EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sun Oct 11 2026
MDZ025-120800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Oct 11 2026
Date 10/11/26 Mon 10/12/26 Tue 10/13/26 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 66 70 61 71 66
TEMP 69 71 70 68 67 67 67 68 66 65 64 63 62 68 69 70 67 67 67 67 67
DEWPT 68 69 67 67 66 63 61 63 63 64 64 63 62 63 64 64 65 66 67 67 67
MAX/MIN RH 100 80 100 81 100
RH 99 95 91 97 97 88 81 84 89 98 99100100 86 83 83 94 97 98 99 99
WIND DIR S S SW SW W N N N NW NW NW NW NW SW S S S S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 18 20 22 24 28 34 34 34 32 31 32 33 32 22 18 19 19 20 21 22 23
WIND SPD 12 14 12 12 12 16 16 11 8 8 6 5 3 3 9 11 11 13 13 11 10
CLOUDS OV B2 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW CL SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL
CLOUDS(%) 91 79 38 52 80 76 83 50 31 23 4 26 42 11 5 4 7 12 11 8 5
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 60 40 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.08 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C S C C
TSTMS C S
MIX HGT 800 1200 2000 1900 500 500 1600 1300 700 700
T WIND DIR S SW NW NW NW NW SW S SW SW
T WIND SPD 14 13 18 18 8 5 3 10 14 14
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 17 19 43 42 7 5 15 14 15 15
MAX LVORI 6 7 5 6 9 9 9 6 7 8
STABILITY D D D D E F B C D D
CEILING 300 17800 1000 1000 30000 23500 20800 18200 12900 30000
PRESSURE 29.80 29.68 29.69 29.82 29.92 29.96 30.02 30.01 30.0 29.95
Date 10/14Thu 10/15/26Fri 10/16/26Sat 10/17/26Sun 10/18/26
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 78 64 68 60 72 54 59 46 56
TEMP 76 71 68 65 66 64 63 62 70 67 61 55 58 53 49 46 54 54
DEWPT 66 67 66 62 59 57 58 61 63 62 56 50 43 41 40 40 38 40
MIN/MAX RH 70 97 73 93 78 87 56 78 52
RH 72 86 95 93 78 78 85 96 79 85 82 84 58 64 71 78 55 MM
WIND DIR SW SW W N NE NE E SE S SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW MM
WIND SPD 10 6 9 11 12 10 9 11 16 23 25 25 24 27 24 20 12 MM
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 0 10 10 20 30 30 20 5 5
RAIN SHWRS S S C C S S
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VAZ064-120800-
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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