EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Sat Jan 17 2026
MDZ025-172100-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
850 AM EST Sat Jan 17 2026
Date Sat 01/17/26 Sun 01/18/26 Mon 01/19/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 48 38 40 26 39
TEMP 44 46 47 44 42 41 41 39 39 37 35 33 30 28 27 28 34 38 38 36
DEWPT 32 33 35 36 37 37 38 36 36 34 32 29 24 21 19 19 20 21 21 22
MIN/MAX RH 58 91 87 87 48
RH 61 60 63 76 80 85 89 92 91 88 89 87 78 77 73 70 56 50 50 56
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W N N N N N NW NW NW NW W SW SW W W
WIND DIR DEG 21 20 23 24 25 28 34 01 00 00 35 33 32 31 30 26 24 24 25 25
WIND SPD 16 16 10 6 4 3 4 6 8 9 10 10 9 8 8 8 11 13 14 12
CLOUDS FW SC B2 SC SC B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW CL CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 23 34 79 45 48 72 87 97 98 93 93 83 51 26 18 8 5 4 6 7
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 4 2 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 80 90 30 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.05 0.43 0.03 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 1
RAIN S D D D D D C
SNOW S D D C C
MIX HGT 1000 800 1100 1400 1900 2100 2100 3300 4100
T WIND DIR SW W N NW N NW W SW W
T WIND SPD 18 6 1 4 16 17 14 21 20
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD
ADI 27 10 2 12 34 26 45 59 65
MAX LVORI 4 5 8 7 4 4 4 1 2
STABILITY D E E D D D E D D
CEILING 11700 30000 9700 5500 1000 3200 30000 30000 26600
PRESSURE 30.05 30.13 30.09 30.07 29.94 29.95 29.97 30.01 30.01
Date Tue 01/20/26Wed 01/21/26Thu 01/22/26Fri 01/23/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 22 30 22 41 35 45 31 39
TEMP 29 23 28 25 24 28 38 40 39 37 43 40 36 31 37 34
DEWPT 18 12 8 7 9 12 17 24 27 29 30 32 28 24 20 23
MAX/MIN RH 65 41 56 42 71 58 76 49
RH 61 62 43 46 51 52 42 54 63 70 60 72 72 75 50 63
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW W W NW N N NW
WIND SPD 13 13 11 8 8 8 14 18 16 11 10 9 10 10 10 8
AVG CLOUDS FW B1 FW FW CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 20
RAIN S S S S
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VAZ064-172100-
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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