EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat Oct 31 2026
MDZ025-010800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Sat Oct 31 2026
Date 10/31/26 Sun 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 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 49 62 51 64 55
TEMP 54 52 51 50 50 57 61 61 56 54 54 52 52 59 63 63 59 57 57 56 56
DEWPT 44 44 44 44 45 45 45 45 46 46 46 46 47 49 49 50 51 52 53 53 54
MAX/MIN RH 86 54 82 59 94
RH 69 75 78 81 83 66 57 57 68 74 75 80 82 69 61 63 75 83 88 91 94
WIND DIR NE N N N N N NE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE E E
WIND DIR DEG 04 01 01 01 01 02 04 06 08 08 09 07 09 11 13 13 13 14 13 10 08
WIND SPD 6 5 5 8 6 8 8 8 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
CLOUDS B1 SC SC B1 B2 SC B1 SC SC B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 56 44 44 64 75 48 53 44 43 71 39 48 48 54 53 37 31 30 26 20 24
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 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 1800 1500 2300 2100 1500 1500 2000 1800 900 700
T WIND DIR N NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 10 10 6 5 4 2 3 4 6 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 8 19 22 14 4 6 10 11 4 5
MAX LVORI 4 6 4 3 4 6 4 4 7 9
STABILITY E D C B F F C B F F
CEILING 17100 14800 11700 12000 13800 12700 10800 10500 8900 8000
PRESSURE 30.45 30.46 30.51 30.46 30.46 30.43 30.44 30.37 30.37 30.32
Date 11/03Wed 11/04/26Thu 11/05/26Fri 11/06/26Sat 11/07/26
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 67 61 68 62 68 61 67 58 64
TEMP 65 63 63 62 67 65 65 64 67 66 64 63 65 64 61 58 64 62
DEWPT 57 60 62 62 62 63 64 64 64 64 64 62 62 61 60 58 58 57
MIN/MAX RH 71 98 85 100 90 99 83 99 78
RH 74 91 98 98 86 93 99 99 91 95 98 98 88 93 97 99 83 85
WIND DIR E E SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE NE N N N N
WIND SPD 8 6 6 6 10 9 9 9 10 11 10 10 11 12 10 11 11 11
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 20 30 50 50 40 30
RAIN SHWRS S C S C C C C C C C C
TSTMS S S S S S
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VAZ064-010800-
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