EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sat Oct 10 2026
VAZ064-102000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Sat Oct 10 2026
Date Sat 10/10/26 Sun 10/11/26 Mon 10/12/26
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 72 61 72 63 75
TEMP 55 66 71 69 64 61 61 63 64 67 69 71 70 68 66 64 63 69 73 74 65
DEWPT 52 56 55 57 57 59 61 63 64 67 70 72 70 68 66 64 63 66 67 67 65
MIN/MAX RH 57 100 100 100 77
RH 90 70 57 67 78 94100100100100100100100100100100100 90 80 80 99
WIND DIR NE E E E E E E E E E E E S SW W W W NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 03 07 08 09 09 08 08 08 09 10 11 10 15 22 25 27 29 31 32 33 33
WIND SPD 3 4 6 5 4 4 6 9 10 10 9 6 4 3 4 5 6 9 10 8 2
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 81 82 86 90 92 94 96 93 99 96 91 94 73 73 76 76 67 57 63 30 19
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 90 100 70 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.65 0.60 0.10 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S C
RAIN SHWRS D D D D L L L C L L
TSTMS C C
MIX HGT 3200 2800 600 1100 2000 1400 500 600 4200 4000
T WIND DIR NE E E E SE SE SW W NW NW
T WIND SPD 9 12 13 12 12 9 9 11 24 14
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD
ADI 46 45 12 15 27 22 8 18 68 81
MAX LVORI 5 4 8 7 5 9 9 9 4 10
STABILITY B C E D D D E E D C
CEILING 20800 11700 8000 300 300 1000 6000 4700 2600 3200
PRESSURE 30.18 30.17 30.14 30.01 29.86 29.68 29.57 29.55 29.68 29.73
Date Tue 10/13/26Wed 10/14/26Thu 10/15/26Fri 10/16/26
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 58 81 61 73 54 67 54 69
TEMP 61 59 80 72 66 61 72 65 58 55 65 61 56 55 66 63
DEWPT 61 59 66 67 63 58 60 58 55 52 55 55 54 53 59 58
MAX/MIN RH 100 64 91 64 91 68 96 73
RH 100100 64 84 91 90 66 78 90 90 70 81 92 93 76 84
WIND DIR W SW SW SW W NW NW N N NE NE E S SW SW SW
WIND SPD 2 3 5 4 3 6 8 3 3 3 4 3 3 4 8 5
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 5 10 10 10 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS 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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