EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri Mar 20 2026
MDZ025-210800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Fri Mar 20 2026
Date 03/20/26 Sat 03/21/26 Sun 03/22/26 Mon
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 46 54 42 56 50
TEMP 49 47 48 47 47 53 53 50 44 43 44 44 46 51 54 55 53 54 53 52 51
DEWPT 39 43 44 44 44 46 44 41 40 41 42 43 43 45 47 48 48 49 49 49 45
MAX/MIN RH 89 71 95 76 90
RH 69 85 88 88 89 78 72 72 85 91 90 95 91 81 77 77 83 85 87 88 81
WIND DIR S S SW SW W N NE E E SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW W
WIND DIR DEG 19 20 21 23 26 33 03 07 10 12 14 16 18 19 20 19 19 20 21 24 28
WIND SPD 17 14 14 11 10 10 11 11 6 5 6 6 8 10 10 11 12 13 13 12 14
CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 84 88 83 54 29 26 31 38 40 43 48 57 50 58 51 37 23 37 48 64 75
VSBY 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 70 0 0 0 20
QPF 12HR 0.15 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L L C S S S S
TSTMS S S S
MIX HGT 1000 900 1200 1000 600 700 1100 1100 900 1200
T WIND DIR SW SW NW E SE S S S S SW
T WIND SPD 18 11 11 8 6 9 8 12 13 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 20 14 16 13 7 11 13 16 13 19
MAX LVORI 5 5 4 5 6 6 6 4 5 5
STABILITY D D C C E E D C D D
CEILING 8000 4700 30000 23500 15900 14500 300 23500 11900 17100
PRESSURE 29.89 29.80 29.84 29.90 29.97 29.90 29.86 29.73 29.67 29.52
Date 03/23Tue 03/24/26Wed 03/25/26Thu 03/26/26Fri 03/27/26
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 53 36 45 38 51 40 54 45 56
TEMP 52 48 42 37 43 40 41 42 49 47 43 41 49 47 51 49 53 49
DEWPT 40 34 30 25 24 28 33 35 36 36 35 33 35 39 44 43 40 38
MIN/MAX RH 62 65 47 79 59 75 55 85 57
RH 62 58 63 62 47 62 73 77 60 65 72 74 60 75 79 81 60 67
WIND DIR N N N N NE S S SW W SW NW N S S S W W N
WIND SPD 18 12 12 11 4 5 8 10 11 9 10 11 10 11 14 14 12 11
AVG CLOUDS B1 FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 20 5 0 5 10 10 20 20 30
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C
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VAZ064-210800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
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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