EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sun Sep 13 2026
MDZ025-132000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Sun Sep 13 2026
Date Sun 09/13/26 Mon 09/14/26 Tue 09/15/26
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 81 72 79 65 76
TEMP 76 79 80 80 77 76 75 74 74 76 77 77 73 69 68 67 68 75 74 74 69
DEWPT 75 74 74 73 74 75 74 73 71 68 65 62 60 59 58 59 61 59 58 59 59
MIN/MAX RH 79 99 58 82 55
RH 97 87 83 81 90 97 96 97 91 76 66 59 65 70 70 75 78 59 57 59 71
WIND DIR SW SW SW S SW SW W NW N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE E E
WIND DIR DEG 22 24 22 20 21 24 26 30 34 00 01 01 00 01 02 03 05 05 06 07 07
WIND SPD 10 9 6 8 4 3 4 5 10 13 14 13 12 12 12 10 10 10 9 9 9
CLOUDS OV B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 93 75 59 46 37 29 19 24 47 60 32 7 3 4 7 10 11 13 18 17 18
VSBY 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 60 5 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.09 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L C C S
TSTMS S S C S
MIX HGT 1300 900 500 1000 3300 4200 2200 3500 4600 3900
T WIND DIR SW SW SW W N N N NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 14 10 8 8 18 18 17 14 12 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR GD PR FR FR FR
ADI 25 13 4 14 48 53 26 54 53 47
MAX LVORI 5 6 9 9 4 3 3 4 3 4
STABILITY D B F F D D D D C C
CEILING 2400 2100 12000 30000 4200 30000 4000 4000 3200 30000
PRESSURE 29.92 29.87 29.88 29.88 29.95 30.03 30.15 30.19 30.29 30.30
Date Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26
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 67 76 69 78 71 80 72 80
TEMP 69 70 75 72 72 72 77 75 74 74 79 76 74 74 78 76
DEWPT 60 62 61 62 64 67 66 67 69 71 70 71 71 72 71 70
MAX/MIN RH 79 60 84 70 92 73 98 78
RH 72 77 61 71 76 85 71 76 85 91 74 84 91 93 79 82
WIND DIR E NE E E SE E SE SE S SW S S S W SE E
WIND SPD 3 3 5 4 3 2 6 6 5 3 9 9 10 9 12 12
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S
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VAZ064-132000-
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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