EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu Mar 26 2026
MDZ025-270800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Mar 26 2026
Date 03/26/26 Fri 03/27/26 Sat 03/28/26 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 48 59 36 45 37
TEMP 52 54 54 53 53 58 52 47 43 43 43 40 36 40 43 43 41 39 38 38 39
DEWPT 47 48 49 50 50 50 46 44 40 41 40 36 26 19 18 19 21 22 22 23 25
MAX/MIN RH 97 76 94 36 57
RH 83 81 82 87 88 76 80 88 90 94 88 83 66 43 37 38 45 50 52 54 57
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW NW NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N NW W S
WIND DIR DEG 19 20 21 22 23 32 02 03 03 02 35 34 34 34 34 34 34 35 33 28 17
WIND SPD 16 18 17 17 14 11 13 13 12 9 11 13 17 17 13 11 6 3 3 4 4
CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 41 52 65 68 77 77 90 97100 91 62 50 20 5 3 4 3 3 3 17 11
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 80 80 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.39 0.10 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C L D D
MIX HGT 800 900 800 1400 1500 2200 5700 5800 2400 1500
T WIND DIR SW SW NW NE N N NW NW N SE
T WIND SPD 25 23 17 19 16 20 24 21 11 4
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR FR VG VG PR PR
ADI 23 26 23 28 20 45 80 105 8 13
MAX LVORI 4 5 4 5 5 4 1 2 2 3
STABILITY D D D D D D D D F F
CEILING 9800 14800 4700 1000 1100 30000 30000 30000 30000 26600
PRESSURE 29.87 29.76 29.82 29.98 30.17 30.26 30.42 30.45 30.56 30.59
Date 03/29Mon 03/30/26Tue 03/31/26Wed 04/01/26Thu 04/02/26
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 49 46 57 51 59 54 63 53 60
TEMP 47 47 49 49 55 53 52 52 57 54 55 55 61 57 55 54 58 54
DEWPT 28 38 42 44 46 48 48 49 49 50 51 52 54 54 53 52 52 51
MIN/MAX RH 47 84 70 92 75 90 76 96 77
RH 48 71 78 82 71 82 87 90 77 84 86 89 78 90 94 93 81 87
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW S SW SW S S S SW S S SW SW S S
WIND SPD 10 11 12 11 12 11 12 11 12 14 14 13 13 16 16 14 14 16
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 10 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S S
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VAZ064-270800-
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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