EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Mon Oct 5 2026
MDZ025-052000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Mon Oct 5 2026
Date Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 72 55 63 55 68
TEMP 61 65 70 71 65 62 59 57 55 59 61 61 59 58 56 55 57 63 65 67 66
DEWPT 60 59 58 54 52 51 49 48 47 42 40 41 42 46 46 47 48 48 48 50 53
MIN/MAX RH 56 76 45 73 53
RH 96 83 64 56 63 66 68 73 74 51 45 46 52 64 68 73 72 58 54 54 64
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N NW N N S S S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 33 31 31 33 34 35 35 00 35 00 35 34 33 34 36 20 18 17 18 18 18
WIND SPD 8 9 10 12 12 12 14 14 13 10 6 4 3 2 2 2 2 4 9 10 9
CLOUDS OV B2 SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUDS(%) 100 72 35 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 4 5 5 5 3 4 3 7
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 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 2700 2900 1500 1600 3300 3800 1600 1300 2600 2100
T WIND DIR NW NW N N N NW NW W SW S
T WIND SPD 13 20 20 18 12 6 3 2 6 12
SMOKE DISP FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 54 59 25 32 42 32 2 6 25 31
MAX LVORI 5 2 3 4 3 2 4 4 3 3
STABILITY C C D D C B F F B C
CEILING 26600 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 30.02 30.0 30.09 30.11 30.18 30.11 30.12 30.10 30.09 30.02
Date Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26Sat 10/10/26Sun 10/11/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 61 73 61 67 61 66 61 65
TEMP 64 63 71 68 64 62 66 65 64 62 65 64 63 62 65 64
DEWPT 58 61 61 60 58 57 56 56 57 58 57 56 57 59 59 60
MAX/MIN RH 93 69 85 69 86 73 88 82
RH 82 93 70 78 80 84 70 74 78 86 75 74 81 88 83 85
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW NW N NE SE S NW E E E E E E
WIND SPD 9 8 8 5 5 8 8 4 4 6 9 8 9 11 11 11
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20
RAIN SHWRS S S
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VAZ064-052000-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 AM EDT Mon Oct 5 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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