EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Fri Sep 25 2026
MDZ025-252000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Fri Sep 25 2026
Date Fri 09/25/26 Sat 09/26/26 Sun 09/27/26
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 68 61 66 59 67
TEMP 63 65 67 67 66 65 64 63 62 64 65 65 63 62 61 60 61 63 65 65 65
DEWPT 57 56 54 53 53 55 55 55 55 55 55 56 56 56 57 57 59 58 58 59 60
MIN/MAX RH 60 80 69 93 78
RH 80 72 64 60 63 68 74 77 81 72 69 72 77 84 87 90 93 83 78 81 85
WIND DIR NE N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 02 02 01 00 00 35 35 35 34 34 34 33 33 33 32 31 31 31 31 32 32
WIND SPD 27 27 26 25 26 31 29 29 25 26 24 23 23 19 19 19 18 17 17 18 18
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 86 84 81 89 91 88 83 83 78 71 78 74 74 80 79 80 80 73 73 79 82
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7
POP 12HR 30 40 50 50 60
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.32 0.18 0.23 0.11
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S C C C C C C C C C
RAIN SHWRS C C C C L L C C
MIX HGT 3400 3300 3100 2900 3100 3100 2900 2700 2800 2800
T WIND DIR N N N N NW NW NW NW W W
T WIND SPD 33 37 42 44 41 34 29 25 24 23
SMOKE DISP VG VG VG VG VG GD GD GD FR FR
ADI 88 95 60 117 115 91 44 56 57 56
MAX LVORI 3 1 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4
STABILITY D D D D D D D D D D
CEILING 1700 3200 2400 1700 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000
PRESSURE 29.97 29.86 29.76 29.59 29.61 29.67 29.73 29.70 29.65 29.67
Date Mon 09/28/26Tue 09/29/26Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26
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 62 70 63 72 65 72 66 74
TEMP 64 63 69 67 65 64 70 69 67 67 71 69 68 68 72 72
DEWPT 61 63 61 62 62 63 63 63 64 66 65 64 65 67 66 66
MAX/MIN RH 99 78 99 75 100 80 95 80
RH 92 99 78 82 91 98 77 82 90 98 82 85 90 96 81 84
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W NW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW S
WIND SPD 12 11 10 6 4 3 4 3 3 3 9 9 9 6 10 8
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 5
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VAZ064-252000-
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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