EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026
VAZ064-070800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026
Date 08/06/26 Fri 08/07/26 Sat 08/08/26 Sun
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 73 91 73 91 72
TEMP 84 79 76 74 77 85 89 90 84 79 76 74 77 85 89 90 84 78 76 73 76
DEWPT 73 73 73 72 73 74 73 71 72 72 72 72 73 74 73 72 73 72 72 71 72
MAX/MIN RH 97 54 94 54 94
RH 71 82 89 93 87 70 58 54 67 79 87 93 87 70 59 56 70 82 87 94 88
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 19 21 21 21 22 22 21 21 23 21 21 21 22 22 23 23 23 22 23 24 23
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 4 5 9 9 4 3 3 4 4 6 8 8 4 3 3 2 2
CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW CL FW SC B1 SC SC FW CL FW B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 37 47 44 24 12 3 23 42 59 41 28 14 3 18 62 62 48 45 30 24 24
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 30 40 40 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0.40 0.07 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C
TSTMS S C C C
MIX HGT 500 1100 5400 5400 600 1200 6700 5800 500 500
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 8 6 13 13 9 9 17 16 12 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD PR PR GD GD PR PR
ADI 6 15 93 93 8 21 111 91 9 9
MAX LVORI 6 8 4 3 6 6 4 3 6 8
STABILITY F F B B E F B B E F
CEILING 4000 14900 11700 4000 15900 14400 12700 12300 4700 22700
PRESSURE 29.93 29.97 30.0 29.92 29.93 29.92 29.92 29.84 29.82 29.82
Date 08/09Mon 08/10/26Tue 08/11/26Wed 08/12/26Thu 08/13/26
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 92 72 93 72 94 73 91 71 90
TEMP 90 85 74 75 93 84 75 76 92 84 75 75 89 79 73 73 89 79
DEWPT 71 70 71 72 70 70 71 72 72 71 71 72 73 72 71 71 72 71
MIN/MAX RH 50 93 45 90 47 91 57 97 56
RH 55 64 87 88 49 60 85 87 52 61 87 90 59 74 94 94 60 72
WIND DIR W SE SW N SW S SW SW W SW W NW W SW SW W W S
WIND SPD 3 1 1 0 3 3 2 2 5 3 2 2 3 2 1 2 4 2
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 0 10 10 20 20 50 40 30
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C
TSTMS S S S S 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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