EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
950 AM EDT Thu Mar 19 2026
VAZ064-192000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
950 AM EDT Thu Mar 19 2026
Date Thu 03/19/26 Fri 03/20/26 Sat 03/21/26
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 59 36 68 51 72
TEMP 46 55 58 49 44 40 38 38 56 65 67 62 59 55 52 52 63 68 70 61
DEWPT 25 27 30 34 34 34 33 35 38 40 40 42 43 45 46 47 50 48 46 47
MIN/MAX RH 34 87 37 86 42
RH 44 34 34 56 67 78 84 88 51 40 37 49 57 69 80 83 62 48 42 59
WIND DIR S S SW S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW W NW NW NW E
WIND DIR DEG 20 20 21 16 16 22 24 18 18 19 20 20 20 21 23 26 32 32 32 07
WIND SPD 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 9 6 4 5 5 4 3 3 4 4 2
CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 59 29 41 39 33 15 12 24 27 36 68 79 74 53 56 53 43 44 32 24
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 0 10 50 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.03 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C
MIX HGT 4400 300 300 4200 4500 800 500 4700 4900
T WIND DIR SW S S SW SW SW W NW NW
T WIND SPD 4 3 4 11 23 14 10 9 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD VG PR PR PR PR
ADI 40 3 5 84 111 11 17 32 45
MAX LVORI 3 5 6 3 2 3 5 3 3
STABILITY B F F B C E E B B
CEILING 12700 4700 4700 23500 15900 7200 3200 23500 17100
PRESSURE 30.01 30.01 30.01 29.94 29.76 29.64 29.60 29.71 29.71
Date Sun 03/22/26Mon 03/23/26Tue 03/24/26Wed 03/25/26
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 46 76 52 64 30 51 34 59
TEMP 52 47 72 66 61 56 59 52 38 31 48 45 38 36 57 52
DEWPT 45 44 49 49 50 50 42 31 24 20 20 24 26 27 31 33
MAX/MIN RH 92 41 80 38 64 28 72 34
RH 77 88 44 54 67 79 53 44 58 64 32 43 62 70 37 48
WIND DIR S SW SW S SW NW N N N N N SE SW SW W E
WIND SPD 2 2 5 5 5 8 9 5 4 3 4 3 3 3 4 3
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 0 5 30 30 10 5 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S C C S
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VAZ081-192000-
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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