EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026
MDZ025-170800-
Assateague Island RAWS - Worchester MD
38.08N 75.20W Elev. 12 ft
510 PM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026
Date 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 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 68 79 72 81 70
TEMP 72 72 70 70 72 76 78 78 75 75 75 74 75 78 79 78 75 74 73 71 72
DEWPT 62 63 64 65 67 65 66 66 67 69 70 71 72 71 70 70 70 69 68 67 67
MAX/MIN RH 86 65 94 74 87
RH 71 75 81 85 85 71 66 68 76 82 84 88 91 79 74 76 84 86 84 85 82
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S SW W NW NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND DIR DEG 18 18 20 20 19 19 19 18 19 19 20 22 26 33 03 04 05 05 05 05 05
WIND SPD 5 5 5 5 5 9 9 11 12 11 11 10 8 6 9 10 9 8 9 11 11
CLOUDS FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 11 4 9 12 18 15 20 12 13 25 41 41 42 31 47 43 37 32 31 27 33
VSBY 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 5 5 5 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S
MIX HGT 1100 1200 2200 1800 1000 900 1600 1300 1300 2200
T WIND DIR S S S S S W N NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 9 9 11 16 20 14 13 11 14 18
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 6 16 32 29 20 18 29 21 17 41
MAX LVORI 5 6 4 4 4 6 5 4 5 4
STABILITY F F C C D D B C E E
CEILING 30000 14800 6300 5500 5500 3200 7200 2400 23500 20800
PRESSURE 30.30 30.26 30.26 30.17 30.11 30.02 30.03 30.02 30.06 30.07
Date 09/19Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26
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 77 70 79 72 78 71 77 70 76
TEMP 76 72 73 73 78 76 75 74 76 75 73 73 76 73 73 72 75 73
DEWPT 64 65 66 69 70 70 72 72 70 70 71 71 70 69 69 69 68 68
MIN/MAX RH 68 85 76 95 82 95 81 91 80
RH 68 79 80 86 77 82 90 94 83 86 93 93 83 87 89 90 80 84
WIND DIR E E SE SE S S SW NE E E E E E NE E NE NE NE
WIND SPD 11 11 10 9 12 12 10 10 13 16 13 14 17 25 21 23 20 25
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 0 10 50 40 30 40 30 30
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S C C C C C C C
TSTMS C S
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VAZ064-170800-
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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