EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Sep 2 2026
VAZ064-030800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Sep 2 2026
Date 09/02/26 Thu 09/03/26 Fri 09/04/26 Sat
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 74 96 74 92 72
TEMP 85 80 78 75 78 88 94 94 86 80 78 76 77 86 90 90 83 78 76 74 75
DEWPT 74 74 73 73 74 76 73 72 74 72 73 72 73 72 71 72 73 72 72 70 70
MAX/MIN RH 97 46 90 52 91
RH 70 82 85 94 88 68 51 49 68 77 85 87 87 63 54 56 72 83 87 88 85
WIND DIR SE S S S SW W W W SW W SW SW W W W NW NW NW N N N
WIND DIR DEG 12 16 18 19 23 26 27 25 21 25 24 24 27 28 28 32 31 33 33 34 35
WIND SPD 4 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 3 2 2 2 3 3
CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 37 27 18 19 21 12 11 39 43 43 17 23 10 14 69 69 59 59 52 45 27
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 30 30 50 40
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.02 0 0.08 0.05
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C S S C C C C
TSTMS S S S C S
MIX HGT 500 400 5400 5200 400 300 5400 5100 500 900
T WIND DIR SE S W NW W W W N NW N
T WIND SPD 11 6 6 11 2 3 11 12 5 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 5 8 55 105 1 4 98 99 4 8
MAX LVORI 5 8 4 3 5 7 4 3 6 6
STABILITY F F A A F F A B F F
CEILING 6300 8000 26200 7200 8000 10800 14900 9400 8000 4700
PRESSURE 29.84 29.82 29.84 29.75 29.82 29.77 29.76 29.70 29.71 29.72
Date 09/05Sun 09/06/26Mon 09/07/26Tue 09/08/26Wed 09/09/26
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 86 65 81 63 82 64 86 66 87
TEMP 85 77 68 67 80 73 65 65 81 75 66 67 84 79 69 69 85 80
DEWPT 68 67 64 64 64 64 63 64 63 64 63 64 66 66 64 64 67 67
MIN/MAX RH 54 92 55 100 53 98 51 88 51
RH 57 72 89 89 57 72 95 96 55 68 89 91 55 65 85 86 54 65
WIND DIR N NE N N NE E N NE E SE S SW SW SE S SW SW S
WIND SPD 4 2 1 3 4 3 0 1 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 4 5 3
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 20 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 10
RAIN SHWRS 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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