EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Wed Jan 21 2026
VAZ064-212100-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
850 AM EST Wed Jan 21 2026
Date Wed 01/21/26 Thu 01/22/26 Fri 01/23/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 42 33 54 27 42
TEMP 28 39 42 37 36 36 34 35 45 52 52 40 35 32 29 27 37 41 41 33
DEWPT 12 7 11 16 19 23 26 27 32 30 27 26 23 22 22 22 21 19 18 16
MIN/MAX RH 25 72 36 81 38
RH 50 27 28 42 50 59 72 73 60 43 38 56 61 67 75 81 53 41 40 50
WIND DIR S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW N N NE NE W NW N
WIND DIR DEG 19 19 20 19 20 21 21 22 24 26 25 26 31 00 02 04 04 26 31 34
WIND SPD 4 10 10 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4
CLOUDS CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 5 7 8 21 46 46 35 16 16 20 30 21 26 28 44 74 83 83 83 81
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 10 0 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
SNOW S S S S
MIX HGT 3200 700 600 4700 4100 500 500 3100 4700
T WIND DIR S S SW SW W N E S NW
T WIND SPD 17 11 10 11 9 2 2 4 2
SMOKE DISP FR PR PR GD FR PR PR PR PR
ADI 53 10 8 66 59 2 3 18 16
MAX LVORI 2 3 4 3 3 3 6 3 2
STABILITY C F F C C F F C D
CEILING 20800 9800 30000 26600 26600 20800 18200 13900 8100
PRESSURE 30.14 30.04 29.97 30.01 29.98 30.05 30.06 30.10 30.07
Date Sat 01/24/26Sun 01/25/26Mon 01/26/26Tue 01/27/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 12 20 14 21 14 28 4 29
TEMP 22 13 18 17 16 15 19 19 17 14 26 18 11 4 26 21
DEWPT 5 -2 -2 2 9 12 16 15 14 13 14 10 5 1 10 12
MAX/MIN RH 53 37 88 77 96 55 89 48
RH 47 50 40 52 73 89 88 82 88 96 60 71 77 88 51 68
WIND DIR N N N NE NE NE N N N NW NW NW NW W W S
WIND SPD 6 6 5 3 3 4 5 3 3 3 5 3 2 2 4 2
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 20 50 90 90 50 20 5 5
SNOW S C C L D D L C C S
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VAZ081-212100-
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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