EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026
VAZ064-262000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026
Date Sun 07/26/26 Mon 07/27/26 Tue 07/28/26
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 85 65 87 69 86
TEMP 68 79 83 83 77 70 68 67 69 80 85 85 78 72 71 70 72 80 84 83 78
DEWPT 68 70 70 69 68 67 68 67 69 72 71 71 71 71 71 70 72 75 76 75 73
MIN/MAX RH 61 100 60 100 74
RH 99 74 65 63 74 91100100100 77 63 62 79 97100100100 87 76 77 85
WIND DIR N SE E SE SE S S SW S SW S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 00 12 11 12 13 16 18 21 19 20 19 18 16 18 19 19 19 20 20 20 19
WIND SPD 0 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 8 9 9 5
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2
CLOUDS(%) 30 32 33 44 56 57 30 21 30 42 49 44 30 46 57 63 78 78 90 90 70
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 4
POP 12HR 20 30 30 40 80
QPF 12HR 0.07 0.13 0 0.04 0.25
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C S C C C L L D D L
TSTMS C S C S C C C
MIX HGT 5000 4700 400 800 5500 5000 500 1000 3600 3400
T WIND DIR S S SE S SW S S S S S
T WIND SPD 1 2 4 2 4 5 6 6 8 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 11 13 4 4 40 41 6 7 37 42
MAX LVORI 6 3 10 10 8 4 9 9 6 5
STABILITY A A F F A A E E C C
CEILING 4700 4000 4000 4100 5500 4000 4700 4700 1000 9800
PRESSURE 29.76 29.67 29.68 29.65 29.67 29.62 29.61 29.59 29.53 29.45
Date Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26Sat 08/01/26
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 67 86 66 84 66 86 68 87
TEMP 70 71 85 79 70 70 82 77 69 70 85 79 70 72 86 80
DEWPT 70 70 69 68 66 66 66 66 65 66 65 67 68 70 70 69
MAX/MIN RH 100 59 92 55 93 50 99 57
RH 100 97 61 69 89 87 57 69 89 87 52 67 92 94 59 71
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW E S N S SE
WIND SPD 4 6 8 3 3 4 5 2 2 2 3 2 1 1 3 3
AVG CLOUDS B2 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 60 20 10 10 5 10 10 30
RAIN SHWRS L S C
TSTMS C 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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