EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Mon May 25 2026
VAZ064-260800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Mon May 25 2026
Date 05/25/26 Tue 05/26/26 Wed 05/27/26 Thu
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 65 78 66 82 63
TEMP 71 69 68 66 68 71 75 77 74 70 69 68 69 76 79 79 74 70 67 65 67
DEWPT 70 68 67 66 68 70 70 70 70 69 69 68 69 72 71 71 70 68 67 64 66
MAX/MIN RH 100 79 100 73 100
RH 97 97 97100100 97 85 80 89 97100100100 88 77 77 86 94 99 97 96
WIND DIR E N N N N E E E E S SW SW SW W W NW W W W NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 08 00 00 00 00 07 10 10 10 16 22 23 24 25 27 30 29 26 27 30 33
WIND SPD 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 2 2 3
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%) 89 90 92 90 94 91 88 71 78 86 78 83 85 71 87 92 73 64 65 60 41
VSBY 4 7 2 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 60 50 50 80 40
QPF 12HR 0.17 0.21 0.23 0.23 0.05
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L C C C C C C S C C C C C C D D C C S S
TSTMS C C S S S C C S
Obvis PF PF PF
MIX HGT 500 600 2100 2100 400 1000 3300 2600 500 1000
T WIND DIR S SW SW SE S S W NW W NW
T WIND SPD 4 6 4 2 5 5 16 9 6 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 3 8 12 9 3 14 53 31 5 18
MAX LVORI 10 9 8 7 10 10 5 6 9 9
STABILITY F F B B F F B C F F
CEILING 300 300 300 1000 4700 4700 5500 4000 9000 14600
PRESSURE 29.87 29.88 29.92 29.88 29.86 29.80 29.77 29.75 29.75 29.76
Date 05/28Fri 05/29/26Sat 05/30/26Sun 05/31/26Mon 06/01/26
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 81 57 77 56 74 54 70 53 74
TEMP 79 74 62 61 75 72 61 60 72 69 59 58 69 66 56 58 72 69
DEWPT 58 61 55 55 54 58 54 54 54 56 54 54 53 55 53 54 52 55
MIN/MAX RH 47 85 46 82 51 90 55 96 48
RH 49 64 79 82 48 62 78 82 53 64 83 87 57 68 91 86 49 62
WIND DIR N N N N NW S SW NW N N N N N N NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 6 2 2 2 3 0 2 3 5 3 3 4 5 2 1 2 4 1
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC
POP 12HR 10 0 0 10 10 20 10 5 10
RAIN SHWRS 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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