EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Sep 23 2026
MDZ025-240800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Sep 23 2026
Date 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26 Sat
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 64 69 60 68 60
TEMP 68 67 66 66 66 68 67 66 66 65 64 62 62 64 67 67 65 64 63 62 62
DEWPT 61 60 60 59 58 59 58 59 58 57 56 55 56 55 55 55 54 55 55 55 56
MAX/MIN RH 81 72 83 64 82
RH 78 77 80 77 75 74 72 77 75 75 75 77 81 72 66 65 69 72 74 78 81
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 05 04 04 04 04 04 03 03 03 03 02 01 00 00 01 00 00 35 35 34 34
WIND SPD 29 29 29 28 28 27 28 28 27 26 24 24 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23
CLOUDS OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 99 93 84 90 92 83 86 93 96 92 87 77 64 64 69 67 68 59 56 43 41
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 20 20 30 20
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.16 0.03 0.13 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S C C S S
MIX HGT 2800 3000 3600 3800 3900 3300 3700 3700 3100 2600
T WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N
T WIND SPD 35 35 33 34 32 27 25 25 23 20
SMOKE DISP GD GD VG VG VG GD GD GD GD FR
ADI 51 85 88 92 48 64 65 67 35 46
MAX LVORI 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 4
STABILITY D D D D D D D D D D
CEILING 1700 1700 1700 1700 2200 23500 23500 23500 7700 30000
PRESSURE 30.26 30.21 30.22 30.18 30.17 30.09 30.09 30.04 30.05 30.03
Date 09/26Sun 09/27/26Mon 09/28/26Tue 09/29/26Wed 09/30/26
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 71 60 71 62 72 63 72 65 74
TEMP 69 66 63 62 69 67 64 63 70 68 65 64 70 69 67 67 71 71
DEWPT 54 55 56 57 56 57 57 59 58 58 59 61 60 61 62 65 64 65
MIN/MAX RH 59 85 62 86 64 89 68 95 77
RH 60 69 78 85 64 70 79 86 66 71 80 89 71 76 83 93 79 81
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW S S S S S S
WIND SPD 21 16 13 14 12 10 8 9 8 3 3 3 5 4 3 3 9 9
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 10 10 5 5 5 0 0 0 0
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VAZ064-240800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Sep 23 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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