EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sun Jun 7 2026
VAZ064-072000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Sun Jun 7 2026
Date Sun 06/07/26 Mon 06/08/26 Tue 06/09/26
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 89 66 81 56 85
TEMP 75 82 87 88 81 74 70 66 70 77 81 80 72 65 60 57 63 74 83 84 78
DEWPT 66 67 65 66 68 64 60 59 61 61 60 59 56 55 54 54 56 56 55 56 60
MIN/MAX RH 47 78 47 92 37
RH 74 62 48 48 64 72 71 77 72 59 49 48 57 70 82 92 80 54 39 39 53
WIND DIR SW NW W NW NW N N NE NE E E E SE SE SE N N S S S SE
WIND DIR DEG 23 30 29 29 30 33 00 03 05 08 09 10 11 12 15 00 00 16 17 17 15
WIND SPD 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 8 8 3 1 0 0 2 3 4 3
CLOUDS FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 25 33 34 24 27 14 9 13 2 8 12 5 16 12 14 18 14 15 20 18 21
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S
TSTMS S S
MIX HGT 6600 6400 500 2200 5300 5100 700 1200 4400 4800
T WIND DIR W NW NE NE E E E E SE S
T WIND SPD 10 10 5 12 11 11 4 3 5 8
SMOKE DISP GD GD PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR
ADI 101 100 3 46 55 65 7 7 32 49
MAX LVORI 3 3 3 4 1 2 5 8 3 2
STABILITY A A F F A B F F A A
CEILING 7200 5500 5500 4700 4700 3200 30000 30000 26600 23500
PRESSURE 29.76 29.72 29.77 29.88 30.02 30.05 30.09 30.10 30.09 30.01
Date Wed 06/10/26Thu 06/11/26Fri 06/12/26Sat 06/13/26
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 64 90 71 95 73 94 71 90
TEMP 66 71 88 84 74 75 92 88 75 77 94 86 74 75 89 83
DEWPT 59 64 65 67 65 68 68 71 69 70 68 72 70 69 66 69
MAX/MIN RH 84 45 82 44 84 43 89 45
RH 78 80 46 57 75 80 46 57 82 81 43 62 87 83 47 62
WIND DIR S S SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N E
WIND SPD 3 3 6 4 3 3 3 3 1 1 3 2 1 2 3 2
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR 5 20 20 30 30 40 30 30
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C C C C
TSTMS S C C C C 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
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS