EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Fri Nov 28 2025
MDZ025-290900-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
410 PM EST Fri Nov 28 2025
Date 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 32 45 38 57 37
TEMP 39 36 36 34 33 38 42 43 40 40 41 45 48 54 56 56 53 51 46 40 37
DEWPT 23 24 24 24 24 24 22 23 26 28 32 37 41 46 49 50 51 48 41 34 31
MAX/MIN RH 72 44 76 73 91
RH 53 62 61 66 71 57 46 44 57 62 70 73 76 74 75 80 90 88 82 79 79
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW E SE S S S S S S SW W NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 29 30 30 31 32 33 32 30 09 14 16 18 18 18 19 20 23 28 31 33 33
WIND SPD 18 17 16 14 13 10 6 3 3 4 8 10 11 14 16 14 13 14 17 18 16
CLOUDS FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 16 5 4 3 1 13 24 14 8 35 61 78 63 70 82 92 95 86 58 38 20
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 40 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.07 0.07
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C C L L S S
MIX HGT 4500 3400 3400 3300 3400 3200 2400 1400 2600 2500
T WIND DIR NW NW NW W S S S S NW NW
T WIND SPD 27 23 12 4 11 20 24 18 23 25
SMOKE DISP VG GD PR PR FR FR FR PR GD GD
ADI 39 50 39 23 24 44 56 34 38 49
MAX LVORI 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 5 5 3
STABILITY D D D C F D D D D D
CEILING 30000 30000 26600 30000 20800 2400 4000 4700 1000 27200
PRESSURE 30.28 30.39 30.48 30.48 30.46 30.36 30.26 30.09 30.09 30.23
Date 12/01Tue 12/02/25Wed 12/03/25Thu 12/04/25Fri 12/05/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 46 39 53 35 44 36 48 33 46
TEMP 44 41 42 47 53 47 41 36 42 39 39 38 46 43 39 34 42 41
DEWPT 27 30 34 42 48 45 38 33 29 30 31 34 33 34 30 29 26 31
MIN/MAX RH 50 81 81 94 57 83 57 80 52
RH 51 64 71 84 83 94 89 88 58 71 74 83 59 69 71 79 53 67
WIND DIR N NE E E E NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW SW
WIND SPD 13 8 9 10 16 18 18 16 11 6 6 9 11 11 11 10 11 11
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 5 30 80 50 5 0 0 10 20
RAIN C D D C S S
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VAZ064-290900-
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
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS