EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026
VAZ064-190800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026
Date 06/18/26 Fri 06/19/26 Sat 06/20/26 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
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 70 81 61 84 62
TEMP 88 80 76 72 72 73 78 81 76 68 63 61 67 77 82 84 78 68 64 62 68
DEWPT 68 68 68 68 68 68 66 63 61 57 56 55 59 56 54 54 58 57 57 57 61
MAX/MIN RH 91 52 82 36 84
RH 52 68 76 86 88 85 68 55 60 67 78 81 75 48 38 36 49 68 78 84 78
WIND DIR W SW SW SW NW N NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W NW NW W W W
WIND DIR DEG 25 23 24 23 31 00 33 31 31 29 30 29 27 29 29 29 31 31 29 26 26
WIND SPD 8 5 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 2 2 2 4 6 5 3 1 1 1 1
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B1 SC SC FW CL CL SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
CLOUDS(%) 63 72 83 86 90 69 48 28 7 4 5 31 12 7 19 12 12 16 12 12 5
VSBY 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 70 80 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.06 0.43 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S L L D C S
TSTMS S S S C S
MIX HGT 1000 1300 3400 4800 700 1000 8200 8100 600 800
T WIND DIR W W NW NW NW W NW W NW W
T WIND SPD 11 6 8 12 6 5 13 10 3 3
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD PR PR VG VG PR PR
ADI 12 10 43 91 4 9 120 120 2 4
MAX LVORI 4 6 5 3 4 5 2 2 4 5
STABILITY E F C A F F A B F F
CEILING 4700 7200 1000 30000 30000 30000 30000 6300 6300 9000
PRESSURE 29.57 29.60 29.62 29.59 29.69 29.77 29.81 29.76 29.76 29.76
Date 06/21Mon 06/22/26Tue 06/23/26Wed 06/24/26Thu 06/25/26
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 87 68 88 67 86 63 86 64 85
TEMP 85 81 70 72 85 80 71 70 83 79 66 68 84 80 67 69 83 78
DEWPT 58 63 63 67 70 71 68 66 62 63 60 62 59 63 62 64 63 65
MIN/MAX RH 38 87 61 94 44 87 41 93 49
RH 40 54 78 84 61 74 90 87 49 58 81 81 43 57 84 86 50 64
WIND DIR W SE SE S S SW W NW NW N N NW SW SE S W SW SE
WIND SPD 3 3 2 5 11 8 4 5 5 2 1 1 3 3 1 0 3 3
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 5 20 70 40 20 10 10 20 30
RAIN SHWRS S C L C S S S S S S C
TSTMS C C S 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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