EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sun Oct 18 2026
MDZ025-190800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Oct 18 2026
Date 10/18/26 Mon 10/19/26 Tue 10/20/26 Wed
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 56 62 56 64 54
TEMP 57 57 57 57 57 60 61 61 59 58 58 58 57 61 63 63 60 59 59 56 56
DEWPT 46 48 49 50 52 52 52 52 51 51 50 49 49 51 52 52 52 53 53 53 53
MAX/MIN RH 81 72 78 66 91
RH 67 71 73 79 82 74 73 73 76 77 76 75 76 69 66 68 75 81 80 87 90
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 04 04 04 04 03 03 02 02 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 02 01 02 02 02 01
WIND SPD 18 18 20 23 24 25 26 26 24 23 23 24 24 25 24 24 25 26 26 27 26
CLOUDS FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 9 23 49 57 66 60 68 75 75 73 67 68 61 34 31 24 27 28 30 35 40
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 10 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.03 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S
MIX HGT 3300 3200 3100 2900 2100 1700 2300 2200 2500 2500
T WIND DIR NE NE NE NE N N N N NE N
T WIND SPD 24 27 33 33 32 33 35 36 37 39
SMOKE DISP GD GD GD GD GD FR GD GD GD GD
ADI 35 78 85 78 45 64 75 74 53 86
MAX LVORI 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
STABILITY D D D D D D D D D D
CEILING 30000 1700 1700 1700 1700 13300 7600 15900 9700 1700
PRESSURE 30.47 30.39 30.35 30.26 30.19 30.09 30.09 30.09 30.09 30.01
Date 10/21Thu 10/22/26Fri 10/23/26Sat 10/24/26Sun 10/25/26
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 60 52 63 53 60 53 59 53 61
TEMP 59 58 55 53 61 59 57 55 60 57 56 55 58 57 57 55 60 59
DEWPT 54 51 52 51 48 48 51 53 52 49 49 51 50 50 52 52 51 52
MIN/MAX RH 78 94 61 93 71 86 74 92 71
RH 82 77 88 93 62 67 81 92 77 75 79 86 74 78 84 90 72 79
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE MM
WIND SPD 25 27 28 25 19 16 17 20 21 26 21 20 20 23 17 16 16 MM
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 20 10 5 0 5 5 5 5
RAIN SHWRS S S S S
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VAZ064-190800-
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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