EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Mon Feb 23 2026
VAZ064-240900-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
410 PM EST Mon Feb 23 2026
Date 02/23/26 Tue 02/24/26 Wed 02/25/26 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 23 42 33 56 40
TEMP 37 32 29 26 24 32 39 42 35 34 36 38 39 46 53 56 51 47 45 42 42
DEWPT 23 21 18 15 14 14 13 15 18 20 22 25 27 30 32 34 35 35 36 37 37
MAX/MIN RH 65 32 62 41 87
RH 58 63 63 62 65 46 34 32 49 56 56 58 62 53 44 43 54 63 70 82 84
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W W S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S
WIND DIR DEG 31 31 31 32 31 32 28 25 18 19 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 23 22 22 18
WIND SPD 10 6 5 4 3 6 4 3 3 4 5 8 8 9 10 9 4 3 2 2 2
CLOUDS B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW SC B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 55 31 16 12 15 9 22 30 34 65 88 96 89 73 54 36 24 29 55 76 86
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6
POP 12HR 0 0 10 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S L
MIX HGT 1700 2100 4500 4400 1300 1400 4900 5100 900 500
T WIND DIR NW NW NW SW S SW SW W W SW
T WIND SPD 20 21 18 11 12 18 23 23 9 3
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD FR PR PR VG VG PR PR
ADI 28 54 91 75 11 28 111 120 5 3
MAX LVORI 3 3 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 6
STABILITY E F B B E D D C F F
CEILING 9800 30000 26600 10800 10800 5500 5500 30000 30000 13800
PRESSURE 29.84 29.87 29.94 29.84 29.78 29.65 29.61 29.53 29.67 29.79
Date 02/26Fri 02/27/26Sat 02/28/26Sun 03/01/26Mon 03/02/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 51 36 53 32 59 37 56 31 44
TEMP 50 48 44 37 51 43 36 34 57 50 41 37 54 46 37 32 41 39
DEWPT 43 42 40 35 34 33 31 31 36 37 36 34 36 33 27 25 26 29
MIN/MAX RH 75 92 46 96 44 91 46 78 52
RH 78 80 87 92 52 66 82 89 46 62 82 89 50 60 67 76 55 67
WIND DIR SE SE W NW N E SE S S SE S NW N NE NE NE E SE
WIND SPD 4 5 3 3 4 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 4 3 3 3 5 3
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 80 70 20 5 5 5 10 20 40
RAIN L D L C S S S C C
SNOW S C C
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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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