EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue Apr 14 2026
MDZ025-150800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Apr 14 2026
Date 04/14/26 Wed 04/15/26 Thu 04/16/26 Fri
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 58 69 58 69 60
TEMP 60 59 59 60 60 65 66 65 59 60 60 60 60 67 67 66 63 61 61 61 61
DEWPT 53 53 53 53 54 56 54 54 54 55 55 55 55 56 56 55 56 55 54 54 54
MAX/MIN RH 81 61 84 65 85
RH 78 81 81 78 80 72 65 68 82 83 84 82 84 68 67 67 80 81 79 79 79
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 20 21 21 23 23 22 19 19 19 20 21 22 22 22 20 19 19 20 21 22 23
WIND SPD 12 11 10 9 8 8 10 11 11 11 10 10 10 9 11 12 12 13 12 11 10
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 10 21 12 10 11 9 13 16 17 26 25 28 29 38 46 53 57 47 49 44 52
VSBY 7 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 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 400 400 500 500 400 500 600 500 800 800
T WIND DIR SW SW SW S S SW SW S SW SW
T WIND SPD 11 9 9 12 13 12 11 13 14 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 11 10 11 11 13 13 12 14 14 12
MAX LVORI 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4
STABILITY D E B C E E C C D D
CEILING 18200 20800 30000 26600 20800 26600 26600 23500 26600 30000
PRESSURE 29.98 29.96 30.02 29.98 29.96 29.92 29.95 29.88 29.85 29.84
Date 04/17Sat 04/18/26Sun 04/19/26Mon 04/20/26Tue 04/21/26
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 69 55 66 56 66 46 54 41 53
TEMP 67 63 59 57 63 56 58 58 62 56 52 46 52 50 45 42 51 49
DEWPT 54 54 53 53 52 52 54 54 52 46 41 35 28 30 29 29 28 34
MIN/MAX RH 61 88 67 89 62 78 39 59 40
RH 64 74 83 86 69 87 86 87 71 71 66 65 40 46 54 58 41 55
WIND DIR SW SW W N E SE S SW SW W NW NW NW NW N N W SW
WIND SPD 9 6 4 3 8 10 11 11 14 14 14 16 14 11 11 10 9 8
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 10 5 0 10 50 40 10 5 5
RAIN SHWRS S C C S
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VAZ064-150800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Apr 14 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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