EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Wed Sep 2 2026
VAZ064-022000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Wed Sep 2 2026
Date Wed 09/02/26 Thu 09/03/26 Fri 09/04/26
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 93 74 97 75 94
TEMP 78 88 92 91 83 77 75 74 76 89 96 96 85 79 77 75 77 88 93 88 80
DEWPT 73 74 74 74 74 74 73 73 74 76 73 72 74 72 73 72 73 72 71 72 73
MIN/MAX RH 55 100 46 94 49
RH 86 63 55 58 74 89 93 97 95 67 48 46 70 79 87 91 87 59 49 59 78
WIND DIR N N NE E E SE SE S SW SW W W SW SW W W W NW NW NW N
WIND DIR DEG 34 02 05 09 11 13 14 17 21 23 26 26 22 24 26 27 29 31 30 30 34
WIND SPD 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 2 3 3 3 2 2 1 2 2 2 4 3 1
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 18 21 33 37 61 69 43 28 25 16 52 63 63 65 22 20 12 20 60 60 55
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 40 40 40 40
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0.04
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C C C C C C
TSTMS S C C C C S C S
MIX HGT 4500 4200 500 700 5200 5000 400 400 5200 4500
T WIND DIR N E SE S W W NW W W NW
T WIND SPD 8 8 4 3 9 10 2 6 8 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR FR FR
ADI 52 50 4 4 55 62 2 6 55 43
MAX LVORI 4 3 7 10 5 3 7 7 4 4
STABILITY A A F F A B F F A C
CEILING 6600 9800 7200 14800 9700 4700 30000 4700 8000 6100
PRESSURE 29.87 29.84 29.84 29.82 29.82 29.72 29.79 29.77 29.76 29.68
Date Sat 09/05/26Sun 09/06/26Mon 09/07/26Tue 09/08/26
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 71 86 65 82 62 82 64 86
TEMP 74 71 85 78 68 66 81 74 65 65 81 74 66 67 84 77
DEWPT 72 70 68 66 64 64 63 63 62 63 63 64 63 64 66 66
MAX/MIN RH 98 54 94 53 100 54 99 52
RH 94 96 58 68 87 91 54 69 92 95 55 72 91 92 55 69
WIND DIR NW N N N N N NE E SE N SE SE S S S S
WIND SPD 2 3 4 3 1 3 4 3 1 2 3 3 2 3 4 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 10 10 10 5 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS C
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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