EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Thu Jun 25 2026
VAZ064-252000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Thu Jun 25 2026
Date Thu 06/25/26 Fri 06/26/26 Sat 06/27/26
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 88 69 94 69 87
TEMP 67 79 85 87 81 75 73 70 75 86 92 93 85 77 74 70 73 81 85 86 80
DEWPT 62 62 59 60 63 64 64 64 66 68 66 67 70 70 70 70 72 73 72 73 72
MIN/MAX RH 38 84 42 99 61
RH 84 56 41 40 54 68 73 81 74 55 43 43 61 78 87 99 96 77 65 65 77
WIND DIR S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S NE NE SE SW SW SW SW W NW
WIND DIR DEG 19 20 19 19 17 17 19 20 23 24 22 19 06 06 13 20 22 23 24 26 31
WIND SPD 2 3 5 5 4 5 5 4 3 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 2 3 3 3 2
CLOUDS B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%) 58 39 18 28 37 38 50 46 41 37 36 74 74 74 79 79 74 80 79 79 64
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 7
POP 12HR 0 5 40 60 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.03 0.02 0.04
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C L L C C C C L L C
TSTMS C C C S S L L S
MIX HGT 7200 7000 500 1200 6900 6200 500 1100 3500 3400
T WIND DIR SW S S S SW SW S S SW W
T WIND SPD 9 12 8 8 12 12 8 11 18 13
SMOKE DISP GD GD PR PR GD GD PR PR FR FR
ADI 79 95 5 16 95 92 5 25 70 64
MAX LVORI 3 2 3 5 3 3 6 9 4 4
STABILITY A B F E A B F F B B
CEILING 6300 4700 5100 9400 16200 6600 5500 13800 9500 4000
PRESSURE 29.92 29.87 29.86 29.86 29.92 29.84 29.81 29.76 29.73 29.69
Date Sun 06/28/26Mon 06/29/26Tue 06/30/26Wed 07/01/26
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 68 86 67 89 67 94 72 99
TEMP 70 72 84 80 69 72 87 83 69 72 92 88 74 76 97 91
DEWPT 70 71 69 69 67 69 65 66 64 67 66 68 67 69 69 70
MAX/MIN RH 100 55 99 44 90 41 84 40
RH 94 97 61 67 95 91 48 57 87 84 44 51 79 79 43 53
WIND DIR NW N NE E N N E SE S S S SE S SW S SE
WIND SPD 1 3 3 2 0 0 3 3 1 1 3 3 3 2 3 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 50 30 10 5 5 0 10 10
RAIN SHWRS C C C
TSTMS 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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