EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
850 AM EST Sat Feb 21 2026
MDZ025-212100-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
850 AM EST Sat Feb 21 2026
Date Sat 02/21/26 Sun 02/22/26 Mon 02/23/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 45 37 43 31 38
TEMP 42 44 43 39 38 38 39 39 40 40 38 36 34 33 32 32 33 35 36 35
DEWPT 31 31 31 30 33 33 34 36 37 37 37 34 32 29 29 28 29 29 29 28
MIN/MAX RH 58 88 87 92 75
RH 67 59 62 71 83 83 84 87 90 89 95 92 91 86 87 85 86 79 75 74
WIND DIR NW NW SW E E E E E NE NE NE N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 33 32 21 07 08 08 08 07 06 04 03 02 35 33 32 31 31 31 30 31
WIND SPD 6 4 4 2 3 3 5 9 11 14 21 26 31 32 32 27 26 23 19 14
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC FW SC B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 64 54 37 24 38 72 93 97 94 99 99100100 94 96 95 92 87 87 85
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 7
POP 12HR 5 40 100 100 80
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.79 0.90 0.11
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C C D D D D D D S
SNOW S S D D D D D L L
MIX HGT 1300 400 700 1200 1600 2500 3000 3600 3500
T WIND DIR SE E E NE NE N NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 5 8 16 23 43 55 48 36 32
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR GD VG VG VG VG
ADI 12 7 21 40 74 78 105 98 94
MAX LVORI 3 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 3
STABILITY B F E D D D D D D
CEILING 12700 11700 8900 6400 1000 1000 1700 1700 1000
PRESSURE 30.02 30.07 30.05 29.97 29.79 29.60 29.47 29.53 29.59
Date Tue 02/24/26Wed 02/25/26Thu 02/26/26Fri 02/27/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 25 36 29 45 39 49 37 46
TEMP 32 26 34 33 30 30 43 43 41 40 48 44 40 38 45 41
DEWPT 23 18 18 18 23 27 30 33 34 36 38 40 38 35 31 30
MAX/MIN RH 78 50 90 58 88 70 96 56
RH 70 71 50 54 75 86 60 67 78 86 70 87 93 87 57 65
WIND DIR NW NW NW W S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW W NW NW
WIND SPD 16 16 12 5 6 11 13 13 14 14 14 12 11 12 10 6
AVG CLOUDS B2 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 10 0 5 5 30 50 50 40
RAIN C C C C C C C
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VAZ064-212100-
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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