EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026
VAZ064-290800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026
Date 07/28/26 Wed 07/29/26 Thu 07/30/26 Fri
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 67 86 67 86 66
TEMP 75 72 71 69 70 79 84 86 80 74 70 68 70 79 84 85 80 73 69 66 70
DEWPT 71 72 71 69 69 67 64 63 64 65 64 63 64 61 61 62 65 65 65 64 66
MAX/MIN RH 100 46 90 46 92
RH 87100100100 97 68 52 46 59 74 82 85 81 54 46 46 60 77 86 92 87
WIND DIR SW SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW N
WIND DIR DEG 22 24 30 32 33 33 32 32 31 31 31 30 31 32 33 34 33 32 32 33 34
WIND SPD 3 3 3 4 5 9 9 8 4 4 3 4 4 8 8 6 3 2 2 3 2
CLOUDS B1 SC FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 69 37 8 3 8 9 25 27 23 11 2 0 1 19 27 37 24 26 12 16 6
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 40 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.07 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C
TSTMS C
MIX HGT 600 1400 5600 5700 700 1700 5600 5400 500 1400
T WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 5 9 16 13 9 9 12 10 6 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR GD FR PR PR
ADI 5 25 98 101 4 27 80 77 3 14
MAX LVORI 9 9 4 3 5 6 3 3 6 6
STABILITY F F B B F F B B F F
CEILING 3200 30000 30000 4700 4700 5500 30000 4700 4700 8600
PRESSURE 29.44 29.44 29.52 29.52 29.60 29.64 29.70 29.67 29.71 29.76
Date 07/31Sat 08/01/26Sun 08/02/26Mon 08/03/26Tue 08/04/26
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 86 68 88 70 84 71 85 71 87
TEMP 85 80 71 72 87 81 73 73 84 79 72 73 83 78 72 73 85 80
DEWPT 65 67 68 69 68 68 70 72 73 72 72 73 76 73 72 73 74 72
MIN/MAX RH 50 97 53 99 69 100 74 100 66
RH 51 65 92 91 53 66 93 97 69 80100100 80 85100100 70 77
WIND DIR N E S S S SE S S SE SE S SW S S S NW N SE
WIND SPD 3 1 2 0 4 5 3 2 5 4 2 2 3 2 1 1 3 2
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 0 10 10 40 40 60 40 30
RAIN SHWRS S C C S C L C S S C
TSTMS S S C S 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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