EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
411 PM EST Sun Jan 11 2026
MDZ025-120900-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
411 PM EST Sun Jan 11 2026
Date 01/11/26 Mon 01/12/26 Tue 01/13/26 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 32 43 34 48 40
TEMP 39 36 35 34 33 37 41 41 40 39 38 35 34 42 45 46 43 42 42 41 42
DEWPT 25 23 23 22 24 23 23 24 29 30 30 29 30 30 32 33 35 34 33 33 33
MAX/MIN RH 67 48 83 56 76
RH 57 59 62 63 69 56 48 50 65 70 73 80 83 63 59 60 72 76 73 73 70
WIND DIR NW W NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW W W SW SW S S SW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 30 29 29 30 30 29 26 24 22 23 24 26 25 23 21 20 20 21 21 22 22
WIND SPD 24 21 19 17 14 11 10 11 11 11 10 8 5 5 8 10 12 14 17 16 14
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 3 0 1 3 14 7 4 5 4 19 23 30 27 13 10 28 31 33 39 42 47
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 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS
MIX HGT 3300 2600 2300 2100 1100 800 1400 1300 1300 1300
T WIND DIR NW NW W SW SW W SW S SW SW
T WIND SPD 36 27 17 16 20 11 10 19 25 25
SMOKE DISP VG GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 57 50 42 29 20 11 26 29 24 37
MAX LVORI 1 3 2 3 4 5 4 3 3 3
STABILITY D D D D E E C D D D
CEILING 30000 28900 20800 30000 30000 23500 30000 30000 30000 12400
PRESSURE 30.15 30.22 30.31 30.26 30.25 30.19 30.20 30.07 29.95 29.80
Date 01/14Thu 01/15/26Fri 01/16/26Sat 01/17/26Sun 01/18/26
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 50 37 45 28 39 30 43 33 40
TEMP 48 46 44 39 43 36 34 29 36 34 33 33 42 40 39 34 39 33
DEWPT 35 37 36 35 34 29 24 22 19 21 22 24 26 30 32 32 28 23
MIN/MAX RH 59 83 64 78 48 70 52 89 61
RH 61 72 76 87 72 74 68 75 49 57 63 69 52 68 78 91 64 65
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W NW W NW W W W W SW S SW W W W
WIND SPD 13 10 10 10 14 17 20 21 18 10 10 10 11 9 9 10 13 16
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR 10 30 40 40 5 0 5 20 40
RAIN C S C C C S C C
SNOW C C S
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VAZ064-120900-
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
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS