EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
411 PM EST Sun Jan 4 2026
VAZ064-050900-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
411 PM EST Sun Jan 4 2026
Date 01/04/26 Mon 01/05/26 Tue 01/06/26 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 24 47 36 59 45
TEMP 33 28 26 26 25 35 44 47 42 41 41 38 38 45 55 58 53 50 50 48 47
DEWPT 22 22 22 22 22 25 27 32 34 37 38 38 37 42 44 46 47 46 47 46 45
MAX/MIN RH 88 51 100 62 97
RH 63 78 85 85 87 67 51 56 75 84 90100 98 89 66 64 82 86 88 93 94
WIND DIR NE N N SE S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW W
WIND DIR DEG 03 35 00 15 16 18 19 20 19 21 22 22 21 19 18 19 19 22 23 23 25
WIND SPD 1 1 0 1 1 3 6 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 4 3
CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 42 64 72 62 61 73 72 56 62 67 70 63 76 73 81 61 55 40 51 40 33
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 5 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 400 400 2500 2200 500 500 1500 1800 700 600
T WIND DIR N S S S SW SW S S SW SW
T WIND SPD 1 1 13 10 9 8 5 8 9 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 1 2 37 32 7 8 9 17 6 9
MAX LVORI 6 6 6 4 6 9 8 4 6 8
STABILITY F F C D E F B D E E
CEILING 26600 18200 4000 2400 1700 18500 23500 1000 1000 1500
PRESSURE 30.06 30.09 30.07 29.95 29.90 29.84 29.85 29.70 29.65 29.61
Date 01/07Thu 01/08/26Fri 01/09/26Sat 01/10/26Sun 01/11/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 63 36 60 47 62 50 61 34 46
TEMP 61 49 40 36 57 51 49 50 60 57 55 54 60 50 42 35 44 36
DEWPT 43 40 37 36 41 42 44 48 51 51 52 53 46 37 29 26 22 20
MIN/MAX RH 47 100 51 96 66 96 52 68 36
RH 50 72 90100 55 72 83 93 72 80 91 96 60 61 60 67 41 52
WIND DIR W N E SE S SE S S S S S SW SW W W W W NW
WIND SPD 4 2 1 1 3 3 3 4 9 5 6 9 10 4 3 4 8 4
AVG CLOUDS SC FW SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 10 30 50 50 50 20 20
RAIN C C C C C C C S S S S
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VAZ081-050900-
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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