EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026
MDZ025-022000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026
Date Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26
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 76 64 66 63 68
TEMP 68 73 75 73 71 70 69 68 65 65 65 64 64 64 64 65 65 66 67 67 66
DEWPT 66 66 66 67 67 67 66 65 62 60 60 60 60 61 61 62 63 64 65 65 65
MIN/MAX RH 74 92 84 94 93
RH 92 78 74 80 89 90 89 92 90 87 84 87 87 89 89 92 94 93 94 95 97
WIND DIR SW SW S S S SW NW N N N N NE NE NE NE NE E E E E NE
WIND DIR DEG 22 22 20 20 20 21 33 01 02 02 02 03 04 05 05 06 07 08 08 07 04
WIND SPD 11 11 12 12 11 9 6 13 14 14 13 14 12 11 11 12 10 11 10 10 8
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 10 23 38 47 57 61 74 81 76 82 87 86 81 90 90 94 93 90 91 93 97
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 4 4 4 4 7
POP 12HR 0 20 50 60 80
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.05 0.09 0.73
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C C C C L L D D D D C
MIX HGT 500 500 700 1600 1800 2000 2000 1900 1600 1300
T WIND DIR SW S SW N N NE NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 16 14 8 12 21 25 23 21 16 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR
ADI 19 17 12 35 42 50 30 37 33 20
MAX LVORI 5 5 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 6
STABILITY C D D D D D D D D D
CEILING 30000 30000 5000 4000 300 1000 2400 2900 1700 300
PRESSURE 30.02 29.95 29.96 30.01 30.09 30.14 30.20 30.18 30.17 30.12
Date Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26
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 62 68 54 61 54 62 57 64
TEMP 66 63 68 65 59 54 59 58 56 55 61 61 60 59 63 62
DEWPT 65 63 60 55 48 46 43 43 45 47 47 49 53 55 57 57
MAX/MIN RH 100 70 74 51 75 60 88 78
RH 97100 76 69 67 73 56 58 69 73 61 67 77 88 80 84
WIND DIR N NW NW N N N N N N N E SE SE NE SE SE
WIND SPD 5 6 9 11 17 16 10 5 4 5 5 5 3 3 6 5
AVG CLOUDS OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 50 5 0 0 0 0 0 5
RAIN SHWRS C S
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VAZ064-022000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
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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