EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sun May 10 2026
VAZ064-102000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Sun May 10 2026
Date Sun 05/10/26 Mon 05/11/26 Tue 05/12/26
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 84 52 65 45 70
TEMP 59 77 82 82 73 64 60 55 54 58 60 63 58 52 48 45 49 61 68 69 61
DEWPT 53 54 50 51 55 55 52 46 46 48 47 45 46 46 42 40 40 39 37 37 42
MIN/MAX RH 32 77 53 82 30
RH 80 44 33 33 53 74 75 73 75 69 62 53 64 79 80 82 71 44 32 31 48
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW N N N N N N N E S NW NW N N N NW NW SE
WIND DIR DEG 24 24 23 24 00 00 35 00 00 00 00 07 16 29 32 34 35 00 33 32 14
WIND SPD 2 3 4 5 4 2 4 6 5 4 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2
CLOUDS CL CL FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
CLOUDS(%) 3 4 17 55 67 66 69 74 92 92 89 78 50 36 19 23 15 6 7 5 9
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 30 50 80 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.05 0.10 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C S S L D C
TSTMS S S
MIX HGT 7500 7200 1100 900 2500 3200 800 1200 5800 5900
T WIND DIR W W N N N SW SW W NW SW
T WIND SPD 6 12 11 14 11 2 3 2 2 5
SMOKE DISP FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 61 104 9 16 31 12 2 2 33 33
MAX LVORI 3 3 4 4 3 3 5 5 3 2
STABILITY A A F E C B F F A A
CEILING 20800 6300 6300 4700 4700 8000 30000 6300 27500 4700
PRESSURE 29.76 29.73 29.85 29.92 30.0 29.94 29.96 30.03 30.09 30.01
Date Wed 05/13/26Thu 05/14/26Fri 05/15/26Sat 05/16/26
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 50 74 52 71 50 75 54 83
TEMP 52 55 72 67 57 55 69 65 54 54 72 69 57 59 80 76
DEWPT 42 46 51 54 54 54 48 47 46 48 47 50 49 52 53 55
MAX/MIN RH 77 48 100 43 85 38 82 37
RH 69 72 48 62 90 97 48 52 74 79 41 50 75 78 39 48
WIND DIR S S S S SW NW NW N NW NW NW SW SW SW SW S
WIND SPD 3 5 9 4 2 3 6 3 3 3 5 1 1 1 4 2
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B1 B2 B2 SC FW SC FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 40 80 20 0 5 5 5
RAIN SHWRS C D S S S
TSTMS 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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