EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 AM EST Tue Nov 3 2026
MDZ025-032100-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
410 AM EST Tue Nov 3 2026
Date Tue 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 66 60 68 62 69
TEMP 58 61 64 63 62 62 61 61 62 64 65 65 64 64 64 63 64 66 67 67 66
DEWPT 56 58 58 59 60 59 59 60 60 61 62 62 62 62 62 63 63 63 64 64 64
MIN/MAX RH 83 97 89 98 89
RH 93 90 84 87 92 92 92 95 95 91 89 91 94 96 93 98 96 92 91 92 96
WIND DIR SE SE SE S SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 11 12 15 16 15 15 16 14 13 14 14 15 15 17 17 19 19 19 19 19 18
WIND SPD 1 3 4 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 6 8 9 8 9 8 10 11 11 11
CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 42 33 21 22 17 20 21 29 35 28 41 25 29 39 52 63 78 74 68 64 64
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 0 5 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 500 500 600 500 700 700 700 700 900 900
T WIND DIR SE S S S S S S S SW S
T WIND SPD 3 6 5 3 6 6 8 6 9 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 8 8 3 4 11 11 9 8 11 12
MAX LVORI 8 6 8 9 8 7 7 9 7 6
STABILITY B B F F B B E D D D
CEILING 28300 30000 20800 20800 30000 26600 26600 23500 10800 8300
PRESSURE 30.31 30.26 30.25 30.19 30.17 30.09 30.05 30.01 30.01 29.94
Date Fri 11/06/26Sat 11/07/26Sun 11/08/26Mon 11/09/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 63 68 59 67 53 62 53 61
TEMP 65 63 66 65 62 60 64 63 57 54 60 60 56 54 60 59
DEWPT 65 63 64 63 62 59 58 57 54 51 49 51 51 49 47 48
MAX/MIN RH 100 90 100 74 93 63 84 59
RH 99100 91 93 99 97 81 82 89 90 67 73 81 83 63 68
WIND DIR S S S S W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 11 11 13 9 9 8 9 6 9 10 6 6 9 12 16 16
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 50 80 70 20 10 5 20 30
RAIN SHWRS C L D L C S S C C
TSTMS S S C S
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VAZ064-032100-
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
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS