EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Thu Jan 15 2026
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Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
410 PM EST Thu Jan 15 2026
Date 01/15/26 Fri 01/16/26 Sat 01/17/26 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 17 40 31 49 29
TEMP 27 24 22 19 18 30 38 40 34 33 33 34 34 40 46 47 40 36 35 32 30
DEWPT 6 6 7 6 7 10 9 9 11 12 14 17 20 29 32 32 31 29 28 27 26
MAX/MIN RH 61 28 54 54 85
RH 40 45 52 57 62 43 30 28 38 41 44 49 56 64 58 56 70 75 75 81 85
WIND DIR NW W W SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W NW N N
WIND DIR DEG 29 29 27 24 22 22 21 20 19 20 20 20 19 21 22 23 24 27 30 34 35
WIND SPD 9 6 4 4 3 3 6 8 4 5 4 4 4 5 6 4 3 2 2 2 2
CLOUDS FW FW CL CL CL SC SC SC FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 OV
CLOUDS(%) 7 11 5 4 5 26 42 36 13 51 84 70 85 80 64 43 29 45 65 71 89
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 5 20 40 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C C S
SNOW S S C S S C
MIX HGT 2700 1700 3100 3000 700 800 3400 3100 500 500
T WIND DIR NW W SW S S SW SW SW SW NW
T WIND SPD 23 14 12 14 14 10 11 14 3 2
SMOKE DISP FR PR PR FR PR PR PR FR PR PR
ADI 17 9 41 60 12 10 46 61 2 1
MAX LVORI 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 6
STABILITY E F C C F E D C F F
CEILING 30000 30000 29600 15900 6300 6300 5500 20800 20800 9800
PRESSURE 29.64 29.76 29.88 29.86 29.86 29.88 29.95 29.95 30.05 30.09
Date 01/18Mon 01/19/26Tue 01/20/26Wed 01/21/26Thu 01/22/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 34 18 38 13 27 14 38 26 44
TEMP 33 27 22 19 36 30 21 14 25 20 17 18 36 33 29 26 40 34
DEWPT 23 20 14 13 12 12 5 -1 -5 -1 1 5 8 12 15 17 20 19
MIN/MAX RH 58 82 34 52 24 58 28 69 38
RH 66 73 71 78 36 46 49 51 26 39 49 57 30 42 55 69 43 54
WIND DIR NW NW W SW SW W NW NW W W SW S SW S SW SW W N
WIND SPD 4 2 2 3 9 4 3 3 5 2 2 3 8 4 4 4 5 3
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 30 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 10
SNOW C 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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