NWS AKQ RAWS FIRE WEATHER ASSATEAGUE

	EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Thu Mar 5 2026

MDZ025-060900-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N  75.20W Elev. 12 ft
410 PM EST Thu Mar 5 2026

Date           03/05/26      Fri 03/06/26            Sat 03/07/26            Sun
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                      40          43          39          54          48
TEMP             43 43 45 46 41 41 41 41 40 40 40 40 41 46 49 52 48 50 51 51 51
DEWPT            42 42 43 44 41 40 39 39 39 39 39 40 41 44 45 47 47 47 49 49 50
MAX/MIN RH                  100          90         100          82          99
RH               99 96 96 94100 94 93 91 97 97 97100 99 92 86 83 94 92 93 96 98
WIND DIR          E SE SW SW  N NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG     10 14 20 23 02 04 04 04 05 06 07 07 10 18 19 19 19 20 21 22 23
WIND SPD          5  8 10  9  8  8  9 10 10  8  5  4  4  8 10 13 14 17 17 16 13
CLOUDS           B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)        75 79 79 81 85 88 82 82 87 81 90 95 92 85 67 50 53 53 59 59 82
VSBY              0  0  1  1  1  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     30          10          30          20          40
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS              S  S              C  C  C  C  S  S        C  C  C  C  C
Obvis            F+ F+ F+  F  F                                                
MIX HGT               400   400   600   600   600   400   500   500   600   600
T WIND DIR             SE     W    NE    NE    NE     E     S     S     S    SW
T WIND SPD              6     9    13    16     9     5     9    12    16    17
SMOKE DISP             PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR    PR
ADI                    11    17    21    22    16     9    13    18    21    21
MAX LVORI               8     8     5     5     8     9     6     5     5     5
STABILITY               E     E     D     D     D     E     D     D     D     D
CEILING               300  3600  1000  1000  1000  1000   300   300   300   300
PRESSURE            30.15 30.11 30.27 30.34 30.37 30.31 30.26 30.15 30.09  30.0


Date           03/08Mon 03/09/26Tue 03/10/26Wed 03/11/26Thu 03/12/26
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          58    45    55    47    57    48    58    46    54
TEMP          55 50 47 46 52 49 49 49 55 49 50 50 56 54 53 47 49 43
DEWPT         50 47 45 45 46 46 47 47 48 46 47 49 51 49 50 47 39 32
MIN/MAX RH       80    98    79    96    77    99    78    99    65
RH            81 90 95 97 81 88 92 92 77 92 92 96 82 85 91 99 68 65
WIND DIR      SW SE  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW NW  N
WIND SPD       8  4  4  3  5  5  6  5  8  9 10 13 16 19 19 19 16 13
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR         50    40    20    20    20    20    20    50    60
RAIN SHWRS     C  C  C  C  S  S  S  S  S  S  S        S  C  C  L  C

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VAZ064-060900-
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