EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat May 2 2026
VAZ064-030800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Sat May 2 2026
Date 05/02/26 Sun 05/03/26 Mon 05/04/26 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
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 38 65 44 75 57
TEMP 52 45 41 39 44 56 62 64 57 51 48 46 50 64 71 74 68 63 60 59 62
DEWPT 34 34 33 33 33 27 27 29 33 33 34 34 38 40 42 44 47 47 48 49 51
MAX/MIN RH 81 25 67 33 73
RH 50 65 73 81 65 32 27 27 41 51 58 62 64 42 35 35 48 57 65 69 67
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 35 33 32 31 32 32 30 28 22 18 20 20 21 22 22 22 18 19 20 21 21
WIND SPD 3 4 5 5 6 8 6 5 1 2 2 3 4 6 9 9 5 4 5 5 5
CLOUDS OV B2 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 92 72 42 12 8 4 5 4 4 11 30 37 20 20 17 16 19 26 29 29 26
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 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 1400 2500 7200 7700 600 900 6000 5800 600 1200
T WIND DIR N NW NW W S SW SW SW S SW
T WIND SPD 13 14 20 13 6 9 18 13 11 14
SMOKE DISP PR FR VG VG PR PR VG GD PR PR
ADI 10 61 120 120 4 13 120 120 6 30
MAX LVORI 4 4 1 2 3 3 1 2 3 3
STABILITY E F B A F F B B F F
CEILING 5500 30000 30000 30000 22200 10800 8900 30000 30000 6300
PRESSURE 29.75 29.81 29.92 29.86 29.86 29.85 29.84 29.76 29.76 29.77
Date 05/05Wed 05/06/26Thu 05/07/26Fri 05/08/26Sat 05/09/26
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 83 63 78 61 73 45 68 48 72
TEMP 80 76 68 65 73 73 66 62 69 64 49 50 66 62 53 53 69 66
DEWPT 52 50 54 57 60 59 59 60 60 52 41 41 37 42 42 46 48 50
MIN/MAX RH 32 76 58 90 57 78 32 81 45
RH 38 40 61 76 63 63 78 93 74 65 74 72 34 48 67 78 47 56
WIND DIR SW S S S SW S S S SW NW NW W W SW S SW SW SW
WIND SPD 9 8 9 9 10 5 5 9 10 6 4 4 6 3 2 2 6 3
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 5 10 40 70 80 20 10 10 30
RAIN SHWRS S C C L L D D S S C
TSTMS S S C S
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VAZ081-030800-
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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