EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Wed Jan 14 2026
MDZ025-150900-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
410 PM EST Wed Jan 14 2026
Date 01/14/26 Thu 01/15/26 Fri 01/16/26 Sat
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 40 24 41 37
TEMP 47 46 44 43 37 36 38 34 30 28 26 26 26 32 35 38 40 39 39 39 40
DEWPT 38 40 39 39 32 22 18 15 12 11 12 13 13 14 15 18 22 23 24 26 28
MAX/MIN RH 88 43 59 43 61
RH 72 79 82 85 83 55 43 45 46 49 56 56 57 48 43 45 48 52 55 59 62
WIND DIR S SW SW W NW NW W W NW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 20 21 22 25 30 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 28 27 23 21 21 22 22 22 21
WIND SPD 13 14 17 16 21 20 18 19 20 20 21 20 16 12 12 14 17 17 17 14 13
CLOUDS OV B2 B2 OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 89 76 74 92 76 27 13 20 17 22 23 7 5 6 8 18 17 27 58 80 72
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 40 10 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S C S
MIX HGT 1000 2700 4500 5100 5300 4300 3200 2900 2300 1800
T WIND DIR S W W W W W W SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 20 23 25 24 31 29 18 24 26 20
SMOKE DISP PR GD GD VG VG VG GD FR FR PR
ADI 21 65 69 76 45 72 57 57 41 35
MAX LVORI 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
STABILITY D D D D D D D D D D
CEILING 5500 8900 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 13800 7200 6300
PRESSURE 29.54 29.45 29.59 29.64 29.75 29.84 30.02 30.04 30.09 30.11
Date 01/17Sun 01/18/26Mon 01/19/26Tue 01/20/26Wed 01/21/26
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 47 30 36 23 36 23 31 21 36
TEMP 46 43 39 31 36 30 27 24 33 34 30 24 29 27 24 22 32 33
DEWPT 32 34 31 25 23 19 14 14 15 18 18 15 13 10 10 11 11 17
MIN/MAX RH 56 78 59 66 45 68 46 62 40
RH 59 73 74 78 59 63 58 66 47 51 62 70 49 49 54 61 41 50
WIND DIR SW W NW N NW NW NW W SW SW W NW W NW NW NW W SW
WIND SPD 12 10 10 10 12 11 11 11 14 13 16 17 17 13 13 12 13 14
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 20 20 30 10 0 5 10 5 0
RAIN S S S
SNOW S C C
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VAZ064-150900-
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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