EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue Mar 10 2026
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Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Mar 10 2026
Date 03/10/26 Wed 03/11/26 Thu 03/12/26 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 59 83 55 60 31
TEMP 71 67 64 62 60 73 80 82 76 75 72 68 59 49 47 48 43 39 35 32 33
DEWPT 50 51 54 54 56 61 62 62 61 58 57 53 45 38 31 25 23 22 23 22 23
MAX/MIN RH 81 51 61 41 72
RH 47 56 68 76 87 65 54 51 60 56 59 59 60 65 53 41 45 51 60 67 66
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW SW S SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW S S
WIND DIR DEG 19 19 20 20 18 20 21 21 20 21 22 29 33 33 32 32 31 32 29 19 18
WIND SPD 4 3 3 3 3 6 8 10 8 10 9 10 11 13 11 10 3 2 1 2 2
CLOUDS CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 FW CL CL FW SC
CLOUDS(%) 3 4 8 26 35 52 53 51 46 52 77 87 95 92 87 55 9 3 5 15 48
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 30 50 80 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0.06 0.26 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C D D C C
TSTMS S S
MIX HGT 600 600 2800 4300 2100 2100 3000 4400 900 800
T WIND DIR S S SW SW SW NW NW NW W S
T WIND SPD 4 4 12 21 12 26 25 18 3 2
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR VG PR FR FR GD PR PR
ADI 3 5 59 80 19 61 62 90 3 4
MAX LVORI 3 5 4 2 2 2 1 2 3 4
STABILITY F F B C D D D C F F
CEILING 30000 23500 5500 11900 16500 5400 8900 23500 30000 18200
PRESSURE 29.86 29.84 29.81 29.67 29.57 29.59 29.88 29.96 30.09 30.10
Date 03/13Sat 03/14/26Sun 03/15/26Mon 03/16/26Tue 03/17/26
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 57 41 61 41 69 52 64 27 42
TEMP 54 54 49 42 58 52 44 43 67 64 61 60 58 49 34 29 39 35
DEWPT 23 31 34 29 26 28 31 35 47 52 57 56 42 30 21 14 10 11
MIN/MAX RH 30 65 26 73 48 93 41 61 27
RH 31 41 56 60 29 40 61 73 50 65 86 86 54 48 58 53 30 36
WIND DIR S S W NW NW E SE SE S SE S SW W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 14 9 4 3 4 3 3 3 9 6 9 9 10 6 4 4 6 3
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 20 70 70 30 10
RAIN SHWRS S L L L L 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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