EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026
VAZ064-200800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026
Date 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 Fri 08/21/26 Sat
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 71 89 68 83 68
TEMP 80 75 73 72 75 83 87 87 80 74 72 70 71 78 81 81 77 72 71 69 71
DEWPT 68 69 69 69 71 73 72 72 72 72 71 70 69 71 72 72 72 72 70 69 70
MAX/MIN RH 93 57 100 72 100
RH 67 82 87 90 87 72 61 62 77 93 97100 93 79 74 74 85 99 97100 97
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE S SW W N NE N N N N NE NE E E E NE SE
WIND DIR DEG 14 12 14 11 14 19 23 25 35 02 00 00 01 01 04 05 07 09 10 03 11
WIND SPD 2 2 3 2 1 4 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 28 35 39 47 51 48 63 72 72 70 71 87 79 70 63 63 86 86 84 84 71
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 6 6 7
POP 12HR 5 60 60 40 80
QPF 12HR 0 0.13 0.11 0.15 0.49
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C L L C C C D D D D C
TSTMS C L C S C C C C S
MIX HGT 400 600 5000 4200 700 1100 3000 3000 700 500
T WIND DIR SE SE S SW NE N N NE NE SE
T WIND SPD 1 2 6 10 6 9 6 2 2 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 1 3 52 52 5 13 19 14 1 15
MAX LVORI 6 8 5 4 8 9 5 6 10 10
STABILITY F F A C E E C B F F
CEILING 4700 5400 4700 4000 4000 1000 1000 7200 4900 1700
PRESSURE 29.76 29.76 29.80 29.76 29.77 29.85 29.90 29.88 29.85 29.82
Date 08/22Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26Tue 08/25/26Wed 08/26/26
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 83 68 85 66 84 65 84 66 86
TEMP 81 75 70 70 84 75 69 68 82 74 67 67 82 74 68 69 85 76
DEWPT 74 73 70 70 71 69 66 66 65 66 64 63 66 67 66 68 71 70
MIN/MAX RH 74 100 61 96 56 91 57 100 63
RH 79 91100 99 65 76 92 92 57 71 89 88 58 74 93 97 65 77
WIND DIR SW SE SW W W NE NW N NW E N N SE E S S S S
WIND SPD 3 2 1 1 3 1 2 2 3 1 1 3 3 2 1 2 4 3
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 60 30 20 10 5 5 10 20 40
RAIN SHWRS C L C S S S C
TSTMS S C C 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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