EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026
VAZ064-060800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026
Date 06/05/26 Sat 06/06/26 Sun 06/07/26 Mon
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 94 69 91 68
TEMP 83 73 69 65 70 87 92 93 87 78 73 69 73 85 89 90 83 76 71 68 71
DEWPT 58 57 57 56 61 61 56 56 60 60 61 61 64 67 66 65 67 64 62 60 61
MAX/MIN RH 77 28 78 44 76
RH 43 57 66 73 73 43 30 28 40 54 67 76 74 55 47 44 59 68 73 76 71
WIND DIR S S SW SW W W SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW N NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 18 19 22 23 25 26 24 24 23 25 26 25 26 31 31 30 33 32 01 03 04
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 2 3 8 8 5 4 3 2 2 3 4 3 2 2 3 3 5
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 13 20 22 17 15 38 55 45 27 28 65 59 42 32 33 29 38 30 29 21 17
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 10 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S
TSTMS S S
MIX HGT 900 400 7300 7300 1100 700 6200 5700 1200 1600
T WIND DIR SW SW W W W W NW W N NE
T WIND SPD 5 5 12 13 8 6 9 9 9 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD VG PR PR GD FR PR PR
ADI 3 6 115 120 5 7 86 82 7 30
MAX LVORI 3 4 2 2 3 4 3 3 3 4
STABILITY F F A B F F A A F F
CEILING 30000 23500 20800 17100 9400 6300 6300 4700 4700 30000
PRESSURE 29.81 29.80 29.82 29.75 29.71 29.71 29.76 29.71 29.76 29.92
Date 06/08Tue 06/09/26Wed 06/10/26Thu 06/11/26Fri 06/12/26
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 84 59 83 64 87 68 91 71 93
TEMP 84 76 62 64 81 78 66 68 85 81 71 72 89 85 74 75 91 87
DEWPT 60 59 57 58 57 60 59 62 61 64 63 65 64 67 66 68 66 70
MIN/MAX RH 44 91 41 87 43 83 42 81 43
RH 44 55 85 82 44 54 78 81 45 56 76 79 44 56 76 79 44 56
WIND DIR E E SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW S SW W W S
WIND SPD 5 8 1 1 3 3 3 2 4 3 2 2 3 3 2 1 3 3
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR 0 5 10 20 30 20 30 20 40
RAIN SHWRS S S C S S S C S S S C
TSTMS S S C 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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