EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Thu Nov 12 2026
MDZ025-130900-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
410 PM EST Thu Nov 12 2026
Date 11/12/26 Fri 11/13/26 Sat 11/14/26 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 46 52 40 50 43
TEMP 58 55 52 49 48 51 51 50 44 43 41 40 40 44 48 50 48 46 45 44 43
DEWPT 54 52 49 46 44 43 41 39 41 40 39 37 36 35 33 33 37 37 38 39 40
MAX/MIN RH 92 66 92 52 90
RH 86 89 90 90 87 75 67 67 88 88 90 89 88 71 55 52 65 70 76 83 89
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 27 28 29 30 30 31 31 32 32 33 33 33 32 32 31 31 31 31 31 30 31
WIND SPD 10 10 13 14 16 16 16 14 13 13 14 14 14 16 17 17 14 13 14 14 13
CLOUDS B1 FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 57 22 24 61 80 77 84 82 67 67 48 30 28 34 51 49 43 30 23 25 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 30 20 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.01 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C S S S S
MIX HGT 2200 2700 3600 4500 3400 3400 6200 6100 4100 3300
T WIND DIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 17 21 23 19 19 19 20 19 18 17
SMOKE DISP PR FR GD GD FR FR VG VG GD FR
ADI 27 53 58 62 27 52 68 69 25 45
MAX LVORI 5 4 3 3 4 4 3 2 3 4
STABILITY D D D D D D D D D D
CEILING 5500 2400 2400 4000 4700 5900 4000 4700 4000 3200
PRESSURE 29.42 29.43 29.54 29.60 29.70 29.75 29.82 29.86 30.01 30.06
Date 11/15Mon 11/16/26Tue 11/17/26Wed 11/18/26Thu 11/19/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 52 42 51 42 53 43 56 46 57
TEMP 51 48 45 42 49 48 44 42 52 50 45 44 55 53 48 46 56 55
DEWPT 37 39 38 38 35 38 39 40 36 40 40 41 39 43 43 43 43 46
MIN/MAX RH 56 85 55 91 53 90 53 89 61
RH 58 72 77 85 57 69 84 90 56 68 81 88 56 68 82 87 63 73
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE
WIND SPD 13 11 11 11 10 9 8 9 8 5 5 8 5 4 4 5 5 4
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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VAZ064-130900-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
410 PM EST Thu Nov 12 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
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