EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri Mar 13 2026
MDZ025-140800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Fri Mar 13 2026
Date 03/13/26 Sat 03/14/26 Sun 03/15/26 Mon
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 42 52 42 52 47
TEMP 44 45 46 45 45 50 51 49 46 44 44 43 43 47 50 51 48 49 48 50 49
DEWPT 37 40 39 38 36 31 28 30 32 33 34 34 35 38 40 43 45 47 48 50 49
MAX/MIN RH 81 41 73 67 100
RH 75 81 77 76 71 49 41 47 57 65 69 72 73 68 70 76 88 93100 98 99
WIND DIR S SW SW W W W W NW NW NE E E E E E E SE SE SE S S
WIND DIR DEG 19 21 23 25 25 28 29 29 32 05 07 08 09 10 11 11 12 13 14 16 17
WIND SPD 23 19 16 13 10 12 11 9 3 3 5 9 11 12 13 13 16 17 18 19 21
CLOUDS SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 26 39 32 10 34 40 57 46 50 62 53 36 47 49 62 76 85 91 94 95 94
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.28
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C D D L
MIX HGT 1600 1100 2400 2000 400 800 1200 1000 1000 1000
T WIND DIR SW SW W W N E SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 21 13 19 11 2 11 16 14 17 18
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 31 16 51 44 5 17 25 19 16 22
MAX LVORI 4 4 2 3 4 4 3 5 5 5
STABILITY D D D C F D D D D D
CEILING 20800 17100 23500 14800 10800 12700 17100 30000 1700 300
PRESSURE 29.92 29.92 30.07 30.17 30.29 30.32 30.34 30.23 30.05 29.84
Date 03/16Tue 03/17/26Wed 03/18/26Thu 03/19/26Fri 03/20/26
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 57 35 41 28 39 33 46 39 50
TEMP 55 54 45 37 40 38 32 30 37 35 37 37 45 43 42 41 48 45
DEWPT 52 52 39 25 19 19 16 14 15 20 26 29 31 34 36 36 36 35
MIN/MAX RH 85 95 42 55 39 74 59 83 59
RH 90 95 80 62 44 46 50 52 39 54 65 72 60 72 80 83 63 70
WIND DIR S S W W W NW NW N SE SE SE SE S S W NW NW W
WIND SPD 24 27 19 16 16 11 10 6 4 4 4 5 6 5 5 6 8 8
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC B1
POP 12HR 80 90 10 0 0 0 5 5 10
RAIN SHWRS L D D C
TSTMS S C
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VAZ064-140800-
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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