EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026
VAZ064-122000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026
Date Sun 07/12/26 Mon 07/13/26 Tue 07/14/26
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 80 67 81 64 88
TEMP 74 77 79 79 74 70 69 68 72 77 80 79 75 70 67 65 70 80 85 87 81
DEWPT 73 73 72 71 68 66 65 65 68 68 66 63 65 67 67 65 69 68 65 65 68
MIN/MAX RH 77 90 58 100 48
RH 97 87 79 78 81 87 88 90 87 73 63 58 71 91100100 97 67 51 48 66
WIND DIR NE NE E E E E NE NE E E E E E N N N N NE E SE S
WIND DIR DEG 03 05 07 10 11 10 06 05 07 09 09 10 10 00 00 35 00 05 10 14 17
WIND SPD 3 4 4 5 3 1 1 1 2 4 4 4 2 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2
CLOUDS B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 80 92 86 88 74 77 64 58 55 74 64 57 44 48 35 23 16 13 12 10 9
VSBY 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 70 20 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.07 0.03 0.02 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C L C S
TSTMS C C C
MIX HGT 2700 2600 700 1100 4900 4700 600 900 4900 4800
T WIND DIR E E E NE E E SE NW E S
T WIND SPD 11 13 5 5 12 8 2 2 4 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR
ADI 38 40 5 15 70 63 2 3 25 26
MAX LVORI 5 4 7 7 4 3 10 10 4 3
STABILITY C C F F A A F F A A
CEILING 1700 2400 6800 8000 25200 25100 26600 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 29.95 29.95 30.01 30.01 30.04 30.01 30.02 30.01 30.01 29.94
Date Wed 07/15/26Thu 07/16/26Fri 07/17/26Sat 07/18/26
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 68 95 73 95 72 92 71 92
TEMP 71 73 94 88 76 77 93 87 75 75 91 84 74 74 90 84
DEWPT 68 70 69 70 69 70 66 68 67 68 64 67 67 69 67 68
MAX/MIN RH 97 44 84 38 83 40 87 45
RH 91 89 44 55 79 80 41 53 78 79 41 56 80 84 48 59
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W N NW NW W NW NW SE W N NW E
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 1 2 4 3
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 5 20 10 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S
TSTMS S 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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