EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
511 PM EDT Sat Apr 11 2026
MDZ025-120800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
511 PM EDT Sat Apr 11 2026
Date 04/11/26 Sun 04/12/26 Mon 04/13/26 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 47 56 51 66 58
TEMP 51 49 49 48 48 52 55 54 51 52 53 53 56 61 64 63 60 59 59 59 59
DEWPT 43 44 43 43 41 41 42 44 45 48 50 51 53 53 52 52 52 52 52 52 53
MAX/MIN RH 86 62 94 67 81
RH 78 82 84 85 78 66 63 69 80 85 89 93 89 74 67 69 76 77 78 77 79
WIND DIR SE E NE NE E E E SE SE S S S SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 11 09 04 04 06 09 11 14 15 17 19 20 21 21 20 20 20 21 22 23 24
WIND SPD 5 3 3 3 5 9 8 10 11 12 13 14 14 16 16 17 16 14 12 10 9
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 1 1 1 2 9 6 14 25 23 35 38 47 46 51 49 67 73 57 35 28 28
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 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 400 800 1000 900 900 900 900 900 1100 700
T WIND DIR SE NE E SE S S SW SW SW W
T WIND SPD 2 4 9 8 13 17 16 17 12 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 2 7 14 9 15 16 16 21 14 8
MAX LVORI 6 6 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 5
STABILITY F F B B D D C D D E
CEILING 30000 30000 4700 18200 18200 20800 20800 15900 6200 30000
PRESSURE 30.34 30.40 30.5 30.47 30.39 30.30 30.27 30.15 30.09 30.09
Date 04/14Wed 04/15/26Thu 04/16/26Fri 04/17/26Sat 04/18/26
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 69 59 70 60 70 60 68 56 66
TEMP 66 62 61 61 67 63 62 62 68 63 62 62 66 61 57 58 64 60
DEWPT 52 52 53 53 54 53 54 54 54 54 55 56 55 54 54 54 55 55
MIN/MAX RH 60 79 59 77 59 81 65 91 70
RH 62 72 75 77 62 70 76 76 60 72 79 81 67 79 88 89 72 83
WIND DIR SW S SW SW S S SW SW S S SW W S SE SE SE SE S
WIND SPD 10 11 10 8 10 11 11 10 11 12 10 6 8 6 5 5 10 10
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 5 0 5 0 10 10 10 10
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VAZ064-120800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
511 PM EDT Sat Apr 11 2026
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