EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sun Oct 4 2026
VAZ064-042000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Sun Oct 4 2026
Date Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26
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 67 57 72 46 66
TEMP 61 63 64 64 66 62 60 59 58 68 71 70 59 53 51 48 48 60 64 64 54
DEWPT 61 62 63 63 62 61 60 58 58 57 52 49 46 45 42 40 41 40 40 40 41
MIN/MAX RH 96 100 47 77 40
RH 99 99 97 96 87 98 98 97100 68 52 47 63 73 72 73 77 47 41 41 62
WIND DIR N N N N N N NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N W SE
WIND DIR DEG 02 01 35 35 00 35 32 31 32 33 34 34 35 35 35 35 35 02 02 28 13
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 3 6 9 8 4 3 3 3 3 4 3 2 1
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 98 98 98 97 93 93 90 87 68 32 13 1 4 3 2 2 1 1 2 3 4
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 40 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.07 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C S
MIX HGT 1200 1300 600 500 4600 4900 500 500 4500 4200
T WIND DIR N N NW NW NW N N N N W
T WIND SPD 10 12 9 2 10 13 4 4 8 2
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR
ADI 16 24 5 3 69 76 3 5 45 16
MAX LVORI 8 7 9 10 5 3 3 4 3 3
STABILITY C C F F B C F F B A
CEILING 300 300 1000 26600 30000 7300 30000 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 29.98 29.89 29.92 29.87 29.90 29.88 29.98 30.02 30.09 30.01
Date Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26Sat 10/10/26
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 45 72 52 76 53 75 54 71
TEMP 48 48 70 62 55 54 74 65 57 55 73 65 57 56 69 63
DEWPT 40 43 51 54 54 52 55 55 53 52 54 55 54 52 54 54
MAX/MIN RH 87 48 96 50 90 50 90 57
RH 75 84 51 75 95 94 51 70 86 88 51 72 88 85 59 72
WIND DIR S S S S SW NW NW SE NW N SE SE SW N NE E
WIND SPD 1 3 6 3 2 2 3 2 1 2 4 2 1 3 4 3
AVG CLOUDS CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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VAZ081-042000-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
37.25N 77.25W Elev. 50 ft
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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