EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
411 PM EST Sun Jan 11 2026
VAZ064-120900-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
411 PM EST Sun Jan 11 2026
Date 01/11/26 Mon 01/12/26 Tue 01/13/26 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
EST 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 28 48 28 53 36
TEMP 36 33 31 30 29 38 45 45 38 35 33 29 29 41 50 51 44 39 39 37 38
DEWPT 20 19 20 20 21 20 21 20 24 23 23 22 23 24 24 26 27 27 28 28 30
MAX/MIN RH 72 34 77 33 70
RH 53 56 63 67 72 48 37 36 57 61 66 76 77 50 36 37 51 63 64 70 73
WIND DIR W W W NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 29 28 28 30 25 22 22 21 21 22 24 23 22 21 20 20 20 20 21 21 21
WIND SPD 10 5 4 3 3 3 5 4 3 3 2 2 1 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 4
CLOUDS CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 4 0 1 11 8 6 8 5 9 22 34 28 20 12 27 32 41 43 57 55 70
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 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS
MIX HGT 1300 600 2800 2500 500 400 2500 2300 700 600
T WIND DIR NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 14 10 9 12 11 4 9 13 16 14
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 12 9 35 35 6 5 42 40 11 14
MAX LVORI 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 2 2 3
STABILITY E F C C F F B C E E
CEILING 30000 25100 20800 30000 18200 23500 30000 30000 10800 10800
PRESSURE 30.09 30.13 30.19 30.11 30.07 30.05 30.03 29.87 29.75 29.60
Date 01/14Thu 01/15/26Fri 01/16/26Sat 01/17/26Sun 01/18/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 54 35 42 21 38 24 42 26 40
TEMP 52 45 42 36 40 32 26 22 35 31 27 25 40 36 31 27 38 28
DEWPT 34 36 36 33 28 23 17 14 14 17 17 20 22 25 25 26 23 17
MIN/MAX RH 49 90 59 73 37 83 45 96 50
RH 51 70 79 89 62 69 68 71 41 57 66 80 49 63 80 96 54 64
WIND DIR SW S SW W NW NW NW NW W SW SW S S S W NW W W
WIND SPD 5 3 2 3 8 9 8 8 8 3 2 3 5 3 2 3 6 4
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR 10 40 40 40 5 0 10 20 30
FRZG RAIN S
RAIN S C C C C
SNOW C S C C
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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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