EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Apr 15 2026
MDZ025-160800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Apr 15 2026
Date 04/15/26 Thu 04/16/26 Fri 04/17/26 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 59 65 58 70 54
TEMP 63 61 61 60 61 64 64 62 59 61 61 60 62 65 67 67 62 60 58 55 54
DEWPT 54 54 54 54 55 55 55 53 55 55 55 54 56 56 56 55 55 55 54 53 53
MAX/MIN RH 83 70 85 62 95
RH 74 79 79 81 81 74 73 72 85 80 81 82 80 72 67 66 79 84 86 92 95
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW W W SW SW SW SW W NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 19 20 21 22 22 21 19 19 19 20 21 23 25 27 24 24 21 23 27 02 05
WIND SPD 11 11 11 10 10 10 11 12 13 13 12 10 5 4 6 6 4 3 3 3 4
CLOUDS FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 22 34 24 35 39 54 51 49 37 29 32 42 68 56 58 48 16 10 15 18 22
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 5 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S
MIX HGT 400 400 500 500 500 500 800 1000 300 300
T WIND DIR SW SW SW S S SW SW W W N
T WIND SPD 11 11 2 12 16 9 9 9 5 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 11 11 8 15 15 12 12 15 3 13
MAX LVORI 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 8
STABILITY E E C C D D B B F F
CEILING 20800 30000 26600 23500 30000 30000 7200 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 29.96 29.92 29.96 29.87 29.84 29.82 29.88 29.84 29.90 29.92
Date 04/18Sun 04/19/26Mon 04/20/26Tue 04/21/26Wed 04/22/26
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 62 52 62 43 52 41 56 50 65
TEMP 59 56 57 56 57 54 49 44 50 48 44 43 52 50 53 55 63 59
DEWPT 52 52 54 54 49 44 38 33 26 27 28 29 31 39 44 46 47 49
MIN/MAX RH 77 96 63 73 37 59 43 75 54
RH 79 89 92 92 73 70 66 64 39 43 54 57 44 65 70 73 56 68
WIND DIR E SE S SW NW W NW NW NW NW N N S S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 9 10 11 13 14 11 13 13 13 10 9 8 10 12 13 11 11 10
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 20 60 30 10 5 0 5 10
RAIN SHWRS S C L C S
TSTMS S
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VAZ064-160800-
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
WEATHER...
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