EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Sun Feb 1 2026
VAZ064-020900-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
410 PM EST Sun Feb 1 2026
Date 02/01/26 Mon 02/02/26 Tue 02/03/26 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
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 10 37 15 41 28
TEMP 20 15 14 13 11 24 33 35 26 21 18 16 15 30 39 41 35 32 31 31 29
DEWPT 8 6 6 6 6 12 14 15 15 14 14 14 14 20 22 24 26 26 27 28 28
MAX/MIN RH 81 42 97 48 93
RH 59 66 72 75 79 60 45 44 63 75 86 94 98 67 50 50 69 79 86 90 97
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W S S S NW W W SW S S SE S E N
WIND DIR DEG 32 31 31 31 29 32 30 28 19 17 18 31 27 26 22 20 15 14 16 07 01
WIND SPD 9 5 4 4 3 5 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 2
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 3 3 4 4 8 6 7 10 10 24 25 22 23 36 50 79 85 83 89 86 82
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 5 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
SNOW C C C C S
MIX HGT 800 700 2700 2700 400 300 3700 3600 500 500
T WIND DIR NW NW NW W S N NW S SE E
T WIND SPD 14 10 12 6 2 2 3 4 3 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 10 10 42 38 1 3 14 29 2 4
MAX LVORI 4 5 4 3 6 10 6 3 6 9
STABILITY E F B B F F A B F F
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 30000 11700 7200 23500 11700 3200 3200
PRESSURE 29.92 29.98 30.06 30.02 30.04 30.07 30.11 30.06 30.04 29.95
Date 02/04Thu 02/05/26Fri 02/06/26Sat 02/07/26Sun 02/08/26
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 35 17 34 15 40 17 29 10 29
TEMP 34 27 22 17 32 25 17 16 37 36 27 17 27 19 14 10 26 23
DEWPT 26 21 16 13 14 14 13 14 22 26 18 9 4 3 1 1 5 8
MIN/MAX RH 64 83 44 91 52 74 33 66 36
RH 72 78 77 83 48 62 84 91 54 68 70 70 38 49 55 66 39 52
WIND DIR N N N N NW N NW SW SW SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
WIND SPD 4 2 3 3 5 2 2 2 5 3 4 6 9 4 3 3 4 3
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 10 5 5 30 5 0 5 5
SNOW S C C
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VAZ081-020900-
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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