EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sun Oct 4 2026
MDZ025-042000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Sun Oct 4 2026
Date Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 70 61 70 52 62
TEMP 68 69 69 68 68 65 64 63 62 66 69 69 61 57 56 54 55 59 61 60 59
DEWPT 67 68 68 68 66 65 63 62 61 60 58 55 50 47 46 44 44 43 42 43 43
MIN/MAX RH 96 98 60 71 49
RH 97 98 97 99 94 98 97 95 95 80 69 61 68 69 71 68 67 54 50 52 56
WIND DIR E E E NW N N N N N NW NW NW N N N N N N N NE SE
WIND DIR DEG 07 10 07 30 34 35 34 34 34 33 32 33 34 35 35 35 35 00 00 04 13
WIND SPD 12 10 6 5 6 8 8 8 9 10 10 13 13 11 11 12 11 10 6 3 3
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 98 98 97 96 97 97 94 93 85 69 44 14 4 4 4 3 2 1 2 1 4
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 50 20 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.19 0.02 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S S
MIX HGT 700 800 1100 1100 3000 4200 2000 1700 3600 3100
T WIND DIR SE W NW NW NW NW N N N NW
T WIND SPD 10 8 14 14 14 20 20 17 11 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR
ADI 14 13 14 22 56 71 29 30 42 27
MAX LVORI 7 9 8 5 4 3 3 3 2 3
STABILITY D D D D C D D D C B
CEILING 300 300 300 2700 26600 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 30.11 30.01 29.97 29.96 30.01 29.98 30.09 30.12 30.19 30.13
Date Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26Sat 10/10/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 53 65 60 69 60 67 60 65
TEMP 58 58 63 63 63 61 67 66 63 62 66 65 64 62 64 64
DEWPT 45 47 50 55 59 60 59 58 58 58 57 57 58 58 57 56
MAX/MIN RH 70 60 94 70 86 71 89 74
RH 63 68 62 74 85 94 74 75 82 86 73 76 84 88 78 75
WIND DIR SW S S S SW W S SW W N NE E S N E E
WIND SPD 3 4 9 8 6 5 6 4 3 4 9 6 5 8 10 9
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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VAZ064-042000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Sun Oct 4 2026
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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