EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Wed Jan 28 2026
MDZ025-290900-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
410 PM EST Wed Jan 28 2026
Date 01/28/26 Thu 01/29/26 Fri 01/30/26 Sat
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 16 25 15 24 18
TEMP 25 24 21 19 17 20 24 24 22 21 19 17 16 19 23 24 21 20 20 20 19
DEWPT 11 17 15 11 10 9 10 11 11 10 9 8 8 6 6 8 9 11 10 11 12
MAX/MIN RH 77 54 71 47 74
RH 55 75 77 70 71 62 55 58 62 64 65 69 69 56 48 50 59 67 66 68 73
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 30 32 33 32 32 31 31 31 31 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 33 34 35 00 01
WIND SPD 6 8 12 17 17 16 14 13 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 11 12 13 14 16
CLOUDS OV OV B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 91 89 57 34 18 7 23 39 27 25 21 18 23 32 53 64 73 72 67 65 82
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 0 0 5 20
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
SNOW S S S S S S C
MIX HGT 2800 3100 3700 3800 3100 2500 2600 2600 2200 2100
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NE
T WIND SPD 12 26 23 21 20 17 11 9 11 19
SMOKE DISP FR GD GD GD GD PR PR PR PR FR
ADI 26 64 58 59 31 43 36 27 18 43
MAX LVORI 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3
STABILITY D D D D D D C D D D
CEILING 4000 25500 30000 20800 20800 20800 20800 14800 11700 9500
PRESSURE 30.11 30.12 30.20 30.18 30.26 30.28 30.34 30.31 30.34 30.35
Date 01/31Sun 02/01/26Mon 02/02/26Tue 02/03/26Wed 02/04/26
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 29 20 28 20 32 23 35 23 35
TEMP 25 25 24 20 25 25 22 20 30 29 27 25 34 32 28 24 33 31
DEWPT 14 18 20 17 15 15 14 14 16 18 19 19 20 23 22 20 20 21
MIN/MAX RH 61 87 61 78 52 79 57 86 56
RH 61 75 84 87 66 67 71 77 55 63 72 76 58 68 78 86 59 67
WIND DIR N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW MM MM MM
WIND SPD 18 26 32 33 28 27 24 20 16 13 12 12 11 11 10 MM MM MM
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 60 80 60 10 0 0 0 5 10
SNOW C L D D L C
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VAZ064-290900-
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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