EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Wed Sep 23 2026
MDZ025-232000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Wed Sep 23 2026
Date Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26
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 72 64 70 61 69
TEMP 68 69 70 69 68 67 67 66 66 68 68 67 65 65 64 62 62 65 66 67 65
DEWPT 64 64 64 63 61 61 62 61 60 60 60 60 59 58 58 57 56 55 54 54 55
MIN/MAX RH 78 85 76 84 64
RH 87 84 81 79 78 82 84 84 80 76 78 78 80 77 81 83 82 70 66 64 69
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 05 05 05 05 05 05 05 04 04 04 04 03 03 02 02 00 00 00 00 00 35
WIND SPD 27 28 29 29 31 29 29 28 28 28 28 28 28 26 25 24 24 24 23 23 24
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 96 95 95 96 86 77 76 83 72 80 85 88 82 71 70 66 69 57 72 69 75
VSBY 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 60 30 40 30 40
QPF 12HR 0.09 0.01 0.04 0.03 0.12
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN L C C S S C C C C C C C S S
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C S
MIX HGT 2800 3200 3500 3600 3900 3900 3900 3200 3800 3700
T WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N
T WIND SPD 37 43 41 39 36 39 32 25 20 19
SMOKE DISP VG VG VG VG VG VG VG GD GD GD
ADI 103 106 59 101 104 110 49 60 57 56
MAX LVORI 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 3
STABILITY D D D D D D D D D D
CEILING 1700 1700 1000 1000 1700 1700 4700 2400 2900 4000
PRESSURE 30.26 30.25 30.22 30.18 30.19 30.14 30.12 30.02 30.02 30.0
Date Sat 09/26/26Sun 09/27/26Mon 09/28/26Tue 09/29/26
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 61 70 60 71 61 72 63 73
TEMP 63 62 69 65 62 61 69 67 64 63 71 67 65 64 71 68
DEWPT 55 55 55 56 56 57 57 57 57 59 58 59 59 61 60 61
MAX/MIN RH 78 61 84 64 86 64 91 68
RH 74 77 63 70 80 84 66 71 80 86 64 72 81 90 69 77
WIND DIR N N N NW NW NW NW N NW NW N NW NW NW E SE
WIND SPD 23 21 20 23 17 16 16 11 10 10 9 4 3 4 4 4
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 20 30 30 20 5 5 0 5
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C C S
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VAZ064-232000-
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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