EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Mon Mar 16 2026
MDZ025-170800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Mon Mar 16 2026
Date 03/16/26 Tue 03/17/26 Wed 03/18/26 Thu
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 34 43 29 39 33
TEMP 52 51 42 38 36 38 41 41 39 36 34 31 30 34 37 37 34 35 35 36 37
DEWPT 51 49 37 28 23 19 19 21 24 24 19 17 17 14 15 17 19 22 24 26 27
MAX/MIN RH 99 42 62 41 68
RH 96 93 81 65 58 47 42 44 53 60 53 55 56 43 41 44 54 58 64 67 66
WIND DIR S SW W NW NW W W W W NW NW NW N N E S S SE SE SE SE
WIND DIR DEG 17 21 29 30 30 29 27 27 28 32 32 33 35 02 11 16 16 15 14 13 13
WIND SPD 29 26 18 17 16 14 12 11 10 11 11 11 11 8 5 6 5 5 5 4 5
CLOUDS B2 OV B2 SC SC FW FW SC B2 B1 FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 87 92 81 34 26 10 16 35 75 56 10 22 58 72 73 71 56 45 34 33 24
VSBY 7 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 90 0 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.12 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C D S
TSTMS S
MIX HGT 2800 3800 5200 7300 4800 3300 3600 3600 1300 600
T WIND DIR SW W W W NW NW NE S S S
T WIND SPD 36 32 21 16 17 16 9 8 8 6
SMOKE DISP GD VG GD VG GD FR PR PR PR PR
ADI 52 82 73 75 25 42 38 23 8 3
MAX LVORI 4 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
STABILITY D D D D D D C D E F
CEILING 300 30000 15900 23500 6300 23500 11700 6300 8000 7200
PRESSURE 29.46 29.76 29.97 30.02 30.13 30.26 30.38 30.37 30.34 30.29
Date 03/19Fri 03/20/26Sat 03/21/26Sun 03/22/26Mon 03/23/26
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 45 39 51 42 51 41 54 39 49
TEMP 44 42 42 41 49 45 44 43 49 47 46 44 52 49 45 39 46 43
DEWPT 29 32 34 35 37 38 39 39 38 39 41 39 38 37 35 32 28 28
MIN/MAX RH 55 82 63 86 63 85 55 76 47
RH 56 68 74 80 65 75 82 85 65 75 82 84 58 64 69 76 49 53
WIND DIR SE SE S W S S SW SW SW S W NW NW NW NW NW NW N
WIND SPD 8 5 4 6 6 5 8 11 12 11 11 12 12 11 13 16 12 11
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 5 5 30 20 20 10 20 10
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S S S
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VAZ064-170800-
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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