EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026
MDZ025-130800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026
Date 09/12/26 Sun 09/13/26 Mon 09/14/26 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 73 82 72 78 67
TEMP 77 75 75 74 75 79 81 81 77 75 74 73 73 76 77 77 73 70 69 68 70
DEWPT 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 73 71 69 64 61 59 58 58 59 60
MAX/MIN RH 100 78 100 57 74
RH 90 97100100 98 85 81 80 89 98 99 97 93 79 64 58 63 66 69 72 72
WIND DIR SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW N N N N N N NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 12 14 16 19 22 22 23 20 22 24 25 27 32 35 00 00 00 01 02 03 03
WIND SPD 11 11 11 10 10 9 8 8 6 4 5 6 11 12 14 13 13 13 14 13 11
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 86 77 84 89 73 62 38 16 36 18 22 32 31 34 24 9 10 6 6 12 12
VSBY 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 80 60 5 10 0
QPF 12HR 0.46 0.08 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C D L L C S
TSTMS S S C C S S S
MIX HGT 700 900 1300 700 500 1000 3300 4400 2600 3600
T WIND DIR SE S SW SW SW W N N N NE
T WIND SPD 12 20 20 11 10 6 19 21 18 16
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD FR FR
ADI 13 29 35 13 7 10 58 61 29 50
MAX LVORI 7 5 5 6 9 9 4 2 3 3
STABILITY D D D C F F D D D D
CEILING 1700 5500 1000 8000 30000 3200 4200 30000 30000 16600
PRESSURE 30.0 29.94 29.92 29.87 29.89 29.87 29.94 30.01 30.13 30.19
Date 09/15Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26
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 76 67 76 69 78 71 80 71 79
TEMP 76 71 70 70 75 72 72 71 77 75 74 73 79 76 73 73 77 74
DEWPT 59 61 62 64 63 63 65 67 66 67 70 71 70 70 70 70 68 67
MIN/MAX RH 56 81 65 87 69 94 75 92 71
RH 57 70 74 82 66 74 80 87 70 76 88 93 75 82 90 91 75 79
WIND DIR NE E E NE E E SE E SE S SW SW S S SW N SE S
WIND SPD 10 10 4 4 6 5 3 2 6 6 5 5 9 9 9 10 10 11
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS S S S
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VAZ064-130800-
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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