EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 AM EST Tue Nov 10 2026
VAZ064-102100-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
410 AM EST Tue Nov 10 2026
Date Tue 11/10/26 Wed 11/11/26 Thu 11/12/26
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 70 43 68 47 65
TEMP 39 56 66 66 56 51 48 46 45 57 65 65 54 52 50 49 48 57 64 61 52
DEWPT 37 40 40 40 43 43 44 45 44 46 44 45 47 48 49 47 47 47 48 46 46
MIN/MAX RH 34 100 43 100 55
RH 90 55 39 39 63 76 87 95 97 66 46 48 77 86 96 95 97 69 57 58 80
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W NW NW N N SE S S SE SE S S SW W W NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 22 21 24 24 25 29 32 00 00 12 16 16 13 15 16 18 22 26 28 30 31
WIND SPD 3 6 6 3 3 2 1 1 0 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 4 5 5 5
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 8 26 30 34 71 59 61 47 67 62 65 65 61
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 0 0 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S C C S
MIX HGT 2700 3100 400 400 3800 3900 400 400 3500 2900
T WIND DIR SW W NW N SE S S S W NW
T WIND SPD 12 9 8 4 5 6 9 8 9 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 45 42 4 4 37 35 6 8 36 28
MAX LVORI 4 3 6 10 5 4 7 9 6 4
STABILITY B B F F A B F F C D
CEILING 20800 26600 26600 26600 26600 23500 20800 13800 7300 5500
PRESSURE 29.89 29.78 29.84 29.84 29.84 29.69 29.60 29.46 29.37 29.29
Date Fri 11/13/26Sat 11/14/26Sun 11/15/26Mon 11/16/26
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 42 51 35 50 33 53 33 54
TEMP 46 42 50 43 38 36 48 42 37 34 50 44 36 34 52 45
DEWPT 41 38 35 34 32 28 29 31 31 29 31 32 33 30 33 36
MAX/MIN RH 88 51 80 44 85 43 91 45
RH 83 85 54 71 80 74 47 64 80 82 48 63 88 86 49 70
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
WIND SPD 5 9 11 9 5 8 12 6 3 4 10 3 3 3 5 1
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 20 20 10 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN S S S
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VAZ081-102100-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
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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