 29.64 29.67
Date 02/11Thu 02/12/26Fri 02/13/26Sat 02/14/26Sun 02/15/26
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 49 27 42 25 41 24 45 27 45
TEMP 47 39 32 28 40 34 29 26 39 33 28 26 42 37 31 29 43 39
DEWPT 30 25 22 20 18 19 19 17 17 18 20 19 19 21 24 26 27 29
MIN/MAX RH 44 70 37 71 36 79 36 92 51
RH 51 57 66 70 41 55 66 68 40 54 71 74 40 53 75 88 53 67
WIND DIR NW N N NW NW N N N N N N N N SE S S SW W
WIND SPD 5 3 3 4 6 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 4 2 3 3 6 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC FW SC B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR 5 0 0 10 20 20 20 30 40
RAIN S S S S S C C C
SNOW S S S S S C C
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VAZ081-090900-
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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