EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026
VAZ081-202100-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
37.25N 77.25W Elev. 50 ft
850 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026
Date Fri 02/20/26 Sat 02/21/26 Sun 02/22/26
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 69 46 59 39 46
TEMP 52 60 68 59 54 51 48 47 53 57 57 50 46 43 41 40 43 45 45 39
DEWPT 50 54 55 46 39 35 35 35 37 38 38 39 39 38 38 39 40 39 36 35
MIN/MAX RH 59 64 45 96 71
RH 94 81 62 63 58 55 62 63 55 49 49 66 74 82 89 96 89 80 71 85
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W W W W NW S SE E E E E NE N N NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 24 24 24 25 27 27 27 27 32 17 15 10 10 08 07 05 02 00 33 33
WIND SPD 3 6 8 6 5 4 4 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 5
CLOUDS OV B2 FW FW SC SC B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 100 82 19 14 26 43 75 88 88 79 59 36 48 65 87 93 93 90 91 88
VSBY 1 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 6
POP 12HR 60 10 40 40 90
QPF 12HR 0.15 0 0 0.11 0.55
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
DRIZZLE C S
RAIN C C C C C C D D D D L
Obvis F
MIX HGT 4500 1100 800 2400 2500 500 800 2200 2400
T WIND DIR W W W W S E E NE N
T WIND SPD 18 16 11 6 6 6 11 16 20
SMOKE DISP GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR
ADI 70 14 11 17 18 3 15 28 46
MAX LVORI 3 3 3 2 3 5 7 5 4
STABILITY B F E B B F F D D
CEILING 26600 15900 12400 8000 8900 10000 9500 4700 1000
PRESSURE 29.59 29.63 29.73 29.90 29.87 29.92 29.88 29.89 29.81
Date Mon 02/23/26Tue 02/24/26Wed 02/25/26Thu 02/26/26
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 31 43 27 44 28 54 42 59
TEMP 34 32 41 36 30 29 42 37 31 30 51 49 45 44 57 49
DEWPT 31 29 28 26 23 21 20 22 23 23 27 30 34 38 43 41
MAX/MIN RH 88 53 78 37 78 37 81 53
RH 86 86 59 67 75 73 40 55 73 76 40 49 66 80 60 75
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NE S S SW SW SW SW SW NW
WIND SPD 5 9 10 3 3 3 5 2 2 4 10 5 5 5 8 3
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2
POP 12HR 70 30 5 0 0 5 30 50
RAIN L C C C C
SNOW L C 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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