EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
950 AM EDT Tue Mar 31 2026
VAZ064-312000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
950 AM EDT Tue Mar 31 2026
Date Tue 03/31/26 Wed 04/01/26 Thu 04/02/26
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 64 86 62 79
TEMP 72 80 82 76 71 69 66 66 77 84 84 77 71 68 64 64 73 78 78 70
DEWPT 54 55 55 56 56 56 56 57 60 58 58 59 62 62 60 60 62 60 58 57
MIN/MAX RH 40 77 40 91 51
RH 53 42 40 50 59 63 70 74 56 42 41 55 73 81 88 87 68 55 51 63
WIND DIR SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 22 23 22 20 21 22 22 22 23 23 22 20 20 20 20 19 20 19 18 16
WIND SPD 10 11 11 8 10 10 9 8 8 8 6 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 4
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%) 12 19 25 21 25 17 14 11 30 57 57 66 66 46 39 41 46 53 53 30
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 5 40 50 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0.08 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C
TSTMS S
MIX HGT 6300 800 1000 6300 6100 600 1100 5600 5200
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SE NE E SE
T WIND SPD 20 11 11 16 10 3 5 5 8
SMOKE DISP VG PR PR GD FR PR PR PR FR
ADI 88 8 22 79 75 4 11 27 35
MAX LVORI 2 3 4 3 3 5 6 4 3
STABILITY C E E C B E F B D
CEILING 30000 26600 18200 20800 23500 28700 16100 1000 3200
PRESSURE 29.92 29.90 29.90 29.97 29.94 30.0 30.05 30.15 30.13
Date Fri 04/03/26Sat 04/04/26Sun 04/05/26Mon 04/06/26
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 59 81 62 85 63 80 47 60
TEMP 63 62 79 75 67 63 82 77 66 64 79 71 60 49 60 56
DEWPT 56 59 58 57 57 59 59 58 57 57 57 55 50 44 39 38
MAX/MIN RH 90 44 87 41 81 44 86 43
RH 78 90 49 54 71 87 46 53 73 78 47 56 68 83 46 50
WIND DIR S S SW S S SW S S S S SW SW NW NW NW N
WIND SPD 4 4 9 4 4 3 5 4 5 5 9 5 5 5 6 3
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 10 10 20 20 50 40 30
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C C C C C
TSTMS 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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