NWS AKQ RAWS FIRE WEATHER FT. AP HILL

	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 2026

VAZ064-100800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N  77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 2026

Date           04/09/26      Fri 04/10/26            Sat 04/11/26            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                      39          75          54          72          47
TEMP             54 47 42 40 43 60 73 75 68 61 57 55 57 65 70 70 61 54 50 47 49
DEWPT            38 40 41 40 42 43 41 42 44 43 43 45 49 46 42 39 39 39 41 42 43
MAX/MIN RH                  100          30          75          32          84
RH               55 77 96100 96 54 32 30 42 52 58 68 76 51 37 32 44 57 73 83 80
WIND DIR         SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  N  N  N  N NE  E  E  E  E
WIND DIR DEG     12 15 16 18 18 19 19 18 17 20 22 27 35 00 35 01 05 09 10 10 11
WIND SPD          3  3  2  1  2  3  4  5  4  4  3  3  5  6  6  4  2  2  1  1  2
CLOUDS           CL CL FW SC B1 SC CL FW CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW SC B1
CLOUDS(%)         3  4 18 36 64 30  4 13  3 15 32 48 28 17  8  6  5 13 22 40 51
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           5           5           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
MIX HGT               500   600  3700  4100   600  1900  5200  5200   600  1000
T WIND DIR             SE     S     S     S     S     W     N     N     E    SE
T WIND SPD              9     4     9    10     8    10    17     6     3     2
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    FR    PR    PR    FR    FR    PR    PR
ADI                     5     7    51    64     4    55    79    72     2     4
MAX LVORI               8    10     4     2     3     3     1     2     4     6
STABILITY               F     F     A     A     F     F     B     A     F     F
CEILING             20800 30000 30000 30000 25100 10800 23500 30000 30000  4700
PRESSURE            30.26 30.23 30.23 30.10 30.05 30.02 30.15 30.19 30.23 30.26


Date           04/12Mon 04/13/26Tue 04/14/26Wed 04/15/26Thu 04/16/26
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          75    60    83    63    90    67    93    68    91
TEMP          71 68 62 63 81 77 67 64 87 82 71 68 91 85 73 70 88 81
DEWPT         43 47 53 55 51 52 52 53 55 56 57 58 57 57 57 57 54 54
MIN/MAX RH       33    81    33    67    31    73    28    66    28
RH            37 48 72 76 35 41 59 67 33 42 63 70 32 39 57 63 31 39
WIND DIR       S SE  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD       5  5  6  8 10  5  4  3  5  3  3  3  6  5  4  3  5  3
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR          0     0     0     5     5     5     5     5    10

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VAZ081-100800-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
37.25N  77.25W Elev. 50 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 2026
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