EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri May 1 2026
VAZ064-020800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Fri May 1 2026
Date 05/01/26 Sat 05/02/26 Sun 05/03/26 Mon
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 47 60 41 65 43
TEMP 61 57 52 48 49 54 58 60 55 50 46 42 45 55 62 65 58 49 45 44 49
DEWPT 39 43 47 44 41 39 36 34 35 35 35 33 33 30 29 30 34 36 35 36 40
MAX/MIN RH 86 37 71 26 76
RH 44 60 82 86 74 57 44 37 46 58 65 71 64 38 28 27 40 61 69 73 71
WIND DIR S S N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW S S S SW
WIND DIR DEG 16 17 34 34 35 35 00 00 35 32 32 31 32 32 30 30 31 20 19 20 21
WIND SPD 3 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 3 3 4 5 6 9 6 6 2 2 2 2 3
CLOUDS SC B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%) 44 78 86 92 87 91 92 83 60 49 21 6 7 14 20 12 6 10 23 23 31
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 30 10 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C S
MIX HGT 600 1800 4800 5100 600 2400 8200 8300 500 1200
T WIND DIR SW NW N N NW NW NW W S S
T WIND SPD 9 10 12 10 16 14 19 11 3 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR VG VG PR PR
ADI 5 36 77 79 13 53 120 120 3 3
MAX LVORI 4 4 3 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
STABILITY F E B B E F B B F F
CEILING 30000 4700 13800 12700 5500 7800 30000 6300 30000 11700
PRESSURE 29.73 29.76 29.79 29.71 29.72 29.82 29.92 29.86 29.85 29.80
Date 05/04Tue 05/05/26Wed 05/06/26Thu 05/07/26Fri 05/08/26
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 76 56 82 61 79 57 70 45 69
TEMP 72 68 60 60 80 76 66 63 75 73 64 59 68 63 50 50 66 61
DEWPT 43 48 49 52 52 51 53 56 57 57 56 58 56 47 42 43 40 41
MIN/MAX RH 33 78 34 78 51 93 55 83 36
RH 35 48 67 76 38 42 63 78 54 56 75 96 66 56 75 77 38 48
WIND DIR SW S S S S S S S S SW SW W W W NW W W NW
WIND SPD 9 4 8 6 10 8 8 8 9 5 4 4 9 4 3 4 8 3
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW SC SC
POP 12HR 5 5 5 20 50 60 70 30 20
RAIN SHWRS S C C L L L L C S S
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
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