EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sat Aug 8 2026
VAZ064-082000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Sat Aug 8 2026
Date Sat 08/08/26 Sun 08/09/26 Mon 08/10/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 93 74 93 72 94
TEMP 77 86 92 91 85 80 77 75 78 86 91 91 85 79 76 74 77 87 92 92 86
DEWPT 73 74 72 71 72 73 73 72 72 73 71 71 72 72 72 71 72 72 70 69 70
MIN/MAX RH 52 90 49 93 46
RH 87 68 52 52 65 79 86 90 83 64 52 52 66 80 87 89 84 61 48 47 59
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW S S SW W W SW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 22 23 22 23 23 21 21 22 24 29 24 23 20 18 23 26 27 24 24 22 21
WIND SPD 3 5 6 8 4 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 3
CLOUDS FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 13 13 60 60 63 49 35 28 29 19 50 50 31 32 29 25 26 17 19 31 34
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 30 10 30 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.04 0 0.03 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C
TSTMS C C C C
MIX HGT 5800 5500 500 600 6200 5900 400 500 6700 7400
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W SW SW NW NW SW
T WIND SPD 10 12 10 8 5 6 6 6 5 6
SMOKE DISP GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR
ADI 83 81 7 7 56 56 4 7 47 62
MAX LVORI 3 3 5 6 4 3 6 6 4 3
STABILITY B B E F A A F F A A
CEILING 5100 11700 11700 20800 6300 5500 5500 5500 4700 4700
PRESSURE 29.94 29.89 29.86 29.85 29.88 29.84 29.82 29.84 29.87 29.80
Date Tue 08/11/26Wed 08/12/26Thu 08/13/26Fri 08/14/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 74 95 72 90 71 89 71 87
TEMP 78 78 93 86 76 76 88 82 75 75 88 82 75 74 85 79
DEWPT 71 71 69 72 71 72 72 73 73 72 71 72 71 70 70 70
MAX/MIN RH 86 46 93 58 100 56 93 57
RH 79 79 46 63 85 87 59 74 94 90 57 72 88 87 61 73
WIND DIR W W W SE NW W W SW SW W W SW W N N E
WIND SPD 2 2 5 3 2 2 4 2 1 2 3 2 2 2 3 1
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 30 40 40 30 20 20 30
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S S C
TSTMS C C C S S 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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