EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat Apr 4 2026
MDZ025-050800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Sat Apr 4 2026
Date 04/04/26 Sun 04/05/26 Mon 04/06/26 Tue
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 54 63 44 56 45
TEMP 55 56 56 56 56 60 62 59 55 53 50 46 44 50 53 55 51 50 49 47 47
DEWPT 51 52 52 53 54 54 53 54 52 48 41 38 35 33 35 37 39 41 43 42 40
MAX/MIN RH 96 73 92 50 84
RH 87 86 85 91 92 80 73 85 92 82 70 72 70 53 51 51 64 74 81 84 77
WIND DIR S S S S S S S SW W NW NW NW NW NW W W S S SW W NW
WIND DIR DEG 18 19 20 20 20 20 19 22 25 32 32 32 32 31 26 25 19 20 21 27 32
WIND SPD 14 16 17 17 18 19 17 11 9 10 12 13 12 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 10
CLOUDS FW FW FW SC B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 18 19 20 44 69 77 94 98 96 87 30 9 6 11 8 15 26 38 32 43 44
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 3 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 100 50 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.55 0.05 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S D D C S
TSTMS S
MIX HGT 600 900 1200 1000 1700 2600 3600 2900 1000 1300
T WIND DIR S SW S SW NW NW NW SW SW NW
T WIND SPD 25 27 28 17 18 24 13 11 16 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR
ADI 24 34 39 32 28 49 64 40 13 23
MAX LVORI 4 5 4 6 5 3 2 3 4 4
STABILITY D D D D D D C B E E
CEILING 30000 8900 400 2500 4700 26600 30000 30000 30000 6300
PRESSURE 30.07 30.01 29.98 29.86 29.92 30.04 30.15 30.09 30.09 30.10
Date 04/07Wed 04/08/26Thu 04/09/26Fri 04/10/26Sat 04/11/26
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 53 36 47 41 54 49 58 49 58
TEMP 51 46 40 38 44 42 43 45 52 50 50 50 56 52 50 50 56 53
DEWPT 28 26 26 26 28 31 37 41 43 45 47 48 47 47 47 48 48 48
MIN/MAX RH 39 62 53 86 69 95 70 95 75
RH 41 45 56 62 54 66 78 84 72 83 88 93 73 81 89 94 76 84
WIND DIR NW N N NE NE E E E E SE SE NE E E SE E E SE
WIND SPD 12 11 12 12 10 8 5 6 9 8 6 5 9 8 6 6 9 6
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 10 5 5 5
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VAZ064-050800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
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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