EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Aug 26 2026
VAZ064-270800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Aug 26 2026
Date 08/26/26 Thu 08/27/26 Fri 08/28/26 Sat
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 70 88 69 86 68
TEMP 78 73 73 71 73 82 87 87 78 72 71 70 71 79 85 85 77 72 70 69 70
DEWPT 64 66 68 68 70 71 69 69 70 71 70 69 70 72 70 70 70 70 69 67 68
MAX/MIN RH 90 55 100 61 97
RH 62 79 84 90 90 69 55 55 76 97 98 99 97 78 61 62 81 93 97 94 94
WIND DIR SE SE S S S S S S SE SE SW W NW N N N NE N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 14 15 17 19 19 20 19 17 15 14 22 27 32 35 34 01 05 00 00 35 00
WIND SPD 4 5 5 4 4 5 8 5 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 2
CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 73 64 53 53 37 34 44 52 55 69 57 55 65 41 43 45 55 60 62 61 52
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 30 30 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.05 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C S S S
TSTMS S S C C S
MIX HGT 500 600 5000 4500 500 500 4300 4200 400 500
T WIND DIR SE S SW S S S W NE N N
T WIND SPD 9 9 10 9 3 1 3 2 3 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 8 11 50 45 4 1 19 13 2 9
MAX LVORI 5 6 3 4 10 10 6 5 8 8
STABILITY E E B B F F A A F F
CEILING 20800 4700 6100 4000 26000 26600 9800 3400 4400 2500
PRESSURE 29.85 29.84 29.86 29.80 29.79 29.79 29.85 29.84 29.87 29.90
Date 08/29Sun 08/30/26Mon 08/31/26Tue 09/01/26Wed 09/02/26
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 85 67 89 71 94 73 95 74 95
TEMP 84 77 68 69 87 81 72 72 92 84 75 75 94 86 77 76 94 85
DEWPT 68 70 68 69 72 71 70 71 70 71 70 71 71 72 71 72 72 72
MIN/MAX RH 58 100 56 100 46 92 46 87 48
RH 58 79100100 61 73 94 97 50 65 84 87 48 63 82 86 50 66
WIND DIR E E N N S S S SW NW SE SW SW W S SW SW W S
WIND SPD 3 2 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 3
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR 5 5 5 0 5 5 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS S
TSTMS 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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