EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu Oct 22 2026
MDZ025-230800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Oct 22 2026
Date 10/22/26 Fri 10/23/26 Sat 10/24/26 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 51 60 51 60 52
TEMP 58 54 54 53 52 57 59 58 55 53 52 52 52 56 59 59 56 54 54 53 53
DEWPT 43 44 47 50 52 50 48 47 45 45 45 45 46 46 45 46 47 48 49 49 49
MAX/MIN RH 93 63 81 60 89
RH 57 69 78 87 99 79 68 66 71 74 75 78 81 69 61 63 72 80 82 84 86
WIND DIR NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E NE NE NE NE NE E E NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 33 35 00 02 03 04 04 04 05 06 07 06 06 06 06 05 06 07 07 06 06
WIND SPD 10 12 13 14 16 16 17 17 14 14 12 12 12 11 11 11 10 9 9 9 10
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 2 2 1 5 30 43 26 9 9 15 49 48 56 30 32 20 21 21 19 20 17
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 900 2400 3700 3600 3500 3800 4500 4400 3200 2200
T WIND DIR N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 13 20 23 20 19 16 14 13 12 10
SMOKE DISP PR FR GD GD GD FR GD FR PR PR
ADI 15 54 61 57 27 43 59 58 9 32
MAX LVORI 4 5 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 5
STABILITY D D D D D D D C E E
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 2200 2400 2400 2400 25300 11300 1700
PRESSURE 30.07 30.11 30.26 30.34 30.42 30.44 30.52 30.52 30.54 30.55
Date 10/25Mon 10/26/26Tue 10/27/26Wed 10/28/26Thu 10/29/26
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 60 51 62 55 62 57 61 58 62
TEMP 59 57 54 52 61 59 56 56 61 59 58 58 60 59 59 58 62 61
DEWPT 48 50 51 51 49 52 53 55 56 55 54 55 54 54 56 57 57 58
MIN/MAX RH 67 98 64 97 80 92 76 96 84
RH 68 77 89 96 65 77 91 96 84 85 86 91 81 83 90 96 84 89
WIND DIR NE E NE N N W NW N NE NE NE NE E E E NE E SE
WIND SPD 10 6 3 5 4 4 5 10 14 13 12 13 12 11 8 8 9 8
AVG CLOUDS FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
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VAZ064-230800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Oct 22 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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