EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Sep 9 2026
MDZ025-100800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Sep 9 2026
Date 09/09/26 Thu 09/10/26 Fri 09/11/26 Sat
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 74 86 73 79 72
TEMP 78 76 76 75 75 81 84 84 80 78 76 74 74 77 77 77 74 74 74 72 74
DEWPT 67 71 71 71 71 72 72 73 74 74 73 72 72 71 70 69 68 69 70 69 69
MAX/MIN RH 89 68 96 76 90
RH 68 84 86 85 88 75 68 71 83 89 91 93 94 82 78 76 81 84 85 90 84
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW NW NW N NE NE NE E E E E E
WIND DIR DEG 19 20 22 22 23 24 22 21 20 23 29 33 01 02 04 06 07 08 09 09 10
WIND SPD 16 19 20 19 17 14 11 11 9 9 8 9 9 10 10 9 5 4 4 6 9
CLOUDS FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B2 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 15 4 7 8 19 7 17 15 47 74 50 60 75 60 47 40 42 42 42 54 55
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 40 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.03 0.02 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S
MIX HGT 1300 1500 1400 600 700 1200 2500 2300 1500 1900
T WIND DIR S SW SW W SW NW NE NE E E
T WIND SPD 27 27 19 10 5 10 18 8 6 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 32 44 38 16 6 21 42 34 5 31
MAX LVORI 4 4 4 5 6 6 4 5 5 5
STABILITY D D D C D D D C E E
CEILING 20800 30000 4700 7700 4700 4700 4000 4000 6300 6300
PRESSURE 30.09 30.01 29.95 29.88 29.87 29.88 29.96 30.01 30.03 30.04
Date 09/12Sun 09/13/26Mon 09/14/26Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26
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 80 74 82 74 81 73 81 74 83
TEMP 78 77 76 76 79 78 76 75 79 77 75 75 79 78 76 76 80 79
DEWPT 69 72 75 75 75 75 75 73 71 70 71 71 71 72 73 74 73 74
MIN/MAX RH 74 100 83 100 75 91 74 97 76
RH 74 85 97 97 87 91 99 95 78 79 89 88 77 84 90 94 79 86
WIND DIR SE SE S S S S W N E E SE E SE S S SW S S
WIND SPD 10 11 9 5 6 4 3 5 9 6 5 5 9 9 9 6 10 8
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 30 60 50 10 5 0 0 5 10
RAIN SHWRS C C L C C
TSTMS C C S C
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VAZ064-100800-
Ft AP Hill RAWS - Caroline VA
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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