EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sun Aug 9 2026
VAZ081-100800-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
37.25N 77.25W Elev. 50 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Aug 9 2026
Date 08/09/26 Mon 08/10/26 Tue 08/11/26 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 75 94 76 93 73
TEMP 85 80 78 76 78 88 93 93 86 81 79 77 79 88 92 91 84 78 76 74 76
DEWPT 73 72 72 71 72 73 72 70 72 72 70 70 72 73 72 73 73 72 72 71 72
MAX/MIN RH 85 48 82 53 90
RH 66 77 82 85 82 61 51 48 64 73 75 80 79 62 53 55 70 82 86 90 87
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW W W SW W W W W
WIND DIR DEG 17 21 22 23 23 24 22 23 22 22 26 29 30 33 27 28 24 25 28 28 27
WIND SPD 2 2 2 2 3 4 6 8 3 3 3 2 1 4 4 5 2 1 1 1 1
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 41 44 43 37 35 31 23 21 26 16 25 20 13 28 65 65 61 61 56 39 30
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 5 5 50 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.06 0.07
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C
TSTMS C C C
MIX HGT 500 500 6100 6200 500 600 5100 4400 500 600
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW NW NW W W
T WIND SPD 4 5 11 17 5 4 11 13 6 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD VG PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 2 6 101 120 4 10 70 68 4 6
MAX LVORI 5 5 3 3 4 6 3 3 6 7
STABILITY F F A B F F A B F F
CEILING 4700 4700 9800 17700 5500 6300 9800 7900 9800 9800
PRESSURE 29.89 29.89 29.93 29.82 29.84 29.84 29.88 29.84 29.82 29.79
Date 08/12Thu 08/13/26Fri 08/14/26Sat 08/15/26Sun 08/16/26
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 91 72 93 73 86 69 86 69 87
TEMP 90 84 75 74 91 85 76 74 85 80 72 71 84 79 72 71 85 81
DEWPT 71 73 71 72 74 74 71 69 70 70 69 68 70 69 68 68 71 70
MIN/MAX RH 55 97 54 89 60 93 60 91 61
RH 55 71 88 94 58 68 85 86 62 73 89 90 64 72 87 91 63 70
WIND DIR W S SW W W N N N N E N N N E N NW SW SE
WIND SPD 4 1 2 3 4 1 1 2 3 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 3 3
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 40 20 20 20 40 20 10 20
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S C C S S S
TSTMS C C S S S S S 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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