EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026
VAZ064-162000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026
Date Sun 08/16/26 Mon 08/17/26 Tue 08/18/26
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 85 73 90 71 87
TEMP 73 80 83 82 77 75 75 75 76 86 90 89 81 77 74 72 73 82 86 86 78
DEWPT 71 71 72 73 73 74 74 73 74 74 73 73 74 73 71 69 69 69 68 68 66
MIN/MAX RH 68 100 56 92 54
RH 93 75 70 74 88 97 97 97 92 69 58 58 78 89 89 89 87 66 55 56 68
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 17 18 18 17 17 18 22 22 25 29 30 30 32 32 32 33 34 35 33 34 02
WIND SPD 3 5 8 5 4 4 4 3 3 5 5 4 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 3 1
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 68 82 72 72 80 71 70 64 33 12 37 51 44 44 30 23 13 6 9 10 7
VSBY 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 60 70 20 10 0
QPF 12HR 0.24 0.47 0.06 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C C L L C S
TSTMS C C S S
MIX HGT 2400 2500 400 600 5500 6000 600 900 5200 5800
T WIND DIR S SE S SW NW NW NW N N NW
T WIND SPD 18 11 6 6 13 14 4 6 6 4
SMOKE DISP FR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR
ADI 57 46 5 11 89 109 5 10 34 45
MAX LVORI 4 6 9 9 4 4 7 7 3 4
STABILITY C C E E A A F F A A
CEILING 5500 4000 4700 7200 6300 4700 11700 4700 4000 5500
PRESSURE 29.94 29.85 29.75 29.70 29.73 29.67 29.73 29.73 29.79 29.76
Date Wed 08/19/26Thu 08/20/26Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26
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 68 89 71 88 67 84 67 84
TEMP 70 70 88 82 74 73 86 78 70 70 82 76 70 70 82 77
DEWPT 65 66 69 70 71 71 72 71 68 67 70 69 69 69 71 70
MAX/MIN RH 88 52 97 61 95 64 100 67
RH 85 86 54 67 90 94 63 79 94 90 67 79 97 97 69 79
WIND DIR N NW SW S S W NW NE N N N NE N N W NE
WIND SPD 0 1 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 1 2 3 3
AVG CLOUDS FW FW CL FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 5 20 50 50 50 50 40
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C S C C C C C
TSTMS S C S C 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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