EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Oct 7 2026
MDZ025-080800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Oct 7 2026
Date 10/07/26 Thu 10/08/26 Fri 10/09/26 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 63 74 61 69 63
TEMP 63 64 65 64 65 70 73 73 68 65 63 61 61 66 69 69 65 65 65 63 65
DEWPT 52 56 59 59 59 59 61 59 58 55 55 53 53 51 52 53 54 53 54 54 56
MAX/MIN RH 84 59 77 56 74
RH 68 75 81 84 82 70 65 61 69 70 75 75 75 59 57 57 69 64 68 72 73
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW N N N NW W W NW N NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 29 32 32 34 34 34 33 29 28 30 34 02 05 06
WIND SPD 11 12 13 12 12 10 8 9 4 5 6 6 6 5 4 5 3 3 3 5 8
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 3 2 3 3 2 6 3 8 16 28 45 47 47 30 42 41 59 54 61 53 61
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 900 800 1600 1600 400 500 2500 2200 600 1100
T WIND DIR SW SW W NW NW N NW W N NE
T WIND SPD 18 19 13 9 8 9 6 6 9 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 17 23 22 22 8 9 21 20 6 18
MAX LVORI 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 4
STABILITY D D C B F E B B F E
CEILING 30000 30000 30000 30000 9600 6300 26600 26600 26600 30000
PRESSURE 29.93 29.90 29.92 29.90 30.01 30.09 30.20 30.21 30.28 30.35
Date 10/10Sun 10/11/26Mon 10/12/26Tue 10/13/26Wed 10/14/26
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 69 65 69 67 71 64 70 54 61
TEMP 69 67 67 67 68 68 69 68 71 69 66 65 69 65 59 55 59 58
DEWPT 56 59 63 66 67 68 69 68 68 66 65 64 64 61 57 54 51 50
MIN/MAX RH 64 96 94 100 89 100 80 100 72
RH 64 78 89 96 96 99100100 91 92 99 99 83 86 94 96 76 75
WIND DIR E E SE SE SE S S SW W W NW NW W W NW N NW NW
WIND SPD 10 10 9 11 17 19 19 16 12 10 9 10 11 16 18 18 16 12
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 0 80 100 80 10 5 10 20 5
RAIN SHWRS S D D D D C S S
TSTMS S C
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VAZ064-080800-
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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