EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu Oct 1 2026
MDZ025-020800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Oct 1 2026
Date 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26 Sun
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 67 76 64 66 64
TEMP 70 70 69 68 68 73 75 75 72 71 70 67 65 64 64 65 64 64 65 64 65
DEWPT 66 66 66 66 67 66 66 67 68 68 67 66 63 62 61 60 61 62 63 64 65
MAX/MIN RH 98 73 96 87 100
RH 86 88 88 95 99 78 74 78 87 88 92 95 95 92 90 87 89 91 93100 99
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE E
WIND DIR DEG 19 20 21 22 22 21 21 20 20 22 33 01 02 02 02 03 04 05 05 05 07
WIND SPD 11 13 12 12 11 11 12 13 12 10 9 14 16 14 13 14 13 11 11 12 12
CLOUDS SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 47 38 22 28 29 48 43 54 64 63 72 88 75 80 83 87 92 93 94 94 92
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 4
POP 12HR 0 0 30 60 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.06 0.07
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C L L L L C C C C L
MIX HGT 400 500 900 800 500 1600 2000 2000 1700 1500
T WIND DIR SW SW SW S W N NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 18 19 16 17 13 18 18 17 16 16
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 19 22 20 21 16 33 35 34 20 25
MAX LVORI 5 5 5 4 5 5 4 4 5 5
STABILITY D D D D D D D D D D
CEILING 14800 4000 20800 30000 30000 2400 4700 4000 4000 4000
PRESSURE 30.05 30.01 30.01 29.95 29.95 30.02 30.15 30.21 30.25 30.21
Date 10/04Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26
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 67 63 67 54 61 55 62 59 64
TEMP 66 65 66 64 66 65 59 54 59 58 56 55 61 61 60 60 63 63
DEWPT 66 65 65 63 60 56 50 47 43 44 46 48 47 50 53 56 57 58
MIN/MAX RH 98 100 73 77 53 76 61 90 80
RH 100100 99 99 81 74 71 76 56 60 70 76 61 68 78 89 81 83
WIND DIR E N NW N NW NW N N N N N N E E SE NE SE S
WIND SPD 10 6 8 10 9 10 18 16 10 8 4 5 5 5 3 3 6 5
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV B1 FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 70 50 10 0 0 0 0 0 5
RAIN SHWRS L L C C
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VAZ064-020800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
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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