EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri Apr 10 2026
VAZ064-110800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Fri Apr 10 2026
Date 04/10/26 Sat 04/11/26 Sun 04/12/26 Mon
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 55 71 46 74 59
TEMP 69 62 59 56 57 64 69 70 61 54 49 46 48 64 71 74 67 62 61 61 64
DEWPT 44 43 43 45 48 46 40 37 37 39 39 40 42 43 43 45 46 49 52 54 55
MAX/MIN RH 74 30 83 34 78
RH 40 50 56 68 74 52 35 30 41 57 69 80 80 47 36 35 48 64 72 78 74
WIND DIR S SW SW W N N N N NE E E E E SE S S SE S S S SW
WIND DIR DEG 18 20 23 29 35 00 35 00 05 09 10 08 09 15 17 17 15 16 19 20 21
WIND SPD 4 4 3 3 6 9 6 5 2 2 1 1 2 3 5 6 4 5 6 8 8
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 15 20 34 26 14 7 5 9 3 11 14 17 36 25 30 33 46 45 56 50 55
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 600 1700 5100 5100 500 1000 4900 4900 600 1600
T WIND DIR SW NW N N E SE S S S S
T WIND SPD 8 9 16 8 4 6 11 13 8 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR FR GD PR PR
ADI 5 42 80 73 4 9 79 98 7 33
MAX LVORI 3 3 1 2 3 5 3 2 3 4
STABILITY F F B B F F A B E D
CEILING 30000 9800 30000 30000 30000 4000 4000 20800 23500 23500
PRESSURE 30.01 30.0 30.10 30.13 30.20 30.26 30.31 30.22 30.15 30.07
Date 04/13Tue 04/14/26Wed 04/15/26Thu 04/16/26Fri 04/17/26
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 84 63 89 66 93 68 90 64 88
TEMP 82 76 66 64 87 81 71 68 91 85 74 70 88 81 68 66 86 78
DEWPT 53 51 52 53 54 56 55 57 55 55 56 57 54 54 54 55 54 54
MIN/MAX RH 31 66 30 71 27 65 27 70 31
RH 36 42 62 66 32 42 57 68 30 36 53 62 31 39 61 68 35 44
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW S
WIND SPD 10 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 5 4 3 3 5 3 3 2 4 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 5 10 10 5 5 5 5 10 20
RAIN SHWRS S
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VAZ081-110800-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
37.25N 77.25W Elev. 50 ft
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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