EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026
MDZ025-200800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026
Date 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue
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 71 78 70 76 69
TEMP 74 72 72 71 72 76 77 77 74 73 72 71 71 74 75 75 73 71 70 69 69
DEWPT 66 65 64 64 65 65 66 67 69 70 71 71 70 70 68 67 67 69 68 69 68
MAX/MIN RH 82 68 100 75 99
RH 75 78 77 78 78 70 68 71 83 92 99 99 97 87 79 78 83 94 92 99 96
WIND DIR E E E SE SE SE S S S S SW W N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 09 11 11 12 13 15 17 18 18 20 22 28 34 02 04 04 05 05 05 05 05
WIND SPD 14 13 12 11 11 11 10 10 11 10 8 6 8 16 17 17 19 18 19 21 21
CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2
CLOUDS(%) 36 18 24 25 25 21 21 11 13 35 35 46 57 74 80 80 85 87 89 88 86
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 10 30 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.03
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C
MIX HGT 2500 2300 2400 2000 1100 1300 2000 2200 2300 2500
T WIND DIR E SE S S S SW SW SE SW
T WIND SPD 16 14 13 13 18 14 9 6 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 25 40 39 33 18 20 19 13 22
MAX LVORI 4 4 3 4 5 8 5 5 5
STABILITY D D C C D E D D D
CEILING 9800 7200 4800 4800 4000 4000 4000 3200 300
PRESSURE 30.09 30.07 30.04 29.97 29.93 29.89 29.89 29.86 29.90
Date 09/22Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26
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 73 67 72 67 71 63 69 62 70
TEMP 73 70 69 69 71 70 69 68 69 68 65 64 68 66 63 63 69 67
DEWPT 66 63 64 65 64 64 64 66 63 62 61 61 58 57 57 59 57 57
MIN/MAX RH 76 87 77 91 77 92 70 89 65
RH 79 79 82 86 78 81 85 91 81 82 87 90 71 73 83 86 67 72
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N MM
WIND SPD 25 29 28 28 28 33 31 29 28 32 26 24 19 23 18 18 18 MM
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 40 40 50 50 50 40 30 20 20
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C C C C C C C C S S S S
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VAZ064-200800-
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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