EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026
MDZ025-240800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026
Date 03/23/26 Tue 03/24/26 Wed 03/25/26 Thu
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 35 44 37 50 45
TEMP 46 42 40 37 37 41 42 42 39 39 39 40 41 45 48 49 45 47 47 47 48
DEWPT 36 31 28 26 25 24 24 25 26 28 30 32 32 33 34 37 40 42 44 45 45
MAX/MIN RH 66 48 74 60 93
RH 68 64 62 64 63 51 50 52 60 64 69 73 70 63 60 64 82 86 90 92 89
WIND DIR N N N N N N NE E SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 34 35 35 35 35 02 05 09 14 16 17 18 18 16 16 16 16 18 19 21 21
WIND SPD 16 19 18 16 14 11 9 6 4 4 4 4 3 5 9 10 10 11 12 11 11
CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 B2 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 43 22 6 8 8 5 13 12 14 46 61 71 45 43 43 37 58 64 63 66 65
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 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 3400 2900 4200 2400 1100 1200 1700 1500 1400 1300
T WIND DIR N N N NE S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 32 23 16 5 4 9 6 13 9 13
SMOKE DISP VG GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 49 52 72 21 5 12 21 32 9 22
MAX LVORI 1 3 2 3 3 4 3 4 6 5
STABILITY D D D B F E B C D D
CEILING 26600 23500 20800 26600 11700 10800 10800 10800 9800 8900
PRESSURE 30.10 30.25 30.37 30.35 30.38 30.37 30.40 30.32 30.26 30.17
Date 03/26Fri 03/27/26Sat 03/28/26Sun 03/29/26Mon 03/30/26
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 57 51 59 33 43 36 49 42 54
TEMP 56 52 54 53 56 49 40 34 41 40 38 37 46 43 44 43 51 49
DEWPT 46 46 48 50 45 38 30 22 18 21 24 26 26 30 33 35 36 39
MIN/MAX RH 68 87 56 71 38 64 46 72 54
RH 70 80 80 87 66 65 67 62 39 47 58 63 46 61 67 71 55 69
WIND DIR S S SW SW NW N N N N N NW NW SW S SW SW SW S
WIND SPD 13 13 14 14 12 12 12 16 10 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 10 10
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 20 40 50 10 5 5 5 5
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C
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VAZ064-240800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Mon Mar 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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