EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026
MDZ025-270800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026
Date 09/26/26 Sun 09/27/26 Mon 09/28/26 Tue
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 60 67 63 70 65
TEMP 61 61 61 60 61 65 66 67 65 65 64 64 64 68 69 69 68 66 66 65 66
DEWPT 57 57 57 56 56 57 57 58 59 61 60 61 61 62 61 63 62 62 63 62 63
MAX/MIN RH 90 72 94 76 92
RH 88 87 88 88 86 77 73 74 82 87 89 91 90 82 76 81 83 86 91 90 91
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 33 32 32 31 30 29 28 28 27 28 27 27 28 27 27 28 29 29 29 30 31
WIND SPD 24 20 19 18 17 19 19 18 19 16 14 13 12 10 10 10 5 4 4 4 3
CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 92 92 92 84 86 88 91 89 89 72 78 74 59 54 59 65 63 55 51 39 34
VSBY 6 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 60 50 10 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.20 0.08 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN L C L C C C C C
MIX HGT 2400 2300 2500 2500 2100 2000 3200 3100 1400 1000
T WIND DIR NW NW NW W W W W W NW NW
T WIND SPD 24 20 20 16 16 13 14 16 13 13
SMOKE DISP FR FR FR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR
ADI 36 42 47 40 23 28 40 40 10 18
MAX LVORI 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 6 7
STABILITY D D D D D D D D E E
CEILING 1000 1000 2400 1700 1000 1000 1000 1700 1700 4000
PRESSURE 29.71 29.70 29.67 29.68 29.71 29.76 29.81 29.84 29.92 29.94
Date 09/29Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26
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 71 66 72 68 74 69 75 68 72
TEMP 70 69 66 67 70 69 68 68 73 70 69 69 73 70 69 68 71 68
DEWPT 63 65 66 67 66 66 67 68 66 66 67 68 66 66 67 66 64 64
MIN/MAX RH 76 100 86 97 80 94 80 93 81
RH 78 85 98 99 87 89 96 97 81 85 92 94 80 84 92 93 84 85
WIND DIR W W SW SW S S SW SW SW S SW SW SW S SW N E E
WIND SPD 3 3 3 2 6 9 9 6 10 11 12 9 10 10 9 9 10 10
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S
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VAZ064-270800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
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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