EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026
MDZ025-050800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026
Date 09/04/26 Sat 09/05/26 Sun 09/06/26 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 74 79 70 76 69
TEMP 81 78 76 75 75 77 78 78 75 73 72 71 71 74 76 75 73 71 70 69 70
DEWPT 74 74 73 72 72 70 69 68 67 68 68 67 67 66 65 64 64 64 63 63 63
MAX/MIN RH 93 70 87 67 81
RH 79 88 89 91 90 79 73 71 76 83 86 86 86 76 70 69 72 78 79 79 78
WIND DIR SW SW W NW NW N NE NE E E E NE NE NE NE NE E E E NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 23 24 27 30 33 02 05 06 07 08 07 04 04 06 06 06 07 07 07 05 04
WIND SPD 4 5 6 8 8 8 9 9 6 5 6 6 10 12 13 13 12 11 10 9 10
CLOUDS B1 B2 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 64 74 43 31 45 54 48 52 49 47 54 56 44 44 22 21 15 10 4 4 3
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 40 20 5 20 0
QPF 12HR 0.13 0 0 0.02 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S
TSTMS C C S
MIX HGT 400 600 1700 1800 1200 2000 3200 3300 2200 2200
T WIND DIR W W N E NE N NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 9 13 9 4 2 10 18 19 17 14
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 12 16 22 10 3 44 64 71 23 40
MAX LVORI 5 6 5 4 6 6 4 3 4 4
STABILITY E E B C E E C C D E
CEILING 8900 8000 6300 4700 6300 30000 30000 7600 6300 30000
PRESSURE 29.86 29.81 29.82 29.80 29.82 29.84 29.92 29.94 30.01 30.04
Date 09/07Tue 09/08/26Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26
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 75 69 79 71 81 75 86 71 79
TEMP 75 73 71 71 77 76 74 73 79 78 77 76 83 81 75 72 77 75
DEWPT 60 59 61 62 61 63 66 67 68 69 71 71 71 71 69 66 62 62
MIN/MAX RH 59 77 57 82 67 86 64 85 57
RH 60 63 70 74 58 64 76 81 69 75 82 84 66 72 82 80 61 65
WIND DIR NE SE S NW S S SW SW S S SW SW W W NW NW N N
WIND SPD 9 3 3 3 5 8 8 6 13 17 17 16 11 12 11 11 10 6
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 5
RAIN SHWRS S S
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VAZ064-050800-
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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