EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Wed Jun 24 2026
VAZ064-242000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Wed Jun 24 2026
Date Wed 06/24/26 Thu 06/25/26 Fri 06/26/26
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 82 61 87 69 92
TEMP 65 75 80 81 74 68 65 62 67 78 84 86 81 75 72 70 74 84 90 91 84
DEWPT 58 57 55 55 60 58 59 60 63 64 61 62 64 64 64 64 67 69 68 69 70
MIN/MAX RH 40 97 43 84 46
RH 79 54 42 41 62 70 81 93 87 61 46 44 56 69 75 81 79 61 49 48 63
WIND DIR NW N NW NW N S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S
WIND DIR DEG 33 34 33 30 00 17 17 18 20 20 19 19 16 17 18 20 21 22 22 21 17
WIND SPD 3 3 3 2 0 1 2 2 2 4 6 6 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 3
CLOUDS CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 2 14 36 33 29 28 43 48 52 54 35 24 27 37 49 50 40 37 65 65 77
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.16
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C L
TSTMS C C C
MIX HGT 5900 5800 400 900 7200 6900 600 1300 6000 5200
T WIND DIR NW W SE S S S S S SW SW
T WIND SPD 9 4 2 3 8 11 6 8 9 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR GD PR PR FR FR
ADI 50 49 1 5 71 87 6 17 60 56
MAX LVORI 3 3 5 8 4 3 4 5 3 3
STABILITY A A F F B B F E A B
CEILING 30000 23500 30000 16300 4700 4700 4700 9800 9800 9800
PRESSURE 29.92 29.87 29.88 29.88 29.92 29.87 29.85 29.86 29.90 29.85
Date Sat 06/27/26Sun 06/28/26Mon 06/29/26Tue 06/30/26
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 70 86 68 86 66 88 68 91
TEMP 74 74 84 79 70 72 84 82 69 70 87 82 69 72 90 84
DEWPT 70 71 72 71 69 70 66 67 65 66 63 65 64 66 65 67
MAX/MIN RH 97 63 100 51 93 44 86 44
RH 87 91 67 77 97 94 55 62 87 87 45 56 84 81 45 57
WIND DIR SW SW W NE NW N NE E N E SE SE S SW S SE
WIND SPD 1 2 4 2 1 2 3 2 0 1 3 3 1 1 3 4
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW
POP 12HR 70 70 40 10 5 5 5 5
RAIN SHWRS L C C L C
TSTMS C C 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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