EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
411 PM EST Mon Jan 12 2026
MDZ025-130900-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
411 PM EST Mon Jan 12 2026
Date 01/12/26 Tue 01/13/26 Wed 01/14/26 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
EST 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 35 47 41 49 34
TEMP 40 39 38 37 37 43 45 46 45 45 43 43 43 45 47 47 45 44 43 41 36
DEWPT 28 30 30 30 30 30 31 33 36 33 32 32 33 35 35 37 38 37 37 38 31
MAX/MIN RH 77 57 69 62 90
RH 62 68 71 75 76 61 58 61 69 65 66 65 69 67 62 70 77 74 78 89 83
WIND DIR SW SW SW W SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW
WIND DIR DEG 22 23 24 25 24 22 19 20 20 21 22 22 22 22 22 21 21 22 24 26 29
WIND SPD 11 12 11 9 5 6 10 13 17 17 17 16 14 12 11 11 10 9 10 11 17
CLOUDS FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2
CLOUDS(%) 6 7 3 10 19 4 16 18 21 17 17 25 49 63 78 89 86 81 77 88 85
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 5 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C C C
MIX HGT 1100 800 1400 1300 1100 1100 1100 1000 1100 1500
T WIND DIR SW W SW S SW SW SW SW SW W
T WIND SPD 19 13 11 21 28 24 19 16 16 25
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 18 16 26 28 27 31 30 22 15 45
MAX LVORI 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5
STABILITY D E C D D D D D D D
CEILING 23900 26600 23500 20800 30000 10800 9800 7200 3200 4500
PRESSURE 30.23 30.18 30.17 30.02 29.89 29.78 29.75 29.63 29.59 29.60
Date 01/15Fri 01/16/26Sat 01/17/26Sun 01/18/26Mon 01/19/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 41 23 37 31 45 32 39 24 36
TEMP 38 31 26 24 33 34 36 39 43 42 39 34 38 34 30 25 32 31
DEWPT 20 17 13 14 13 17 21 24 29 33 31 28 22 21 19 16 14 16
MIN/MAX RH 47 64 41 59 55 78 52 65 43
RH 47 56 57 64 43 49 54 56 58 72 73 77 52 59 62 67 47 53
WIND DIR NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW W W W
WIND SPD 17 19 21 19 13 12 13 12 12 10 10 11 13 13 16 16 14 13
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW SC B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 30 10 0 5 10 10 30 20 5
RAIN C S S C
SNOW S C S
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VAZ064-130900-
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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