EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Fri Oct 30 2026
VAZ064-302000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Fri Oct 30 2026
Date Fri 10/30/26 Sat 10/31/26 Sun 11/01/26
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 78 45 64 41 66
TEMP 53 67 75 74 61 54 51 49 47 56 62 61 52 47 45 44 43 56 63 63 55
DEWPT 50 53 51 48 44 44 42 41 41 41 40 39 42 42 42 41 42 44 42 43 45
MIN/MAX RH 37 80 40 98 43
RH 89 62 43 40 54 69 72 74 80 57 44 44 69 82 88 89 96 65 47 48 70
WIND DIR W NW NW N N N N N N NE N NE E SE W N E SE SE SE SE
WIND DIR DEG 24 32 33 34 35 00 00 01 00 02 01 03 10 12 26 01 08 12 13 12 12
WIND SPD 2 3 8 5 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2
CLOUDS FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 19 1 2 3 8 17 15 17 37 29 26 46 78 82 87 84 80 71 59 53 58
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 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 4300 3800 500 500 3100 2800 400 400 3400 2900
T WIND DIR NW N N N N NE E E SE SE
T WIND SPD 13 9 5 4 9 4 2 2 4 5
SMOKE DISP GD FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 81 77 3 5 35 22 1 2 22 20
MAX LVORI 4 3 3 5 3 3 7 10 5 3
STABILITY B B F F B B F F B C
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 26600 22500 9800 8900 9800 8900 9800
PRESSURE 29.97 29.98 30.11 30.19 30.28 30.26 30.30 30.30 30.34 30.26
Date Mon 11/02/26Tue 11/03/26Wed 11/04/26Thu 11/05/26
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 45 66 48 71 55 72 59 71
TEMP 49 47 65 58 51 50 70 61 58 57 70 64 61 59 69 62
DEWPT 45 47 51 52 51 50 57 58 58 57 63 63 61 59 62 60
MAX/MIN RH 100 58 100 61 100 76 100 74
RH 86100 60 82100100 63 86100100 78 91100100 79 87
WIND DIR N N S SE N N E E E NE E E E NE E E
WIND SPD 0 0 3 1 0 1 4 3 2 3 9 6 4 4 8 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 30 40 50
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C
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VAZ081-302000-
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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