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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Sun Jan 25 2026

VAZ064-260900-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N  77.27W Elev. 201 ft
410 PM EST Sun Jan 25 2026

Date           01/25/26      Mon 01/26/26            Tue 01/27/26            Wed
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX                      17          32           3          28           6
TEMP             23 24 21 18 18 28 31 30 20 16 11  6  3 16 25 28 23 20 14  9  6
DEWPT            23 22 19 17 16 17 16 13 11  6  4  0 -1  6 10 12 13 12  8  5  3
MAX/MIN RH                  100          50          85          48          90
RH              100 92 93 94 92 63 53 50 67 65 73 78 84 65 51 50 65 71 77 82 87
WIND DIR         NW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  W NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG     31 28 26 31 33 32 31 30 30 29 29 28 23 22 22 23 23 28 31 30 31
WIND SPD          3  3  2  3  3 10 11 10  6  5  3  2  2  5 10 10  3  3  2  3  3
CLOUDS           OV OV B1 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)       100100 67 75 72 48 28 21 10  8  5  4  6  5  8 10 18 25 21 19 18
VSBY              4  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     90           5           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                   0.06           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
FRZG RAIN         D  S                                                         
SLEET                                                                          
MIX HGT              1100   600  3400  3400   800   500  2400  2600   700   800
T WIND DIR              W    NW    NW    NW     W     W    SW    SW     W    NW
T WIND SPD              9     5    20    23    10     9    11    16    10    20
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    GD    GD    PR    PR    PR    FR    PR    PR
ADI                     8     9    78    85    10     8    49    62    10    11
MAX LVORI               9     9     5     2     3     4     4     3     4     5
STABILITY               F     F     C     C     F     F     B     C     F     F
CEILING              2100  5700  7200 19900 30000 30000 30000 11700 30000  4000
PRESSURE            29.67 29.63 29.77 29.85 30.01 30.11 30.15 29.97 29.96 30.05


Date           01/28Thu 01/29/26Fri 01/30/26Sat 01/31/26Sun 02/01/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN          26     7    23     2    21     4    24     6    30
TEMP          24 16 14  8 22 15  8  3 19 15  9  4 22 18 12  7 27 21
DEWPT         10 11 11  5  6  5  2 -1  7  5  2  1  8  7  6  4 13 12
MIN/MAX RH       52    92    47    91    53    87    50    90    50
RH            54 80 88 88 51 64 76 86 58 65 73 87 54 62 76 86 56 68
WIND DIR       W  E  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW MM MM MM
WIND SPD       3  1  2  3 10  3  3  3  8  3  3  3  5  3  3 MM MM MM
AVG CLOUDS    FW B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR          5    30    10     0     5     5    10    10    10
SNOW                    C                                          

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VAZ081-260900-
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
WEATHER...
     SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS