EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu Oct 8 2026
MDZ025-090800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Oct 8 2026
Date 10/08/26 Fri 10/09/26 Sat 10/10/26 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 60 71 62 68 65
TEMP 68 66 63 61 60 66 69 69 67 65 64 63 63 66 67 67 66 66 67 66 67
DEWPT 58 57 55 54 53 52 53 54 55 54 55 56 59 61 61 61 61 62 63 64 66
MAX/MIN RH 81 58 86 81 94
RH 70 73 75 80 80 63 59 60 67 69 73 80 86 83 81 81 83 87 89 94 96
WIND DIR NW N N N N NW SW SW W N NE NE E E E E E E E E E
WIND DIR DEG 32 35 34 34 34 33 24 24 29 34 03 05 07 09 10 10 10 11 11 11 11
WIND SPD 4 4 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 4 5 8 10 10 10 10 10 11 12 13
CLOUDS FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 9 59 67 54 63 67 78 81 82 91 86 64 48 60 71 76 83 88 92 93 95
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.05
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C L
MIX HGT 600 500 2200 2300 600 1100 2000 1900 1600 1600
T WIND DIR NW NW NW W N E SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 5 9 6 6 8 16 14 13 14 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 7 8 22 24 9 21 35 34 18 20
MAX LVORI 3 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 5
STABILITY F F B B E E C C D D
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 30000 26600 26600 23500 20800 17100 12700
PRESSURE 30.01 30.07 30.17 30.18 30.27 30.31 30.40 30.39 30.40 30.36
Date 10/11Mon 10/12/26Tue 10/13/26Wed 10/14/26Thu 10/15/26
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 70 68 71 64 72 61 66 58 64
TEMP 68 68 69 68 70 69 67 65 70 69 66 61 64 64 60 58 62 62
DEWPT 67 68 69 68 69 68 67 65 66 65 64 60 58 57 56 56 57 57
MIN/MAX RH 95 100 91 100 83 99 75 95 81
RH 98100100100 96 96100100 87 87 94 97 82 78 87 95 84 83
WIND DIR SE SE S SW NW NW NW W SW SW NW NW NW NW N N NW W
WIND SPD 17 21 17 11 12 9 8 9 11 13 18 18 16 14 16 13 10 8
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR 90 90 30 5 5 10 5 5 5
RAIN SHWRS L D D L C S
TSTMS C S S S
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VAZ064-090800-
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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