NWS AKQ RAWS FIRE WEATHER FT. AP HILL

	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Mon Mar 2 2026

VAZ064-022100-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N  77.27W Elev. 201 ft
850 AM EST Mon Mar 2 2026

Date             Mon 03/02/26            Tue 03/03/26            Wed 03/04/26
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                      38          32          49          46          69
TEMP                36 38 37 33 33 34 33 34 36 40 48 47 49 49 48 49 57 66 69 62
DEWPT               23 24 27 30 31 32 33 35 39 42 44 45 47 48 48 48 52 54 53 53
MIN/MAX RH                   56         100          83         100          58
RH                  59 57 67 89 92 95100100100100 86 92 95 96100 97 84 65 58 73
WIND DIR            NE  E  E  E  E NE NE NE  W SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S SE
WIND DIR DEG        06 07 07 08 08 05 04 05 27 20 20 19 19 20 22 22 23 22 16 14
WIND SPD             5  4  4  3  2  1  1  1  2  3  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  2
CLOUDS              OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)           90 91 93 93 94 95 96 97 93 91 87 82 91 88 89 90 72 58 67 66
VSBY                 9  9  2  3  2  2  2  3  2  4  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     70          80          50          50          30
QPF 12HR                   0.06        0.23        0.06        0.03           0
SNOW 12HR                     T           T       00-00                        
RAIN                          C  L  D  L  C  C  S  S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  S
SNOW                    C  L  C  L  S                                          
MIX HGT                    2500  1400   800  1200  1900  1500  1400  2500  2300
T WIND DIR                    E    NE    NE     W    SW    SW    SW    SW    SE
T WIND SPD                    9     6     2     2     8     8    12     6     3
SMOKE DISP                   PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                          20     5     3     6    17     4    15    12     9
MAX LVORI                     5     8    10    10     8     8     9     6     4
STABILITY                     D     F     F     C     D     F     F     C     C
CEILING                    4700  1000  1000  1000  1000  8000 10800  4000  4000
PRESSURE                  30.42 30.42 30.34 30.31 30.22 30.14 30.11 30.13 30.09


Date          Thu 03/05/26Fri 03/06/26Sat 03/07/26Sun 03/08/26
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          53    77    58    78    55    78    61    76
TEMP          56 55 74 68 63 60 76 65 58 56 76 72 66 62 74 70
DEWPT         52 52 57 57 57 55 58 56 54 54 59 57 57 57 58 57
MAX/MIN RH       95    52    88    50    92    48    85    53
RH            87 91 56 68 81 85 54 73 86 92 56 59 74 84 57 64
WIND DIR       S SW SW  S SW SW SW SE SE  S SW  S SW SW SW  S
WIND SPD       3  4  8  3  3  4  6  3  3  3  8  4  5  4  6  3
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1
POP 12HR         20    10    20    20    10    20    30    50
RAIN           S                    S           S  C  S  C  C
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
WEATHER...
     SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS