EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Mon Oct 5 2026
MDZ025-060800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Mon Oct 5 2026
Date 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26 Thu
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 55 63 55 68 61
TEMP 66 63 60 57 56 59 61 60 59 57 57 55 56 62 64 67 66 65 64 61 61
DEWPT 53 51 49 48 46 42 40 41 42 45 45 46 46 48 49 51 53 56 58 59 59
MAX/MIN RH 73 45 73 57 93
RH 63 65 66 72 70 52 47 48 52 63 65 71 69 59 58 57 64 74 80 93 92
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N NW N N SW S S S S S S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 34 35 35 35 35 00 01 02 33 35 01 20 18 19 19 19 19 20 21 22 23
WIND SPD 12 12 13 13 13 11 8 4 3 2 1 1 2 5 10 11 10 10 10 10 9
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 4 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 4 3 3 4 2 2 3 3 7 7 8 6 6
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
MIX HGT 1400 1500 3400 3400 1700 1400 2500 2200 1100 900
T WIND DIR N N N NW NW SW S S SW SW
T WIND SPD 18 18 12 5 4 3 9 13 14 14
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 22 30 43 29 2 9 32 32 14 14
MAX LVORI 3 3 2 2 3 4 3 3 4 6
STABILITY D D D B F F B C E E
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 30.09 30.11 30.17 30.12 30.11 30.10 30.07 30.0 29.97 29.93
Date 10/08Fri 10/09/26Sat 10/10/26Sun 10/11/26Mon 10/12/26
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 73 61 68 60 66 61 66 62 68
TEMP 71 68 65 62 66 66 64 61 64 64 64 63 64 65 65 64 66 66
DEWPT 61 61 60 58 57 57 57 57 55 55 56 59 60 60 62 64 64 63
MIN/MAX RH 71 90 70 88 69 86 81 99 89
RH 72 81 83 87 73 73 80 88 73 72 77 87 87 85 90 99 94 90
WIND DIR SW SW NW N NE SE SW N NE E E E E E E NE NE NE
WIND SPD 9 5 8 8 8 5 6 10 10 8 9 9 10 10 9 10 11 11
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 30 30
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C
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VAZ064-060800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Mon Oct 5 2026
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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