EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026
VAZ064-262000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026
Date Sat 09/26/26 Sun 09/27/26 Mon 09/28/26
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 68 57 67 59 72
TEMP 56 62 66 64 60 59 59 59 59 63 66 66 63 61 61 60 61 67 71 70 66
DEWPT 48 54 56 58 54 54 53 52 51 53 55 57 57 56 56 55 57 58 59 60 60
MIN/MAX RH 69 83 67 90 66
RH 76 75 69 80 80 83 80 79 75 69 67 71 80 84 84 86 87 73 67 72 81
WIND DIR N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 34 34 35 00 35 33 32 32 32 31 32 32 31 31 30 30 30 31 31 31 32
WIND SPD 10 13 13 11 10 5 4 5 6 9 10 13 6 5 4 4 3 5 5 3 0
CLOUDS SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 34 38 64 84 93 85 87 78 82 73 80 90 91 83 79 76 73 74 76 77 75
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 30 30 10 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.01 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S C C C S
MIX HGT 3900 3600 700 1400 3400 3200 1400 1200 3600 3300
T WIND DIR N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 18 23 10 9 12 16 11 11 11 11
SMOKE DISP GD GD PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR
ADI 68 70 13 17 50 54 10 13 28 34
MAX LVORI 4 4 5 4 3 4 5 6 4 5
STABILITY D D D E D D E E D C
CEILING 12200 3200 1600 3200 4000 4000 4000 3200 2400 3200
PRESSURE 29.75 29.71 29.69 29.67 29.63 29.59 29.64 29.67 29.72 29.70
Date Tue 09/29/26Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26
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 59 77 60 80 62 82 65 81
TEMP 61 62 75 69 61 61 78 71 64 63 79 73 68 66 79 74
DEWPT 59 59 61 64 61 61 64 64 62 62 66 66 64 64 67 67
MAX/MIN RH 95 59 100 60 98 59 94 65
RH 92 90 63 84100 99 62 79 94 96 63 78 88 93 68 80
WIND DIR NW W NW N S S SW S S SW SW S SW SW SW SE
WIND SPD 1 1 3 0 0 1 4 3 3 3 6 4 3 4 5 3
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 5 0 0 5 5 5 10
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VAZ081-262000-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
37.25N 77.25W Elev. 50 ft
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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