EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri Jul 3 2026
VAZ064-040800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Fri Jul 3 2026
Date 07/03/26 Sat 07/04/26 Sun 07/05/26 Mon
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 78 102 73 98 73
TEMP 94 87 83 80 84 96100 99 84 78 75 74 78 89 95 96 85 77 75 73 76
DEWPT 72 72 72 71 73 74 71 71 72 73 73 72 74 74 72 71 73 73 73 73 74
MAX/MIN RH 80 38 97 44 100
RH 49 61 70 75 71 50 39 41 67 86 93 94 87 62 48 46 66 86 94100 94
WIND DIR SW S W W N N SW W SE SW SW SW SW S S SE NE NE NW E E
WIND DIR DEG 24 19 27 28 35 01 20 28 14 22 24 20 21 15 17 15 04 06 33 08 09
WIND SPD 3 3 2 1 1 2 2 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 3 2 1 1 1
CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW CL FW B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 26 22 24 21 15 5 25 58 80 74 64 43 27 27 64 64 69 69 63 56 55
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 50 40 50 50
QPF 12HR 0 0.05 0.07 0.10 0.24
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C C S
TSTMS C C C C C C C C
MIX HGT 500 800 7300 6700 500 1000 5800 6800 500 900
T WIND DIR W NW W SW NW NW SE SE NE NE
T WIND SPD 2 2 4 9 9 4 3 8 12 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR FR PR PR
ADI 2 5 60 61 5 5 42 60 8 7
MAX LVORI 4 5 3 3 6 8 4 3 6 9
STABILITY F F A B F F A A F F
CEILING 30000 4700 4700 5500 6300 12800 22800 23500 4700 14800
PRESSURE 29.80 29.79 29.82 29.75 29.69 29.76 29.80 29.75 29.73 29.81
Date 07/06Tue 07/07/26Wed 07/08/26Thu 07/09/26Fri 07/10/26
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 93 72 89 71 88 71 91 72 93
TEMP 92 83 74 75 87 82 73 74 86 82 72 75 89 84 74 76 91 85
DEWPT 73 74 73 74 72 71 71 72 68 68 70 72 68 70 71 74 69 71
MIN/MAX RH 54 100 56 97 53 98 49 99 47
RH 54 74 97 97 60 69 93 93 55 63 93 91 51 63 92 94 49 64
WIND DIR SE E S NW NW SE W N N E S S SW SE S SW W S
WIND SPD 3 3 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 1 0 0 3 3 2 2 4 3
AVG CLOUDS SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 70 60 40 40 20 20 20 20 40
RAIN SHWRS S L L C C S S S S S S C
TSTMS S C C C S S S S C
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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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