EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026
VAZ064-270800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026
Date 09/26/26 Sun 09/27/26 Mon 09/28/26 Tue
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 59 68 60 72 62
TEMP 62 62 61 60 60 65 67 67 64 62 62 61 62 68 71 71 67 65 64 63 64
DEWPT 54 55 53 52 51 52 53 54 55 57 57 57 58 60 61 62 62 60 60 59 60
MAX/MIN RH 77 61 90 68 88
RH 75 77 75 75 72 63 61 63 73 83 84 87 87 76 71 73 84 86 88 88 88
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 34 32 32 32 30 31 32 32 31 31 30 30 30 31 31 32 32 31 29 30 31
WIND SPD 10 6 8 8 9 10 11 10 9 5 4 3 3 6 5 3 1 1 1 1 2
CLOUDS OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 SC B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 94 91 81 74 51 38 79 95 88 71 78 71 49 71 68 75 76 69 49 47 42
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 40 10 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C
MIX HGT 600 1300 3800 3400 1100 1000 3700 3400 600 500
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 13 10 19 20 18 14 13 9 5 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD FR PR PR FR PR PR PR
ADI 15 19 73 51 20 19 36 34 3 6
MAX LVORI 4 3 3 3 5 5 3 5 6 6
STABILITY D D C D D E D D F F
CEILING 2000 3800 4700 4000 2400 1700 2400 2400 2400 2400
PRESSURE 29.71 29.65 29.61 29.57 29.62 29.65 29.72 29.73 29.80 29.82
Date 09/29Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26
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 61 81 62 84 66 82 65 76
TEMP 74 68 63 62 79 71 65 63 82 73 68 66 80 72 68 65 75 68
DEWPT 63 66 63 62 66 65 63 63 66 66 64 64 67 67 64 63 66 65
MIN/MAX RH 64 100 61 98 59 91 63 97 74
RH 68 87100100 64 78 94 98 59 73 87 91 65 79 88 93 79 86
WIND DIR NW N N S SW S SW SW SW S SW SW SW SE W N N NE
WIND SPD 3 0 0 0 4 3 3 3 5 4 3 5 5 3 3 3 4 3
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 30
RAIN SHWRS S S S C
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VAZ081-270800-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
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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