EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sun Aug 30 2026
VAZ064-310800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Aug 30 2026
Date 08/30/26 Mon 08/31/26 Tue 09/01/26 Wed
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 72 92 73 96 75
TEMP 82 77 75 73 76 85 90 90 84 79 77 74 77 88 94 94 87 81 79 77 79
DEWPT 69 70 69 68 69 70 69 69 71 71 71 70 72 73 70 70 71 70 70 70 71
MAX/MIN RH 87 47 90 43 82
RH 65 78 83 84 79 62 50 50 65 77 82 87 85 61 46 46 59 69 73 78 77
WIND DIR S S S SW W NW N S E SE S SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW W
WIND DIR DEG 17 18 20 22 24 33 35 16 08 14 18 22 24 26 27 27 20 21 23 24 25
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 29 32 32 26 15 27 16 41 49 35 25 9 13 15 17 26 30 21 26 14 13
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 5 10 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 400 400 6200 5800 400 500 6700 7100 400 400
T WIND DIR S SW NW N SE SW NW W W W
T WIND SPD 3 3 3 2 2 2 11 8 2 3
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR PR
ADI 2 3 26 22 1 3 79 97 1 3
MAX LVORI 5 6 3 4 6 7 4 3 4 5
STABILITY F F A A F F A A F F
CEILING 3200 12700 6300 4000 8000 9800 5500 14800 7200 4700
PRESSURE 29.92 29.90 29.92 29.88 29.87 29.85 29.86 29.79 29.79 29.82
Date 09/02Thu 09/03/26Fri 09/04/26Sat 09/05/26Sun 09/06/26
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 97 75 97 73 91 69 86 66 84
TEMP 95 86 78 77 95 82 75 75 89 78 71 71 84 77 69 68 83 75
DEWPT 70 72 71 72 72 73 72 72 71 71 69 68 68 67 66 66 66 66
MIN/MAX RH 42 86 46 93 54 98 56 100 55
RH 45 61 82 84 48 68 90 90 56 75 94 91 59 68 92 93 58 69
WIND DIR W S SW W W SW W NW NW N NW N N NE NE N NE E
WIND SPD 3 3 1 2 3 3 1 2 4 2 1 3 4 3 2 3 6 3
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 10 30 40 50 40 20 30 20
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S C S
TSTMS S S S S S S
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VAZ081-310800-
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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