EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026
VAZ081-112000-
James River NWR RAWS-Prince George VA
37.25N 77.25W Elev. 50 ft
510 AM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026
Date Sat 07/11/26 Sun 07/12/26 Mon 07/13/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 90 72 82 66 81
TEMP 76 84 88 89 81 75 74 73 73 78 81 79 76 72 69 67 70 77 80 80 76
DEWPT 72 72 72 71 73 72 72 72 72 72 71 69 68 67 67 66 68 68 66 65 66
MIN/MAX RH 56 97 70 96 60
RH 87 68 59 56 77 90 93 97 96 82 72 72 76 86 92 96 93 74 63 60 72
WIND DIR W W NW NW N N N NE NE NE NE E E E NE NE NE E E E E
WIND DIR DEG 26 28 31 33 35 00 00 04 03 04 06 08 08 07 05 05 05 07 08 09 08
WIND SPD 2 3 3 3 2 0 0 2 3 4 5 5 3 2 1 2 2 4 5 5 3
CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 53 46 61 60 77 69 79 86 78 90 84 84 88 74 68 68 65 70 70 67 72
VSBY 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 40 60 40 30 50
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.27 0.07 0.02 0.13
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C L C C C C C C C S S C C C C C C
TSTMS C C C S S C C S
MIX HGT 4700 4400 800 1200 2300 2300 700 1100 3400 3700
T WIND DIR NW NW NE N NE NE E NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 6 5 6 4 6 10 13 16 17 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR
ADI 41 28 5 7 22 28 8 21 61 52
MAX LVORI 4 4 7 8 5 4 6 6 4 3
STABILITY B C F F C C F F C C
CEILING 1700 3200 3900 300 3600 1000 300 300 300 300
PRESSURE 29.84 29.80 29.84 29.89 29.95 29.98 30.01 30.0 30.02 30.01
Date Tue 07/14/26Wed 07/15/26Thu 07/16/26Fri 07/17/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 66 88 69 96 74 97 73 93
TEMP 69 71 87 82 71 73 94 88 76 76 95 88 76 75 91 85
DEWPT 66 67 66 69 67 69 70 71 69 71 71 71 69 70 70 70
MAX/MIN RH 94 48 92 40 87 43 87 47
RH 90 87 49 66 88 88 47 58 79 85 47 58 79 84 50 62
WIND DIR N N E N SW SW W SW SW W W S SW NW NW NE
WIND SPD 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 2 2 1 3 1 1 1 3 2
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW B1
POP 12HR 10 5 0 5 5 10 10 30
RAIN SHWRS C
TSTMS 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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