EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026
VAZ064-142000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026
Date Fri 08/14/26 Sat 08/15/26 Sun 08/16/26
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 87 69 86 70 89
TEMP 76 82 85 84 77 74 73 70 73 80 85 84 77 74 73 71 72 81 86 86 79
DEWPT 72 74 74 73 74 73 72 70 71 71 70 70 70 71 71 71 72 73 74 74 74
MIN/MAX RH 65 100 60 100 63
RH 88 77 70 70 90 97 95100 94 74 61 63 79 90 95100100 77 68 68 85
WIND DIR NE NE N N N N N N N NE NE E E SE S S S S S SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 03 02 35 02 00 00 34 34 01 04 05 07 11 14 16 16 17 19 20 21 22
WIND SPD 2 3 3 3 1 0 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 5 6 6 4
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%) 77 79 81 80 73 64 57 58 64 59 59 57 39 49 53 60 67 58 72 72 65
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 60 40 20 30 50
QPF 12HR 0.07 0.11 0.02 0.08 0.09
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S S S S S C C C C C C C
TSTMS C C S C C C
MIX HGT 3000 2900 400 700 4200 3900 500 800 3600 3100
T WIND DIR N N N N NE E SE S S SW
T WIND SPD 4 5 3 4 5 5 6 9 14 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR
ADI 23 22 2 6 30 26 4 11 79 65
MAX LVORI 4 6 10 10 4 4 8 9 5 5
STABILITY B B F F B B F F C B
CEILING 11800 6300 4700 30000 300 11700 8900 3200 3200 11700
PRESSURE 29.87 29.89 29.90 29.93 30.0 29.96 29.97 29.92 29.87 29.71
Date Mon 08/17/26Tue 08/18/26Wed 08/19/26Thu 08/20/26
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 75 91 71 87 68 89 72 91
TEMP 76 76 89 81 74 72 85 78 70 71 87 81 74 74 89 81
DEWPT 73 75 74 74 71 68 69 67 67 68 70 70 70 72 73 70
MAX/MIN RH 95 60 91 54 93 54 94 54
RH 92 96 61 80 89 88 59 68 90 90 57 69 88 92 59 70
WIND DIR SW W NW NW NW N N NE N NW SW SE S SW W N
WIND SPD 3 3 5 2 3 3 3 2 0 1 3 3 3 3 5 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW B1
POP 12HR 40 40 10 5 5 5 10 30
RAIN SHWRS C C C
TSTMS C C 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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