EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sun May 24 2026
VAZ064-242000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Sun May 24 2026
Date Sun 05/24/26 Mon 05/25/26 Tue 05/26/26
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 74 65 80 64 79
TEMP 58 61 68 73 72 68 67 67 68 74 79 77 74 69 67 65 67 74 77 78 74
DEWPT 58 61 65 67 67 67 67 67 68 70 70 70 70 69 67 65 67 69 70 70 70
MIN/MAX RH 79 100 74 100 74
RH 100100 90 80 84 97100100100 87 74 79 85 99100100100 85 79 76 87
WIND DIR N NE E SE E SE S S SW SW SW SW SE W N W W SW NE E E
WIND DIR DEG 01 03 07 12 09 12 17 20 21 23 24 24 15 27 00 26 28 20 05 06 11
WIND SPD 1 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 3 3 2
CLOUDS OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 96 96 86 85 77 86 90 94 86 85 95 95 95 95 87 91 90 90 80 80 79
VSBY 2 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 6 6 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 7
POP 12HR 30 60 90 90 90
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.16 0.16 0.22 0.05
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C S S S C C L C C C D D D D D D D D L L C
TSTMS S S C C S S S S
Obvis PF
MIX HGT 2000 2100 500 1000 2800 1400 500 500 1900 2100
T WIND DIR E SE SE SW SW SW S W E SE
T WIND SPD 1 3 4 9 11 9 3 3 3 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 3 13 4 16 32 19 3 7 6 12
MAX LVORI 10 5 9 9 5 6 10 10 9 6
STABILITY B B F F C B F F B B
CEILING 300 1000 1700 300 300 1700 1000 300 700 4000
PRESSURE 30.10 30.02 29.97 29.93 29.97 29.95 29.95 29.92 29.96 29.92
Date Wed 05/27/26Thu 05/28/26Fri 05/29/26Sat 05/30/26
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 65 84 65 82 61 78 56 74
TEMP 68 68 78 78 71 69 80 76 66 64 76 72 61 60 72 69
DEWPT 68 68 70 71 68 68 65 66 61 59 57 58 55 55 54 56
MAX/MIN RH 100 74 97 57 90 50 88 51
RH 100100 77 79 90 97 60 71 83 84 52 61 81 85 55 64
WIND DIR N SW W W W NW NW N N N N NE NE N N NE
WIND SPD 0 1 3 1 1 2 4 1 1 3 4 2 2 3 5 2
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 50 70 30 30 10 10 20 20
RAIN SHWRS C C C L C C S C S S S
TSTMS 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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