EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Tue Mar 24 2026
MDZ025-250800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Tue Mar 24 2026
Date 03/24/26 Wed 03/25/26 Thu 03/26/26 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 35 50 45 58 51
TEMP 39 40 40 40 41 45 47 48 45 47 47 48 49 53 55 55 52 53 54 54 53
DEWPT 26 28 29 30 32 33 35 38 40 43 45 45 46 47 47 47 46 48 48 49 50
MAX/MIN RH 71 59 92 70 87
RH 58 62 65 69 70 61 63 68 82 88 91 90 90 78 75 74 81 82 79 84 87
WIND DIR SE S S S S S S SE S S S S S SW S S S S SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 13 15 17 18 18 17 16 15 16 17 18 20 20 20 20 19 19 20 21 22 23
WIND SPD 4 4 5 4 4 3 5 6 8 9 10 10 11 13 14 16 17 18 18 17 16
CLOUDS CL SC B2 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 4 35 73 43 32 63 55 40 66 72 69 77 55 57 47 54 46 40 67 74 81
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 5 0 0 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C
MIX HGT 1200 1100 1400 1200 700 900 1000 1000 1300 1300
T WIND DIR S S S S S S SW S SW SW
T WIND SPD 6 9 9 11 11 13 14 16 20 18
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 7 12 19 19 11 15 22 19 20 26
MAX LVORI 3 3 3 4 5 5 4 4 4 4
STABILITY F E B B D D D D D D
CEILING 30000 13800 10300 9800 7300 3200 20800 13800 5500 13800
PRESSURE 30.42 30.39 30.40 30.34 30.26 30.15 30.13 30.02 29.94 29.84
Date 03/27Sat 03/28/26Sun 03/29/26Mon 03/30/26Tue 03/31/26
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 35 45 36 49 42 55 46 56
TEMP 55 48 40 36 43 41 38 38 47 44 44 44 52 51 50 48 53 50
DEWPT 47 40 33 24 19 23 26 28 27 32 35 36 38 41 42 41 40 41
MIN/MAX RH 71 81 37 70 45 72 57 79 58
RH 73 75 77 61 39 48 62 69 47 62 69 72 58 69 74 75 59 72
WIND DIR N N N N N NW W W SW S S SW SW SW SW W S S
WIND SPD 13 11 12 14 9 5 5 6 6 6 9 10 12 12 11 11 10 10
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 70 50 0 0 5 5 5 5 10
RAIN SHWRS C L C S
SNOWSHWRS S
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VAZ064-250800-
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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