EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue Mar 10 2026
MDZ025-110800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Mar 10 2026
Date 03/10/26 Wed 03/11/26 Thu 03/12/26 Fri
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 45 53 50 53 35
TEMP 47 47 47 47 46 49 51 52 51 53 54 55 52 51 46 43 41 40 37 36 37
DEWPT 43 43 44 45 45 46 47 49 49 50 50 50 46 41 35 32 29 27 26 25 24
MAX/MIN RH 94 85 90 65 66
RH 86 85 88 93 95 90 86 87 90 88 86 82 78 70 65 67 64 60 63 64 59
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S SW SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N E
WIND DIR DEG 18 19 19 19 18 19 19 19 19 20 21 22 30 31 32 32 31 31 33 35 10
WIND SPD 10 9 9 9 10 11 12 14 16 18 18 17 19 21 16 16 11 9 8 5 4
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV SC FW CL FW SC
CLOUDS(%) 43 38 43 45 51 75 55 53 66 77 84 88 93 94 92 88 26 9 5 7 28
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 10 20 90 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.25 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S D D D D
MIX HGT 400 400 800 700 1400 1500 2500 2400 1700 700
T WIND DIR S S S S S W NW NW NW NE
T WIND SPD 9 10 13 16 19 19 28 14 8 3
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR
ADI 8 10 16 19 20 49 63 38 12 8
MAX LVORI 6 6 6 5 5 4 3 3 3 4
STABILITY D D C D D D D D E F
CEILING 30000 10800 20800 8000 14800 18200 4700 10800 30000 20800
PRESSURE 30.05 30.02 30.01 29.92 29.79 29.70 29.93 30.09 30.22 30.27
Date 03/13Sat 03/14/26Sun 03/15/26Mon 03/16/26Tue 03/17/26
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 49 42 51 42 54 48 55 30 38
TEMP 44 46 47 44 49 45 43 45 52 50 51 50 51 45 36 32 35 35
DEWPT 28 36 38 34 30 31 34 38 44 47 50 50 44 36 26 21 15 15
MIN/MAX RH 53 75 46 78 74 100 66 73 41
RH 55 70 72 67 48 58 71 79 75 89 96100 79 71 68 65 44 43
WIND DIR S S SW W NW E SE SE SE SE S S SW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 17 19 14 10 8 4 8 11 13 17 19 23 19 16 16 14 12 10
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 SC B1 FW SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 5 0 0 20 70 80 50 10
RAIN SHWRS S L L D L C C
SNOWSHWRS C
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VAZ064-110800-
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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