EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sat Oct 17 2026
MDZ025-172000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Sat Oct 17 2026
Date Sat 10/17/26 Sun 10/18/26 Mon 10/19/26
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 57 49 60 53 61
TEMP 56 54 54 55 53 52 52 50 51 56 59 59 57 57 56 54 56 59 60 60 58
DEWPT 53 50 45 42 40 39 41 43 44 45 45 46 47 48 48 51 49 53 52 54 53
MIN/MAX RH 62 79 60 89 76
RH 88 85 73 63 62 61 66 75 76 66 61 62 68 71 74 89 78 81 77 80 83
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N
WIND DIR DEG 01 00 00 00 01 01 02 02 03 03 03 03 04 04 04 04 03 03 03 02 02
WIND SPD 25 24 23 23 24 25 25 24 24 23 21 21 23 21 23 25 25 26 26 26 28
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 100100100 92 65 37 25 40 33 35 22 19 33 52 63 74 76 78 75 76 81
VSBY 5 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 90 0 0 5 30
QPF 12HR 0.17 0 0 0 0.03
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN D D C
RAIN SHWRS S S C C S
MIX HGT 4000 4700 4500 3700 4300 4400 4200 3800 4200 4100
T WIND DIR N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 35 32 31 29 28 24 23 27 32 34
SMOKE DISP VG VG VG GD VG GD GD GD VG VG
ADI 98 99 43 83 86 73 33 82 94 94
MAX LVORI 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
STABILITY D D D D D D D D D D
CEILING 1000 7200 14800 30000 30000 30000 30000 1700 1700 1700
PRESSURE 30.03 30.18 30.34 30.40 30.51 30.51 30.51 30.43 30.42 30.34
Date Tue 10/20/26Wed 10/21/26Thu 10/22/26Fri 10/23/26
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 54 63 56 62 55 62 55 63
TEMP 58 56 62 62 60 58 61 60 59 57 61 60 59 57 63 61
DEWPT 54 51 51 55 56 57 57 56 57 57 57 56 57 56 57 55
MAX/MIN RH 89 65 95 86 98 84 99 80
RH 88 82 68 78 85 95 87 87 93 98 87 88 91 99 82 82
WIND DIR N N N N N NE NE NE NE N N N N N N NE
WIND SPD 27 26 25 29 29 29 28 33 31 29 26 28 20 20 19 23
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 30 30 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S S S C C C C S S S S
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VAZ064-172000-
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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