EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Mar 25 2026
MDZ025-260800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Mar 25 2026
Date 03/25/26 Thu 03/26/26 Fri 03/27/26 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 46 59 52 60 37
TEMP 46 47 48 49 50 54 56 57 53 54 55 55 55 59 56 49 45 44 43 40 37
DEWPT 39 42 44 45 45 46 47 46 47 48 48 49 50 52 50 46 42 41 39 36 27
MAX/MIN RH 90 67 84 77 92
RH 77 84 88 87 84 73 71 67 80 78 79 82 84 78 78 90 90 91 85 84 68
WIND DIR SE S S S SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW N NE NE NE N N N
WIND DIR DEG 15 16 18 20 21 20 20 19 20 20 21 21 22 24 35 03 03 03 00 35 34
WIND SPD 6 9 10 10 11 12 16 17 16 17 18 17 16 13 12 13 11 11 11 14 14
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 FW
CLOUDS(%) 74 75 79 74 46 29 27 44 46 53 62 75 73 74 82 91 93 85 75 52 19
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 5 10 70 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.20 0.10
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C L L L L
MIX HGT 600 800 700 700 1100 1200 1100 1500 2000 2500
T WIND DIR S SW SW S SW SW W NE NE NW
T WIND SPD 13 14 16 16 18 19 13 13 14 21
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR
ADI 14 17 19 18 18 26 24 22 23 56
MAX LVORI 5 5 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 4
STABILITY D D D D D D D D D D
CEILING 11700 4000 11700 30000 26600 14800 8000 2400 1700 4100
PRESSURE 30.23 30.14 30.11 30.02 29.89 29.78 29.82 29.92 30.04 30.12
Date 03/28Sun 03/29/26Mon 03/30/26Tue 03/31/26Wed 04/01/26
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 46 35 46 40 55 48 56 49 60
TEMP 44 41 38 36 44 41 43 44 52 52 50 49 54 50 51 51 57 54
DEWPT 21 21 21 23 23 28 32 36 39 43 44 45 45 44 46 46 48 49
MIN/MAX RH 39 57 42 77 60 85 68 86 70
RH 39 44 52 58 43 60 66 75 60 71 80 85 71 83 85 85 73 83
WIND DIR N N N N S S S SW SW SW SW SW S SE SW SW SW S
WIND SPD 12 5 4 4 8 9 10 11 14 13 12 10 11 11 12 12 11 11
AVG CLOUDS FW FW CL FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5 10 10 20 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S S
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VAZ064-260800-
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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