EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026
VAZ064-280800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026
Date 08/27/26 Fri 08/28/26 Sat 08/29/26 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 69 85 68 85 68
TEMP 78 73 71 70 71 80 84 83 76 72 70 69 70 78 84 84 77 72 70 69 71
DEWPT 71 71 70 69 70 72 71 71 71 71 69 69 70 70 69 68 70 69 69 68 70
MAX/MIN RH 100 64 100 59 99
RH 79 93 97 98 97 78 64 67 86 97 98100100 76 61 59 79 90 97 97 97
WIND DIR SE NW W S NW N N NE N N N N N NE NE E E SE S N N
WIND DIR DEG 15 31 25 19 32 34 34 05 02 00 00 00 01 03 05 08 10 14 16 00 00
WIND SPD 3 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 0 0
CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%) 79 55 52 48 67 45 58 85 76 86 76 79 65 52 55 53 36 21 9 16 28
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 30 20 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.02 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C S C C C
TSTMS C S S C S
MIX HGT 400 400 4000 3700 500 600 4800 4500 500 500
T WIND DIR S SW NW E NE N NE E SE S
T WIND SPD 8 4 3 4 4 6 6 6 6 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 4 5 17 22 3 8 35 34 3 4
MAX LVORI 8 9 6 6 9 9 5 5 8 10
STABILITY F F A B F F B B F F
CEILING 27900 3200 6900 3200 3200 4000 3200 3200 26600 3700
PRESSURE 29.76 29.78 29.84 29.84 29.87 29.90 30.01 29.98 30.01 30.03
Date 08/30Mon 08/31/26Tue 09/01/26Wed 09/02/26Thu 09/03/26
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 72 92 73 93 74 92 74 91
TEMP 87 81 73 73 90 83 75 75 91 84 76 76 91 84 75 75 89 82
DEWPT 69 72 71 71 71 71 70 71 72 72 71 72 73 73 72 72 73 73
MIN/MAX RH 54 97 49 90 50 89 54 93 56
RH 55 74 93 94 54 68 84 89 54 68 85 89 56 70 90 91 59 75
WIND DIR S SE S SW W SE SW W NW S S SW W S W W NW SW
WIND SPD 3 3 3 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 4 2
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR 10 5 0 0 5 10 20 30 30
RAIN SHWRS S C C
TSTMS 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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