EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sun Mar 15 2026
MDZ025-160800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Mar 15 2026
Date 03/15/26 Mon 03/16/26 Tue 03/17/26 Wed
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 48 56 35 43 29
TEMP 48 49 49 49 50 54 54 53 52 50 44 39 35 38 41 41 38 35 33 31 30
DEWPT 45 47 49 49 50 51 52 52 51 48 39 30 23 20 20 19 21 18 16 15 15
MAX/MIN RH 100 88 96 41 55
RH 90 95100100 97 90 91 96 96 94 82 69 62 48 43 41 50 48 49 52 53
WIND DIR E SE SE S S S S S S SW NW W W W W W NW NW NW N N
WIND DIR DEG 11 13 15 18 18 18 18 18 18 23 29 29 29 28 27 28 30 32 32 34 00
WIND SPD 16 18 18 18 18 23 24 26 28 23 20 17 16 16 16 14 13 13 12 11 10
CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2 SC SC FW FW SC B1 FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 82 89 91 92 91 89 89 86 98 98 79 48 35 21 13 40 58 22 6 14 20
VSBY 7 4 6 7 7 6 6 6 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 90 80 100 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.27 0.41 0.25 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L D C C L D L D D S S
TSTMS S C C C C S S
MIX HGT 1700 1500 2000 2600 3400 4500 6900 8000 5400 3200
T WIND DIR SE S S S SW W W W NW N
T WIND SPD 18 19 25 29 33 29 23 18 18 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD GD VG VG VG GD FR
ADI 23 31 53 66 46 81 78 67 27 25
MAX LVORI 5 5 4 4 4 3 1 2 2 2
STABILITY D D D D D D D D D D
CEILING 1700 300 300 300 300 30000 17100 23500 6300 30000
PRESSURE 30.13 29.89 29.81 29.65 29.47 29.78 30.01 30.09 30.26 30.37
Date 03/18Thu 03/19/26Fri 03/20/26Sat 03/21/26Sun 03/22/26
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 38 32 45 38 49 42 53 41 53
TEMP 36 34 36 36 43 41 41 40 47 45 43 44 51 48 44 41 48 47
DEWPT 15 19 24 27 29 31 34 34 35 37 38 39 39 38 34 33 33 33
MIN/MAX RH 41 71 55 83 62 85 61 72 51
RH 42 53 61 69 56 68 77 81 64 74 83 82 64 69 68 72 54 59
WIND DIR E SE SE E E E NE NE NE SE S SW SW NW NW NW W W
WIND SPD 5 4 3 4 5 4 4 5 8 8 10 13 13 13 14 16 14 12
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 20 20 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S S S
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VAZ064-160800-
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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