EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Sun Mar 1 2026
VAZ064-012100-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
850 AM EST Sun Mar 1 2026
Date Sun 03/01/26 Mon 03/02/26 Tue 03/03/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 52 29 39 32 51
TEMP 49 49 49 42 37 34 31 30 34 38 36 34 33 33 34 35 40 47 51 49
DEWPT 38 34 31 29 27 24 22 20 19 18 21 24 27 29 31 34 38 42 44 45
MIN/MAX RH 50 72 44 96 77
RH 67 56 51 60 66 66 70 66 54 44 54 67 78 86 89 96 94 84 77 87
WIND DIR N N N N NE NE NE NE NE E E E E SE E SE S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 00 00 01 02 04 04 04 04 05 07 09 11 11 12 09 15 20 20 20 20
WIND SPD 8 9 9 5 3 3 3 3 5 4 4 2 2 1 1 1 2 4 5 3
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 46 40 38 47 25 37 37 61 72 75 58 67 74 90 95 96 93 90 84 84
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 2 6 6 6 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 5 30 60 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.11 0.10
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN L L L L C C C
SNOW C C C C L
MIX HGT 3600 1600 1600 2900 2900 1300 800 1500 1800
T WIND DIR N NE NE E E E NE SW S
T WIND SPD 16 12 11 11 11 9 3 5 11
SMOKE DISP FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 61 11 26 36 38 6 2 18 34
MAX LVORI 2 3 3 3 3 6 9 10 6
STABILITY C F F C C F F C B
CEILING 3200 4700 18200 10800 9800 1600 1000 1000 17100
PRESSURE 30.09 30.26 30.34 30.44 30.44 30.44 30.35 30.29 30.17
Date Wed 03/04/26Thu 03/05/26Fri 03/06/26Sat 03/07/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 44 67 53 74 58 74 57 77
TEMP 48 49 65 61 55 55 72 68 62 58 71 67 60 58 75 71
DEWPT 47 48 52 52 52 52 56 56 56 55 57 55 55 56 58 58
MAX/MIN RH 100 60 91 51 91 54 92 52
RH 96 97 63 73 90 90 57 65 81 91 62 65 84 92 56 64
WIND DIR SW SW SW S S SW SW S SW SW SW S SW SW SW S
WIND SPD 3 3 6 2 3 4 9 3 3 4 5 3 3 3 6 4
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 40 20 20 20 30 30 20 20
RAIN C C S S S S S C S S C S S
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VAZ081-012100-
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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