EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Apr 8 2026
VAZ064-090800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Apr 8 2026
Date 04/08/26 Thu 04/09/26 Fri 04/10/26 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 33 63 39 75 54
TEMP 45 40 36 33 37 49 59 63 55 46 42 39 41 59 72 74 67 60 57 55 55
DEWPT 22 29 30 31 33 36 34 34 37 38 39 39 40 43 42 43 44 43 43 43 46
MAX/MIN RH 92 35 100 33 69
RH 40 64 81 92 85 61 39 35 51 74 91100 95 55 35 33 44 54 59 65 73
WIND DIR E SE SE E E SE SE SE E SE S S S S S S S S SW W NW
WIND DIR DEG 10 12 11 10 07 13 13 12 11 14 17 18 19 19 19 19 18 19 22 26 33
WIND SPD 3 3 2 1 1 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3
CLOUDS FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 17 21 14 33 66 44 38 26 14 4 5 9 16 5 3 13 25 26 36 56 56
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 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 600 700 3600 3700 500 400 3900 4300 500 800
T WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE S SW S SW W
T WIND SPD 9 4 5 6 9 6 9 11 11 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR
ADI 5 4 31 32 5 6 45 75 5 14
MAX LVORI 5 7 4 2 6 9 4 2 3 3
STABILITY F F A A F F A A F F
CEILING 30000 26600 23500 20800 21800 30000 30000 30000 26600 11500
PRESSURE 30.38 30.38 30.42 30.34 30.28 30.23 30.22 30.09 30.04 30.01
Date 04/11Sun 04/12/26Mon 04/13/26Tue 04/14/26Wed 04/15/26
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 72 48 75 59 85 66 91 69 93
TEMP 70 64 51 50 71 66 59 60 83 79 71 68 88 83 74 71 90 84
DEWPT 46 42 42 43 43 47 50 54 53 51 52 55 55 55 55 57 56 56
MIN/MAX RH 38 82 34 80 31 64 30 62 29
RH 42 44 70 78 37 50 72 81 36 38 51 63 33 38 51 60 32 37
WIND DIR N NE E E S SE S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW S
WIND SPD 5 3 2 2 4 5 4 6 9 5 6 4 8 5 4 4 8 5
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20
RAIN SHWRS S
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VAZ081-090800-
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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