EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026
MDZ025-282000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026
Date Wed 10/28/26 Thu 10/29/26 Fri 10/30/26
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 64 58 66 57 70
TEMP 58 62 63 62 60 59 59 59 58 63 65 65 61 60 59 58 58 65 69 68 62
DEWPT 54 55 55 55 56 57 56 56 56 57 57 57 59 58 58 57 57 56 57 58 57
MIN/MAX RH 74 94 73 99 64
RH 88 78 74 78 87 94 89 91 93 81 75 75 93 94 95 96 96 74 66 69 83
WIND DIR NE NE E E E E E NE NE E SE SE S SW SW W W W NW NW NW
WIND DIR DEG 06 06 07 07 08 07 07 05 05 07 11 15 18 21 23 25 26 28 29 31 33
WIND SPD 11 11 10 10 9 6 5 4 4 3 5 8 5 5 5 5 6 6 8 8 8
CLOUDS FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 23 39 37 54 63 64 73 57 46 38 33 23 12 7 10 9 9 6 1 0 3
VSBY 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 2000 1900 1200 800 1200 1100 500 500 1400 1300
T WIND DIR E E E E E S SW W W NW
T WIND SPD 13 12 9 6 5 9 9 10 10 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 33 31 10 7 10 11 5 12 15 17
MAX LVORI 4 5 6 6 5 6 8 9 5 4
STABILITY C C D E B B F F B C
CEILING 23500 23500 4100 3200 3200 2700 1700 30000 30000 8900
PRESSURE 30.40 30.35 30.35 30.29 30.27 30.20 30.17 30.12 30.11 30.09
Date Sat 10/31/26Sun 11/01/26Mon 11/02/26Tue 11/03/26
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 55 62 57 64 59 65 59 65
TEMP 58 55 61 59 59 58 63 63 62 61 63 63 63 61 63 63
DEWPT 50 48 47 48 52 54 53 56 58 59 59 60 60 60 59 59
MAX/MIN RH 84 59 84 69 92 82 98 82
RH 76 76 61 66 77 84 71 81 88 92 87 90 92 96 86 89
WIND DIR N N NE NE E E SE SE S SE SE SE E E E E
WIND SPD 13 13 11 5 4 5 8 5 5 5 10 8 6 9 12 14
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 30 30 30
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C S
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VAZ064-282000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026
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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