EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat Mar 28 2026
MDZ025-290800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Sat Mar 28 2026
Date 03/28/26 Sun 03/29/26 Mon 03/30/26 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 37 50 45 57 51
TEMP 43 39 38 38 39 46 48 48 46 47 46 48 50 54 55 55 52 52 53 53 53
DEWPT 23 23 25 25 27 30 31 33 38 41 43 44 44 46 46 46 46 47 47 48 49
MAX/MIN RH 63 52 88 69 89
RH 44 52 58 60 61 52 52 55 74 80 88 87 82 74 70 71 80 82 81 85 87
WIND DIR N N NW W SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 34 35 31 26 21 20 20 20 18 19 20 21 21 21 21 20 19 20 21 21 21
WIND SPD 9 3 4 4 4 10 14 14 12 13 13 13 13 14 14 16 13 14 16 14 14
CLOUDS CL CL CL FW FW FW CL SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 5 1 2 7 16 12 5 27 49 61 67 59 29 20 13 23 35 40 33 34 20
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 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 2100 1200 2700 2000 1400 1500 1500 1300 1300 1200
T WIND DIR NW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 6 5 13 24 20 20 20 19 20 18
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 8 11 46 45 23 35 34 31 20 26
MAX LVORI 3 3 2 3 5 4 3 4 4 5
STABILITY F F C D D D D D D D
CEILING 30000 14800 17100 18200 20800 11600 2400 2400 7200 5500
PRESSURE 30.52 30.53 30.59 30.52 30.45 30.36 30.34 30.26 30.25 30.22
Date 03/31Wed 04/01/26Thu 04/02/26Fri 04/03/26Sat 04/04/26
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 54 62 46 52 46 53 49 54
TEMP 59 56 55 54 60 56 52 48 49 47 47 47 51 50 49 49 52 51
DEWPT 50 49 51 52 52 50 50 45 44 44 45 46 48 48 48 47 49 48
MIN/MAX RH 71 92 73 97 82 95 86 96 87
RH 72 78 85 92 74 82 93 91 84 89 90 95 90 92 95 93 90 91
WIND DIR S S S SW S S SW NE NE NE NE E E E SE E SE SE
WIND SPD 16 18 19 18 16 14 13 14 16 18 16 16 14 13 11 11 11 11
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 0 40 70 50 60 50 50 30
RAIN SHWRS C L C C C L L C C C C C C
TSTMS C S
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VAZ064-290800-
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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