EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Fri Feb 27 2026
VAZ064-272100-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
850 AM EST Fri Feb 27 2026
Date Fri 02/27/26 Sat 02/28/26 Sun 03/01/26
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 55 36 64 42 56
TEMP 45 53 54 48 41 39 37 36 50 60 62 52 47 46 44 42 53 55 52 43
DEWPT 39 38 37 37 35 35 34 35 41 42 41 42 41 41 40 39 41 36 31 27
MIN/MAX RH 52 93 45 92 44
RH 78 58 52 67 80 87 89 95 71 51 47 70 80 85 86 90 64 49 44 53
WIND DIR E E SE SE SE S S S SW SW S SE S S S SW NW N N N
WIND DIR DEG 07 09 13 13 15 17 18 19 21 22 19 13 16 18 19 22 33 35 00 01
WIND SPD 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 5 9 9 5
CLOUDS B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 59 35 28 19 9 13 21 28 11 4 4 4 6 7 15 28 25 54 64 68
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 4400 600 400 2900 3300 400 500 2700 3100
T WIND DIR S SE S SW S SE SE W N
T WIND SPD 3 2 2 8 2 2 3 3 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 18 1 1 25 14 2 4 20 37
MAX LVORI 3 6 9 6 3 5 8 5 2
STABILITY B F F B B F F B D
CEILING 2400 30000 2400 30000 30000 10800 5500 9800 4000
PRESSURE 29.97 30.01 29.98 30.01 29.92 29.94 29.90 29.92 29.97
Date Mon 03/02/26Tue 03/03/26Wed 03/04/26Thu 03/05/26
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 29 35 26 42 36 55 42 65
TEMP 34 29 33 31 28 28 39 39 39 42 53 49 45 44 63 60
DEWPT 20 17 17 22 22 24 30 35 38 40 44 44 42 42 50 51
MAX/MIN RH 62 48 84 70 97 69 97 58
RH 57 60 52 69 81 84 70 85 97 93 71 84 89 93 62 72
WIND DIR NE NE NE E NE NE S S SW SW W E S S SW S
WIND SPD 3 3 4 3 2 2 4 3 3 3 4 2 2 3 6 3
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 5 40 30 40 60 30 20 20
FRZG RAIN C C
RAIN S C C C L C S S S S S
SNOW C C C C
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VAZ081-272100-
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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