EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue Jun 16 2026
VAZ064-170800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Jun 16 2026
Date 06/16/26 Wed 06/17/26 Thu 06/18/26 Fri
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 63 89 71 95 70
TEMP 75 67 65 64 68 81 87 89 83 73 73 72 76 87 93 92 87 79 75 71 73
DEWPT 56 59 61 62 64 62 57 57 60 60 61 62 66 69 68 67 69 68 67 67 68
MAX/MIN RH 97 34 73 44 87
RH 52 76 87 95 88 53 36 34 46 64 67 72 71 55 45 44 55 68 77 87 85
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE W W W SW S S S S SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 13 15 14 15 24 26 24 23 20 16 19 20 21 22 23 25 25 23 23 23 24
WIND SPD 3 3 3 2 1 3 5 5 3 4 6 8 10 12 12 11 8 4 3 2 2
CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B2 FW FW FW SC SC FW B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 27 55 76 82 19 10 25 27 32 16 53 61 45 33 51 51 59 69 75 83 76
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6
POP 12HR 20 5 0 20 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C C C C L
TSTMS S S S S S S C
MIX HGT 500 1000 8200 8400 500 2200 6600 6000 600 900
T WIND DIR S SW SW SW S S SW W SW SW
T WIND SPD 4 2 12 11 6 10 27 24 9 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR VG VG PR PR EX EX PR PR
ADI 4 7 120 120 6 46 120 120 7 16
MAX LVORI 6 8 3 2 3 3 1 2 4 6
STABILITY E F A A F D C D E F
CEILING 21500 14800 26600 30000 20800 14800 30000 4700 7600 8000
PRESSURE 29.67 29.65 29.68 29.62 29.61 29.57 29.56 29.52 29.57 29.59
Date 06/19Sat 06/20/26Sun 06/21/26Mon 06/22/26Tue 06/23/26
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 82 62 84 62 87 65 85 66 84
TEMP 79 76 65 67 82 79 64 67 85 80 68 70 83 79 69 69 83 78
DEWPT 66 64 59 59 53 55 54 58 56 60 60 63 64 66 65 65 63 64
MIN/MAX RH 58 84 33 78 36 81 53 91 51
RH 65 67 82 75 37 44 70 71 37 51 76 79 53 65 87 87 51 62
WIND DIR NW W NW NW NW NW W W W SE SE SW W W NW N N SE
WIND SPD 4 3 3 3 6 3 2 2 4 3 2 3 8 4 3 3 5 3
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC FW CL FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 60 5 0 0 5 30 50 50 20
RAIN SHWRS L C C C C C C S S
TSTMS C S C 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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