EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sat Jul 25 2026
VAZ064-252000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Sat Jul 25 2026
Date Sat 07/25/26 Sun 07/26/26 Mon 07/27/26
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 81 64 85 66 88
TEMP 69 74 79 80 75 67 66 65 68 79 83 84 78 70 68 66 70 82 87 85 82
DEWPT 65 66 64 64 65 65 66 65 67 67 65 65 64 65 66 66 69 71 70 71 70
MIN/MAX RH 59 100 52 100 58
RH 89 76 60 59 71 92100100 97 67 55 53 63 83 94100 97 69 58 63 67
WIND DIR N E NE E SE SE S SW NE NE NE E SE S S S S S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 01 07 06 09 12 15 17 21 03 04 06 09 11 17 18 19 19 18 19 16 17
WIND SPD 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 2 3 3 3
CLOUDS B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 73 56 46 41 28 24 16 17 32 9 36 45 47 47 30 39 37 40 59 59 59
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 30 0 10 20 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.09
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C S S C C C
TSTMS S S C C C
MIX HGT 4100 4000 500 900 5800 5600 500 800 6300 5800
T WIND DIR E E SE W E SE SE S S SE
T WIND SPD 4 2 3 1 3 4 5 5 8 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR
ADI 17 11 2 2 25 22 3 7 55 49
MAX LVORI 5 3 10 10 6 3 8 10 4 3
STABILITY B A F F A A F F A C
CEILING 4700 5500 7200 12700 6300 6300 9100 3200 3200 3200
PRESSURE 29.92 29.84 29.81 29.77 29.78 29.69 29.68 29.65 29.65 29.62
Date Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26
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 70 88 68 87 66 86 67 88
TEMP 72 73 87 80 72 71 85 80 70 70 84 79 70 71 87 81
DEWPT 71 72 76 73 71 71 69 68 66 66 65 66 65 67 66 67
MAX/MIN RH 100 68 100 55 92 51 92 49
RH 97 97 70 79 99100 59 67 86 87 53 63 86 86 51 64
WIND DIR S S SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW N N SE
WIND SPD 3 5 9 4 3 4 5 3 3 3 3 1 1 2 3 2
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 40 80 50 20 10 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS C C C D C S S
TSTMS C C C 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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