EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue Mar 31 2026
MDZ025-010800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Mar 31 2026
Date 03/31/26 Wed 04/01/26 Thu 04/02/26 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
MIN/MAX 53 62 51 60 50
TEMP 55 55 55 54 54 58 61 61 57 55 53 52 52 56 59 59 56 54 52 51 52
DEWPT 49 49 49 49 50 51 51 50 50 51 51 50 50 50 50 49 49 50 51 51 51
MAX/MIN RH 85 67 94 69 99
RH 78 79 79 83 86 77 71 69 76 88 92 92 91 80 73 71 78 86 96 98 98
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 20 20 21 21 21 21 20 19 19 20 20 19 20 20 18 16 16 17 19 19 20
WIND SPD 17 18 17 17 14 14 13 13 13 12 11 10 10 10 10 12 12 11 11 10 10
CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 22 12 16 37 33 39 39 42 65 65 60 58 51 47 41 26 27 24 19 27 34
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 10 50 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.05 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C
TSTMS C C S
MIX HGT 800 800 1000 1000 500 500 800 700 900 800
T WIND DIR SW SW SW S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 18 17 13 13 13 10 9 8 10 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 18 18 18 16 14 11 11 11 12 13
MAX LVORI 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 7 8
STABILITY D D D D D D C D D E
CEILING 26600 30000 20800 20800 9800 6300 3200 3200 30000 30000
PRESSURE 30.09 30.09 30.13 30.12 30.14 30.21 30.29 30.31 30.32 30.34
Date 04/03Sat 04/04/26Sun 04/05/26Mon 04/06/26Tue 04/07/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MAX/MIN 62 54 62 54 63 43 51 42 52
TEMP 60 55 55 55 59 55 55 55 59 56 49 43 49 47 45 44 49 47
DEWPT 52 50 52 52 53 52 53 54 53 51 44 36 34 36 37 37 37 40
MIN/MAX RH 70 93 77 96 74 86 53 77 62
RH 75 85 91 92 80 88 94 96 80 85 83 76 55 65 73 76 64 74
WIND DIR S S S SW S S S S S SW NW NW N N N NE NE E
WIND SPD 12 14 12 10 11 14 14 13 14 13 14 13 10 6 5 6 9 8
AVG CLOUDS SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 5 5 10 60 50 20 5 10
RAIN SHWRS C L C C S
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VAZ064-010800-
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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