EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026
VAZ064-290800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026
Date 08/28/26 Sat 08/29/26 Sun 08/30/26 Mon
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 67 86 67 89 72
TEMP 76 71 69 68 69 78 84 84 76 71 68 67 69 82 87 89 82 75 74 72 74
DEWPT 72 71 69 68 67 66 66 66 69 68 68 67 69 71 70 69 71 71 70 70 71
MAX/MIN RH 100 53 100 52 97
RH 88100100100 95 67 55 55 79 92100100100 69 57 52 70 87 88 93 90
WIND DIR NE NE N N NE E E E SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 06 05 00 01 03 06 07 10 12 13 16 17 18 19 19 19 17 18 20 22 24
WIND SPD 2 1 2 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 2
CLOUDS B1 FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 59 21 33 39 48 46 47 58 22 26 43 39 47 25 20 21 24 30 16 11 15
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 0 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS
TSTMS
MIX HGT 400 700 4500 4300 500 600 4900 4900 500 500
T WIND DIR NE N NE E SE S S S S W
T WIND SPD 4 8 6 5 8 6 8 9 9 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR
ADI 3 9 32 30 4 6 57 59 4 6
MAX LVORI 10 9 4 5 9 9 5 3 6 7
STABILITY F F A A F F A A F F
CEILING 20800 15300 30000 8000 8000 1000 5000 8000 4000 5500
PRESSURE 29.89 29.92 30.06 30.04 30.03 30.03 30.04 29.94 29.90 29.88
Date 08/31Tue 09/01/26Wed 09/02/26Thu 09/03/26Fri 09/04/26
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 92 73 93 75 94 75 93 73 90
TEMP 91 84 75 75 92 85 77 76 93 85 76 76 91 83 75 74 88 81
DEWPT 69 71 70 71 72 72 71 72 72 73 71 72 72 72 71 71 71 71
MIN/MAX RH 47 92 49 88 49 88 51 90 54
RH 49 66 85 88 51 66 84 87 51 66 85 87 54 70 87 89 57 73
WIND DIR N SE SW SW W S SW SW W SW SW SW W W W NW NW NE
WIND SPD 2 2 1 1 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 2 4 2 2 2 3 3
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 10 20 30 20 30
RAIN SHWRS S C S C
TSTMS 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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