EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025
MDZ025-100900-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
410 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025
Date 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25 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
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 37 50 36 41 31
TEMP 38 38 38 39 40 44 49 48 43 40 39 38 36 39 41 40 36 34 33 32 31
DEWPT 30 33 33 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 38 35 29 26 22 21 22 22 21 22 23
MAX/MIN RH 83 59 100 44 69
RH 74 80 81 81 81 71 61 65 85 97 96 88 77 60 46 46 58 61 63 66 70
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 22 22 23 22 21 21 21 22 23 24 26 29 30 30 30 29 29 30 30 30 30
WIND SPD 10 14 18 17 18 21 23 21 21 20 19 19 18 17 17 16 14 14 13 12 11
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B1 FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 36 38 48 37 35 68 81 90 82 54 21 27 21 19 11 12 10 16 17 37 45
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 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 1900 1900 1700 2200 2200 3400 4700 4600 3200 2400
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW W NW
T WIND SPD 20 26 31 31 26 32 32 27 25 18
SMOKE DISP FR FR FR FR FR VG VG VG GD FR
ADI 31 46 58 60 42 91 94 85 38 34
MAX LVORI 4 3 4 4 5 4 3 1 3 3
STABILITY D D D D D D D D D D
CEILING 30000 15900 10800 11300 13800 30000 15900 30000 30000 14800
PRESSURE 30.09 29.95 29.84 29.56 29.55 29.59 29.76 29.87 30.01 30.04
Date 12/12Sat 12/13/25Sun 12/14/25Mon 12/15/25Tue 12/16/25
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 42 35 48 37 46 24 36 30 40
TEMP 41 38 36 36 46 43 40 37 45 34 29 25 35 32 31 30 39 36
DEWPT 22 28 32 34 33 34 35 30 29 21 18 18 18 22 23 25 25 26
MIN/MAX RH 47 95 57 90 44 73 51 79 56
RH 47 69 84 94 59 72 81 77 53 58 64 74 51 64 72 79 57 68
WIND DIR W W SW W W W SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 11 10 11 13 13 11 12 18 21 24 21 19 16 11 10 11 11 10
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 5 20 5 20 30 10 5 10 10
RAIN S C S
SNOW S S C S
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VAZ064-100900-
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
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS