EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Wed Feb 18 2026
MDZ025-182100-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
850 AM EST Wed Feb 18 2026
Date Wed 02/18/26 Thu 02/19/26 Fri 02/20/26
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 50 38 43 41 48
TEMP 45 48 49 47 45 44 42 39 41 42 42 41 41 41 41 43 44 46 47 44
DEWPT 41 42 44 44 43 42 41 39 40 39 40 40 40 41 41 41 42 43 43 41
MIN/MAX RH 81 99 90 99 85
RH 86 82 84 88 92 92 96 98 96 90 94 97 97 99 98 94 92 89 85 90
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W NW N NE E E E E E E SE S SW SW W
WIND DIR DEG 21 21 22 23 25 26 30 01 05 07 07 08 08 08 10 12 17 22 24 26
WIND SPD 13 14 12 11 10 8 6 8 10 10 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 10
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%) 93 92 91 93 90 79 50 62 77 89 98 98 98 93 90 91 91 80 52 43
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 6 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 20 70 90 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.11 0.24 0.17
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S C L L D D C C L L C C S
MIX HGT 500 500 300 300 400 500 600 600 500
T WIND DIR SW SW N NE NE E NE SE SW
T WIND SPD 10 6 11 13 14 16 11 9 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 13 8 16 16 17 15 13 12 12
MAX LVORI 6 8 9 5 5 5 7 6 5
STABILITY D D E D D D D D D
CEILING 15900 3200 4000 1000 1000 1000 1000 300 1000
PRESSURE 29.81 29.79 29.84 30.0 29.97 29.92 29.85 29.84 29.73
Date Sat 02/21/26Sun 02/22/26Mon 02/23/26Tue 02/24/26
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 40 47 38 44 30 39 25 36
TEMP 43 40 46 41 40 40 42 38 34 31 37 36 31 26 33 31
DEWPT 37 34 34 34 34 35 36 33 30 27 26 25 22 17 16 15
MAX/MIN RH 90 62 86 77 87 60 71 45
RH 82 78 63 76 81 82 79 83 84 84 64 64 70 68 48 51
WIND DIR NW NW NW SE E NE NE N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 9 6 6 4 4 13 19 21 25 21 20 17 17 17 13 10
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 20 20 40 70 50 30 10 0
RAIN S S S S C L L C
SNOW C C C C
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VAZ064-182100-
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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