EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue May 26 2026
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Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Tue May 26 2026
Date 05/26/26 Wed 05/27/26 Thu 05/28/26 Fri
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 82 63 82 55
TEMP 74 71 70 69 71 76 81 79 74 69 67 65 67 75 80 79 72 64 59 55 60
DEWPT 70 70 69 69 70 71 71 70 69 68 66 64 65 62 59 57 58 56 55 51 53
MAX/MIN RH 100 69 100 46 88
RH 87 98 97100 97 84 70 74 84 97 97 97 92 64 49 47 62 76 86 87 78
WIND DIR E S SW SW SW W W W SW W NW NW N N N N N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 10 16 21 21 23 25 25 26 22 26 29 31 34 34 34 34 00 00 35 35 35
WIND SPD 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 3 2 3 3 3 6 8 8 3 2 3 3 2
CLOUDS B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 79 83 92 90 81 70 84 90 70 76 68 64 52 21 22 25 18 10 5 10 6
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 50 80 60 10 0
QPF 12HR 0.19 0.58 0.17 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C D L L C S
TSTMS S S C C C S
MIX HGT 500 700 4100 3700 500 1100 6100 5500 600 1500
T WIND DIR SE N SW W NW NW NW N N N
T WIND SPD 4 2 11 18 8 5 11 16 11 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD FR PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 3 6 93 85 7 14 107 111 6 22
MAX LVORI 10 10 5 4 8 10 3 3 5 6
STABILITY F F C B F F B B F F
CEILING 1000 300 300 7200 5600 8900 8000 4700 4700 4700
PRESSURE 29.88 29.84 29.81 29.71 29.73 29.76 29.81 29.78 29.84 29.90
Date 05/29Sat 05/30/26Sun 05/31/26Mon 06/01/26Tue 06/02/26
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 78 58 79 54 75 55 75 54 74
TEMP 76 72 61 62 77 72 60 58 72 69 58 60 73 69 58 59 72 68
DEWPT 52 59 56 58 56 58 53 52 52 55 53 55 53 56 54 54 52 55
MIN/MAX RH 42 90 47 86 46 90 46 91 47
RH 43 63 83 86 48 61 79 81 49 62 83 85 49 62 85 85 50 63
WIND DIR NW S SW NW NW N N N N SE S W N NE N N NE NE
WIND SPD 3 1 3 3 5 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 5 2 2 3 5 2
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 5 5 5 5 20 20 10 20
RAIN SHWRS S 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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