EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Sat Feb 7 2026
VAZ064-080900-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
410 PM EST Sat Feb 7 2026
Date 02/07/26 Sun 02/08/26 Mon 02/09/26 Tue
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 10 27 10 37 21
TEMP 18 16 14 11 11 20 25 26 20 16 14 12 12 25 34 35 30 26 24 23 24
DEWPT -1 -1 -2 -3 -3 -2 0 2 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 7 10 11 13 14 16
MAX/MIN RH 54 33 73 27 75
RH 42 47 49 53 53 37 33 35 51 59 66 71 70 42 29 30 44 53 62 70 72
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW W SW SE S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 32 32 32 32 32 33 32 32 34 34 34 33 32 32 28 23 15 16 17 18 17
WIND SPD 13 11 9 8 6 11 11 10 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
CLOUDS FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%) 6 4 6 5 5 16 16 11 7 4 4 5 7 7 16 42 58 69 64 54 39
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 2800 2600 4600 4600 1100 700 2100 2400 300 300
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW N NW NW W S SE
T WIND SPD 33 23 23 19 16 10 8 2 2 3
SMOKE DISP GD GD GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 51 34 95 95 8 9 19 15 2 3
MAX LVORI 2 2 1 2 3 4 3 2 3 4
STABILITY D E C C F F B B F F
CEILING 30000 26600 18200 17100 30000 26600 20800 18200 6300 5500
PRESSURE 30.01 30.11 30.20 30.17 30.21 30.21 30.20 30.11 30.05 29.96
Date 02/10Wed 02/11/26Thu 02/12/26Fri 02/13/26Sat 02/14/26
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 52 35 48 28 43 26 40 24 41
TEMP 48 44 39 36 46 39 32 29 41 35 30 27 38 33 27 26 39 34
DEWPT 27 35 36 32 33 31 27 24 24 24 25 22 21 21 21 20 20 21
MIN/MAX RH 44 93 56 81 46 86 44 84 42
RH 44 69 88 85 60 73 80 81 51 65 83 81 50 61 78 79 46 58
WIND DIR S SW W N NW N N N NW NE N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 3 5 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 3 2 2 5 3 2 3 5 3
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 0 5 30 10 20 30 30 20 30
RAIN C C S S S S S C
SNOW S S S C C S S S
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VAZ081-080900-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
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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