EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sun Apr 5 2026
MDZ025-060800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Sun Apr 5 2026
Date 04/05/26 Mon 04/06/26 Tue 04/07/26 Wed
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 44 56 44 53 37
TEMP 53 52 49 46 44 49 53 55 52 49 47 45 45 50 51 50 46 43 40 38 37
DEWPT 52 46 40 37 35 32 34 37 39 42 43 41 39 34 28 26 27 28 28 28 29
MAX/MIN RH 97 49 88 38 71
RH 97 81 71 72 69 52 49 50 62 78 86 88 79 53 41 38 48 56 62 66 71
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW W SW S S SW W NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 27 33 33 32 32 31 25 23 19 20 23 29 31 32 32 33 34 00 02 04 04
WIND SPD 8 13 14 16 13 8 6 8 8 9 9 9 10 11 12 12 11 12 12 13 13
CLOUDS OV B2 SC CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 100 75 29 5 6 9 11 18 30 55 39 42 37 26 22 14 8 5 4 6 6
VSBY 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 60 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.05 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L
TSTMS
MIX HGT 1800 2900 3400 2900 1100 1200 6100 5600 2500 2900
T WIND DIR NW NW NW SW SW N NW N SE E
T WIND SPD 13 23 16 11 17 18 13 4 4 16
SMOKE DISP PR GD FR PR PR PR GD FR PR FR
ADI 23 76 79 43 18 26 61 39 12 55
MAX LVORI 6 3 1 3 4 5 3 2 3 3
STABILITY D D B B D D C C D D
CEILING 20800 27700 30000 30000 6300 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 29.95 30.04 30.14 30.09 30.09 30.19 30.34 30.38 30.5 30.56
Date 04/08Thu 04/09/26Fri 04/10/26Sat 04/11/26Sun 04/12/26
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 47 42 53 48 57 50 61 52 61
TEMP 44 43 43 45 51 48 49 50 56 53 52 52 59 54 52 53 58 55
DEWPT 30 32 36 40 42 44 47 47 48 48 49 50 50 49 49 49 50 50
MIN/MAX RH 55 83 68 95 75 96 68 88 72
RH 57 65 76 83 71 85 92 91 76 84 92 93 72 82 87 85 75 85
WIND DIR NE E E E E E E E SE SE S W SE S S NE SE SE
WIND SPD 10 8 6 8 10 9 6 4 6 6 5 4 8 6 5 6 10 10
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 10 10 5 5 5
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VAZ064-060800-
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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