EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Tue Nov 3 2026
VAZ064-040900-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
410 PM EST Tue Nov 3 2026
Date 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri
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 50 76 62 76 64
TEMP 60 56 54 52 52 64 74 74 64 63 63 64 63 69 74 75 69 67 66 66 64
DEWPT 54 53 53 52 52 57 58 58 58 60 61 62 62 65 66 66 66 66 66 66 64
MAX/MIN RH 100 55 98 71 100
RH 81 88 96100100 78 57 58 81 90 93 93 96 87 75 74 90 97100100100
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 16 17 18 18 19 18 18 17 16 16 18 18 18 20 20 20 19 20 19 19 19
WIND SPD 3 3 3 2 2 3 5 4 3 3 4 4 4 9 10 6 3 3 3 3 3
CLOUDS FW CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 6 2 5 22 36 30 38 59 68 86 75 88 83 73 79 60 62 69 86 88 91
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6
POP 12HR 0 0 10 30 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.29
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C D D D
TSTMS S S S S
MIX HGT 400 400 2900 2600 500 600 3500 3100 500 500
T WIND DIR S S S S S S SW S S S
T WIND SPD 4 4 11 9 6 9 18 8 5 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 3 5 55 45 6 9 51 40 4 8
MAX LVORI 8 10 6 5 6 8 5 6 9 9
STABILITY F F B B E E D D E E
CEILING 18200 28400 23500 26600 11700 10700 6300 4000 4700 4700
PRESSURE 30.04 30.01 29.98 29.87 29.84 29.80 29.79 29.72 29.73 29.71
Date 11/06Sat 11/07/26Sun 11/08/26Mon 11/09/26Tue 11/10/26
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 72 52 66 43 62 41 62 40 65
TEMP 70 65 57 52 65 56 47 44 60 50 45 42 61 52 43 41 63 55
DEWPT 65 62 57 52 51 48 44 42 44 45 43 41 41 41 39 38 41 43
MIN/MAX RH 80 100 56 96 51 100 43 91 41
RH 84 90 99 99 61 75 90 93 55 83 93 96 48 66 86 89 44 65
WIND DIR SW N NW NW NW N NW NW W SW NW W W W SW SW W SW
WIND SPD 4 1 2 3 6 3 3 3 4 2 3 3 10 3 3 4 9 4
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 80 30 10 5 5 20 20 10 5
RAIN SHWRS D L C S S S
TSTMS S 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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