EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026
MDZ025-042000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026
Date Fri 09/04/26 Sat 09/05/26 Sun 09/06/26
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 88 73 80 70 77
TEMP 79 84 87 87 81 77 76 75 75 78 79 78 75 74 73 71 72 75 76 75 72
DEWPT 75 75 75 75 75 75 74 73 72 70 68 67 67 68 68 68 68 67 65 65 64
MIN/MAX RH 65 100 67 90 70
RH 88 75 68 68 81 93 96 97 93 77 70 69 75 81 84 89 87 74 70 73 76
WIND DIR W W W W SW W W NW N N NE NE E NE E NE NE NE NE NE E
WIND DIR DEG 26 28 27 26 24 26 28 32 00 02 04 06 07 06 08 04 04 05 06 06 06
WIND SPD 5 5 6 6 5 6 8 8 9 9 8 8 5 4 4 5 9 11 13 12 12
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW B1 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 25 6 6 9 55 73 44 30 45 47 37 45 63 35 31 20 20 15 20 17 16
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 50 20 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.15 0.06 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S S
TSTMS C C S S S
MIX HGT 3200 2600 600 1100 2300 2200 1800 2500 3500 3400
T WIND DIR W W W N N E E E E NE
T WIND SPD 6 8 9 10 6 3 5 10 18 28
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD
ADI 46 39 10 13 16 11 3 51 76 103
MAX LVORI 5 5 6 8 5 4 6 6 4 3
STABILITY B B D E B B E F C C
CEILING 6300 12400 9800 25500 4000 2400 2200 4000 9800 1700
PRESSURE 29.92 29.86 29.84 29.84 29.84 29.82 29.85 29.84 29.89 29.95
Date Mon 09/07/26Tue 09/08/26Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26
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 68 76 69 78 71 80 74 85
TEMP 71 71 76 72 72 71 77 75 74 73 78 77 76 76 83 81
DEWPT 64 63 60 59 61 63 63 64 67 68 68 70 71 71 72 72
MAX/MIN RH 80 58 77 60 84 70 86 66
RH 76 77 58 64 71 77 61 69 80 84 71 78 85 85 71 74
WIND DIR E NE E E S NW S S SW SW S S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 10 9 9 4 3 3 6 9 9 8 11 16 17 13 12 13
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 5
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VAZ064-042000-
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
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