EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026
MDZ025-062000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026
Date Sun 09/06/26 Mon 09/07/26 Tue 09/08/26
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 78 69 77 69 79
TEMP 73 77 77 76 74 73 72 72 72 74 75 75 73 72 71 70 71 76 79 77 75
DEWPT 68 67 66 67 66 66 65 65 65 64 63 63 63 63 63 64 65 63 63 63 61
MIN/MAX RH 69 80 66 82 58
RH 83 71 69 72 75 77 79 78 78 71 67 66 69 73 77 81 81 64 58 61 63
WIND DIR N NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE W NW NW SE S S
WIND DIR DEG 01 03 05 06 06 08 06 05 04 05 06 08 10 12 14 27 33 32 15 17 18
WIND SPD 10 9 11 12 12 10 10 10 10 11 10 9 5 3 3 2 3 3 5 10 9
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%) 9 25 31 29 19 12 19 25 25 23 14 16 33 12 10 7 9 11 20 23 33
VSBY 10 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 2900 2700 2400 2700 3500 3100 2000 1500 3000 2300
T WIND DIR NE NE E NE N NE E N NW SW
T WIND SPD 8 10 10 8 10 12 6 4 5 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 29 32 14 30 42 48 5 8 27 18
MAX LVORI 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 5 4 3
STABILITY C C D E C B F F A B
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 20800 1700 16200 30000 30000
PRESSURE 29.92 29.95 30.0 30.04 30.11 30.13 30.17 30.18 30.26 30.23
Date Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26
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 71 81 75 86 71 79 70 79
TEMP 73 73 80 77 77 77 84 79 75 72 78 74 72 72 77 74
DEWPT 65 67 67 69 71 72 72 72 69 66 62 64 65 65 64 65
MAX/MIN RH 82 65 89 67 83 59 81 64
RH 76 80 66 76 84 86 70 77 82 79 60 68 79 79 64 72
WIND DIR SW SW S S SW SW SW SW NW NW NW SW E NE SE SE
WIND SPD 8 5 12 17 18 14 11 8 10 10 6 6 6 6 9 9
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 30 5 10 5
RAIN SHWRS C S
TSTMS S
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VAZ064-062000-
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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