EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Fri Oct 9 2026
MDZ025-092000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Fri Oct 9 2026
Date Fri 10/09/26 Sat 10/10/26 Sun 10/11/26
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 70 63 69 65 72
TEMP 60 67 69 69 66 65 64 64 64 67 67 67 67 67 67 66 66 67 69 71 70
DEWPT 54 54 54 55 55 58 56 56 57 57 57 59 61 62 63 64 66 67 67 68 70
MIN/MAX RH 60 80 70 95 93
RH 80 63 60 61 70 78 74 75 77 71 73 76 81 84 87 92 98 97 96 93 99
WIND DIR N N E S SW NW N NE E E E E E E E E E E SE SE S
WIND DIR DEG 01 00 08 19 22 32 02 04 07 07 07 08 08 09 09 10 10 11 12 15 16
WIND SPD 5 6 3 5 3 2 3 5 8 10 10 11 12 14 16 18 20 20 20 19 18
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 69 71 72 69 84 73 79 73 77 67 63 82 90 94 96 96 99 99 93 92 91
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
POP 12HR 0 0 0 70 100
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.24 1.14
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN L L D D D
RAIN SHWRS D D
MIX HGT 1400 1400 500 800 1800 1700 1400 1600 1900 1500
T WIND DIR E S S NE NE NE E E E SE
T WIND SPD 2 3 2 4 13 19 17 20 25 24
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR
ADI 4 6 1 9 36 33 22 36 52 48
MAX LVORI 4 3 6 5 4 3 4 5 4 5
STABILITY B B F E C D D D D D
CEILING 30000 30000 26600 23500 20800 14500 13800 8000 1000 300
PRESSURE 30.15 30.17 30.26 30.29 30.38 30.38 30.38 30.31 30.19 29.96
Date Mon 10/12/26Tue 10/13/26Wed 10/14/26Thu 10/15/26
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 67 71 63 71 62 68 59 65
TEMP 70 67 69 68 65 64 69 68 65 62 65 65 62 59 63 63
DEWPT 70 67 66 66 64 63 64 64 62 59 57 58 56 55 55 56
MAX/MIN RH 100 89 99 80 93 71 90 71
RH 100100 91 92 96 98 82 87 89 91 75 79 82 89 74 78
WIND DIR SW W NW N NW NW SW SW W NW NW N N N NE E
WIND SPD 12 10 11 10 8 6 10 9 11 14 11 11 11 10 10 8
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
POP 12HR 80 30 0 5 10 5 5 5
RAIN SHWRS D C C S
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VAZ064-092000-
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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