EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Tue May 19 2026
VAZ064-192000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Tue May 19 2026
Date Tue 05/19/26 Wed 05/20/26 Thu 05/21/26
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 97 73 97 61 70
TEMP 74 89 97 97 89 83 79 74 75 88 95 95 83 74 70 65 62 66 68 67 64
DEWPT 64 65 62 60 61 62 61 60 63 64 61 60 65 68 67 63 60 56 54 53 54
MIN/MAX RH 29 67 30 95 60
RH 72 46 32 30 39 50 55 62 66 46 33 31 56 82 90 95 94 70 61 62 70
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW W N N N N N NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 22 24 22 22 20 20 22 21 23 23 22 25 34 35 35 01 01 03 03 04 04
WIND SPD 5 4 5 8 5 6 6 6 6 4 5 6 3 2 2 3 5 6 6 6 3
CLOUDS CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 5 4 4 8 11 24 18 14 11 6 67 67 87 87 66 71 79 82 83 80 81
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 6 6 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 40 70 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.08 0.07 0.05
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C L L C C L L C C C
TSTMS C S
MIX HGT 7800 9000 500 1200 8300 10600 600 1600 2300 2300
T WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW SW N N NE NE
T WIND SPD 8 8 8 9 9 11 11 18 13 6
SMOKE DISP FR GD PR PR GD VG PR PR PR PR
ADI 65 100 7 16 87 120 8 36 37 29
MAX LVORI 3 2 3 3 2 3 6 6 4 3
STABILITY B B F E B B F E C C
CEILING 30000 30000 8900 28500 23500 11400 7500 300 1700 2400
PRESSURE 29.98 29.89 29.88 29.86 29.89 29.78 29.87 29.92 30.01 30.04
Date Fri 05/22/26Sat 05/23/26Sun 05/24/26Mon 05/25/26
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 53 63 54 74 61 79 61 79
TEMP 57 56 61 60 56 58 72 69 63 65 77 72 64 65 77 73
DEWPT 55 55 55 56 56 58 65 66 63 64 66 66 64 64 65 65
MAX/MIN RH 100 80 100 76 100 67 100 63
RH 93 97 81 86100100 79 90100 98 70 81100 98 67 77
WIND DIR NE NE E E NE E S SE E NE E E SE NE E E
WIND SPD 2 3 5 3 2 2 5 3 3 3 4 3 1 2 3 2
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 70 80 50 70 60 60 50 50
RAIN SHWRS C L D L C C C L L C C L C C S C
TSTMS S S C S C S C
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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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