EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 AM EST Wed Nov 11 2026
VAZ064-112100-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
410 AM EST Wed Nov 11 2026
Date Wed 11/11/26 Thu 11/12/26 Fri 11/13/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 69 47 67 40 53
TEMP 45 58 66 66 55 52 50 48 47 57 65 63 53 48 44 42 40 47 51 51 43
DEWPT 43 47 47 48 49 49 49 47 45 47 47 47 44 41 39 37 34 32 30 28 28
MIN/MAX RH 45 100 50 84 41
RH 93 66 50 51 80 90 97 97 94 67 52 56 71 77 82 82 80 56 44 41 55
WIND DIR N SE S S SE SE S S SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 00 13 17 16 13 15 16 18 20 25 27 29 30 30 31 32 32 32 31 32 32
WIND SPD 0 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 8 9 6 5 5 6 8 10 10 10 6
CLOUDS CL CL FW SC SC B1 SC SC B2 SC SC B1 FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 2 2 22 34 46 62 43 46 79 47 28 51 22 37 32 51 48 30 34 37 35
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 20 30 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C S C C
MIX HGT 3500 3700 400 400 5100 4600 1700 2800 6100 6000
T WIND DIR SE S S S SW W NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 6 9 10 9 12 13 13 13 16 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR GD FR PR PR GD GD
ADI 39 39 7 8 69 59 10 24 77 74
MAX LVORI 4 4 9 9 5 3 4 4 3 3
STABILITY B B F F D C F D C C
CEILING 26600 23500 23500 18200 6300 4700 5500 3200 4200 5500
PRESSURE 29.81 29.67 29.59 29.43 29.35 29.26 29.38 29.42 29.52 29.53
Date Sat 11/14/26Sun 11/15/26Mon 11/16/26Tue 11/17/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 33 51 32 52 32 53 31 53
TEMP 36 34 49 45 36 33 50 44 36 33 51 43 35 32 51 43
DEWPT 29 27 29 30 31 30 34 32 32 30 34 33 32 30 35 33
MAX/MIN RH 79 40 90 48 93 45 97 47
RH 74 75 45 56 82 87 54 62 87 90 52 67 89 94 53 68
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW N N N
WIND SPD 5 6 12 6 4 5 10 3 3 3 5 0 2 3 4 0
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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VAZ081-112100-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
37.25N 77.25W Elev. 50 ft
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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