EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
410 PM EST Mon Jan 19 2026
MDZ025-200900-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
410 PM EST Mon Jan 19 2026
Date 01/19/26 Tue 01/20/26 Wed 01/21/26 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 23 31 24 44 38
TEMP 39 37 31 27 24 27 31 31 28 26 26 26 29 35 40 42 41 41 40 39 40
DEWPT 26 24 16 13 9 8 7 6 6 6 7 9 12 17 23 27 30 31 31 32 32
MAX/MIN RH 60 35 49 47 77
RH 57 59 54 55 53 44 37 35 39 42 45 47 49 47 49 54 65 67 71 75 75
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW N N E S S S S SW SW SW SW
WIND DIR DEG 25 29 32 32 32 31 29 29 31 33 34 01 11 18 19 20 20 21 23 24 24
WIND SPD 14 16 14 13 12 11 11 11 9 5 4 3 4 10 13 16 17 16 14 13 12
CLOUDS CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%) 5 7 16 7 7 6 5 8 6 3 4 5 6 7 13 21 34 51 65 78 66
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 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
MIX HGT 2500 2600 4100 4300 2500 2000 3400 3200 2000 1600
T WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NE S S SW SW
T WIND SPD 17 20 19 16 9 4 17 27 21 19
SMOKE DISP FR FR GD GD PR PR GD GD FR PR
ADI 28 42 49 49 9 12 62 64 34 27
MAX LVORI 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
STABILITY D D D D F F C D D D
CEILING 22100 17300 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 30000 9800 8000
PRESSURE 30.09 30.20 30.34 30.39 30.51 30.52 30.52 30.39 30.26 30.17
Date 01/22Fri 01/23/26Sat 01/24/26Sun 01/25/26Mon 01/26/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 47 32 41 20 26 18 26 17 28
TEMP 45 42 38 33 39 35 28 21 25 22 22 21 25 24 21 18 25 24
DEWPT 33 34 29 24 22 22 18 13 10 11 15 15 15 14 12 12 11 12
MIN/MAX RH 59 78 48 72 53 80 62 78 53
RH 61 73 72 70 50 61 65 71 54 62 74 80 65 65 68 77 55 60
WIND DIR SW SW NW N N NW NW N N N N N N N N N NW W
WIND SPD 11 6 8 10 9 12 17 18 17 17 19 18 18 18 18 17 13 14
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 10 10 20 30 50 60 60 40 30
RAIN S
SNOW S S S C C C L L L L C C C S
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VAZ064-200900-
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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