EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Thu Feb 5 2026
VAZ064-052100-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
850 AM EST Thu Feb 5 2026
Date Thu 02/05/26 Fri 02/06/26 Sat 02/07/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 34 18 37 17 26
TEMP 29 33 33 25 22 20 20 19 29 36 34 32 30 27 23 18 22 25 24 18
DEWPT 17 16 16 17 16 16 16 15 17 19 22 26 27 23 18 11 2 -1 -3 -2
MIN/MAX RH 46 88 49 88 29
RH 61 50 49 70 78 84 83 86 60 49 61 78 88 84 80 73 42 31 31 41
WIND DIR N N N N N NW NW W SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 01 00 00 00 00 33 32 27 22 21 22 21 27 29 31 31 32 32 32 32
WIND SPD 5 4 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 2 2 9 14 18 19 17 13
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC B2 OV OV B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 10 17 24 13 43 66 50 32 48 75 91 90 56 35 36 15 8 14 9 6
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 50 30 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0.01 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 T
SNOW C C C C
MIX HGT 2400 700 700 2900 2800 400 4300 4800 4800
T WIND DIR N N NW SW SW W NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 8 4 4 4 9 4 31 39 35
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR VG EX EX
ADI 24 3 4 28 32 3 106 117 114
MAX LVORI 3 5 6 4 4 6 4 1 1
STABILITY B F F B C F E D D
CEILING 30000 23500 17100 11400 6600 3300 8900 30000 30000
PRESSURE 29.87 29.82 29.76 29.70 29.55 29.55 29.57 29.82 29.98
Date Sun 02/08/26Mon 02/09/26Tue 02/10/26Wed 02/11/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 10 28 15 41 23 49 30 50
TEMP 13 11 25 22 17 17 37 32 25 25 46 41 37 34 48 40
DEWPT -2 -2 -1 4 4 9 13 17 20 21 28 29 31 31 34 30
MAX/MIN RH 57 30 68 34 93 45 92 52
RH 50 55 31 46 56 71 38 54 81 86 48 62 78 90 58 67
WIND DIR NW N NW N N N NW E W NW SW S SW SW W NW
WIND SPD 4 6 6 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 4 3
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC B2 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 10 0 0 0 5 10 20
RAIN S S
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VAZ081-052100-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
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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