EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026
MDZ025-170800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026
Date 04/16/26 Fri 04/17/26 Sat 04/18/26 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 59 68 53 62 54
TEMP 60 60 61 61 61 64 66 65 61 60 58 55 57 60 60 60 56 57 58 59 60
DEWPT 55 56 55 55 56 56 55 55 55 55 55 53 53 53 53 54 55 55 55 55 55
MAX/MIN RH 86 66 97 76 97
RH 85 86 82 80 84 76 67 70 82 86 90 94 88 80 80 82 97 95 89 86 85
WIND DIR S S SW W W W W W W SW W NE NE E SE SE SE S S S SW
WIND DIR DEG 19 20 22 25 27 26 25 27 25 21 25 04 06 10 11 13 14 16 18 19 21
WIND SPD 14 14 13 9 5 4 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 5 9 9 10 11 11 12 13
CLOUDS FW SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 25 38 24 29 61 60 52 33 12 9 13 29 37 32 35 38 40 55 72 80 82
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 20 0 0 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C C C
MIX HGT 500 600 500 500 300 300 500 500 700 800
T WIND DIR S W W W W NE E SE SE S
T WIND SPD 16 9 5 6 3 8 9 10 13 14
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 15 12 11 11 2 11 11 11 13 18
MAX LVORI 5 5 4 5 7 9 5 8 6 5
STABILITY D E B A F F B B D D
CEILING 30000 7200 7200 8900 30000 30000 26600 20800 300 1300
PRESSURE 29.82 29.82 29.90 29.88 29.93 29.95 30.01 29.95 29.88 29.76
Date 04/19Mon 04/20/26Tue 04/21/26Wed 04/22/26Thu 04/23/26
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 64 43 53 40 56 49 66 52 61
TEMP 56 52 47 45 50 49 43 43 51 49 53 55 63 60 56 54 59 56
DEWPT 48 42 38 32 26 26 26 26 26 36 44 46 47 49 49 47 44 46
MIN/MAX RH 71 76 36 53 38 72 56 80 56
RH 73 67 69 60 39 41 50 51 38 60 70 71 57 67 75 76 58 69
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW N N S S S SW SW SW W N E S
WIND SPD 18 12 11 13 13 10 9 6 8 11 13 13 10 8 6 6 8 5
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 70 30 5 5 0 5 10 20 5
RAIN SHWRS C L C S
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VAZ064-170800-
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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