EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Thu Oct 22 2026
MDZ025-222000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Thu Oct 22 2026
Date Thu 10/22/26 Fri 10/23/26 Sat 10/24/26
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 65 52 60 46 59
TEMP 50 57 64 63 58 54 54 53 53 58 58 56 51 52 48 53 46 57 58 58 56
DEWPT 45 43 41 41 43 44 47 50 51 50 47 46 43 43 43 44 45 46 45 46 45
MIN/MAX RH 43 93 66 91 62
RH 82 59 43 45 57 69 78 87 93 75 67 68 74 72 83 72 95 67 63 63 67
WIND DIR N N N N NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 34 34 34 34 33 35 00 02 03 03 03 04 04 05 06 05 05 06 05 05 05
WIND SPD 16 14 11 11 10 11 12 14 14 17 17 16 16 13 11 11 11 11 11 11 10
CLOUDS FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 9 1 1 1 3 3 2 5 35 38 37 17 8 18 23 35 35 28 29 23 13
VSBY 7 7 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 2800 2700 1100 2500 3800 3800 3700 3700 4700 4100
T WIND DIR NW NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 17 18 17 23 23 19 16 11 9 6
SMOKE DISP FR FR PR FR GD GD FR FR FR PR
ADI 40 41 17 55 62 56 25 38 39 29
MAX LVORI 3 2 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3
STABILITY D C E D D D D D C C
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 30000 1700 30000 30000 2400 2400 2400
PRESSURE 30.01 30.0 30.07 30.13 30.25 30.31 30.39 30.42 30.48 30.47
Date Sun 10/25/26Mon 10/26/26Tue 10/27/26Wed 10/28/26
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 51 59 52 62 53 63 56 63
TEMP 55 53 59 57 55 53 60 59 57 55 61 61 59 59 61 61
DEWPT 47 49 47 48 50 51 50 50 52 53 55 55 55 56 56 55
MAX/MIN RH 87 66 94 67 95 76 92 77
RH 74 85 66 72 82 93 69 73 84 95 82 81 86 90 83 81
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE N N N W NW N NE NE NE NE E E
WIND SPD 9 9 10 6 3 5 5 4 4 6 10 10 10 12 13 12
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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VAZ064-222000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Thu Oct 22 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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