EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Mon Jan 26 2026
MDZ025-262100-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
850 AM EST Mon Jan 26 2026
Date Mon 01/26/26 Tue 01/27/26 Wed 01/28/26
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 32 18 32 19 27
TEMP 32 32 31 27 25 22 20 18 23 28 31 30 28 25 21 20 23 25 27 24
DEWPT 24 21 19 17 15 13 12 11 10 12 15 17 19 15 12 11 11 10 11 12
MIN/MAX RH 62 76 49 69 49
RH 71 65 62 65 65 69 70 73 57 50 51 58 68 66 69 70 59 51 50 60
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW W W
WIND DIR DEG 31 31 30 30 31 31 31 30 28 23 24 25 27 31 31 31 31 30 29 29
WIND SPD 16 19 21 23 24 21 18 14 11 12 16 17 17 17 17 16 13 11 10 9
CLOUDS B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 85 53 36 31 21 13 8 7 4 9 7 13 24 26 11 13 13 17 49 69
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
SNOW S
MIX HGT 3600 3900 3300 3100 3000 3400 3600 3600 4000
T WIND DIR NW NW NW W SW W NW NW W
T WIND SPD 32 39 28 17 25 33 31 21 13
SMOKE DISP VG VG GD FR GD VG VG GD FR
ADI 82 55 55 48 61 47 73 65 56
MAX LVORI 1 3 3 3 1 3 3 1 2
STABILITY D D D D D D D D C
CEILING 7200 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 20800
PRESSURE 29.90 30.05 30.19 30.26 30.11 30.09 30.17 30.27 30.18
Date Thu 01/29/26Fri 01/30/26Sat 01/31/26Sun 02/01/26
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 16 24 13 21 14 26 18 31
TEMP 22 17 24 21 17 14 20 19 16 15 23 23 21 19 28 27
DEWPT 14 10 9 9 8 7 5 8 9 9 11 14 14 13 14 17
MAX/MIN RH 75 51 73 51 79 55 79 53
RH 71 73 51 60 65 74 52 62 71 78 58 67 73 77 54 66
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW
WIND SPD 12 18 17 18 16 14 14 16 16 16 14 17 19 20 21 20
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 20 10 10 20 20 20 20
FRZG DRZL S
SNOW S C S S S S S S S S
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VAZ064-262100-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline 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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