EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Wed Feb 4 2026
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Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
410 PM EST Wed Feb 4 2026
Date 02/04/26 Thu 02/05/26 Fri 02/06/26 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
EST 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 20 34 17 39 18
TEMP 31 29 26 23 21 27 31 32 26 23 20 19 18 28 37 38 33 31 27 25 19
DEWPT 22 21 19 17 16 17 16 17 17 16 16 16 14 16 16 19 25 26 23 18 10
MAX/MIN RH 81 50 88 43 85
RH 70 72 76 77 80 65 53 53 67 75 85 87 84 60 43 46 73 82 85 74 68
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N NW NW W SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 02 02 01 00 00 01 00 00 00 35 33 31 28 22 21 21 21 27 30 31 32
WIND SPD 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 3 2 1 2 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 3 9 13
CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW B1 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 87 81 67 36 45 18 22 15 16 29 51 42 23 16 57 90 95 74 52 46 36
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 0 0 30 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.02
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
SNOW S C C C
MIX HGT 1200 1100 2500 2400 800 700 2900 3100 500 4400
T WIND DIR N N N N N NW SW SW W NW
T WIND SPD 12 10 11 9 6 2 4 13 6 35
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR VG
ADI 6 12 29 27 4 4 26 52 4 108
MAX LVORI 4 4 4 3 6 6 4 4 5 4
STABILITY F F B B F F B C F D
CEILING 15900 8500 8900 30000 23500 13800 9100 3200 1000 6300
PRESSURE 30.07 30.01 30.01 29.87 29.84 29.77 29.73 29.59 29.57 29.59
Date 02/07Sun 02/08/26Mon 02/09/26Tue 02/10/26Wed 02/11/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 28 13 29 16 41 23 47 28 48
TEMP 26 21 16 14 25 25 19 18 36 32 26 24 45 38 31 29 45 41
DEWPT -1 -2 -1 -1 1 6 9 11 15 19 20 21 24 27 26 26 30 28
MIN/MAX RH 28 51 31 73 37 86 42 92 48
RH 30 36 46 50 34 44 63 73 42 58 77 86 44 63 81 88 55 59
WIND DIR NW NW NW N NW N N N W E NW W W SE SW NW NW N
WIND SPD 17 12 8 6 4 2 2 2 3 1 1 2 3 2 2 2 3 2
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 10 5 5 5 5 10 20
RAIN S
SNOW 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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