EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Tue Oct 27 2026
MDZ025-272000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Tue Oct 27 2026
Date Tue 10/27/26 Wed 10/28/26 Thu 10/29/26
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 63 56 65 58 66
TEMP 57 62 62 61 59 58 58 57 57 61 64 64 61 60 59 58 58 62 65 64 61
DEWPT 53 55 54 53 53 53 52 52 53 54 54 54 54 55 56 57 57 58 58 58 59
MIN/MAX RH 75 84 69 96 77
RH 87 78 75 75 80 83 81 83 84 78 70 70 79 86 90 95 96 87 79 80 92
WIND DIR N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E SE S S
WIND DIR DEG 02 03 03 04 05 06 06 06 06 07 07 08 09 09 10 09 07 10 14 17 19
WIND SPD 11 13 12 13 12 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 8 5 4 3 3 3 4 6 5
CLOUDS CL FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 3 11 27 23 16 19 16 32 33 26 56 40 68 66 67 63 53 23 22 9 7
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 2200 2100 1800 2000 2600 2500 1700 1100 1500 1300
T WIND DIR NE NE E E E E E E SE S
T WIND SPD 17 17 14 13 12 12 10 8 5 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 33 34 18 32 34 33 14 8 13 13
MAX LVORI 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 8 5 6
STABILITY D D D E C C E E B B
CEILING 25700 30000 22300 20800 20800 23500 17800 15900 30000 30000
PRESSURE 30.27 30.30 30.35 30.36 30.42 30.38 30.37 30.32 30.32 30.25
Date Fri 10/30/26Sat 10/31/26Sun 11/01/26Mon 11/02/26
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 58 68 58 65 59 66 61 67
TEMP 59 59 67 65 61 59 63 62 62 62 65 64 63 63 65 64
DEWPT 58 57 58 59 57 55 50 51 59 59 60 61 61 61 62 61
MAX/MIN RH 96 70 89 60 93 83 96 83
RH 96 93 73 81 86 88 61 67 89 92 83 90 92 95 88 91
WIND DIR SW W SW NW N NE NE NE E E E SE SE E S S
WIND SPD 5 6 4 4 5 10 11 9 8 9 10 10 9 9 11 10
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 10 30 40
RAIN SHWRS C C C C
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VAZ064-272000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Tue Oct 27 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
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS