EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026
VAZ064-032000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026
Date Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26
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 62 59 66 59 73
TEMP 61 60 60 61 60 60 61 61 61 64 65 65 64 63 62 61 60 68 72 71 61
DEWPT 57 57 57 59 59 60 60 60 61 63 64 64 63 63 62 61 59 60 56 54 50
MIN/MAX RH 86 100 96 100 52
RH 86 90 90 94 95 97 97 97 99 97 97 97 97 99100100 97 76 57 55 69
WIND DIR N N N N NE N NE NE N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
WIND DIR DEG 01 01 00 01 02 02 03 03 02 02 00 35 33 32 32 32 31 33 33 33 35
WIND SPD 5 5 4 3 2 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 3 6 8 8 4
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 89 89 90 93 95 91 95 92 91 89 91 95 97 95 94 92 83 52 28 11 9
VSBY 6 6 5 5 6 7 6 6 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 80 80 70 10 0
QPF 12HR 0.32 0.13 0.46 0.01 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L L D L C C L D L L C C
MIX HGT 1700 1600 700 1100 1100 1100 500 600 4600 4800
T WIND DIR N N NE NE NE N NW W NW NW
T WIND SPD 12 6 6 10 8 6 4 2 16 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD
ADI 25 18 5 13 12 8 3 5 80 78
MAX LVORI 4 8 10 9 7 9 10 10 5 3
STABILITY D D F F C C F F B B
CEILING 1800 300 1700 1000 300 1000 1700 1700 26600 4000
PRESSURE 30.01 30.04 30.05 30.01 30.0 29.94 29.92 29.87 29.92 29.92
Date Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26
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 49 64 44 68 48 73 52 74
TEMP 54 49 62 55 47 46 66 58 51 49 71 63 55 54 73 64
DEWPT 44 42 40 45 43 43 47 49 49 48 54 55 52 51 54 55
MAX/MIN RH 75 43 93 49 100 55 95 51
RH 69 78 44 69 87 89 50 73 95 96 55 75 91 90 52 73
WIND DIR N N N N N NW S S S SW SW S W NW W SW
WIND SPD 4 3 3 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 3 2 1 2 4 2
AVG CLOUDS FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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VAZ081-032000-
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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