EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026
VAZ064-152000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026
Date Sat 08/15/26 Sun 08/16/26 Mon 08/17/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 87 70 86 73 90
TEMP 73 81 85 85 78 74 73 72 72 79 84 83 78 76 75 74 76 84 88 87 80
DEWPT 72 73 70 69 69 70 71 71 72 75 76 77 76 75 74 74 75 75 75 75 74
MIN/MAX RH 58 100 76 100 63
RH 98 77 62 60 74 86 95 98 99 87 78 82 94 97 97 99 97 74 66 68 82
WIND DIR N NE E E E SE SE S S S S S S SW SW W W NW NW NW N
WIND DIR DEG 02 06 08 09 10 14 15 16 17 18 18 18 18 21 24 26 29 32 32 32 34
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 5 9 6 5 4 4 3 3 5 5 3 1
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 57 51 54 42 39 54 68 73 83 82 79 80 67 67 37 30 35 24 32 34 32
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 20 70 50 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0.40 0.08 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C L C C
TSTMS S C C S
MIX HGT 4300 4400 500 700 3300 3000 500 800 5400 5500
T WIND DIR E E SE S S S S SW NW NW
T WIND SPD 9 6 6 6 13 12 9 9 12 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR FR FR
ADI 46 30 5 8 60 54 7 9 75 68
MAX LVORI 5 4 7 10 5 6 9 9 4 5
STABILITY B A F F C C E F A A
CEILING 4700 4700 5500 4900 4700 4000 2300 6300 13800 5500
PRESSURE 29.96 29.93 29.92 29.92 29.89 29.78 29.76 29.69 29.68 29.67
Date Tue 08/18/26Wed 08/19/26Thu 08/20/26Fri 08/21/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 71 87 68 89 72 90 68 84
TEMP 74 72 85 79 70 71 87 82 75 74 87 80 71 70 82 76
DEWPT 70 68 69 67 67 67 71 71 70 72 72 70 67 66 68 66
MAX/MIN RH 90 55 93 55 94 56 92 59
RH 86 86 59 67 90 87 57 69 86 93 61 73 89 86 63 71
WIND DIR NW N N NE N SW S S S SW NW NW N N NE NE
WIND SPD 3 3 3 1 0 1 3 4 4 3 5 3 3 4 3 3
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 5 5 0 5 10 40 40 20
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S
TSTMS S 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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