EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026
MDZ025-160800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026
Date 10/15/26 Fri 10/16/26 Sat 10/17/26 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 64 76 54 58 46
TEMP 65 65 66 67 68 71 72 74 71 69 64 60 57 55 57 55 52 51 50 48 50
DEWPT 61 64 65 66 68 68 67 66 66 65 61 57 54 49 43 39 40 38 40 40 41
MAX/MIN RH 100 76 92 56 79
RH 88 96100 97100 90 83 76 85 88 89 88 92 78 60 56 64 62 67 73 73
WIND DIR E E SE S S SW S S S W NW NW N N N N N N N N N
WIND DIR DEG 07 09 12 16 20 21 20 20 20 25 32 33 35 35 35 35 35 00 01 02 02
WIND SPD 10 10 8 5 9 11 14 16 17 16 16 18 20 20 20 20 23 23 24 24 19
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV B1 SC FW SC B1 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 88 90 93 91 90 52 33 11 36 59 90 91 92 85 68 48 23 19 16 23 18
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 30 10 80 50 5
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0.04 0.02 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C S C C D D C C
MIX HGT 1900 1200 800 800 2400 2900 4600 5000 4500 3500
T WIND DIR E S SW S W NW N N N N
T WIND SPD 11 9 16 18 16 26 34 32 29 21
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR GD VG VG VG GD
ADI 18 14 19 22 30 69 97 96 45 54
MAX LVORI 9 9 5 4 5 4 4 1 3 3
STABILITY D E D D D D D D D D
CEILING 1000 300 300 30000 26600 4700 2400 4000 30000 30000
PRESSURE 30.13 30.04 29.92 29.77 29.73 29.84 30.03 30.18 30.39 30.48
Date 10/18Mon 10/19/26Tue 10/20/26Wed 10/21/26Thu 10/22/26
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 59 53 62 56 64 57 64 56 63
TEMP 57 56 55 55 61 61 59 57 63 62 59 58 63 62 59 57 63 62
DEWPT 43 45 47 50 52 53 55 56 56 56 57 57 57 56 56 56 55 55
MIN/MAX RH 56 84 70 95 76 97 79 95 75
RH 58 65 74 84 72 78 87 95 78 81 91 97 80 82 88 95 77 81
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 14 11 9 10 12 12 10 13 16 13 13 16 17 18 16 16 14 13
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5
$$
VAZ064-160800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Oct 15 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
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS
Radar
Current Weather
Rivers & Lakes
Satellite
Forecast Maps
Hour by Hour Forecast
Tropical Weather
Graphical Hazards
Briefings
Marine Forecasts
Forecaster's Discussion
SKYWARN
Submit Storm Report
Climate Data
Fire Weather
Beach & Surf
Coastal Flood
Heat 
Follow us on X
Follow us on Facebook
AKQ RSS Feed