EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Fri Apr 3 2026
MDZ025-040800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Fri Apr 3 2026
Date 04/03/26 Sat 04/04/26 Sun 04/05/26 Mon
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 54 63 54 61 45
TEMP 54 55 55 55 55 59 60 59 55 55 56 56 56 59 60 58 54 53 51 47 45
DEWPT 50 51 51 51 53 54 54 52 51 51 52 52 53 54 53 54 51 50 43 39 36
MAX/MIN RH 92 74 92 76 93
RH 88 88 87 88 91 83 78 78 87 87 86 88 91 82 76 88 90 90 74 73 71
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S SW SW SW NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 19 20 21 21 22 21 19 19 18 19 20 20 20 20 20 22 22 30 33 33 32
WIND SPD 14 14 13 12 11 10 12 13 14 16 17 17 18 18 16 11 9 9 12 12 12
CLOUDS FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 OV OV OV B2 B2 SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 20 17 33 53 54 35 32 31 39 28 22 40 61 61 96 96 91 85 73 32 13
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 5 5 90 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.82 0.07
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C D D C C
MIX HGT 500 600 800 1100 800 1100 1300 1100 1400 2600
T WIND DIR SW SW SW S S SW SW SW NW NW
T WIND SPD 24 20 14 20 25 28 27 14 12 21
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR
ADI 22 23 20 26 24 41 41 29 20 47
MAX LVORI 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 6 6 3
STABILITY D D C D D D D D D D
CEILING 30000 9200 6300 23500 30000 23500 1000 2300 4400 26600
PRESSURE 30.20 30.18 30.21 30.15 30.12 30.04 30.01 29.90 29.92 30.0
Date 04/06Tue 04/07/26Wed 04/08/26Thu 04/09/26Fri 04/10/26
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 55 45 52 38 48 42 55 49 57
TEMP 53 50 48 47 50 47 41 40 44 42 45 46 53 50 50 51 56 52
DEWPT 36 39 42 39 31 29 27 27 30 33 38 42 44 46 48 49 48 48
MIN/MAX RH 52 80 44 62 54 87 71 94 76
RH 53 67 80 74 48 49 58 61 57 68 78 85 73 85 93 92 77 86
WIND DIR W S SW NW NW N N NE E E E E SE E SE NE E E
WIND SPD 8 5 6 9 12 10 11 11 9 6 4 5 9 9 6 6 10 9
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
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VAZ064-040800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Fri Apr 3 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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