EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026
VAZ064-220800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026
Date 07/21/26 Wed 07/22/26 Thu 07/23/26 Fri
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 72 87 65 81 62
TEMP 80 76 75 73 75 81 85 83 77 73 70 67 67 74 79 79 73 67 64 62 66
DEWPT 73 74 74 73 73 72 71 72 73 70 66 62 61 59 57 59 63 62 62 62 64
MAX/MIN RH 100 63 92 48 99
RH 79 94 98100 96 73 63 70 87 90 87 84 81 60 48 49 70 84 93 99 92
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW N N N N N N NE E N N N NE
WIND DIR DEG 21 23 22 21 22 24 23 25 24 34 00 35 00 01 02 04 07 00 00 02 03
WIND SPD 9 8 9 8 6 6 5 3 2 2 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 0 0 1 2
CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 95 91 88 78 55 55 79 79 77 82 85 79 67 53 36 33 22 28 25 32 45
VSBY 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 90 70 50 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.79 0.65 0.24 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS D D D C S S L L C C S
TSTMS L C S S C C C S
MIX HGT 800 1400 4900 4000 700 1600 5000 5200 500 800
T WIND DIR SW SW W W N N N N N NE
T WIND SPD 8 10 14 9 5 12 12 5 2 2
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD FR PR PR FR PR PR PR
ADI 11 18 61 55 8 30 63 44 2 2
MAX LVORI 8 8 4 6 8 5 3 3 8 10
STABILITY D D C C F E C A F F
CEILING 7200 6300 3400 4700 4000 4000 4000 4700 4700 30000
PRESSURE 29.61 29.60 29.64 29.67 29.72 29.81 29.92 29.92 29.96 30.01
Date 07/24Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26
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 81 64 80 65 85 69 89 71 88
TEMP 79 74 66 67 77 74 67 69 83 79 70 72 87 82 74 74 86 80
DEWPT 61 64 65 67 66 66 67 69 70 70 70 72 72 71 69 70 71 69
MIN/MAX RH 55 100 66 100 63 100 58 91 57
RH 55 71 97100 69 76100100 65 74 99 99 61 69 84 88 60 68
WIND DIR E E N NE E E N N S S S SW SW S SW S SW SW
WIND SPD 4 3 0 1 3 2 0 0 2 3 2 1 4 3 3 3 4 2
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 20 20 20 10 20 30 40 30
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S S C C C S C
TSTMS S C 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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