EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Sat Jan 31 2026
VAZ064-010900-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
410 PM EST Sat Jan 31 2026
Date 01/31/26 Sun 02/01/26 Mon 02/02/26 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 11 28 14 37 13
TEMP 19 19 17 14 12 17 24 27 21 19 18 16 14 26 34 36 27 21 17 15 14
DEWPT 10 10 8 5 4 7 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 11 13 13 14 13 13 12 11
MAX/MIN RH 70 47 72 37 92
RH 67 67 66 67 70 64 54 47 59 59 62 67 72 53 40 38 56 71 84 90 89
WIND DIR N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW W NW W
WIND DIR DEG 00 00 35 35 34 33 33 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 31 30 27 24 29 30 27
WIND SPD 9 11 13 14 14 16 16 13 10 8 6 6 3 4 4 3 1 1 1 1 1
CLOUDS OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 93 92 81 67 51 58 43 19 14 9 7 5 6 5 6 5 6 13 19 24 23
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 1600 1500 3100 3200 1000 900 3000 3000 400 400
T WIND DIR N N NW NW NW NW NW W S W
T WIND SPD 29 31 27 25 16 11 12 6 1 1
SMOKE DISP FR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 38 46 69 68 14 12 47 43 1 2
MAX LVORI 3 3 1 2 3 3 3 3 6 9
STABILITY D D D D E F B B F F
CEILING 10200 14100 20800 20800 30000 30000 30000 23500 30000 6300
PRESSURE 29.89 29.80 29.84 29.82 29.90 29.96 30.04 30.02 30.05 30.06
Date 02/03Wed 02/04/26Thu 02/05/26Fri 02/06/26Sat 02/07/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 41 26 35 17 34 15 40 20 31
TEMP 39 33 29 28 33 25 21 17 32 24 18 16 35 34 28 21 30 24
DEWPT 21 26 27 27 23 18 14 12 14 14 12 11 20 23 22 16 10 9
MIN/MAX RH 47 100 57 80 44 82 48 84 39
RH 49 75 92 97 66 73 75 80 48 65 78 82 54 64 79 81 42 52
WIND DIR SW S SE N N N N N N N NW SW SW SW W NW NW NW
WIND SPD 3 1 2 2 4 2 3 3 4 2 2 2 5 3 4 5 10 5
AVG CLOUDS SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 5 30 40 20 5 5 30 10 5
SNOW C C S S C S
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VAZ081-010900-
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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