NWS AKQ RAWS FIRE WEATHER ASSATEAGUE

	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
950 AM EDT Thu Apr 9 2026

MDZ025-092000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
950 AM EDT Thu Apr 9 2026

Date             Thu 04/09/26            Fri 04/10/26            Sat 04/11/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN                      50          43          55          48          60
TEMP                48 49 49 47 46 45 44 47 51 53 52 50 51 51 49 53 57 58 56 52
DEWPT               38 39 40 41 42 43 42 44 43 43 44 45 46 47 47 47 48 46 44 44
MIN/MAX RH                   68          95          69          95          63
RH                  69 68 73 80 86 88 92 90 75 69 74 83 84 88 93 81 70 64 64 75
WIND DIR             E  E  E  E  E SE  E  E  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  N NE NE  E
WIND DIR DEG        07 07 07 08 10 12 07 11 16 17 18 18 19 21 23 28 00 03 06 09
WIND SPD             9  9  9  8  5  3  2  3  3  6 10 10 11 11 10  9  9  9  8  3
CLOUDS              B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW CL CL
CLOUDS(%)           53 49 48 43 41 37 33 37 30 16  8 14 21 20 38 59 27  6  5  3
VSBY                 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           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
MIX HGT                    1400   900   600  1200  1000   600   600  1500  1400
T WIND DIR                    E    SE    NE     S     S     S     W     N    NE
T WIND SPD                   11     6     3     4    13    13    13    13     6
SMOKE DISP                   PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                          19    10     4    12    16    16    16    32    19
MAX LVORI                     4     7    10     5     4     5     6     4     4
STABILITY                     B     E     F     A     B     E     E     B     B
CEILING                   23500 23500 30000 30000 30000 23500 26600  6300 30000
PRESSURE                  30.52 30.46 30.42 30.42 30.32 30.26 30.18 30.27 30.30


Date          Sun 04/12/26Mon 04/13/26Tue 04/14/26Wed 04/15/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX          47    56    51    65    58    68    59    69
TEMP          49 49 55 52 54 55 63 60 60 60 67 62 61 61 67 63
DEWPT         43 42 43 46 49 53 53 52 53 54 54 54 55 55 56 55
MAX/MIN RH       83    64    95    67    83    61    82    64
RH            81 79 65 83 86 93 71 76 77 81 63 74 79 80 66 77
WIND DIR       E  E SE SE  S SW SW  S SW SW SW  S SW SW  S  S
WIND SPD       3  5  8  9 11 12 14 16 14 11 11 12 12 10 11 13
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR          0     0     0     0     5     0     0     5

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VAZ064-092000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N  77.27W Elev. 201 ft
950 AM EDT Thu Apr 9 2026

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