NWS AKQ RAWS FIRE WEATHER ASSATEAGUE

	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Apr 8 2026

MDZ025-090800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Apr 8 2026

Date           04/08/26      Thu 04/09/26            Fri 04/10/26            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
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                      40          50          44          58          49
TEMP             42 42 42 41 43 48 49 49 46 46 46 44 47 52 56 55 50 51 51 51 53
DEWPT            30 35 36 36 38 38 39 40 40 41 42 42 43 43 43 45 44 45 47 47 47
MAX/MIN RH                   84          67          92          63          86
RH               65 78 80 83 82 69 68 71 80 86 87 92 86 71 63 68 82 82 85 86 81
WIND DIR         NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE  E SE SE  S  S  S  S SW SW  W
WIND DIR DEG     06 07 07 07 08 08 07 07 08 10 12 09 12 15 17 18 18 19 21 23 28
WIND SPD         12 11  9  9  9  9  9  9  9  5  3  2  2  3  5  9  8  9  9  9  8
CLOUDS           FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        17 32 44 64 65 60 48 29 20 13 15 17 16 13  5  6 20 25 19 41 49
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              2000  2100  2400  2000   900   700  1400  1300   600   600
T WIND DIR              E     E     E     E     E     E     S     S    SW     W
T WIND SPD             16    12    10     9     8     3     5    14    18    16
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                    24    32    31    23     7     3    20    20    13    15
MAX LVORI               4     4     3     4     6     7     5     4     4     5
STABILITY               D     D     D     C     F     F     A     B     E     E
CEILING             30000  1000  1000 23500 20800 30000 30000 30000 27700 14800
PRESSURE            30.56 30.54 30.59 30.52 30.47 30.40 30.40 30.31 30.23 30.17


Date           04/11Sun 04/12/26Mon 04/13/26Tue 04/14/26Wed 04/15/26
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          60    47    56    50    64    58    68    60    69
TEMP          58 52 49 49 53 51 53 54 62 60 60 60 66 63 62 61 67 63
DEWPT         47 44 43 42 43 45 49 52 53 53 54 54 54 54 55 55 56 55
MIN/MAX RH       64    84    65    95    69    82    64    84    64
RH            66 73 81 77 67 83 88 93 72 77 79 81 66 75 78 81 66 78
WIND DIR      NE  E  E  E  E SE  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S SW SW SW  S
WIND SPD      10  4  4  5  8  8 10 11 14 17 14 12 12 14 14 11 13 14
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR          0     0     0     0     0     0     0     5    10

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VAZ064-090800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N  77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Apr 8 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