EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Jul 29 2026
VAZ064-300800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Jul 29 2026
Date 07/29/26 Thu 07/30/26 Fri 07/31/26 Sat
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 66 86 66 88 68
TEMP 79 73 70 67 69 80 85 86 80 73 70 67 70 82 87 88 81 73 70 68 71
DEWPT 64 64 63 60 61 61 61 62 63 64 63 63 65 65 63 63 65 67 67 67 68
MAX/MIN RH 82 45 87 43 97
RH 59 72 78 79 77 53 45 45 56 73 79 87 84 57 46 44 58 80 91 97 90
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW SE SE S S S
WIND DIR DEG 33 31 30 29 31 32 33 33 32 32 32 33 34 35 31 32 13 15 17 18 18
WIND SPD 5 4 4 4 4 8 8 6 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 2
CLOUDS FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 12 7 5 2 1 1 12 32 12 24 11 4 0 3 15 21 19 30 38 36 48
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 800 1300 6100 5900 700 800 6400 6600 600 600
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW N NW W SE S
T WIND SPD 9 10 14 11 5 5 6 4 6 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 5 24 94 90 4 6 44 44 4 7
MAX LVORI 4 5 3 3 5 6 4 3 6 8
STABILITY F F B B F F A A F F
CEILING 6300 5500 30000 30000 4700 4000 30000 4700 4700 4700
PRESSURE 29.59 29.64 29.69 29.69 29.75 29.79 29.84 29.80 29.80 29.80
Date 08/01Sun 08/02/26Mon 08/03/26Tue 08/04/26Wed 08/05/26
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 89 70 85 70 83 70 86 70 86
TEMP 88 82 73 72 84 79 73 72 82 78 72 72 85 80 72 72 85 80
DEWPT 66 67 70 71 73 72 73 72 77 74 72 71 74 72 72 72 74 72
MIN/MAX RH 48 100 69 100 80 100 65 100 67
RH 48 61 90 98 71 79100100 84 88100100 70 77100100 69 77
WIND DIR S SE S S S SE S SW N SE N N E SE S SW S SE
WIND SPD 5 6 3 3 5 3 1 2 3 2 0 2 3 2 0 1 3 3
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 5 20 40 60 60 30 40 20 30
RAIN SHWRS S C C L C C L C S C S S C
TSTMS C C S C S S S C
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VAZ081-300800-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
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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