EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat Sep 5 2026
MDZ025-060800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Sat Sep 5 2026
Date 09/05/26 Sun 09/06/26 Mon 09/07/26 Tue
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 71 78 69 76 69
TEMP 76 74 73 72 73 75 77 77 73 71 70 70 70 74 75 75 73 71 70 69 70
DEWPT 66 67 67 66 67 66 65 66 65 64 64 63 63 61 61 60 60 59 60 61 62
MAX/MIN RH 89 66 81 58 77
RH 74 82 85 86 86 72 68 69 74 78 80 79 77 66 62 60 65 67 69 75 75
WIND DIR E E NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E NE NE NE NE E E SE S W NW
WIND DIR DEG 07 08 05 03 03 04 06 06 07 07 07 05 04 04 06 08 11 14 19 28 32
WIND SPD 6 5 5 6 9 9 11 12 12 11 9 9 10 10 10 9 5 4 3 3 4
CLOUDS B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
CLOUDS(%) 65 22 10 9 22 20 28 32 17 10 8 11 12 7 6 6 13 17 7 4 7
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 20 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S
MIX HGT 1300 1900 2800 2900 2400 3000 3500 3300 2000 1500
T WIND DIR E NE NE NE NE NE NE E SE NW
T WIND SPD 6 5 9 13 13 14 12 9 4 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR
ADI 7 19 35 42 19 50 59 47 3 8
MAX LVORI 6 6 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 4
STABILITY F F C C E E C B F F
CEILING 4000 30000 15300 16900 30000 2700 6000 30000 30000 29400
PRESSURE 29.84 29.86 29.92 29.92 29.98 30.02 30.11 30.13 30.17 30.18
Date 09/08Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26
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 79 71 81 75 85 71 78 69 78
TEMP 78 75 73 73 79 78 77 76 83 81 75 72 76 74 71 70 76 75
DEWPT 60 61 64 66 67 68 71 71 71 71 68 66 62 63 64 64 63 64
MIN/MAX RH 53 79 64 85 65 83 60 83 61
RH 54 62 73 79 66 73 83 85 68 73 80 81 62 68 79 81 63 70
WIND DIR S S SW SW S S SW SW SW W NW N N N NE NE SE SE
WIND SPD 4 8 8 6 12 16 17 16 12 10 11 11 8 6 8 8 9 8
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 30 10 5 10
RAIN SHWRS C S
TSTMS S
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VAZ064-060800-
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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