EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026
VAZ064-270800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026
Date 04/26/26 Mon 04/27/26 Tue 04/28/26 Wed
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 41 69 42 69 49
TEMP 54 50 45 43 47 59 66 67 60 51 46 43 48 63 68 67 62 56 52 50 55
DEWPT 44 44 43 41 43 41 40 39 41 43 42 41 43 43 44 47 48 48 48 48 51
MAX/MIN RH 100 35 94 41 93
RH 68 81 93 94 86 50 38 36 50 73 86 91 83 48 41 49 59 74 86 93 88
WIND DIR NE NE N N N NE E E E SE SE SW SW S S S S S S S SE
WIND DIR DEG 05 04 02 00 02 05 07 08 10 13 15 21 21 18 18 19 16 16 16 16 15
WIND SPD 5 3 3 2 3 5 5 4 3 3 2 1 2 4 5 5 3 2 2 2 3
CLOUDS B1 SC CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 64 34 4 5 4 4 8 8 9 10 15 25 43 63 81 79 61 51 56 62 75
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 30 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S S C
MIX HGT 1300 1300 5000 5000 500 800 4000 3700 500 1000
T WIND DIR NE N NE E SE S S S S S
T WIND SPD 10 5 13 9 4 3 8 6 4 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 9 17 83 57 4 7 47 35 3 9
MAX LVORI 7 9 3 2 7 8 3 3 6 8
STABILITY F F A A F F B C F F
CEILING 2400 30000 30000 30000 20800 13800 10900 1000 1700 1700
PRESSURE 30.01 30.04 30.11 30.09 30.11 30.07 30.07 29.95 29.88 29.82
Date 04/29Thu 04/30/26Fri 05/01/26Sat 05/02/26Sun 05/03/26
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 72 50 65 42 67 43 64 42 68
TEMP 70 64 57 52 63 59 47 46 64 60 49 47 60 57 47 47 66 61
DEWPT 57 58 55 47 40 37 36 36 36 39 39 40 37 37 37 38 38 42
MIN/MAX RH 62 96 37 72 33 79 36 76 33
RH 63 82 93 83 43 44 65 68 35 46 69 76 42 47 67 71 35 49
WIND DIR S S NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW N NW NW W NW
WIND SPD 9 4 4 6 9 5 3 3 6 3 3 3 6 3 3 3 5 3
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 90 70 20 10 20 30 30 10 5
RAIN SHWRS C D L C S S S S C C S
TSTMS C 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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