EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026
VAZ064-200800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026
Date 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue
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 66 77 64
TEMP 74 71 70 68 70 79 84 84 76 72 70 68 68 73 76 76 71 68 66 65 65
DEWPT 65 65 65 65 65 66 68 69 70 69 69 68 67 65 65 65 65 64 63 63 62
MAX/MIN RH 90 55 100 66 92
RH 74 81 83 90 84 64 59 61 81 91 97100 96 77 70 69 82 88 90 92 91
WIND DIR E SE SE S S S SW SW S SW NW N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 10 13 14 16 17 19 21 21 20 21 31 35 00 01 02 04 04 06 05 04 04
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 3 6 8 5 3 2 2 4 8 10 9 8 5 4 4 6 9
CLOUDS SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 47 48 65 76 73 61 39 39 40 56 50 63 79 71 71 80 88 86 84 86 85
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 20 40 30 50
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0.06 0.16
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C C C C C C C
TSTMS S S S S
MIX HGT 500 700 4600 4300 500 1300 2700 2700 1100 1300
T WIND DIR SE SE S SW S SW SW N N
T WIND SPD 10 10 16 9 5 5 4 12 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 8 8 52 83 4 6 16 30 9
MAX LVORI 5 6 4 4 8 8 6 5 6
STABILITY E F D B F E D D E
CEILING 4700 1000 1700 4000 4700 5500 5900 3200 1000
PRESSURE 29.92 29.90 29.87 29.77 29.76 29.72 29.73 29.69 29.77
Date 09/22Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26
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 72 60 66 59 66 55 69 54 71
TEMP 71 66 62 61 65 64 61 60 65 62 58 56 68 63 57 55 70 64
DEWPT 63 63 60 59 62 61 59 58 61 59 56 54 57 56 54 53 56 56
MIN/MAX RH 75 98 87 95 84 98 64 94 59
RH 77 92 95 93 88 90 94 94 86 90 93 93 68 78 90 92 61 75
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N MM
WIND SPD 11 10 9 10 11 10 8 10 11 10 5 8 9 4 3 8 9 MM
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR 60 50 40 40 30 30 30 10 10
RAIN SHWRS C L C C C C C C C C C C C S
TSTMS 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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