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	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Fri May 8 2026

VAZ064-082000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N  77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Fri May 8 2026

Date             Fri 05/08/26            Sat 05/09/26            Sun 05/10/26
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                      72          52          75          54          82
TEMP             49 62 69 72 66 59 54 53 57 67 72 74 69 61 56 54 58 75 80 81 72
DEWPT            41 35 37 37 41 42 42 44 48 52 53 54 55 55 54 53 55 55 51 52 54
MIN/MAX RH                   28          74          50         100          34
RH               73 36 31 28 41 54 64 71 72 60 51 51 61 81 93 97 90 49 36 37 53
WIND DIR         NW  W  W SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W SW SW SW SW  S
WIND DIR DEG     31 27 25 23 18 19 18 19 20 20 22 23 21 21 24 24 22 22 21 21 17
WIND SPD          2  3  6  6  3  3  3  3  5  9 10  8  3  2  1  1  1  3  4  4  3
CLOUDS           CL CL FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)         1  2  9 25 26 18 25 39 69 84 53 45 14 12 17 34 30 16 14 19 45
VSBY              7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                      0           5          20           0           5
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.03           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS                                      S  S                          S
TSTMS                                           S  S                          S
MIX HGT              7900  7800   500  1300  5900  5600   400   400  7600  6900
T WIND DIR             NW    SW     S     S    SW    SW    SW    SW    SW    SW
T WIND SPD              9    12     8     9    24    17     4     3     9    12
SMOKE DISP             GD    VG    PR    PR    VG    VG    PR    PR    GD    GD
ADI                    88   120     4    22   102   120     3     3   113   112
MAX LVORI               2     2     3     3     1     3     7    10     4     3
STABILITY               A     B     F     F     C     B     F     F     A     A
CEILING             30000 30000 18200 12700  5500  4700  5500 20800 20800 23500
PRESSURE            29.82 29.73 29.73 29.71 29.71 29.62 29.67 29.71 29.78 29.71


Date          Mon 05/11/26Tue 05/12/26Wed 05/13/26Thu 05/14/26
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          53    64    44    67    48    69    50    70
TEMP          61 55 62 58 48 48 64 60 51 52 66 63 54 54 68 64
DEWPT         55 53 50 45 41 39 36 40 41 47 50 52 51 52 50 50
MAX/MIN RH       93    60    80    32    83    54   100    48
RH            81 93 64 63 77 73 35 46 70 81 56 67 89 93 52 59
WIND DIR      NW  N  N  N NW  N NW  E  S  S  S SE  S NW NW  N
WIND SPD       3  5  8  3  3  5  6  1  1  3  6  3  2  3  6  3
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC B1
POP 12HR         50    80    10     0     5    60    60    30
RAIN SHWRS     S  C  D  C                    C  L  L  S  S  C
TSTMS          S        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
WEATHER...
     SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS