EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Tue Oct 13 2026
VAZ064-132000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Tue Oct 13 2026
Date Tue 10/13/26 Wed 10/14/26 Thu 10/15/26
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 63 89 65 70
TEMP 55 71 80 80 71 70 67 65 67 80 86 86 75 72 70 67 65 67 69 67 63
DEWPT 55 64 62 63 65 64 63 62 62 65 66 68 70 69 67 65 63 62 61 61 62
MIN/MAX RH 53 97 48 95 76
RH 100 80 54 56 80 82 87 91 84 60 51 55 84 90 91 95 93 84 77 81 98
WIND DIR S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW NW N NE NE NE NE NE E
WIND DIR DEG 19 20 20 20 19 22 22 23 23 22 22 22 22 30 35 02 04 04 04 05 08
WIND SPD 2 3 6 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 2 3 3 5 8 5 3 2
CLOUDS SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 27 12 5 2 3 4 3 3 2 7 2 23 13 27 45 60 77 79 83 87 87
VSBY 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 5 0 10 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S
Obvis PF
MIX HGT 2600 2400 400 400 3700 3100 500 1300 2600 2400
T WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW W NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 6 10 6 5 9 11 6 11 13 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 34 34 3 6 51 52 6 19 30 20
MAX LVORI 8 5 6 8 4 5 7 7 4 9
STABILITY B B F F B B F E D D
CEILING 26600 22200 11400 8900 10800 26600 5800 1600 300 300
PRESSURE 29.87 29.82 29.81 29.80 29.84 29.78 29.81 29.86 29.94 29.97
Date Fri 10/16/26Sat 10/17/26Sun 10/18/26Mon 10/19/26
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 61 81 48 57 39 60 42 65
TEMP 63 65 79 64 54 48 55 48 42 40 57 50 44 43 63 56
DEWPT 63 65 67 57 46 40 36 37 35 35 37 41 40 41 47 50
MAX/MIN RH 100 63 78 47 83 45 93 55
RH 100100 67 78 75 74 49 67 76 82 47 71 87 93 56 80
WIND DIR S SW SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SW S S SW S S
WIND SPD 2 8 12 13 10 11 13 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 5 2
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 20 40 10 5 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS S S 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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