EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Mon Jan 19 2026
VAZ064-192100-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
850 AM EST Mon Jan 19 2026
Date Mon 01/19/26 Tue 01/20/26 Wed 01/21/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 44 16 33 15 41
TEMP 34 41 41 32 27 23 19 16 26 31 32 23 20 17 17 17 29 39 41 36
DEWPT 19 17 14 11 8 5 3 2 -1 -6 -7 -3 0 0 1 1 2 4 9 13
MIN/MAX RH 31 51 17 51 23
RH 54 37 33 41 44 45 50 53 31 19 18 31 41 46 48 50 31 23 26 39
WIND DIR SW SW W W NW NW NW W W W W NW NE SE SE S S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 23 24 25 28 31 32 32 29 28 28 28 30 04 12 15 17 19 19 19 19
WIND SPD 9 11 10 6 5 3 3 2 3 4 3 1 1 1 1 2 4 9 8 4
CLOUDS CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%) 5 7 6 6 23 41 12 7 4 6 5 4 4 6 7 9 7 11 22 43
VSBY 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 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 5200 2300 2000 5400 5500 500 500 3800 3400
T WIND DIR W NW W W W S SE S S
T WIND SPD 17 12 11 13 10 1 2 14 18
SMOKE DISP GD PR PR GD GD PR PR GD GD
ADI 84 11 14 62 86 1 2 70 77
MAX LVORI 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
STABILITY D F F B B F F C C
CEILING 26600 30000 20800 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 29.88 29.94 30.11 30.22 30.26 30.34 30.36 30.34 30.17
Date Thu 01/22/26Fri 01/23/26Sat 01/24/26Sun 01/25/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 30 50 22 39 16 24 11 24
TEMP 33 32 48 39 30 22 36 33 27 17 23 19 16 12 21 19
DEWPT 19 27 32 27 19 14 13 16 14 9 1 -1 0 1 3 5
MAX/MIN RH 81 49 74 36 70 31 61 40
RH 56 81 53 62 63 71 38 50 57 70 38 40 50 61 45 54
WIND DIR SW SW SW W NW N SW NW N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 4 3 5 3 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 3 3 4 5 3
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 20 5 20 30 40 40 40
RAIN S
SNOW S S C C C C C C C
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VAZ081-192100-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
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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