EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026
VAZ064-092000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026
Date Thu 07/09/26 Fri 07/10/26 Sat 07/11/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 90 70 92 70 85
TEMP 74 80 87 88 82 75 74 72 74 85 90 89 82 75 73 71 74 80 83 82 77
DEWPT 73 74 74 74 74 74 73 72 74 72 70 71 74 73 72 71 74 73 72 72 72
MIN/MAX RH 62 100 52 100 70
RH 97 81 65 62 77 96 97100100 64 52 56 77 96 97100100 80 70 72 84
WIND DIR S S SW SW W NW W W W W W W SW W W NW NW NW NW NW N
WIND DIR DEG 19 20 21 21 26 29 26 26 25 26 26 28 24 27 28 30 32 32 32 33 00
WIND SPD 3 4 4 5 3 1 2 2 2 3 4 4 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 2
CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%) 80 66 63 74 68 18 11 26 31 37 59 68 63 64 65 67 54 53 76 76 67
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7
POP 12HR 60 20 40 40 60
QPF 12HR 0.16 0 0.12 0.03 0.18
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C L S C C C C S S C C L L C
TSTMS C L S C C C S C C C
MIX HGT 4300 4600 500 400 5900 5500 500 600 3600 3300
T WIND DIR SW SW NW W W W SW W W W
T WIND SPD 10 9 5 4 9 11 2 1 2 4
SMOKE DISP FR FR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR
ADI 50 44 3 7 64 66 2 2 17 20
MAX LVORI 4 4 9 10 4 4 10 10 6 6
STABILITY B C F F A C F F B C
CEILING 7200 5500 6300 7200 7200 6300 9200 12700 8900 4700
PRESSURE 29.76 29.65 29.67 29.67 29.71 29.69 29.73 29.75 29.77 29.75
Date Sun 07/12/26Mon 07/13/26Tue 07/14/26Wed 07/15/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 66 84 64 84 64 88 68 94
TEMP 69 70 82 76 66 69 82 76 66 69 86 81 70 72 92 86
DEWPT 69 70 68 66 66 68 63 64 64 66 64 66 65 67 67 68
MAX/MIN RH 100 60 100 52 100 46 92 42
RH 100 99 63 70100 97 53 66 94 90 48 60 86 84 44 54
WIND DIR N NE E E N NE E E N N NE S SW SW W SW
WIND SPD 1 3 5 3 0 1 4 2 0 1 3 3 3 3 4 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 30 30 5 5 5 5 0 5
RAIN SHWRS C C C
TSTMS C 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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