EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Thu Oct 16 2025
MDZ025-170800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Oct 16 2025
Date 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 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 47 62 52 65 60
TEMP 58 55 52 50 48 55 59 61 59 56 54 53 53 60 63 64 63 62 62 61 62
DEWPT 39 40 39 39 39 40 39 37 40 42 43 44 45 44 44 46 49 51 53 55 56
MAX/MIN RH 72 41 76 49 85
RH 50 57 61 67 73 56 46 41 50 60 66 70 75 55 50 53 60 69 75 83 82
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW N SW S S S S S S
WIND DIR DEG 34 35 35 34 34 34 34 34 33 33 33 33 33 34 23 17 18 18 19 19 20
WIND SPD 18 19 18 17 16 13 12 11 10 10 9 6 6 4 3 5 6 9 11 12 13
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%) 2 1 1 2 0 1 2 1 1 2 3 14 29 36 49 38 23 14 15 23 32
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 2400 1800 3400 3700 1600 900 2000 1900 1200 1300
T WIND DIR N N N N N N NW S S S
T WIND SPD 26 23 18 16 13 10 6 8 12 17
SMOKE DISP GD PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 41 35 41 58 18 12 14 17 13 28
MAX LVORI 2 3 3 2 3 4 3 3 4 4
STABILITY D D D D E E B B E D
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 14800 23500 9800 8000 11700 6700 9800
PRESSURE 29.97 29.98 30.03 30.0 30.01 30.02 30.09 30.06 30.07 30.04
Date 10/19Mon 10/20/25Tue 10/21/25Wed 10/22/25Thu 10/23/25
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 70 57 65 55 67 56 63 52 63
TEMP 69 68 64 58 64 62 58 57 65 64 63 57 61 59 56 53 61 59
DEWPT 57 61 58 50 47 47 48 49 50 55 55 51 45 45 45 46 45 46
MIN/MAX RH 64 83 54 74 58 84 54 77 55
RH 67 80 81 76 55 59 67 72 58 73 77 82 56 60 66 76 57 62
WIND DIR S S SW W W W W W SW S SW NW W NW NW NW W SW
WIND SPD 18 21 20 18 17 13 12 10 14 14 16 14 16 13 12 10 12 11
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 10 60 20 5 5 30 20 5 5
RAIN SHWRS L C S C C S
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VAZ064-170800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
38.10N 77.27W Elev. 201 ft
510 PM EDT Thu Oct 16 2025
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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