EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Mon Sep 21 2026
MDZ025-220800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Mon Sep 21 2026
Date 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu
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 69 73 65 72 64
TEMP 71 71 71 70 71 71 71 71 70 70 69 67 67 70 70 70 68 68 67 65 66
DEWPT 67 68 69 68 69 68 67 66 65 66 66 66 66 65 64 64 63 63 63 63 64
MAX/MIN RH 95 82 96 80 95
RH 87 89 92 94 96 90 86 84 86 87 90 95 97 82 82 82 86 86 89 91 94
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 05 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 05 05 05 05 05 04 05 05 05 04 04 04
WIND SPD 14 14 17 18 19 20 23 24 26 26 27 28 28 27 28 29 31 29 28 28 27
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2
CLOUDS(%) 91 96 95 97100 93100 99100100100 98 97 97 93 97 91 90 88 90 84
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 30 50 60 80 40
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.12 0.09 0.40 0.04
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C C C C C L L D D L L C C C C C
MIX HGT 2000 2200 2600 2600 2700 2800 3400 3500 3400 3300
T WIND DIR NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 20 23 26 33 34 36 36 39 37 34
SMOKE DISP PR FR GD GD GD GD VG VG VG VG
ADI 28 52 64 77 49 86 100 105 55 85
MAX LVORI 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
STABILITY D D D D D D D D D D
CEILING 1000 1000 1000 300 1000 300 300 300 1700 1700
PRESSURE 30.05 30.06 30.10 30.11 30.15 30.14 30.21 30.22 30.26 30.23
Date 09/24Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26Sun 09/27/26Mon 09/28/26
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 60 69 59 69 60 71 62 71
TEMP 67 67 64 61 66 65 62 60 67 65 63 62 69 67 63 63 70 67
DEWPT 61 60 59 58 55 54 54 56 54 55 56 57 55 57 58 60 57 59
MIN/MAX RH 78 92 63 87 62 88 60 90 62
RH 80 79 85 91 67 68 77 86 64 70 79 86 62 69 84 89 64 76
WIND DIR NE NE N N N N N NW N NW NW NW N N NW N NE N
WIND SPD 26 27 25 23 19 23 18 17 16 14 12 12 11 9 6 9 10 8
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 40 30 20 20 20 10 10 5 5
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S S S S S
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VAZ064-220800-
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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