EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri Oct 30 2026
VAZ064-310800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Fri Oct 30 2026
Date 10/30/26 Sat 10/31/26 Sun 11/01/26 Mon
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 43 62 43 67 42
TEMP 63 54 50 46 45 55 60 61 52 48 47 45 45 57 63 63 53 49 47 45 46
DEWPT 45 44 42 41 41 41 39 38 42 42 41 40 40 43 41 41 43 43 43 43 44
MAX/MIN RH 91 41 89 38 100
RH 52 69 75 82 87 59 46 42 68 79 79 83 82 60 44 44 69 82 86 93 93
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N E SE SE N N E E E E SE S SW S
WIND DIR DEG 35 35 00 00 00 02 01 01 08 11 12 34 36 09 11 11 11 15 17 20 20
WIND SPD 5 4 3 3 3 5 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1
CLOUDS CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 4 12 16 20 21 20 40 47 61 80 85 78 80 68 53 50 50 46 57 62 57
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 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 500 400 3100 3200 400 400 3200 3100 400 400
T WIND DIR N N N NE E N SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 6 5 9 5 2 1 4 5 4 2
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 4 7 40 30 2 2 23 25 2 2
MAX LVORI 4 6 4 3 4 7 4 3 7 9
STABILITY F F B B F F B B F F
CEILING 23500 23200 14200 18200 12700 10800 10800 9800 11300 9800
PRESSURE 30.11 30.20 30.29 30.26 30.31 30.31 30.34 30.26 30.26 30.23
Date 11/02Tue 11/03/26Wed 11/04/26Thu 11/05/26Fri 11/06/26
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 67 47 71 54 72 60 72 59 71
TEMP 65 57 50 49 69 61 56 55 70 65 62 61 70 66 61 59 69 63
DEWPT 46 51 50 49 55 58 56 55 63 63 62 61 66 65 61 59 61 60
MIN/MAX RH 48 100 59 100 75 100 84 100 73
RH 50 81100100 61 90100100 78 93100100 87 97100100 76 90
WIND DIR S SE S NE SE E E NE E E E E SE SE S SW W NW
WIND SPD 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 2 5 4 3 4 6 3 3 3 8 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 20 40 60 50 50
RAIN SHWRS S C C L L C C C C
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VAZ081-310800-
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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