EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sat Aug 1 2026
VAZ064-012000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Sat Aug 1 2026
Date Sat 08/01/26 Sun 08/02/26 Mon 08/03/26
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 89 72 87 72 86
TEMP 72 83 87 87 81 77 75 73 74 81 85 83 77 74 74 74 74 80 84 83 78
DEWPT 66 66 64 66 67 67 67 67 69 71 71 73 74 73 73 73 74 75 75 74 74
MIN/MAX RH 46 87 64 100 73
RH 83 57 46 49 63 73 76 82 84 71 64 72 90 97 97 97100 85 74 75 88
WIND DIR S S S S SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 19 18 18 17 14 16 17 15 15 15 15 14 13 17 19 19 19 20 19 19 19
WIND SPD 3 4 6 6 5 6 6 3 3 5 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 3
CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%) 51 69 72 75 68 70 52 57 66 65 73 75 86 86 73 76 75 65 86 86 60
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 6 6 7
POP 12HR 0 5 60 80 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.23 0.28 0.13
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C L D D L L C C D D C
TSTMS C C C C S S C C S
MIX HGT 6900 6500 700 1300 4600 4200 600 1200 3600 3400
T WIND DIR S S S SE SE SE S S SW SW
T WIND SPD 11 11 11 10 16 13 8 12 18 13
SMOKE DISP GD GD PR PR FR FR PR PR GD FR
ADI 90 56 11 19 66 58 7 23 69 67
MAX LVORI 3 3 4 5 3 6 9 8 4 6
STABILITY A C D E C C E E C C
CEILING 23500 4000 8200 20800 1700 2400 5300 1700 1700 4000
PRESSURE 29.80 29.75 29.70 29.72 29.72 29.65 29.65 29.67 29.69 29.68
Date Tue 08/04/26Wed 08/05/26Thu 08/06/26Fri 08/07/26
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 71 87 71 89 72 90 72 90
TEMP 73 73 85 78 73 73 87 80 74 74 88 80 74 74 88 79
DEWPT 73 73 77 74 73 73 76 73 73 73 76 74 74 74 76 74
MAX/MIN RH 100 74 100 63 98 63 100 62
RH 100100 76 84100100 71 76 97 97 68 77100100 68 79
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S SW SW S
WIND SPD 2 2 3 3 2 2 5 3 3 3 5 3 2 3 3 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR 40 60 30 40 20 30 30 40
RAIN SHWRS C S L C C S C C C
TSTMS S S C S C S S S C
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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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