EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 AM EDT Fri Sep 11 2026
MDZ025-112000-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 AM EDT Fri Sep 11 2026
Date Fri 09/11/26 Sat 09/12/26 Sun 09/13/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN 79 72 80 73 82
TEMP 76 78 78 77 75 74 74 74 75 78 79 79 77 76 76 75 76 78 78 81 78
DEWPT 73 72 71 70 70 70 70 70 71 71 72 73 74 75 74 74 74 74 73 74 74
MIN/MAX RH 77 92 78 99 80
RH 91 85 80 78 83 86 88 89 88 81 80 83 91 97 95 98 96 87 85 81 89
WIND DIR NW NE NE NE E E E E E E SE SE SE S S SW SW SW W SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 33 03 04 05 07 08 10 09 10 11 12 12 13 16 19 22 24 24 25 23 23
WIND SPD 4 9 12 10 9 9 10 10 11 13 12 11 10 10 9 8 8 9 8 6 3
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%) 65 59 63 61 53 64 62 67 71 72 75 80 85 80 87 87 79 72 58 54 40
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 20 10 20 80 50
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.06 0 0.21 0.18
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C C D D C C C C
TSTMS S S S S S
MIX HGT 1600 1600 1300 1500 2000 1600 1100 1000 1500 1200
T WIND DIR N NE E E E SE S S SW W
T WIND SPD 13 14 12 16 17 16 14 12 12 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 30 29 12 30 35 28 15 15 21 13
MAX LVORI 5 4 5 5 4 5 6 7 5 6
STABILITY D D D D D D D D D D
CEILING 2400 1000 7200 7200 4000 2400 1700 300 1000 1700
PRESSURE 29.93 29.95 30.01 30.04 30.09 30.07 30.05 30.01 29.97 29.92
Date Mon 09/14/26Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX 72 81 68 76 70 79 72 80
TEMP 75 74 79 76 73 71 76 75 73 73 78 76 74 74 78 77
DEWPT 73 71 66 64 64 65 63 65 67 69 67 68 69 70 70 70
MAX/MIN RH 98 61 88 64 90 70 90 75
RH 96 90 66 67 74 82 64 73 82 86 70 76 85 88 76 79
WIND DIR W NW N NE NE E E SE SE S S S S SW S S
WIND SPD 3 8 11 9 9 8 9 8 5 3 8 8 6 4 10 11
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 10
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VAZ064-112000-
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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