EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sun Mar 22 2026
MDZ025-230800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Mar 22 2026
Date 03/22/26 Mon 03/23/26 Tue 03/24/26 Wed
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 47 54 36 43 38
TEMP 51 52 53 52 49 50 49 50 46 43 41 38 36 40 42 42 39 39 40 40 41
DEWPT 49 49 50 49 48 45 42 38 35 30 27 25 25 23 23 25 26 28 30 31 33
MAX/MIN RH 96 62 65 46 75
RH 94 90 88 89 95 82 76 64 64 60 58 61 63 51 47 50 60 64 67 72 73
WIND DIR S S SW W N N N N N N N N N N NE E SE S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 19 20 21 27 35 01 35 34 34 35 35 35 00 02 05 09 15 17 18 19 19
WIND SPD 12 12 12 10 11 12 12 13 13 14 14 14 12 10 6 5 4 4 4 4 4
CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 41 49 48 56 84 81 56 32 17 5 14 16 23 13 12 20 38 40 49 53 63
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 40 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.05 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C
MIX HGT 600 800 1600 2800 3100 3100 3300 2100 1600 1500
T WIND DIR S W N N N N N E S S
T WIND SPD 13 14 19 20 31 23 14 5 6 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD GD GD FR PR PR PR
ADI 13 23 31 48 44 50 59 19 7 14
MAX LVORI 5 6 4 3 1 2 2 3 3 4
STABILITY D D D D D D C B E E
CEILING 300 23500 1000 1700 30000 30000 18200 26600 30000 23500
PRESSURE 29.72 29.60 29.76 29.94 30.15 30.28 30.42 30.42 30.42 30.39
Date 03/25Thu 03/26/26Fri 03/27/26Sat 03/28/26Sun 03/29/26
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 50 45 56 50 58 34 43 36 49
TEMP 48 47 47 46 54 51 53 52 55 48 40 35 41 40 37 37 47 44
DEWPT 36 40 42 43 45 45 48 48 44 38 31 25 21 24 25 28 29 33
MIN/MAX RH 61 90 69 87 57 76 45 68 50
RH 61 76 82 88 72 82 84 86 68 67 72 66 46 52 60 68 50 67
WIND DIR S S S SW S S SW SW NW N N N N N W W SW S
WIND SPD 9 8 9 10 10 12 16 14 12 11 12 13 9 6 4 5 8 8
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 10 10 30 40 40 10 5 5
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C
SNOWSHWRS C
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VAZ064-230800-
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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