EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sun Aug 9 2026
VAZ064-100800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Aug 9 2026
Date 08/09/26 Mon 08/10/26 Tue 08/11/26 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 73 94 74 91 72
TEMP 84 79 76 74 77 88 93 93 84 79 77 75 77 86 90 90 82 76 74 73 74
DEWPT 72 72 71 70 71 72 70 70 70 71 70 71 71 73 73 72 73 72 72 71 72
MAX/MIN RH 88 47 87 56 94
RH 67 80 86 88 83 59 47 47 63 78 81 86 83 65 57 56 74 87 93 94 92
WIND DIR S S SW SW W SW SW SW SW W W NW W NW W W W W W W W
WIND DIR DEG 19 19 21 24 26 23 23 22 21 29 28 30 28 32 29 26 28 26 28 28 29
WIND SPD 3 2 1 1 1 2 4 8 3 2 2 2 1 4 4 6 3 1 1 2 1
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%) 13 24 22 24 22 22 13 55 36 45 44 35 47 39 76 76 66 66 61 52 39
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 30 20 60 50
QPF 12HR 0 0.19 0.01 0.22 0.23
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C S L L C C
TSTMS S S C C S
MIX HGT 500 400 6900 6800 500 800 4900 4800 500 900
T WIND DIR SW SW SW W N W NW W W W
T WIND SPD 3 4 9 19 3 4 16 12 6 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD VG PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 3 7 120 120 3 10 103 90 4 5
MAX LVORI 6 7 4 3 5 6 3 3 7 8
STABILITY F F A B F F A B F F
CEILING 4700 4700 18200 30000 7200 14600 9800 7200 17100 6300
PRESSURE 29.84 29.84 29.87 29.72 29.78 29.77 29.84 29.79 29.76 29.75
Date 08/12Thu 08/13/26Fri 08/14/26Sat 08/15/26Sun 08/16/26
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 89 70 91 70 84 67 84 67 86
TEMP 88 82 74 74 89 83 74 72 83 77 70 69 82 76 70 70 84 79
DEWPT 71 72 72 72 73 72 69 67 67 67 66 65 67 66 67 68 71 69
MIN/MAX RH 56 100 55 89 59 90 59 94 62
RH 56 73 94 94 59 68 85 85 59 70 87 87 61 71 90 92 64 72
WIND DIR W S SW W W NW NW N NW N N N N NE SW W SW SE
WIND SPD 3 2 2 2 5 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 1 2 4 3
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 40 40 20 20 30 30 20 10 30
RAIN SHWRS C C S S C C S S S 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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