EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu Oct 1 2026
VAZ064-020800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Oct 1 2026
Date 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26 Sun
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 65 88 62 66 59
TEMP 73 70 68 66 65 78 86 86 77 72 69 65 62 61 63 65 61 61 61 60 61
DEWPT 62 60 60 59 59 64 65 68 67 68 66 61 59 58 59 59 59 59 60 59 61
MAX/MIN RH 81 48 90 82 100
RH 68 72 75 77 81 62 50 55 72 86 90 87 90 91 86 82 94 95 97 97 99
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W N N N N N N NE N NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 19 20 21 21 21 23 23 22 26 35 00 00 01 01 01 02 02 03 03 04 04
WIND SPD 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 3 5 6 6 6 5 5 3 2 1 1 3 3
CLOUDS SC FW SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 37 21 37 24 18 37 54 60 66 81 80 69 84 85 87 92 92 91 93 93 92
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 6 4
POP 12HR 0 10 40 70 60
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.16 0.18 0.17
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C L L L L C C L L L
MIX HGT 400 400 4400 4200 1000 1300 2400 2200 700 700
T WIND DIR SW SW SW W N N N N NE NE
T WIND SPD 11 11 11 9 10 13 11 6 4 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 6 12 60 55 12 19 22 17 3 6
MAX LVORI 4 4 4 3 5 5 5 8 9 9
STABILITY F F B B E D D D F F
CEILING 18200 20800 30000 30000 4700 2400 4000 3500 3200 3200
PRESSURE 29.87 29.84 29.84 29.79 29.82 29.93 30.06 30.10 30.12 30.09
Date 10/04Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26
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 66 59 72 49 63 44 66 49 72
TEMP 65 64 62 60 70 63 54 49 60 54 46 45 64 57 51 50 69 62
DEWPT 65 64 62 60 58 53 44 42 42 44 43 42 46 48 49 49 54 55
MIN/MAX RH 97 100 59 76 49 93 51 98 59
RH 100100 99100 67 70 70 76 51 69 89 90 53 73 94 96 60 78
WIND DIR NE N NW NW NW N N N N N N N SE SE S SW SW S
WIND SPD 3 2 1 3 8 5 5 4 4 0 0 1 3 2 1 2 3 2
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 70 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS L L S
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VAZ081-020800-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
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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