NWS AKQ RAWS FIRE WEATHER FT. AP HILL

	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Sat Mar 7 2026

VAZ064-072100-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N  77.27W Elev. 201 ft
850 AM EST Sat Mar 7 2026

Date             Sat 03/07/26            Sun 03/08/26            Mon 03/09/26
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                      72          64          75          48          75
TEMP                48 58 70 65 69 67 66 65 70 73 72 64 59 54 50 49 63 72 74 66
DEWPT               46 53 59 60 59 60 61 61 61 59 57 54 51 47 46 47 51 51 50 50
MIN/MAX RH                   68          87          59          91          41
RH                  92 84 69 81 70 78 84 87 74 63 59 70 75 77 85 90 65 48 43 56
WIND DIR             S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW  N NE SE  S SW SW  S
WIND DIR DEG        18 20 20 19 21 22 23 22 24 26 26 32 33 35 06 13 18 21 22 19
WIND SPD             3  5  8  6 10 10  9  6  9  8  6  3  2  1  1  1  2  4  4  2
CLOUDS              OV B2 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           91 80 45 33 37 59 78 84 73 88 84 42 24 18 24 27 12 22 22  8
VSBY                 2  7  7  7  7  7  7  6  6  6  6  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     20          40          60          10          10
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.04           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS                       S  C  C  L  L  L  L                           
TSTMS                                           S                              
Obvis               PF                                                         
MIX HGT                    4700  3100  2500  3800  3300   400   300  5000  6000
T WIND DIR                    S    SW    SW     W    NW    NE     E    SW    SW
T WIND SPD                    9    13    14    18    12     5     0     4     8
SMOKE DISP                   FR    FR    PR    GD    FR    PR    PR    PR    FR
ADI                          57    26    25    55    48     4     1    54    63
MAX LVORI                     3     3     4     4     3     5     8     6     3
STABILITY                     B     D     D     D     D     F     F     B     B
CEILING                    1000  1000  1700  1700  3200  5200 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE                  29.95 29.84 29.76 29.75 29.73 29.85 29.88 29.93 29.87


Date          Tue 03/10/26Wed 03/11/26Thu 03/12/26Fri 03/13/26
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          52    81    61    82    53    64    33    54
TEMP          57 53 79 71 63 63 80 76 69 56 57 45 38 34 51 50
DEWPT         50 49 54 56 58 59 62 60 58 50 38 26 23 24 25 29
MAX/MIN RH       90    40    90    51    80    42    68    33
RH            77 86 43 60 84 87 55 59 68 80 49 47 55 65 36 45
WIND DIR      SW SW  S  S  S  S SW  S SW SW NW NW NW  W  S  S
WIND SPD       2  2  4  3  3  4 10  9  9 11 11  5  3  3  8  6
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW SC B1
POP 12HR         10    20    10    30    60    50    10    20
RAIN                    S           C     L  C  C           S
RAIN SHWRS                             L                     
TSTMS                                  S                     

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
WEATHER...
     SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS