EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026
MDZ025-290800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026
Date 09/28/26 Tue 09/29/26 Wed 09/30/26 Thu
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 62 72 62 72 67
TEMP 66 64 63 63 64 68 71 71 67 65 64 63 65 68 69 69 69 68 68 67 68
DEWPT 62 62 62 62 63 63 63 63 63 63 63 63 63 64 64 64 64 64 64 64 65
MAX/MIN RH 100 74 100 82 91
RH 89 95 96100 97 85 77 76 87 92 94 99 95 87 84 84 84 86 89 91 90
WIND DIR NW W W W NW W SW SW SW W W W W SW S S S S S SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 31 27 27 28 29 28 20 21 24 26 26 27 29 24 18 18 18 19 20 21 21
WIND SPD 5 4 4 4 5 4 5 6 4 5 4 4 3 3 8 10 9 9 9 9 9
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 83 78 76 65 48 42 47 43 21 22 43 46 19 5 24 24 32 30 40 37 35
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 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 900 700 1500 1300 400 400 1400 1200 600 700
T WIND DIR W W W SW W W W S S SW
T WIND SPD 6 9 5 6 8 6 5 11 12 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 6 9 12 10 6 6 14 16 9 10
MAX LVORI 9 9 6 6 8 9 6 5 5 6
STABILITY E E B B F E B C E E
CEILING 1700 2500 4700 2900 5500 30000 2400 2400 26600 3200
PRESSURE 29.95 29.98 30.04 30.02 30.06 30.07 30.14 30.11 30.13 30.13
Date 10/01Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26
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 75 68 77 67 71 66 70 63 68
TEMP 73 72 70 69 74 73 70 67 68 69 67 67 67 69 66 63 65 66
DEWPT 66 68 68 68 68 68 68 66 65 65 66 66 66 66 66 62 58 57
MIN/MAX RH 78 99 78 99 85 100 90 100 73
RH 79 87 93 99 81 85 92 96 90 87 95100 96 91 98 98 80 74
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW S SW N NE NE E SE S S W NW N N
WIND SPD 11 13 12 10 10 11 10 10 12 12 11 12 13 13 12 13 13 13
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 20 10 20 40 40 30
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C C S C S
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VAZ064-290800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Mon Sep 28 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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