EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue Oct 7 2025
MDZ025-080800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Oct 7 2025
Date 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri
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 67 73 56 63 57
TEMP 70 71 71 69 70 71 72 70 66 64 60 58 58 62 62 62 59 59 59 58 59
DEWPT 66 67 67 68 68 68 67 62 57 54 50 49 50 49 48 47 46 47 47 49 49
MAX/MIN RH 98 75 77 58 73
RH 85 88 89 94 96 91 85 76 73 69 68 72 76 63 60 59 62 65 66 70 70
WIND DIR S S S SW SW SW W N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE E E
WIND DIR DEG 18 19 20 21 21 22 27 34 35 00 01 01 02 02 03 03 04 05 06 07 08
WIND SPD 13 16 16 14 13 14 13 17 18 18 19 19 18 19 18 17 18 16 14 13 12
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 55 73 82 83 92 95 92 82 38 17 6 9 11 18 25 19 15 22 34 46 48
VSBY 7 7 7 7 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 40 90 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.07 0.37 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C D L C C
MIX HGT 1000 1100 1400 2600 2700 3100 4300 4300 4400 4500
T WIND DIR S SW W N N N NE NE NE E
T WIND SPD 21 23 23 24 27 20 20 18 19 17
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR GD FR GD GD GD GD
ADI 22 34 38 56 40 48 62 58 28 46
MAX LVORI 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 3 3
STABILITY D D D D D D D D D D
CEILING 4000 4000 300 3200 30000 30000 30000 30000 3200 2400
PRESSURE 30.09 30.01 29.97 30.01 30.15 30.25 30.35 30.39 30.45 30.46
Date 10/10Sat 10/11/25Sun 10/12/25Mon 10/13/25Tue 10/14/25
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 65 61 68 61 67 60 67 60 68
TEMP 63 63 63 63 66 65 64 62 66 64 63 62 66 64 63 62 67 64
DEWPT 51 52 54 56 57 58 59 58 58 57 57 57 57 57 57 57 58 57
MIN/MAX RH 61 82 71 88 74 87 71 86 71
RH 63 67 74 80 72 77 84 88 75 78 80 86 73 77 81 85 74 76
WIND DIR E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 13 10 10 13 17 20 21 24 25 27 25 21 21 20 17 17 16 14
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 20 40 40 40 30 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C C C C S S S S
TSTMS S S S
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VAZ064-080800-
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
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS