EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Sun Nov 15 2026
MDZ025-160900-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
410 PM EST Sun Nov 15 2026
Date 11/15/26 Mon 11/16/26 Tue 11/17/26 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 40 54 41 57 46
TEMP 48 46 45 43 42 46 50 53 48 45 44 43 43 48 54 55 53 50 49 48 47
DEWPT 36 35 36 36 36 37 36 36 38 38 38 39 39 40 39 38 40 40 41 41 41
MAX/MIN RH 80 52 87 53 82
RH 62 67 70 77 79 71 57 52 67 75 80 85 88 72 57 53 61 70 74 78 81
WIND DIR NW N N N N N N NW N NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 33 34 34 34 34 34 34 33 34 33 33 33 33 33 32 32 31 31 30 30 31
WIND SPD 12 11 12 12 11 11 9 9 8 6 6 8 8 6 5 4 5 3 4 5 5
CLOUDS B1 FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 64 22 17 14 28 33 24 17 20 17 9 12 10 6 3 2 3 2 1 5 4
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 4400 2600 4000 4000 2300 1200 2700 2500 1000 600
T WIND DIR NW N N N N N NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 17 17 18 13 10 11 9 4 5 8
SMOKE DISP GD FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 28 39 67 62 8 12 24 16 3 9
MAX LVORI 3 3 4 3 4 5 4 3 4 6
STABILITY D D D C F E B B F F
CEILING 4700 30000 30000 26600 26600 30000 30000 30000 20800 30000
PRESSURE 30.27 30.32 30.42 30.39 30.46 30.47 30.53 30.5 30.51 30.51
Date 11/18Thu 11/19/26Fri 11/20/26Sat 11/21/26Sun 11/22/26
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 60 49 60 50 61 51 61 53 62
TEMP 58 56 52 49 58 57 53 50 59 57 54 52 59 58 56 54 60 59
DEWPT 41 45 45 46 46 47 47 46 48 49 49 50 53 53 54 53 55 54
MIN/MAX RH 53 90 64 87 66 90 78 97 79
RH 53 67 77 89 66 70 81 86 66 74 84 90 82 82 91 96 84 83
WIND DIR W W W W SW SW W NW NW N N N NE E SE N N N
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 3 3 3 5 6 4 3 5 6 4
AVG CLOUDS CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
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VAZ064-160900-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
410 PM EST Sun Nov 15 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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