EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026
MDZ025-282000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026
Date Mon 09/28/26 Tue 09/29/26 Wed 09/30/26
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 69 64 71 63 71
TEMP 63 65 68 68 68 66 66 65 65 67 69 70 69 67 66 65 64 68 69 71 69
DEWPT 61 60 61 61 63 62 62 61 62 61 61 62 63 63 63 63 63 64 63 64 65
MIN/MAX RH 76 90 76 98 77
RH 93 85 77 78 84 85 87 90 90 82 76 77 84 89 91 93 99 86 81 79 87
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW W W NW NW NW SW SW W W W W NW W S S S
WIND DIR DEG 29 29 30 30 31 29 28 29 30 29 23 22 25 26 26 29 31 26 16 17 18
WIND SPD 11 10 10 8 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 5 3 3 3 3 3 2 5 9 8
CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%) 76 58 58 72 74 64 49 30 33 17 44 51 28 16 18 13 15 10 23 24 30
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 5 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 2200 1900 1200 800 1100 500 500 400 1000 700
T WIND DIR W NW W NW NW SW W W NE SE
T WIND SPD 14 11 10 9 9 4 5 2 2 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 29 24 8 11 16 6 3 2 3 5
MAX LVORI 4 4 5 6 5 5 7 10 8 5
STABILITY D D E F B B F F B C
CEILING 1000 1700 2400 2400 3600 3200 3200 2400 2400 2400
PRESSURE 29.85 29.87 29.93 29.96 30.02 30.01 30.05 30.06 30.13 30.12
Date Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26
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 67 74 68 75 66 69 65 69
TEMP 68 68 73 71 70 69 74 71 68 66 68 67 66 66 68 67
DEWPT 65 66 65 66 66 66 65 65 63 61 60 60 60 62 61 63
MAX/MIN RH 97 76 91 73 86 71 89 77
RH 92 95 77 82 87 91 74 82 84 84 76 77 82 89 78 85
WIND DIR S SW S S SW SW SW S NW N NE NE NE NE E E
WIND SPD 8 6 11 12 11 9 10 9 9 11 12 12 11 12 12 12
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 20 20 20 30
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S C
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VAZ064-282000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Mon Sep 28 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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